play a C major chord by pressing the root note C, then pressing another key two whole steps
above C (the E note) and then yet another key a half step and a whole step further up the key-
board (the G note) all simultaneously. This C major chord corresponds to a root note (C), a
third (E) and a fifth (G), which is the note interval of a major triad. By playing a triad chord you
have just learned the concept of musical harmony, where notes are stacked together into
chords and played simultaneously.
7.3.3
Arpeggios
In section
above you read about the combination of notes and playing them to-
gether as chords. You can also play them like diachronic note sequences, quite like playing the
harp—or
arpeggio
. If chords have to do with adding harmony to a note, then arpeggios add
time and rhythm. Instead of playing a chord consisting of three notes simultaneously, you can
play the same three notes as a sequence in a given order (e.g. top-down) and at a certain rate
(e.g. 1/16 notes). This is also a way for monophonic instruments to play “chords.”
7.4
Scale Engine
KOMPLETE KONTROL comes equipped with a vast amount of scales that you can select and
use to play your instruments. This opens up possibilities to play an instrument such as a piano
according to, e.g., the minor pentatonic scale without hitting a “false” note. In Chord Mode
you can use the provided scales to combine individual note harmonies into chords. Combined
with the arpeggiator (see section
), you can even play scales automatically
simply by pressing down a key on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard or receiving
an incoming MIDI note.
When you select a scale in the Perform Panel and switch the
Scale
engine on, the scale gets
mapped onto your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard and is reflected by the
Light Guide. This means that regardless of what keys you actually press down on your keyboard
—or what MIDI notes you send from your host application—the notes that are being played
back are always mapped onto the closest notes contained in the scale that you selected.
To learn more about each of the
Scale
.
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