Chord Pads Zone Extended Toolbar

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Select All

Select All

Selects all chord pads.

Assignment Functions

Open Chord Editor

Opens the chord Editor.

Assign from MIDI Input

Allows you to assign chords via MIDI input, that is, by pressing keys on your MIDI keyboard.

Remove Assignment

Removes the assigned chord from the chord pad.

Pad Modifiers

Transpose Down

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and transposes all selected and assigned chord pads downwards.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad, press Shift and move the mouse wheel down to transpose the assigned chord downwards.

Transpose Up

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and transposes all selected and assigned pads upwards.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad, press Shift and move the mouse wheel up to transpose the assigned chord upwards.

Fewer Tensions

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and reduces tensions of all selected and assigned pads.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad, press Alt and move the mouse wheel down to reduce tensions of the assigned chord.

More Tensions

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and adds tensions to all selected and assigned pads.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad, press Alt and move the mouse wheel up to add tensions to the assigned chord.

Previous Voicing

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and switches all selected and assigned pads to the previous voicing.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad and move the mouse wheel up to switch to the previous voicing of the assigned chord.

Next Voicing

Plays back the chord assigned to the first selected pad and switches all selected and assigned pads to the next voicing.

Note

You can also move the mouse pointer over a chord pad and move the mouse wheel down to switch to the next voicing of the assigned chord.

Pad State Modifiers

Lock

Locks the assigned chord on the chord pad.

Note

Alternatively, you can select chord pads and press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to lock the assigned chords on the chord pads.

Adaptive Voicing

Activates adaptive voicing for a chord pad. If you change the voicing for a pad manually, adaptive voicing is deactivated.

Adaptive Voicing Reference

Sets the selected pad as an adaptive voicing reference. If set, the automatic voicings for the subsequent pads are set in a way that they do not get too far away from the reference voicing. Only one pad can be set as an adaptive voicing reference.