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of enharmonic equivalents that we’ve
already included twice above would go. If
you don’t already know it by heart, check
it out in the Chord Degrees section.)
The Chord popup is used to define the
type of chord, and the Inversion popup, not
unexpectedly, defines the inversion.
The Register and Spread controls function
exactly as described above.
As in the Chord Degree mode, assign all the
chords and voicings you need to Harmony
Preset buttons and harmonize away.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In Chord Names
mode, the harmony notes are
generated independently of the actual
pitch of the original track. The original can be out
of tune (or even a monotone, for that matter),
but the harmony notes will still be perfectly
in tune with the A=440 pitch reference.
Chord Degrees vs. Chord Names
Why use one versus the other?
The advantages of Chord Names are that if you
have a lead sheet with written chord names,
it’s extremely simple to quickly define and
assign all of the chords you need to Harmony
Preset buttons. Additionally, the Chord Names
mode offers a wider variety of chord types.
The advantages of Chord Degrees are that
some people are more familiar with that
naming convention (especially if they studied
formal harmony in an academic environment).
More usefully, if you are early in the song
creation process and the song’s final key
may eventually change, if you’ve used Chord
Degrees mode it’s only necessary to change
the Key popup to the new key and all the rest of
your work is still applicable.
Chord via MIDI Mode
When Chord via MIDI mode is selected,
Register, Spread and the MIDI Velocity control
is enabled, while all other section controls and
the Interval popups in the individual harmony
voice channels are disabled.
Chord via MIDI is very similar to the two
preceding modes, except that instead of
defining chord names by some combination
of popups, they are defined in real time by all