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Chord Pads
Playing Back and Recording Chords
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Recording Chords on MIDI or Instrument Tracks
You can record the chords that are triggered through the chord pads on MIDI or
instrument tracks. This way, you can play back and edit your performance at any
time.
PREREQUISITE
You have connected and set up a MIDI keyboard, you have opened and set up the
chord pads zone, and you have added an instrument or a MIDI track for which a VST
instrument is loaded to your project.
PROCEDURE
1. On the instrument track, click Record Enable.
2. On the Transport panel, activate Record.
3. On your MIDI keyboard, press the keys that trigger the chord pads.
NOTE
Use the keys that are not assigned to play and record other chords.
RESULT
The triggered chords are recorded on the track. The note events are automatically
assigned to different MIDI channels according to their pitches. Note events that
correspond to the soprano voice are assigned to MIDI channel 1, alto is assigned
to MIDI channel 2, and so on.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
You can now open the Key Editor and fine-tune your recorded MIDI parts using the
chord editing functions, for example. You can also use MIDI > Dissolve Part to
dissolve the recorded chords by pitches/channels.
Recording Chords on the Chord Track
You can record the triggered chords on the chord track. This way, you can easily
create chord events for a lead sheet, for example.
PREREQUISITE
You have connected and set up a MIDI keyboard, you have opened and set up the
chord pads zone, and you have added an instrument or a MIDI track for which a VST
instrument is loaded.
PROCEDURE
1. On the instrument track, enable Monitor.
2. Select Project > Add Track > Chord to add the chord track.
3. In the Inspector for the chord track, click Record Enable.
4. On the Transport panel, activate Record.