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InstaChord 2 Black Friday deal pricing lands at 60% off, which puts this chord creator and mini-sequencer plugin from W. A. Production at $35.60 until Nov 29, 2026.
It's a MIDI processing plugin, so it sits in front of an instrument and shapes the notes you play into chords, strums and patterns. It connects to any sequencer that can route MIDI.
W. A. Production built it as the full follow-up to the original InstaChord, which grew into a chord creator with a built-in pattern sequencer.
You pick chords, assign them to keys, and play whole progressions from single notes. The plugin offers over 60 chord shapes, with inversions, voicings, augmentations and extensions.
You can set up to 24 chords at once and switch between them with the chord keys. Transposing the current set to another key takes a couple of clicks.
Custom chords work two ways. Build one by selecting intervals, or play notes on a MIDI keyboard and let the plugin learn your shapes.
The Pattern Editor is a separate window for programming strums and playback. You drag notes around much like in your DAW's piano roll.
You control time signature, play mode and velocity. The maker pitches it for synth arpeggios, piano chords and guitar-style riffs.
One key can trigger a strummed pattern on three upper chord notes, and a second key runs a riff over the remaining three. Individual chord notes can also be played on their own, so manual arpeggios and strums are possible.
You can drag MIDI straight from the Pattern Editor into your DAW.
All InstaChord 1 presets are compatible with InstaChord 2.
On Mac it runs on macOS 10.13 and later (64-bit only) as VST, VST3, AU and AAX. On Windows it needs Windows 8 or later (32 and 64-bit) and comes as VST, VST3 and AAX.
For Mac Apple Silicon users, the maker says there may be some issues on M1/M2 machines that it is working on.
DAWs listed by the maker include FL Studio 12, Cubase 9.5, Studio One 3, Ableton Live 9/10, Pro Tools 11+ and Logic Pro X on Mac. Maschine 2 has no MIDI routing, and Reason is not compatible.
A demo version exists, limited to major chords.
Yes. The InstaChord 2 Black Friday deal takes 60% off, bringing the plugin to $35.60. The offer ends Nov 29, 2026. That covers the full chord creator, Pattern Editor and AI generation, plus the factory presets and PDF manual.
On Mac you get VST, VST3, AU and AAX, requiring macOS 10.13 or later in 64-bit. On Windows it ships as VST, VST3 and AAX for Windows 8 and later, in 32 and 64-bit versions.
The plugin includes 60+ chord shapes with multiple voicings, an advanced Pattern Editor, AI chord sequence and pattern generation, 5 hold modes, custom chord creation, MIDI drag and drop, factory presets, a PDF manual and a tutorial video.
It works in any host that supports VST/VST3 with MIDI routing, or AU/AAX MIDI effects. Listed hosts include FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, Pro Tools and Logic Pro X. Reason is not compatible, and Maschine 2 has no MIDI routing.
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