Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
As I was making my Shruti Lite patch, I had an idea to be able to select chords to drone while practicing/performing, and after doing some PatchStorage research and some brainstorming of what I wanted out of such a patch, the Chord Buddy was born!
NOTE: Sustain pedal required!
Each foot switch selects a bank of five chord qualities each, grouped in Major, minor, and dominant/sus categories. There are also toggles for which octave the sustained chord and/or root is in, as well as a pedal-reverse mode.
To play a chord: select the chord quality you want with the foot switches and buttons, play a note you want to be the root on your instrument, and hold down the sustain; three easy steps! In drone mode, the sustain pedal works in the opposite direction; hold down the pedal to pause the chord and select a new root/chord.
As I was making my Shruti Lite patch, I had an idea to be able to select chords to drone while practicing/performing, and after doing some PatchStorage research and some brainstorming of what I wanted out of such a patch, the Chord Buddy was born!
NOTE: Sustain pedal required!
Each foot switch selects a bank of five chord qualities each, grouped in Major, minor, and dominant/sus categories. There are also toggles for which octave the sustained chord and/or root is in, as well as a pedal-reverse mode.
To play a chord: select the chord quality you want with the foot switches and buttons, play a note you want to be the root on your instrument, and hold down the sustain; three easy steps! In drone mode, the sustain pedal works in the opposite direction; hold down the pedal to pause the chord and select a new root/chord.
