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Chord Functions
Scale Events
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Changing How Chord Events Are Displayed
You can change how chord events are displayed. This is useful, if chord events
overlap each other at low zoom levels, or if you do not like the font type.
PROCEDURE
1. On the chord track, activate Resolve Display Conflicts.
2. Select File > Preferences > Event Display > Chords and set up the chord
font.
Here you can also determine the note name and naming format.
Scale Events
Scale events inform you which chord events fit in a specific sequence of notes that
belong to a specific root note.
Cubase automatically creates scale events for your chord events.
To show the scale events, activate Show Scales on the chord track.
To audition the notes that belong to a scale event, click it.
However, you can also add and edit scale events manually.
Scale events have a specific start position. Their end is determined by the start of
the next scale event.
Editing Scale Events
PREREQUISITE
Add the chord track and chord events. Deactivate Automatic Scales in the chord
track Inspector.
PROCEDURE
1. On the chord track, activate Show Scales.
The scale lane is displayed.
2. Select the chord event.
A scale event is shown on the scale lane.
3. Do one of the following: