Design MIDI with
pure music theory
Pick a key & scale, choose a progression, generate chords, melody, bass & drums, then export MIDI straight to your DAW.
Keep produc.ing - free, royalty-free, no AI.
Why producers use Starts
Unblock your workflow.
Beat block breaker
Stuck staring at an empty DAW? Generate a full arrangement in seconds and remix from there.
MIDI you actually control
Not a black-box - pick your key, scale, progression, and instruments. Tweak everything.
Idea generator
Use Starts to explore directions you wouldn't think of. New scales, new progressions, new rhythms.
No installs, no sign-up
Opens in your browser. Generate and export MIDI without creating an account.
Theory-driven
No AI models, no randomness. Every note follows established musical principles — scales, intervals, voice leading.
DAW-ready output
Standard MIDI files. Drop them straight into Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, Reaper — anything.
How Starts works
Four steps from idea to MIDI file.
Choose Key & Scale
Major, minor, modes, exotic scales - set the harmonic foundation.
Pick a Progression
Select from theory-based chord progressions or customise your own.
Generate Parts
Chords, melody, bassline, drums - each generated from musical rules.
Export MIDI
Download standard MIDI files, single or multi-track, for your DAW.
Build stronger chord progressions
Use the Progressions tool when the harmony comes first. Sketch movement fast, compare options, then carry the idea straight into Starts or your DAW.
Theory-led harmony
Progressions
Test chord movement, browse usable harmonic ideas, and shape the backbone of a track before arranging melodies, bass, or drums.
Finding harmonic movement before writing parts.
Starts when you want arrangement ideas after locking chords.
A stronger harmonic foundation with less guesswork.
Start with Progressions when you want the chords to drive the idea. Move into Starts when you want melodies, basslines, and arrangement built around them.
Pick a progression direction and test the movement.
Open Starts to generate the rest of the musical material.
Export MIDI and finish the sound in your DAW.
Free Music Theory Lessons
Learn chords, scales, rhythm, melody and more with interactive audio examples you can play in your browser.
Interactive, free, no sign-up needed.
Plugins
Downloadable VST3 plugins for mixing and sound design.
VIVISECT
Dual waveshaper for harmonic distortion and saturation.
Speaker Emulation
Headphone crossfeed for mix referencing.
More plugins in development.
Questions & answers
Something else on your mind?
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