it has absolutely nothing to do with âknowing what they are doingâ
I never said or even implied that people who use the chord track donât know what theyâre doing. Youâre twisting my words. I said that anyone who knows what he/she is doing does not need a computerized assistant to do voicing.
with the patronizing implication that anyone who finds the chord track useful is somehow not a > real musician> .
Youâre reading things that arenât there.
I just think its sad to belittle other users (i.e. âmusicians knowing what they are doingâ ) who are really just more open minded than you clearly; but each to their own etc, forums are for opinion and contrast is good!
Again, I never said or implied that people who use the chord track donât know what theyâre doing. I said --and obviously Iâll have to repeat for someone to understand-- that whoever knows what he/she is doing doesnât need a computerized assistant to do voicing.
I did not belittle anyone. I just said that the chord track in full-auto doesnât really work. You donât need to be that defensive.
So, if I had to be just as testy and defensive as some people here are, I would say that youâve just insulted every musician who has studied theory (the fools, right?) Go away Mozart, Beethoven, Miles Davis and Bill Evans youâre not creative! You knew too much theory, therefore your music is trash!! Behold the âcreativetyâ (sic!) of Justin Bieber!
See how easy it is to get âoffendedâ and reply with fake outrage?
I love having it available! Worthy!!!
papi61 previously wrote:
âI donât need an âassistantâ to do voicing, and neither does any other musician who knows what he/she is doing.â
âI really have no use for the chord track, but just to see how useful it could be to those who donât know harmony,â
What gets me about people who jump into a thread like this to just pee all over it and simultaneously establish their superiority ,is when theyâre called on their snotty attitude, they go into denial. Youâd be a lot better just continuing to remind us that tools in Cubase are beneath you but maybe fine for the rest of us morons. Or better yet, just go away
There is no fake outrage ,no oneâs defensive ,thereâs just a poster (you) trying to have it both ways.
Chord Track is very useful - maybe more so - if you do âknow what youâre doingâ, especially with score work and projects with lots of different MIDI tracks. It can be seen as an âarrangeâ feature. Itâs worth getting to know this feature before dismissing it as a play for neophytes
Exactly!
+1
This thread was a joy to read because I share the opinions on the benefits that have been expressed here. I was feeling a little guilting asking the assistant for help - but I am a guitarist and only a weak pianist. Its like having someone to collaborate with when thereâs no keyboard player in the house. Thanks Steinberg for spending your development Euros on this very useful addition â its clearly not a novelty.
Iâve not known what I am doing for the last 53 years of guitar playing but it sounds pretty. Now Iâm trying to record it âŚnot knowing how to do that either. When I discovered chord track, I thought it was one of the most enlightening Cubase experiences Iâve had.
With thousands of chords available it brings to life some options I would have never thought sounded that good despite my personal arsenal of playing experience. Hearing it so quickly stimulates ideas. Frankly, it amazes me
BTW jxm, we share that piano thing ⌠You are not alone
Well as a composer tool I guess it is alright, however it does not do a very good job on the analyze part. I also have EzKeys from Toontrack that also have a built in analyzer that does an almost perfect job and that often contradicts CB7 Chord track. On simple chords like C, C7, Cm, Cm7 and likes, CB7 does the job perfectly, but on some dim, add, and 6 chords and likes it is sometimes quite off.