Recording Chords on MIDI or Instrument Tracks

You can record the chords that are triggered through the chord pads on MIDI or instrument tracks. This way, you can play back and edit your performance at any time.

Prerequisite

You have connected and set up a MIDI keyboard, you have opened and set up the chord pads, and you have added an instrument or a MIDI track for which a VST instrument is loaded to your project.

Procedure

  1. On the instrument track, click Record Enable.
  2. On the Transport panel, activate Record.
  3. On your MIDI keyboard, press the keys that trigger the chord pads.
    Note

    Use the keys that are not assigned to play and record other chords.

Result

The triggered chords are recorded on the track. The note events are automatically assigned to different MIDI channels according to their pitches. Note events that correspond to the soprano voice are assigned to MIDI channel 1, alto is assigned to MIDI channel 2, and so on.

After Completing This Task

You can now open the Key Editor and fine-tune your recorded MIDI parts using the chord editing functions, for example. You can also use MIDI > Dissolve Part to dissolve the recorded chords by pitches/channels.