See what fits
Match notes to scales, map the fretboard, and explore compatible chords.
Independent software studio · Michigan
Ideas deserve
better tools.
Modern Foundry creates focused software that helps musicians and makers move from “what if?” to something real.
FocusedEvery feature earns its place.
FairUseful free tools. Honest upgrades.
IndependentBuilt close to the people using it.
FIRST RELEASE · 01
Your notes. Your sound.
01
Available now
RiffKey
A visual guitar and bass workspace that connects the notes under your fingers to the theory behind them.
YOUR NOTES. YOUR SOUND.Riff to ScaleScale MapChordsRiff to AudioMetronomeTuner
EXPLORE YOUR SOUND
Build it. Hear it. Play it.
Hear the idea
Build riffs in order, set the tempo, loop them, and practice as they play.
Move it anywhere
Save locally or send a complete riff to another device with a QR code.
PRODUCTS
From Modern Foundry
One useful tool.
More taking shape.
LIVE01
RiffKey
Music theory that meets you on the fretboard.
IN DEVELOPMENT02
Next from the Foundry
A new tool will take this space when it is ready.
FUTURE RELEASE03
Room to build
Modern Foundry is designed to grow one focused product at a time.
The studio
Small by choice.
Serious about the work.
Modern Foundry builds software around real problems, keeps it understandable, and stops adding when the tool is complete.
01 Solve something real.
02 Keep the interface clear.
03 Charge fairly.
04 Listen after release.