Harmony (Keys page)

The Harmony page sets how one track follows the global harmony: the global key, the chord lane, the Circuit Tracks transpose, and up to two harmonizer voices. Each setting is per track. The overview of the whole system is on the Harmony page.

Where

Keys > Harmony (page 7). Hold EDIT, tap 23 (Keys), tap 47. The step pad picks a setting. The top value row, 41 to 48, sets its value.

Pick Follow global key on step 82 (1), then tap On on the top value row (2). Other settings sit on the step pads marked on the grid.

Settings

Step pad Setting Values on the top row
82 Follow global key 41 Off, 42 On
86 Chord follow 41 Off, 42 Scale, 43 Snap, 44 Transpose
73 Follow transpose (Circuit Tracks) 41 Off, 42 On
78 Harmonizer voice 1 41 Off, 42 3rd, 43 5th, 44 6th, 45 Oct up, 46 Oct down
65 Harmonizer voice 2 Same as voice 1

What each setting does

  • Follow global key: the track plays in the root and scale set on Global > Key. A track whose own scale is No Scale, which is the case for drum tracks, never follows. Nothing follows while the global scale is No Scale. New projects turn it on for every track. Projects saved before this setting existed load with it off.
  • Chord follow: adjusts the notes to the chord currently playing in the Global > Chords lane. Scale moves each note to the nearest note of the scale built on the chord’s root. Snap moves each note to the nearest chord tone. Transpose shifts each note up by the chord’s scale degree, so a V chord moves the part up to the fifth. When a note is equally close to two targets, the lower one wins. Chord follow does nothing while the chord lane is off or empty.
  • Follow transpose: a note played on the Circuit Tracks (on the listening channel) transposes this track. After the shift, a note that falls outside the track’s scale moves down to the nearest scale note. It is on for melodic tracks and off for drum tracks by default. See Global > Key for the listening channel.
  • Harmonizer: adds up to two extra notes with every note played, in the track’s scale. 3rd, 5th and 6th are 2, 4 and 5 scale steps above the note (4, 7 and 9 semitones on No Scale or chromatic tracks). Oct up and Oct down are exact octaves above and below. A voice that repeats a note already in the chord is dropped.

Options and defaults

Setting Default
Follow global key On for new projects, Off for old ones
Chord follow Off
Follow transpose On for melodic tracks, Off for drum tracks
Harmonizer voices Off

Notes to know

  • Nothing is written into the steps. Turning a setting off brings back the stored notes.
  • A step locked with the LOCK pad still follows the global key, but skips the chord lane and the Circuit Tracks transpose.
  • Harmonizer voices can be locked per step. Chord follow and follow transpose cannot. See Parameter locks.
  • On a track that follows the global key, the Notes keyboard shows the global key. See Notes.
  • The order of the stages is on the Harmony page.