I’m writing a piece in the Emin/GMaj scale, but when I enter an F#7sus4, Cubase changes the chord name to Gbsus4/7, which is clearly incorrect. The scale contains a G, so Gb doesnt belong, and the scale contains an F#, so there’s clearly no place for Gb.
Cubase calculates the scale as a DMaj, so logically it should show an F#.
Also the sus4/7 seems like it wants the 7 in the bass, which is not what I need.
How do I make Cubase stick to the chords as I write them?
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The free-minded enharmonic interpretations by Cubase are famous…
Does Cubase really place the 7 in the bass although this is clearly not indicated? That would be a new one as far as I know.
There are other misinterpretations, some of them quite severe. Hence, the wish for an overhaul is a longstanding request.
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Yep, I’ve often been annoyed by that “auto-correct” functionality, too.
I just tested it again with the chord you described, and the absolute dumb thing that happens is that as long as I don’t add the “7” tension, it stays on “F#sus4”, but the moment I add the 7, it switches to “Gbsus4/7”.
If I click “sus2” though, Cubase immediately changes to “Gbsus2”…
This is beyond any logic…
Does Cubase really place the 7 in the bass although this is clearly not indicated? That would be a new one as far as I know.
No, it is not a slash chord, as the “4/7” is smaller and offset, like a footnote number (I can’t remember the proper English term for it…).
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I was referring to the OP stating that the 7th wants to become the bass note. I didn’t check it at that time.
From a music theoretical point of view, there is always room for interpretation. Nonetheless, there are a couple of basics everybody can agree on and it would be nice if this would be fixed in Cubase. Sometimes, it is just plain wrong.
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I was referring to the OP stating that the 7th wants to become the bass note[/quote]
What I mean is that the 7 is placed behind a /, like you would normally write the bass-note, not that the 7th note is listed as an E in the right column of the chord editor.
I found that I can change this in the text window at the bottom of the chord editor and then the left column gives me back the F# instead of sticking to the Gb. So I can write it as F#sus4/7, even though it might be confusing. If I can believe Glenn Fricker, bass players arent all that bright… (I’m a bass player, so I’m not that bright myself, I’m allowed to make this joke (according to South Park’s logic 
))
So it’s not completely what I want, but at least it sticks to the correct scale.
Anyone an idea how to make CB write an Esus2b6, or Esus2/sus6, or Esus2aug? I’m not sure how to write this (bass player 
), it has to be an adjusted Emin, where the min3rd moves down a half note to 2nd and the 5th moves up a half note to min6th. 
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You are indeed a free spirit when it comes to music theory… 
If there are numbers behind the slash - these are tensions that refer to the root note of the chord. If there is a letter behind the slash - that is the bassnote which is different from the root note.
Such a thing as sus6 doesn’t exist - there’s the classical 6-5 progression but that’s not a chord per se.
The chord you want to create is not listed as an option in Cubase, this can only be done manually (note by note), I’m afraid. Maybe there’s an option I missed and someone else has a solution?
Please, don’t be afraid of music theory if you are interested to learn more about it. Promise, it’s no rocket science! Btw, I know quite a lot of bass players who are excellent music theorists… so, no more excuses if you are interested…
I think I found your chord, according to this website, it is a B sharp major, flat fifth - Chord Database , in its first inversion
It could also maybe be a “F#m7b5 (omit 3)/E”… Or, if you#d be so nice to add a Bb, it is simply a C7b5, again first inversion. Which would be my favorite, depending on the context. Not that Cubase can display that one properly, either…
BTW, if Cubase confuses your chords enharmonically, like with the Gbsus4/7, you can also just simply set “enharmonic shift” in the info line from “auto” to the correct value (sharp or flat.
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Yes, you are right - it all depends on the context.
Haha, yes, that would make things a lot easier:
And it immediately reminded me of this…
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