Hello is chord pad and assistant still under continious development? We have not see any improvements since it has been released.
e.g
Why power chords are not available for guitar players?
Why don’t we have note previews to see what goes in the chord? ( learm music theory - I know, but isn’t Cubase chord assistant designed for those who do not know the theory? It would be easier to learn if it was shown what are the notes.)
The same goes for piano roll, why only C notes are displayed on the key view?
Can we expect improvements to the Chord Assistant in future updates?
I suppose C (omit 3, 5) is a chord consisting of one note. I’m not sure how valuable the tool would be if working with 1-note or 2-note chords, but I’d think “omit 3” (i.e. a “power chord”) ought to be an option.
As a tangent, rock “power chords” are strong because they are ambiguous, major versus minor. Blues players frequently play a minor line against a major triad or vice versa. And the major blues scale includes both the major and minor 3rd, accomplishing that same ambiguity/power.
Jazz and funk players often use the 7#9 chord that puts the major third in the lower octave and the minor third (almost) an octave above. Very powerful when used at a moment where tension is needed.
Three different worlds, all going for the power of that major/minor ambiguity.
I guess, while you read the chord symbol. But, once it’s played its lone nature will be revealed.
I meant for an algorithm that makes chords, an open 5th would be an outlying exception to the rules. How does it fit in to the logic of the chord assistant?
The preview is right there, in your screen shot. It is not “music theory” to quickly learn which notes are where on a keyboard. Many guitar players have accomplished this feat with ease.
I meant the preview on the the piano keys that we see on the side of the screen or below in the chord editor in the image I have posted. It only shows “C” it is not visually connected with the playlist. You can take a look at FL studio its piano roll is considered the best of all available DAWS.
Besides, I do remember when chord asistand came out it was advertised for those who don’t know music theory.
Where is the preview it just shows highlighted and as for those who learn having the notes displayed on the key would help to learn visually. Form what you are saying, only those who knows the notes don’t even need them to be shown on the keys and we can say you don’t need the highlighted keys to be there you can just do it with your imagination. You see the point I am making here?
I believe the C is there as a visual cue to let
you quickly see which octave it is and where it starts.
Cubase is more comprehensive than any other DAW in terms of harmonic and melodic support functions. For this reason, it requires a little more basic knowledge of these matters.
One of these basic skills is to know by heart which piano key is tied to which note. It really does not make sense for it to clutter the keyboard with every note name.
Instead it focuses on what does make sense, like quickly creating inversions or figure out which common cadences bridge certain chords.
Yep, your point is that the note names of keys on a keyboard is “music theory”. However, that is just learning a little bit about an instrument. Music theory is something else.
Regarding the keyboard display in the Key Editor: Maybe it helps you if you let the mouse position be displayed:
The mouse display will do actually, but I am thinking of using FL studio within Cubase as there is no comparison to making music using the piano roll between FL Studio vs Cubase I can say FL has nailed it!
