Chord Pads

The chord pads in the lower zone of the Project window hold all functions that you need to work with chord pads.

To open the chord pads, select Project > Chord Pads.

Note

You can also select a MIDI or instrument track, and in the Inspector, open the Chords section and activate Show/Hide Chord Pads Zone.

The chord pads hold the following controls:

  1. Current Player

    Shows the current player and opens a menu where you can select another player.

  2. Current Mode

    Shows the current player mode and opens a menu where you can select another player mode.

  3. Chord Pad

    Each chord pad can contain a chord symbol. To change it, click the Open Editor control on the left edge of the chord pad.

  4. Keyboard

    Shows which keys are played when you trigger a chord pad. To zoom the keyboard, click a key and drag up or down. To scroll the keyboard, click and drag to the left or to the right.

  5. Pads Remote Range

    The keys highlighted in blue on the keyboard correspond to the keys on your MIDI keyboard that trigger the chord pads. You can define the remote range on the Remote Control page of the chord pad Settings.

  6. Remote Range for Voicings/Tensions/Transpose

    The keys highlighted in green on the keyboard display correspond to the keys on your MIDI keyboard that change the voicings, tensions, and transpose settings of the pads. You can activate and define these remote keys on the Remote Control page of the chord pad Settings.

  7. Section Remote Range

    The keys highlighted in brown on the keyboard correspond to the keys on your MIDI keyboard that trigger the sections.

  8. Activate/Deactivate Remote Control for Chord Pads

    Allows you to activate/deactivate the chord pads. If you deactivate remote control for chord pads, your MIDI keyboard no longer triggers the pads.

  9. Functions Menu

    Opens a menu with specific functions and settings for the chord pads.

  10. Chord Pads Presets

    Allows you to save and load presets for chord pads and players.

  11. Show/Hide Chord Assistant

    Shows/Hides the Chord Assistant window that shows suggestions of chords that match the chord that you specified as the origin chord.

  12. Show/Hide Settings

    Shows/Hides the chord settings, where you can configure different players, the pad layout, and the remote assignment.