Assigning Chords with the Chord Assistant – Proximity Mode (Cubase Pro only)

If you have a chord that you want to use as a starting point to find follow-on chords, you can use the Chord Assistant – Proximity window.

Procedure

  1. Right-click the chord pad that you want to use as a starting point and activate Use x as Origin for Chord Assistant.

    The Chord Assistant window opens, and the borders of the chord pad change their color to indicate that the assigned chord is now used as origin.

  2. In the Chord Assistant window, click the chord symbols to trigger corresponding chords.

    The farther away the chord is from the origin chord that is regarded as the tonal center, the more complex the suggestion becomes.

  3. To assign a chord, drag it from the Chord Assistant window and drop it on a chord pad.
    Note

    If one of the next chord pads is free, you can also right-click the chord in the Chord Assistant window and select Assign to Pad. This assigns the chord to the next free pad.