Essential tools,
built on a higher plane.
A one-person studio shipping tools for music, aviation and the web — designed and built with care in Leicester, England. Privacy by default. Priced fairly. Shipped often.
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SpaceWalk
Create lush, evolving chord progressions for ambient, cinematic, and electronic music. No music theory needed — just hit play and let SpaceWalk generate harmony that inspires.
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SpaceWalk's chord engine as a Max for Live device. Drop it on a MIDI track, follow your Set's key and scale, sculpt the progression from Push, and let it play. No plug-in windows, no theory required.
A UK-first platform for paraglider and paramotor pilots, bringing flying-site guides, weather guidance, club notices, community conditions and personal flight records together in one place.
Turn ordinary product screenshots into polished, cinematic promo videos — with camera motion, focus, colour and timing composed for you. Choose the story; refine as much or as little as you like.
Chords, melodies, basslines and arpeggios that belong together, written in one click across 32 genres. Hear them against a guide drum groove, shape the feel, and drag full arrangements into your DAW. Built on music theory, not AI.
Check METAR and TAF weather in seconds. Save your favourite airfields, see conditions at a glance, and keep the last report handy even when you lose signal.
The same powerful chord generator as the desktop version, redesigned for touch. Generate evolving progressions and route them to any synth in your iPad setup.
What people are saying
I have tried so many different chord generators, but they are all geared toward more 'contemporary' or 'club' music. I just haven't found one that is adequately conceived or designed to cover this very unique style of long flowy chords with common notes tied over very long timelines that is needed for electronic ambient music. Spacewalk is perfectly designed for and understands the task at hand.
Cosmic harmony realised... after 10 minutes, hands down best chord gen plugin for sure.
Found this by chance! & BOY is this way better than expected!!!! I got this for free as I have so many Chord gen plugins. & I want to see what this is about & if I use it before spending more money on what will be another unused plugin. this is amazing! load it up & good to go! This is on the list for payday!
How we
build software
Higher Plane is a small studio based in the UK — apps for music producers, pilots, parents and creators. Tools we'd want to use ourselves, built one careful release at a time.
Built with intention
No bloat, no feature creep. Every detail is considered.
Ship often
Release frequently, listen to real feedback, iterate.
Privacy by default
No ad tracking, no data harvesting, no selling your data — ever.
Priced fairly
Designed for delight. No subscriptions where they don't belong.
What we're
working on
PhraseLab 1.0→
The first full release: 32 genres, guide drums, melodies with hooks, and every genre reworked by ear. Introductory price of £29 until 31 October.
PhraseLab for iPad
Bringing PhraseLab to iPad, so you can sketch full four-part ideas away from the desk.
Automation in PhraseLab
The most requested feature since early access, lined up for the updates after 1.0.
SpaceWalk for Max for Live→
The full SpaceWalk experience as a native Ableton Live device that follows your Set's key and scale.
Need something built?
We occasionally take on custom projects. If you need an iOS app, an audio plugin, or a web application built with care — get in touch.
Discuss your project →iOS & macOS apps, audio plugins (VST3 / AU), web applications and creative tools — SwiftUI, JUCE, Next.js and modern cloud infrastructure.
