HICHORD CHORD SYNTHESIZER
Built to last.
Collect every edition.
CNC-machined aluminum chassis with built-in speaker, OLED screen, and USB-C. We release limited-edition colors regularly — past runs include Silver, Cosmic Blue, Moon Gray, and Retro Cream. They move fast. Currently shipping: Black.
Press a button. Hear a chord.
A piano needs you to find 3 exact notes and press them at the same time. HiChord does it for you.
On HiChord, every button already plays a full chord. Just press. Move the joystick to shift the feeling — brighter, darker, jazzier, suspended — without learning a single note name.
Goes anywhere.
Plugs into everything.
Built-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.
Speaker — just turn it on and play
Headphones — 3.5mm jack, late-night sessions
Aux out — car stereo, amp, PA system
USB audio — record into your DAW, no interface needed
MIDI — control DAWs or external synths via USB-C
Sample anything.
Sing through chords.
HiChord has a built-in microphone that unlocks two features you won't find on any other pocket instrument:
Sampler
Record 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.
Vocoder
Sing 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. It works live with the looper too, so you can layer vocoder tracks into your songs.
It keeps going.
Beyond chords and looping, HiChord is packed with ways to play, perform, and create.
30+ instruments, instantly
Saw, strings, piano, flute, FM electric piano, brass, pads, and more. Hold and press a chord button to quick-select, or browse them all with the joystick. Four synthesis engines — analog waveforms, FM synthesis, real instrument samples, and hybrid layers. New sounds added with firmware updates.
6-voice polyphony, 12 oscillators, 2-op FM engine, sample playback, automatic voice leading, 28 chord types, 10 scales.
Drum machine with 56 beat patterns
Switch 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.
13 play modes
Press 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.
Effects
Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo, Filter, Glide, Stereo, and more. Stack them, tweak them with the volume wheel, or hit randomize.
Studio Integration
Plug into Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, or GarageBand. Works as a MIDI controller, audio interface, or both at once.
Your HiChord, supercharged.
Go fully under the hood.
A free web app that connects over USB-C and unlocks everything. Design sounds from scratch, upload your own samples, build custom arp patterns, and tweak every parameter down to individual oscillators. No account or download needed.
app.hichord.shop
Opens in any browser. Full control over every parameter.
- AI Sound Generator— describe a sound, AI creates the preset
- Hybrid Voice Editor— mix oscillator engines, FM ratios, detune, panning per voice
- Sample Upload— load your own audio as instruments or drum kits
- Arp Pattern Editor— design custom arpeggio sequences step by step
- Preset Management— save, browse, and load instrument presets
- Vocoder & Effects— fine-tune formant shift, filter, ADSR, and every effect
Built to last.
BODY - Aluminum chassis
BUTTONS - 7 chord + 3 function
SCREEN - OLED display
SPEAKER - Built-in mono speaker
AUDIO OUT - 3.5mm headphone jack
MIDI - USB-C MIDI
BATTERY - 2400mAh rechargeable (USB-C)
MIC - Built-in for sampling & vocoder
DIMENSIONS - 100 × 71 × 29 mm (~4″ × 2.8″ × 1.1″)
CHORDS - 84,000+ voicings (28 types × 12 keys × 10 scales × inversions)
INSTRUMENTS - 30+ sounds (FM, sampled, analog, hybrid, user)
EFFECTS - Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Filter, Tremolo, Flanger
PROCESSOR - STM32H750 400MHz Cortex-M7
LATENCY - <3 ms (48kHz, 16-bit)
LOOPER - 6-track synchronized recording
PLAY MODES - 13 modes (Chord, Strum, Lead, Drone, Arp, Drums, Sequencer, and more)
What's in the box
HiChord Aluminum
EVA Carrying Case
USB-C Cable
1 Year Warranty
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