Steinberg Cubase Le 8 Manual
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Chord Functions Scale Events 511 Changing How Chord Events Are Displayed You can change how chord events are displayed. This is useful, if chord events overlap each other at low zoom levels, or if you do not like the font type. PROCEDURE 1. On the chord track, activate Resolve Display Conflicts. 2. Select File > Preferences > Event Display > Chords and set up the chord font. Here you can also determine the note name and naming format. Scale Events Scale events inform you which chord events fit in a specific sequence of notes that belong to a specific root note. Cubase automatically creates scale events for your chord events. • To show the scale events, activate Show Scales on the chord track. • To audition the notes that belong to a scale event, click it. However, you can also add and edit scale events manually. Scale events have a specific start position. Their end is determined by the start of the next scale event. Editing Scale Events PREREQUISITE Add the chord track and chord events. Deactivate Automatic Scales in the chord track Inspector. PROCEDURE 1. On the chord track, activate Show Scales. The scale lane is displayed. 2. Select the chord event. A scale event is shown on the scale lane. 3. Do one of the following:
Chord Functions Voicings 512 • Click the first scale event on the chord track, and on the info line, select a Root Key and Type. • Double-click the scale event, and in the keyboard that appears, select a Root Key and Type of the scale. The keys that correspond to the scale are highlighted. Voicings Voicings determine how chord events are set up. They define the vertical spacing and order of the pitches in a chord, but also the instrumentation and genre of a musical piece. For example, a C chord can be spread over a wide range of pitches, and a pianist will choose different notes than a guitarist. The pianist may also play completely different pitches for different musical genres. • You can set up voicing for the entire chord track in the chord track Inspector. • You can set up voicings for individual chord events on the Voicing pop-up menu on the info line. NOTE If Adaptive Voicings is activated in the chord track Inspector, you can only change the voicings for the first chord event on the info line. Setting up Voicings To set up voicings for the entire chord track, you can use the chord track Inspector.
Chord Functions Voicings 513 1)Voicing library Allows you to select Guitar, Piano, or Basic as a voicing library. 2)Voicing library subset NOTE This is only available, if Guitar or Piano is set as voicing library. Allows you to select a preset voicing library subset. 3)Configure voicing parameters Allows you to configure your own voicing parameters for a specific voicing scheme. 4)Adaptive Voicings Activate this to let Cubase set the voicings automatically. This prevents the individual voices from jumping too much. 5)Automatic Scales Activate this to let Cubase set the scales automatically. 6)Mapping Offset If you enter a negative number of ticks, the chord events will affect the MIDI notes that have been triggered too early. Configure Voicing Parameters If you click Configure Voicing Parameters in the Voicings section of the Inspector, you can configure your own voicing parameters for a specific voicing scheme. NOTE The Start Voicing section for piano, guitar, and basic voicings lets you select a start voicing. This is only available for MIDI and instrument tracks, but not for the chord track, and only if you select Voicings in the Follow Chord Track pop-up menu. In the Style section for Piano voicings, you can set up the following parameters: Triads Sets a triad. Chords with more than three notes are not changed. Triads with maj9 Sets a triad with a major ninth, but without root note. Chords with more than three notes are not changed. Triads with maj9 and min9 Sets a triad with a major and a minor ninth, but without root note. Chords with more than three notes are not changed.
Chord Functions Voicings 514 4-note chords Sets a default 4-note chord without root note. Chords with less than three notes are not changed. 4-note chords (Open Jazz) Sets a 4-note chord without root note and without fifth. Chords with less than three notes are not changed. 5-note chords Sets a 5-note chord with a ninth. Chords with less than four notes are not changed. In the Options section for Piano voicings, you can set up the following parameters: Add Root Note Adds a root note. Duplicate Root Duplicates the root note. Fatten up Duplicates the tenor. In the Voicing Range section for Piano voicings, you can set up the following parameters: Lowest Root Note Sets the limit for the lowest root note. Lowest Note Sets the limit for the lowest note, except the root note. Highest Note Sets the limit for the highest note, except the root note. In the Style section for Guitar voicings, you can set up the following parameters: Triads Sets a triad with four, five or six voices. 4-Note Chords Sets a 4-note chord with four, five or six voices without tensions. 3-String Triads Sets a three string triad. Modern Jazz Sets 4-note, 5-note, and 6-note chords, partly without root note, but with tensions.
Chord Functions Converting Chord Events to MIDI 515 For Basic voicings only Octave Offset from C3 is available. This allows you to determine an offset value for the default octave range. Converting Chord Events to MIDI You can convert chord events to MIDI for further editing or for printing a lead sheet in the Score Editor. PROCEDURE 1. Add an instrument track or a MIDI track. • To add an instrument track, select Project > Add Track > Instrument. • To add a MIDI track, select Project > Add Track > MIDI. 2. Do one of the following: • To convert all chord events to MIDI, select Project > Chord Track > Chords to MIDI. • To convert only selected chords to MIDI, select the chord events and drag them to the MIDI or instrument track. RESULT A new MIDI part is created, containing the chords as MIDI events. Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track You can use the chord track to control MIDI playback. Using Live Transform Live Transform allows you to transpose the MIDI input live to a chord progression on the chord track. This way, you do not have to worry about what key you hit on your MIDI keyboard as the MIDI input is transposed to match chords or scales on your chord track in realtime. PROCEDURE 1. Create a MIDI or an instrument track and activate Record Enable. 2. In the Inspector, open the Chords section. 3. Open the Live Transform pop-up menu and do one of the following: • To map the MIDI input to chord events, select Chords.
