helder.grond

grond · ground · khront

It doesn’t write your song. It shows you what your melody could become.

Play or drop in a MIDI melody. Eight genuinely different chord progressions appear under it, and every one fits the notes. The only question is which one you like.

The demo is the whole plugin with one limit: [demo limitation]. Buying takes you to Gumroad; the code they email you unlocks it. Price includes VAT where it applies.

grond on a MIDI track in Ableton Live
The helder.grond plugin window

Placeholder: this is the design comp. It will be replaced with a real capture inside the DAW, and a short video.

What it does

Eight progressions that all fit.

The plain reading, a famous shape, a jazzier take, borrowed colour, a reframed key, a wildcard. Each one labelled for why it works. Nothing on the board sounds wrong.

Audition, don’t reason.

Play a card. Lock the chords you love and shuffle the rest. Split a bar for a passing chord. Swap any chord for a ranked list of alternatives. Nothing you didn’t touch ever moves.

Turn the pick into a part.

A groove strip and a bass-line builder play the progression in the style you’re writing in, from pads to house to trap to Motown.

Drag it into your session.

Drag a card into Logic or Ableton Live as MIDI. Your chords, on your track, in your key.

How buying works

  1. Try the demo first.

    Download it here, no account and no email. Put it in a real session and see whether it earns its place.

  2. Buy on Gumroad.

    The buy button takes you to my Gumroad page. Gumroad takes the payment, handles VAT, and sends the receipt and your unlock code by email, usually within a minute.

  3. Paste the code into the plugin.

    Open the demo, paste the code, and it is the full plugin. The code works on all your Macs. Updates are free and come through the same download.

Formats

AU and VST3 · macOS · Logic Pro and Ableton Live tested · Windows to follow

Refunds

Didn’t work out? Email me within [14] days and I refund it. No form, no questions I don’t need to ask. Refund policy

Support

Support comes by email from the person who wrote the code, usually within a day. Bugs get fixed, and fixes go in the changelog.

Built by a working musician.

I’m Andy. I make records in Haarlem and I wrote grond because I needed it in my own sessions. I still use it every week, and that is where the updates come from. More about the workshop