Odesi Chords - Create Rhythms, Basslines, Chord Progressions

I own Captain Chords and the desktop version of Odesi, both of which I love, but I must agree with the other reviewers who feel that this app is close but really lacking. The biggest frustration for me is being limited to just 4 bars when other free apps (such as Medly) allow one to make an extended sketch. I don’t really mind the limited instruments in the free version as I plan to import my sketches into the desktop version and will adjust the instruments there, but it would be nice to be able to easily link my iPhone version of this app with my iPad version, as well as a streamlined sync with the desktop version, so that I can have a better workflow. Being able to export MIDI for $5 isn’t bad as it’s nice to be able open it up in GarageBand iOS for further tweaking, but I’d like to be able to sketch out more than just 4 bars in Odesi Chords before going to another app. If the developers could add a longer time for the recordings, as well as easy syncing between their apps, I’d probably rate this 5 stars.

Well thought out. Easy to understand but also some depth to the options like tapping out your own rhythms. I personally see this as a “quickly get a chord progression, baseline, and drum track down and then export to midi to open in a daw”. With that being said I would love a way to hear another “section” or “project” back to back so that you can get more parts of the song out to midi rather than one 4 bar section only. But with the above being said, this really is a very cool music making app. I don’t have too many other apps that I can open. Pick a key, pick a chord progression, pick a baseline, and pick drums, and literally in a minute tops have essentially a portion of a song! I’m happy with my purchase.

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I own the desktop version of this app, and I like it a lot. I downloaded the iOS version so I could seamlessly work between them when I travel; however, this is not feasible without having to spend extra money to unlock the midi export feature. Additionally, there seems to be no way to link my accounts, meaning I have to import my mobile sessions even if I decided to pay the extra $5 to gain the feature. I feel taken advantage of as a producer and DJ who supports the Mixed In Key family of products. I own Mixed In Key, Odesi, and the Captain Plug-ins. They are quality, which is why I bought into the product line, but failing to provide a full mobile version for customers who already own the desktop version seems like a poor business practice. This would at least remedy, in my opinion, the fact that you cannot use Odesi without an internet connection. I’m willing to adjust my rating if Mixed In Key remedies this situation; otherwise, the mobile version of Odesi is just a money grab for it to truly be beneficial.

I love this app. Thank you guys for creating and expanding on it. Started with the beta and am super impressed with the updates. I'm not a huge expert on music theory and this gives me a great jumpstart into creating more music faster. One suggestion would be to find a way to export the wav/MP3 file so I can chop it up in ableton. Also- look into a lower latency on the "record your own midi" section. It's amazing though and seriously you guys made me want to produce music again after a long dry spell. Thank you! - Ryan

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This product is a waste of your time. Don’t buy it, don’t even bother downloading it. I made contact with them in October of 2018 and nothing has changed. This is their official reply to my declaring, as a multi-product customer that in-app purchases are offensive: There are certainly pros and cons to in-app purchases. One of the pros being the ability to try before commiting to a large expense. App Store refunds are tricky so if you paid the full price for the app and didn't like it, it would be worse than trying it and deciding not to pay for the expanded functionality. — Update: Except I thought I had bought this, as a package deal with the desktop software, and expected a different experience based on the marketing that lured me in. I’m still waiting for an update that corrects this gross discourtesy. My experience with this app has even degraded my opinion of the desktop products and those have, as a consequence, fallen to disuse. I remain disappointed and I sometimes download the app again to see if anything has improved and I remain disappointed. I remain disappointed, and they remain paid. Buyer beware as seems to be the case these days relative to anything that has software. Someday an update is likely to arbitrarily break what you paid for.