How to use Captain Plugins 5 ① (Captain Chords XNUMX)

I will write a little about how to use Captain Plugins.

However, it seems that an update will be released this month, so I will write about how to make chord progressions and how Captain Melody and Deep work together.

If it is an update, I will write it in earnest there.

There are several possible workflows, but I think that there are many flows where you create chord progressions with Captain Chords, generate melody with Melody, and generate Bass with Deep.

I will explain the part that makes chords, melody and bass in this workflow.

The following contents are planned.

Overview of Captain Plugin 5

Captain Plugin 5 is bundled with the following four plugins.

How to buy

It's a purchase, but now it's official (Mixed in key) Only possible.

It's on sale, so if you're interested, please do.

If you buy it now, it seems that the upgrade to Captain Plugins Epic (in short, version 6) scheduled to be released this month is also free.

Captain Chords

・ Write the chord progression by yourself
・ Add rhythm to chords
・ Set the key and scale of the entire song
-Try different codes to find your favorite combination
・ Compose and make your own song
・ Play 3 chord notes with one touch

Captain Melody

・ Create a melody according to the chord progression
・ Connect Melody plug-in and Chords plug-in
・ Use various rhythms
-Use an arpeggiator to move MIDI notes
-Adjust the tension between Chords and Melody
・ Play a melody with more than 100 kinds of sounds

Captain Deep

・ Create a grooved baseline according to the code
-Connect the Deep plug-in and the Chords plug-in
・ Supports various rhythms
· Follow code: Modifying the Chords plugin will automatically adjust the baseline
-Listen to bass with various bassline sounds

Captain Play

-You can play 4 octaves with any key and scale using your computer keyboard.
・ You can always play the correct MIDI sound within the scale. You can create your own favorite melody.
・ You can play complicated chords with a single key operation.
・ You can create melodies and chord progressions with your fingers without using presets.

Overview of Captain Chords

Explanation of each tab of Captain Chords

Before making a chord progression, I will briefly explain each tab.

The point is that you should use "VERSE" for the time being, so if you don't want to explain it, please proceed.

MIDI-IN

This is not used when creating chords in the mode specified when using "Captain Chords" as a sound source.

Play

This is a "Captain Play" feature built into the "Captain Chords".

There is also a way to create chord progressions using "Play", but I won't cover it here.

VERSE, PRE CHORUS, CHORUS, DROP

This is functionally the same, only that each chord progression can be prepared separately for verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and drop.

So, first of all, we will make a chord progression using "VERSE".

How to change the tone

There are three ways to play "Captain Chords": "internal sound source" and "internal VSTi", and "MIDI out and VSTi running in DAW".

I will explain each of them.

Change the internal sound source of Captain Chords

"Captain Chords" is a MIDI plug-in, but it also has a sound source, so you can play sounds without any routing.

To change this built-in sound source, change "SOUND PRESET" in the "AUDIO" tab on the left side.

You can switch to the previous tone or the next tone with the left and right "<" or ">" keys, and you can select 249 tones for each category by clicking the tone name.

As with the Scaler, there are many tones that can be used.

Use VSTi inside Captain Chords

"Captain Chords" is also equipped with VSTi host function.

Therefore, you can start "VSTi" from "Captain Chords".

You can play VSTi without worrying about routing.

However, you need to scan the plugin once to use it.

To start "VSTi", click "Select VST ..." of "VST INSTRUMENT" from the "PLUGINS" tab.

Then, the "VSTi" detected by scanning as shown below will be displayed for each developer.

Select it and click "OK" to start "VSTi".

MIDI out from Captain Chords and use VSTi running in your DAW

Even with the same chord, if the tone is different, the way you hear it will change a lot, so if you have decided on the tone you want to use, it is better to create the chord progression from the beginning.

To do this, first click "VST OUTPUT" on the left side of Captain Chords.

Next, in the case of FL Studio, set "Output port" of "MIDI" to "XNUMX" from the gear icon.

Then start the sound source you want to play the chords created with Captain Chords in FL Studio.

Set "Input port" of "MIDI" to "XNUMX" from the gear icon.

After that, if you play it, you will get "VSTi" loaded in your DAW.

Summary

That's all for this time.

Next time I will make the code.