Plug-in Reference

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MIDI Effects
Chorder
The Chord Indicator Lane
At the top of the keyboard display you find a thin lane with a small rectangle for each
key that you can use to record a chord. These rectangles are shown in blue for all keys
that already have chords assigned to them.
Ö In Global Key mode the C3 key has a special marking instead since this is the only key
used in this mode.
Entering Chords
To enter chords you need to switch to Learn mode. In this mode a transparent red bar
indicates which element is ready for learning a note or chord. When you choose the
trigger note for a chord, for example, the keyboard display is shown in red.
The keyboard display in Learn mode
The second layer in Learn mode
Proceed as follows:
1. Click the Learn button at the top of the Chorder window to activate Learn mode.
The chord indicator lane is now tinted red, indicating that it is active.
2. Select the key to which you want to assign a chord by clicking on it on the
keyboard display, or by pressing the key on a connected MIDI keyboard.
The red bar now moves to the first layer, indicating that you are ready to record the
first chord.
Ö In Global Key mode you do not have to choose a trigger key. The first layer is activated
directly.
3. Play a chord on the MIDI keyboard and/or use the mouse to enter or change the
chord in the layer display.
Any notes you enter are immediately shown in the Chorder display. The notes are
shown in different colors, depending on the pitch.
• If you are entering chords via a MIDI keyboard, the Chorder learns the chord as
soon as you release all keys of your MIDI keyboard simultaneously.
As long as a key is pressed, you can continue looking for the right chord.
• If more than one layer is shown, the Chorder jumps automatically to the next layer
where you can record another chord.
When all the layers for a key are filled, the red bar jumps back to the keyboard
display so that you can choose a different trigger key (in Global Key mode the
Learn mode is deactivated instead).