Play TRIAD, record MIDI
TRIAD can mirror every note it plays out to a MIDI port, so GarageBand, Logic, Ableton or anything else records your chords, bass, arps and pads as real MIDI you can edit later. TRIAD becomes a chord engine in front of your DAW instead of a replacement for it.
On a Mac, open Audio MIDI Setup (it's in Applications → Utilities). From the menu bar choose Window → Show MIDI Studio, double-click IAC Driver, and tick “Device is online.” That creates a virtual MIDI cable between apps on the same machine. On Windows, install loopMIDI and add one port.
Come back here, pick IAC Driver Bus 1 in the MIDI OUT selector above, and hit SEND OFF so it reads ● SENDING. The setting is remembered and applies to all three instruments.
In GarageBand create a Software Instrument track and pick any sound. GarageBand listens to all MIDI inputs by default, so just hit record and play TRIAD — the notes land on the track. In Logic or Ableton, set the track's input to the IAC bus first.
| App | Ch 1 | Ch 2 | Ch 3 | Ch 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOICE | performance (what you hear — strums, arps and all) | bass | — | — |
| DEGREE | keys | bass | arp | pad |
| ENGINE | notes as played | — | — | — |
Splitting DEGREE across four channels is deliberate — it's how the real Nopia ships its four modules to separate outputs, so each part can land on its own DAW track with its own instrument.