SynthUtils {
	*playChord {
		arg synthName, freqs=#[440], args=#[], outName = 0, groupName = Server.default.defaultGroup;
		freqs.do(
			{
				|freq|
				Synth(synthName, args ++ [freq: freq, out: outName], groupName);
			}
		);
	}

	*playChordGated {
		arg synthName, time, freqs=#[], args=#[], outName = 0, groupName = Server.default.defaultGroup;
		r {
			var synths = Array.fill(127, nil);
			freqs.do({
				|freq, i|
				synths[i] = Synth(synthName, args ++ [freq: freq] ++ [gate: 1, release: time, out: outName], groupName)});
			time.wait;
			synths.do({|item, i| synths[i].set(\gate, 0)});
		}.play;
	}
}