Ableton/Live/UG/11 MIDI Tools/03 Generative Tools/04 Stacks
- Adds chords or progressions within the scale, filling the time selection or loop.
- Choose a chord by dragging on the Chord Selector Pad or with
Cmd (Mac) / Ctrl (Win) and up or down; diagrams follow the Tonnetz, and the Status Bar names the chord. - Custom chord banks are JSON
.stacks files. Put one in a folder in Places and double-click it to load; the Stacks tag finds them. Saved banks live in the User Library's Chord Banks folder. - Add Chord (+) and Delete Chord (−) build a progression; the display shows the selected chord's settings.
- Chord Root sets the root, limited to the clip scale's notes and defaulting to its root;
Option-click (Mac) / Alt-click (Win) the piano ruler or use the arrow keys. Chord Inversion cycles inversions, negative values an octave lower. Chord Duration and Offset adjust length and position in eighths of the chord.