Changing the sound used for chord symbol playback

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Dorico Pro
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5.1
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You can change the sound used for chord symbol playback; for example, to use a guitar sound instead of piano.

Prerequisite

  • The Chords track is shown.

  • You have loaded the VST/MIDI instrument you want to use for chord symbol playback.

Procedure

  1. In Play mode, select the Chords track in the track overview.
  2. Optional: In the Track Inspector, in the Routing section, select a different VST/MIDI instrument plug-in instance from the audio plug-in menu.
  3. Click Edit Instrument to open the corresponding VST or MIDI instrument in a window, then load the required sound into an available channel.
    Tip

    If you did not change the plug-in instance, we recommend replacing the sound in the original chord playback channel.

  4. Optional: If you changed the plug-in instance, select the required endpoint using the following value fields, individually or together:

    • To assign the Chords track to a different port in the selected plug-in instance, enter the required port in the Port field.

      Note

      Only necessary when using a plug-in that has multiple ports of 16 channels.

    • To assign the Chords track to a different channel in the selected port, enter the required channel in the Ch. field.