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If you could have 6 types, I would add suspended chords.
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there are 8 chord pads, so:
1. I M79
2. IIm79
3. IIIm7
4. IV M7
5. IVm79
6. V7-9
7. VIm79
8. domVII maj7
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jazlover wrote:If you could have 6 types, I would add suspended chords.
Using Switches it's possible to push it to 7.
Hhmm.... I'll have a look.

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1jordyzzz wrote:there are 8 chord pads, so:
1. I M79
2. IIm79
3. IIIm7
4. IV M7
5. IVm79
6. V7-9
7. VIm79
8. domVII maj7
Pads sadly only play the exact same notes every time you press them. It's a pity they are not like the Pads on an Arranger. They shift the note data to whatever chord you play.

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Re: Chords

Post by neomad »

Sharp wrote:Hi all.

If chords were something you could only trigger and not play the individual notes yourself, what would you deem as critical must have chords ?

My thinking for each note is...

Major
7th
Minor
Diminished
Augmented

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Post by jeremykeys »

I'm not entirely sure of what you are doing but; and correct if I'm wrong here; are you trying to come up with a system of just playing one note and have it produce a pre-programmed chord? Say, for example you play a C note and the sound you here is a C major triad. Is this right? A D would produce a D minor?
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I would say it could depend on what you want to achieve. eg a Gm minor chord can work in more ways than you would think.

1) a G minor
2) the right hand of a C9 or Cm9 (if the bass note is separately done)
3) the right hand of an Ebmaj7 (as above)
4) the right hand of an Em7(b5).....

Same as as suggested above, sus4 chords...

A Dsus4 could work as a Gadd9 or sus2 depending on the bass note..

Just a couple of thoughts...

Edited to clarify: you'd get quite a lot of mileage (if you have to stay diatonic) with 3 maj, 3 min and a dim of some sort

One more edit! Don't think it's worth having chords with more than 3 notes, it will seriously limit how far you can use them. But, all of this depends on how you wanna create the bass note...
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Post by 1jordyzzz »

Sharp wrote:
1jordyzzz wrote:there are 8 chord pads, so:
1. I M79
2. IIm79
3. IIIm7
4. IV M7
5. IVm79
6. V7-9
7. VIm79
8. domVII maj7
Pads sadly only play the exact same notes every time you press them. It's a pity they are not like the Pads on an Arranger. They shift the note data to whatever chord you play.

Regards
Sharp.
yes, well those pads are being set on particular keys, so maybe if i use g major, it will be GM79, Am79, Bm7, etc..
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