raino
November 14, 2017, 9:33pm
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About what?
knuckle47:
This has been a very creative and stimulating discussion and I do applaud you all for these very cool ideas…
By the way, lifetimes hits the nail on the head !
I like the Cubase forums, in part, because from the process of answering each others’ questions we all seem to learn more about using the program and getting better at our music, sound design and audio engineering work and interests.
Stephen57:
Ok, sure.
The Operations Manual is actually not bad on Chord Track, but I’ll tell you some of the things I like about. I use it all the time.
Inversions – If you have “adaptive voicing” on, then Cubase will play inversions, experiment with the different player types and styles. Add tensions to your chords – 9ths, 11ths, 13ths. If you turn off adaptive voicing (Chord Track Inspector, check box off), then the track will play the voicing you have assigned to the chords. It’s easy to change chord voicing via the Info Line which is just above the Main Project Window. Use the mouse scroll wheel to change voicings. Cubase provides a set of some of the most common voicings.
Chord track can play either “all monitored tracks” or the single track you assign it to. Work with that and you’ll see how it goes. Sometimes you want to have to chord track play many tracks, other times not. One possible workflow is to start with “all monitored tracks” and then go to a single track as your parts and tracks develop. If a project gets to a point where all the parts are fleshed out and don’t need the chord track, just mute it.
Use Chords to Midi: Select track and Shift+Right Click, Chords (menu), Chords to Midi. Bang! You have all the chords in the chord track on your instrument track. Take it from there.
If you use Chord Pads, you can “assign chord pads” from the chord track. Go to Chord Pads, then, on the left, the downward triangle on the bottom, and use “assign pads from chord track.” You can also drag chords from the CT to the pads. Inversions can be changed on the pads and dragged back up to the project (if you do that, make sure Adaptive Voicing is off, and Follow Chord Track is off)…you’ll have to work with that, but there a ways to change inversions and add tensions from the Pads that is very good.
Drag Chords and inversions from the CT to Project Tracks
Go to the Chords Tab on an instrument track inspector and try out the different Chord Track and Follow options.
Hope this helps, have fun.
I would like an option to see chords in the key editor as well.
P.A.T
July 7, 2022, 6:21am
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You can see the chord track in the global tracks zone of the key editor.
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Gotcha, you mean when the Key Editor is open as a separate window. Took me a minute!
I have no idea what you’re referring to.
