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Scale Type Degrees (1 = Root Note)
Chromatic (default) 1 #1 2 #2 3 4 #4 5 #5 6 #6 7
Major 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Minor 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Harmonic Minor 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7
Major Pentatonic 1 2 3 5 6
Minor Pentatonic 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
Blues 1 ♭3 4 #4 5 ♭7
Japanese 1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6
Freygish 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Gypsy 1 2 ♭3 #4 5 ♭6 7
Flamenco 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7
Altered 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
Whole Tone 1 2 3 #4 #5 #6
Half-Whole Diminished 1 ♭2 #2 3 #4 5 6 ♭7
Whole-Half Diminished 1 2 ♭3 #3 #4 #5 6 7
By default, the Chromatic scale is selected — in other terms, by default your pads play every
semitone as in previous MASCHINE versions, however the last selected Scale is automatically
assigned when a new Group is created.
The Scale Type parameter is not available if the Chord Mode parameter is set to Chord
Set — see below for more information.
Available Chords
The Chord engine can automatically generate chords depending on the pad you hit and possi-
bly the selected scale. The Chord engine is controlled via two parameters:
▪ Chord Mode (Off by default): Selects from three different modes for generating chords:
Playing on the Controller
Performance Features
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