Support

Need a hand with Mediant? Email support@songdeed.com and we'll get back to you.

Frequently asked

What is Mediant?

It generates chord progressions. Pick a key and mode and it writes musically sound, functional progressions — proper tonic / subdominant / dominant motion and real cadences — that you can audition, edit, and export to your DAW.

How do I make a progression?

Choose a key, mode, and length, then tap Generate. Mediant offers several progressions ranked best first; tap Regenerate to cycle through them and keep the one you like.

What do the Brightness and Tension sliders do?

Brightness shifts the palette from darker and modal toward brighter and major. Tension controls harmonic color: at the low end you get plain diatonic triads; as you raise it Mediant adds 7th chords, then secondary dominants, borrowed chords, mode mixture and tritone substitutions.

Can I build or edit a progression by hand?

Yes. Tap any chord in the timeline to select it, then swap it for another from the palette, or move, duplicate, or delete it. You can generate a starting point and tweak it, or build the whole thing chord by chord.

How do I harmonize a melody?

Switch to the Harmonize melody tab, then draw a melody on the grid or import a MIDI or MusicXML file. Mediant writes a chord progression underneath it, which you can then edit like any other.

What is the Draw / Scroll toggle on the grid?

Above the melody grid, Draw mode lets you tap to add notes and drag to change a note’s pitch or length; tap a note to delete it. Switch to Scroll to pan across a longer melody without editing. Use −/+/Fit to zoom.

What voicings can I choose?

Spread (producer-friendly pads) by default, plus Close, Open, and Drop-2 — each with smooth voice-leading between chords. Change the voicing at any time from the Voicing menu.

Does it need internet or an account?

No. Mediant is fully offline and requires no sign-in. It collects no data.

How do I get it into my DAW, or MuseScore, Sibelius, Dorico, or Finale?

Tap Export — MIDI for a DAW, MusicXML for notation software (it exports as a .xml file with chord symbols) — and choose a destination from the share sheet.

An export won’t import back into an app — what’s wrong?

Make sure you’re opening the exported file with an app that reads standard MIDI or MusicXML. If a specific app rejects a file, email us the details at support@songdeed.com and we’ll take a look.

Requirements: iPhone or iPad running a recent version of iOS.