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The Chord Assistant window opens, and the borders of the chord pad change their color to
indicate that the assigned chord is now used as origin.
The origin chord is displayed in the center, and the chords that belong to the scale are
shown above it. The numerals indicate the scale degree of the chords. These help you to
create chord progressions.
2. In the Chord Assistant window, click the chord symbols to trigger the corresponding chords.
3. To assign a chord, drag it from the Chord Assistant window and drop it on the chord pad.
NOTE
If one of the next chord pads is free, you can also right-click the chord in the Chord
Assistant window and select Assign to Pad. This assigns the chord to the next free pad.
Assigning Chords with the MIDI Keyboard
If you know which chord you want to assign to a specic chord pad, you can use a MIDI keyboard
or the On-Screen Keyboard.
PREREQUISITE
You have selected a MIDI track or an instrument track.
PROCEDURE
1. Right-click the chord pad that you want to use for the new chord, and select Assign Pad
from MIDI Input.
The borders of the chord pad change their color to indicate that it is now ready for recording.
2. On your MIDI keyboard or on the On-Screen Keyboard, press the keys for the chord that
you want to assign.
The chord and its voicing are assigned to the chord pad, and you hear an acoustic feedback
of the chord.
NOTE
The assigned voicing can be changed by the Adaptive Voicing setting. Therefore, if you
want to keep the voicing for that
specic pad, right-click the chord pad and select Lock from
the context menu.
RELATED LINKS
Adaptive Voicing on page 586
Chord Pads
Chord Assignment
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