User Manual

Creating Chord Events from MIDI
You can extract chords from MIDI notes, parts, or tracks. This is useful if you have a MIDI le and
want to show its harmonic structure, and use this le as starting point for further experimenting.
PREREQUISITE
● You have added a chord track.
● On a MIDI track, you have created a MIDI part with MIDI events 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 create in the Key Editor,
Score Editor, or In-Place Editor.
2.
Do one of the following:
● Drag the MIDI part and drop it on the chord track.
● Right-click a MIDI part, and select Create Chord Events from the context menu.
● Select Project > Chord Track > Create Chord Events.
3. In the Create Chord Symbols dialog, make your changes and click OK.
RESULT
The chord events are added to the chord track.
RELATED LINKS
Create Chord Symbols Dialog on page 903
Creating Chord Events from Audio Events on page 904
Chord Editing Section on page 805
Create Chord Symbols Dialog
This dialog allows you to determine, which MIDI data should be taken into account when
creating 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.
Detect Arpeggios
Activate this if you want your chord events to contain arpeggiated chords, that is,
chords whose notes are played one after another instead of all at once.
Chord Functions
Creating Chord Events from MIDI
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