Microfreak/UG/06 Dig Osc/03 Types/10 Chords

• 06.03.10 Chords (Chords)

  • Chords Oscillator Model
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  • Description: Chords mode turns the digital oscillator into four voices that can play and modulate chords.
  • The first note of a chord is its root. The third determines whether the chord is minor, three half-steps above the root, or major, four half-steps above it. Adding voices further shapes the minor or major feel.
  • A major chord may sound forceful and happy, while a minor chord may sound sad to listeners raised with Western music. Responses to major and minor scales differ across cultures.

  • Note/Info For more on music theory, search the web or YouTube.
    

  • Note/Info Paraphony is disabled in Chords mode. The last key pressed becomes the root note, and only one chord can play at a time.
    

  • Type: Selects the chord:
    • Octave
    • 5th
    • sus4
    • Minor
    • Minor 7
    • Minor 9
    • Minor 11
    • 6th and 9th added
    • Major 9
    • Major 7
    • Major
  • Inv/Transp: Changes the chord inversion and frequency range. The chord stays the same, but the pitches are combined differently as the Timbre knob moves or is modulated externally.
  • Example: Hold a C major chord (C/E/G) and turn Timbre to the right. At position 10, the chord reaches its first inversion; turning further produces other inversions.