Chord Functions Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track 516 • To map the MIDI input to scale events, select Scales. 4. Hit some keys on your MIDI keyboard or on the Virtual Keyboard. RESULT Any key that you hit is mapped in realtime to the chord or scale events on the chord track. Using Follow Chord Track This allows you to match an existing recording to a chord progression on the chord track. PROCEDURE 1. Select the track that you want to match to the chord track. 2. In the Inspector, click Chords. 3. Open the Follow Chord Track pop-up menu and select a mode. NOTE If this is the first time that you open this pop-up menu for the track, the Follow Chord Track dialog opens. 4. In the Follow Chord Track dialog, make your settings. 5. Click OK. RESULT The events on your track now match the chord progression on the chord track. NOTE If you matched your MIDI track to the chord track, some of the original MIDI notes may be muted. To hide these notes in the editors, select File > Preferences > Editing > Chords and activate Hide muted Notes in Editors. RELATED LINKS Follow Chord Track Dialog on page 518 Follow Chord Track Modes on page 516 Follow Chord Track Modes This section of the Inspector allows you to determine how your track follows the chord track.
Chord Functions Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track 517 The following options are available on the Follow Chord Track pop-up menu: Off Follow Chord Track is deactivated. Chords & Scales This maintains the intervals of the original chord or scale as far as possible. Chords This transposes MIDI notes to match the key note and maps them to the current chord. Scales This transposes MIDI notes to match the current scale. This allows a bigger variety of notes and a more natural performance. Root Notes This transposes MIDI notes to match the root note of the chord event. The effect corresponds to using the transpose track. This option is suitable for bass tracks. Voicings This transposes MIDI notes to match the voices of the selected voicing library. Single Voice Maps MIDI notes to the notes of a single voice (soprano, tenor, bass, etc.) of the voicing. Use the pop-up menu below to select the desired voice. NOTE If you apply this mode to a selection of tracks that contain separate voices, you can set up one track as master and the others as voicing slaves. This way, you can change the voicing of the master, and the slaves will follow automatically. RELATED LINKS Assigning Voices to Notes on page 519
Chord Functions Controlling MIDI Playback using the Chord Track 518 Follow Chord Track Dialog This dialog opens the first time that you select an option on from the Follow Chord Track pop-up menu on the Chords section of the Inspector. Follow Directly Activate this if your MIDI notes are already in accordance with the chord track. This is the case if you extracted your chords from the MIDI events on the track by selecting Project > Chord Track > Create Chord Symbols, for example. Synchronize Track Data with Chord Track First Activate Analyze Chords if the track data has nothing in common with the chord events. This analyzes the MIDI events and matches the found chords to the chord track. This is only available for MIDI. Activate Apply a Known Chord if the track data has nothing in common with the chord events and if there are no chord changes. Specify Root Note and Chord Type of your events. Using Map to Chord Track This allows you to match individual parts or events to a chord progression on the chord track. PROCEDURE 1. In the Project window, select the events or parts that you want to map to the chord track. 2. Select Project > Chord Track > Map to Chord Track. The Map to Chord Track dialog opens. 3. From the Mapping Mode pop-up menu, select a mapping mode. NOTE If you select Voicings and no voices are found, Auto mode is used instead. 4. Click OK.
Chord Functions Assigning Voices to Notes 519 RESULT The chords and scales of each event or part are analyzed and used for mapping. If no chords are found, Cubase assumes that the performance is in “C”. The available mapping modes and voicings correspond to the Follow Chord Track parameters in the Chords section of the Inspector. RELATED LINKS Follow Chord Track Modes on page 516 Assigning Voices to Notes You can transpose MIDI notes to match the voices of a selected voicing library. PROCEDURE •Select Project > Chord Track > Assign Voices to Notes. RESULT The note pitches now match the voicing of the chord track and you can still edit the MIDI notes. If you now select a note in the Key Editor, you see that Voice in the info line is assigned.
Chord Functions Extracting Chord Events from MIDI 520 Extracting Chord Events from MIDI You can extract chords from MIDI notes, parts, or tracks. This is useful, if you have a M I D I f i l e a n d w a n t t o s h o w i t s h a r m o n i c s tructure, and use this file as starting point for further experimenting. PREREQUISITE Add the chord track and create MIDI notes that can be interpreted as chords. Drums, monophonic bass, or lead tracks are not suitable. PROCEDURE 1. In the Project window, select a part or one or several MIDI tracks. You can also select the MIDI tracks, parts, or notes that you want to extract in the Key Editor, Score Editor, or In-Place Editor. 2. Select Project > Chord Track > Create Chord Symbols. The Create Chord Symbols dialog opens. 3. Make your settings and click OK. RESULT The chord events are added on the chord track. RELATED LINKS Create Chord Symbols Dialog on page 520 Create Chord Symbols Dialog This dialog allows you to determine, which MIDI data should be taken into account when extracting chord events from MIDI. Include Bass Notes Activate this, if you want your chord events to contain a bass note. Include Tensions Activate this, if you want your chord events to contain tensions.