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Chord Pads
Chord Assistant
2. In the Add Instrument Track dialog, select an instrument, and click Add Track.
3. On the instrument track, click Record Enable.
4. Select Project> Chord Pads to open the Chord Pads.
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You can now click the chord pads or press some of the assigned keys on your MIDI keyboard to
trigger the preassigned chords.
Chord Assistant
The Chord Assistant allows you to use a chord as a starting point for suggestions for the next
chord. It assists you in finding the right chords for creating a chord progression for your song.
Click Show/Hide Chord Assistant on the left side of the chord pads area to open the
Chord Assistant.
You must define an origin chord as follows:
Right-click the chord pad with the chord you want to use as origin and select Use X as
Origin for Chord Assistant.
The Chord Assistant window shows suggestions for follow-on chords that you can assign to the
chord pads.
Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths Mode
The Chord Assistant window shows the chords in an interactive visualization of the circle of
fifths.
The origin chord that defines the current key is shown in the center of the Chord Assistant
window. The tonic (I) of that key is displayed above the center. The outer circle shows the twelve
major chords ordered in intervals of fifths.
The inner circle displays the corresponding parallel minor chords.
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