Chord Keys
Firmware for Model:Cycles (Elektron)
Turns TRIG 1-16 into a scale-locked chord keyboard on the selected CHORD track (I-VII, then octaves), with triad to 13th chords per degree, SHAPE voicings and COLOR; later versions add harmony pads and MIDI chord output.
by Nico Heuser
ActiveSource: openunspecified
- Distribution
- Browser installer (WebMIDI / WebUSB)
- Requires stock
- 1.13
- License notes
- The author's fork carries no license file. Inside Modded Cycles it is listed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES as a contribution of the author; the project license is MIT.
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/byNicoHeuser/Modded-Cycles
- Homepage
- 18nelli18.github.io https://18nelli18.github.io/Modded-Cycles/
- chords
- scales
- performance
- ui
Description
Contributed by Nico Heuser to Modded Cycles (pull request #46, merged as #50 on 2026-10-11) and available as a flasher option there. Does not combine with Model-TG. The author's own fork holds the standalone work and a second version with held harmony pads, MIDI chords and lighter processing.
Install notes
Select Chord Keys in the Modded Cycles flasher with your own OS file.
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Second version (harmony pads, MIDI chords) | 2026-10-07 | Date is when the fork pull request was opened. |