Intelligent Chord Revoicer 1 - Unpicking the Algorithm

Same libraries. Same chord. A new shape. In the first video in this Intelligent Chord Revoicer series, we get inside Filament's Smart Chord Filter: the small control that can turn a playable keyboard chord into a wider, more orchestral voicing in real time. The video does not change the sound source. It changes the musical structure before it reaches your instruments. We look at how Filament reads the root, melody note, chord structure, and inversion, then rebuilds the inner harmony so the result feels more stable, open, and playable. Roots and fifths get treated differently from thirds. Low notes and melody notes stay meaningful. The final chord lands with the kind of spacing an arranger would think through by hand. Filament is a real-time MIDI orchestration engine from Forma Labs Audio. It sits between your MIDI input and the instruments you already use, helping you route, perform, and reuse complex orchestration setups inside your DAW. Learn more: https://formalabsaudio.com/?utm_sourc... Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:08 What the Smart Chord Filter does 01:25 Same libraries, different voicing 02:21 Root, melody, and chord structure 03:12 Why roots and fifths matter 04:05 Octave placement and even spread 05:25 Voice leading between chords 05:56 Focusing on performance 07:00 Two-note movement demo 08:25 More Smart Chord Filter settings #Filament #Orchestration #MIDITools #MusicProduction #ComposerWorkflow