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Chapter 9 MIDI plug-ins 174
Chord Trigger MIDI plug-in
Chord Trigger overview
The Chord Trigger MIDI plug-in lets you trigger chords by playing a single MIDI key. The onscreen
keyboards have two functions: the display of incoming and outgoing MIDI notes and the
assignment of chords to keys. See Use Chord Trigger.
Chord Trigger parameters
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Single and Multi buttons: Click either the Single or Multi button to select a mode.
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Single Chord mode: This mode lets you assign a single chord to a trigger key. When playing
up and down the keyboard, the memorized chord is transposed in relation to the trigger key.
This mimics the Chord Memo or Note Stack feature found on many classic synthesizers.
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Multi Chord mode: This mode lets you assign a dierent chord to each key on the keyboard.
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Upper keyboard: Shows incoming MIDI notes, represented by orange dots and the blue shaded
chord trigger range. Drag the handles above the keyboard to set the chord trigger range.
Notes that fall within this range are processed. Notes outside the range are not processed. You
can also click notes in the chord trigger range to trigger chords.
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Lower keyboard: Shows the resulting MIDI output—the chords triggered by incoming MIDI
notes. The notes of each chord (in the chord trigger range) are displayed as blue dots. Chords
outside the chord trigger range are displayed as orange dots.
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Learn button: Click to turn on Learn mode. See Use Chord Trigger for details on using
Learn mode.
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Clear button: Click to erase a Trigger Key note and the corresponding chord. See Use Chord
Trigger for details.
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Chord Octave pop-up menu: Choose an octave transposition value for chord playback.