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Move the joystick to shift the feeling — brighter, darker, jazzier, suspended — without learning a single note name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is what it sounds like.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 6,000 HiChords in the wild. Watch real people play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoes anywhere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlugs into everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt-in speaker, rechargeable battery, aluminum body smaller than most phones. Pick it up from your desk, drop it in your jacket pocket, and make music on the train, in the park, backstage, or in bed. And when you get home, plug it straight into your studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample anything. Sing through chords.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHiChord has a built-in microphone that unlocks two features you won't find on any other pocket instrument:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSampler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecord any sound — your voice, a glass clinking, a dog barking, a guitar riff — and HiChord turns it into a playable instrument. Press a chord button and your sample plays back at the right pitch, in harmony. You can also upload samples from the Companion App.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVocoder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSing or speak into the mic while holding a chord button — your voice comes out as a harmonized, robotic chord. Think Daft Punk, Bon Iver, or Imogen Heap. 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New sounds added with firmware updates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the hood → 6-voice polyphony, 12 oscillators, 2-op FM engine, sample playback, automatic voice leading, 28 chord types, 10 scales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrum machine with 56 beat patterns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwitch to drum mode and each button triggers a different drum — kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, and more. Choose from 7 kits (808, 909, LinnDrum, Trap, and more). Or pick a pre-made beat pattern across 7 genres and 8 variations each. Beats auto-sync with the looper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 play modes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePress  to switch between modes: Play chords, Strum like a guitar, Lead single-note melodies, Drone sustained textures, Arpeggio auto-patterns, Repeat rhythmic pulses, Sequencer step programming, Drums, Beat Patterns, Chord Hiro rhythm game, Ear Trainer, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEffects\u003cbr\u003eReverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo, Filter, Glide, Stereo, and more. Stack them, tweak them with the volume wheel, or hit randomize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio Integration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlug into Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, or GarageBand. Works as a MIDI controller, audio interface, or both at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour HiChord, supercharged.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo fully under the hood. A free web app that connects over USB-C and unlocks everything. 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