5.2.9. Chords (Osc 2 only)
The Chords Oscillator turns every note you play into, well, a chord. You can set up chord
voicings with two, three, or more voices, and select pitch range and inversions as well.
Interval
: selects the type of chord a note on the keyboard will play, with that note as the root
of the chord. The following intervals and chords are available above the root:
• Octave
• 5th
• sus4
• minor (m)
• m7
• m9
• m11
• 6th + 9th (69)
• Major9 (M9)
• M7
• Major (M)
Inv/Trsp
: transposes the notes in the chord up or down through a range of pitches, while
maintaining the chord type itself. This is done with
inversions.
For example, if you set the Interval to M, a Major chord, and play a low C, you will hear a C
Major chord: C, E, G. As you turn up Inv/Trsp, the lowest C will be moved on octave higher to
a C above the E and G – the first inversion of the chord. Turn the Inv/Trsp up more, and the
low E will be moved one octave higher to an E above the high C (second inversion), and so
on. The chord will always be a C Major, but the order of the notes will change.
Waveform
: selects the waveform of the Oscillator. From 0 to about 50, this knob goes
through a set of waveforms. Above 50, there's a wavetable that smoothly morphs between
16 different waveforms.
Note that like any other Osc 2 Type, the Chord Oscillator can't be used in
.
Freak Out: Applying modulation to any of these parameters will produce cool and unusual results.
If you modulate Interval, you can create some pretty crazy chord progressions depending on how you
do the modulation: setting a different amount for each step of a sequencer is quite controllable, while
using something like a random LFO or Cycling Envelope will push you into the land of chaos. Somewhat
more musically, you can modulate the Inv/Trsp to keep chord inversions moving through high and low
pitches, or modulate Waveform between 50 and 100 to create wavetable sweeps.
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