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You can simply add a root note, then enter "ctrl +3" or "ctrl + 7" for a Major triad or 7th
FWIW, there are CAL scripts that may be bound to keystrokes to perform the same tasks in SONAR. It is pretty easy to use the existing chord scripts to create your own. I went as far as a small autohotkey menu to use instead of keybinding. Certainly not as nice as a fully integrated tool though.
Thanks, scook! Good to know ...
Really looking forward to the Bakers taking a look at the MIDI suggestions over at the Bakery, and showing us MIDI guys some love again.
Sonar is awesome for recording music, but it still lags behind the competition in music composition tools.
I recently took Cubase Elements 9 for a test drive, and discovered that it has these features:
The chord functions provide you with many possibilities for working with chords.
Chord Events:
1. Root note
2. Type
3. Tension
4. Bass note
The chord functions allow you to:
• Build chord progressions by adding chord events to the chord track.
• Convert chord events to MIDI.
• Use the chord track to control MIDI playback.
• Use the chord track voicing to change the pitches of your MIDI.
• Extract chord events from MIDI data to get an overview of the harmonic structure of a MIDI file.
• Record chord events with a MIDI keyboard.
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The Chord Assistant allows you to use a chord as a starting point to get suggestions for the next chord
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The Circle of Fifths mode of the Chord Assistant shows the chords in an interactive visualization of the circle of fifths.
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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. Voicing library allows you to select Guitar, Piano, or Basic as a voicing library.
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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.
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Chord Editing - You can apply chord events from the chord track to notes in the MIDI editor. Applies the chord events from the chord track to the selected notes in the MIDI editor. The chord event that is effective at the position of the first selected note is applied to the selected notes, which are then transposed. Only the basic chord type is applied. Tensions are not taken into account.
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Link Playback to Chord Track - the events of a MIDI loop are transposed to play back in context with the chord track. Note that you need a chord track with chord events for this. If this option is activated, and you insert a MIDI loop into the project, Follow Chord Track is automatically activated for the track.
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MIDI Editor - The note events get different colors depending on whether they match the current chord, scale, or both.
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Chord Pads - allow you to play with chords, and to change their voicings and tensions. In terms of harmonies and rhythms, they allow for a more playful and spontaneous approach to composition than the chord track functions.
You can:
• Perform with chords in realtime via a MIDI keyboard.
• Record your performance as MIDI events on a MIDI or instrument track or even on the
chord track.