Scarbee MM-Bass – 24
6.4 Chords
Normally chords work well in the default mode. However, in some special cases the automatic
string selection can fail since the script cannot see into the future. The notes of a chord
never arrive at exactly the same time but typically some milliseconds after each other, and
in a more or less random order. The string selection is usually performed one note at a time,
but in unfortunate situations the optimal string for the chord note which comes first can be
a suboptimal choice for the chord as a whole—it might be even better to use that string for
a chord note which arrives just milliseconds later.
To solve this problem we provide a chord mode which is activated by key switch D#0. When
the chord mode is active the scripts waits for all the notes in the chord to arrive before it
decides on what strings to use. Only then is playback started.
The longer the script is allowed to wait for new notes in a chord the sloppier a user can play
them and still have them recognized as a chord. But the longer the script waits the longer
will also the playback of the notes be delayed. So there is a trade-off between allowing for
sloppily played chords and latency.
In fact the script waits for extra notes in the same way even when chord mode is not active,
but then a much shorter waiting time is used (the default is 0.5 ms)—so short that one can-
not hear it. It is not possible for a human to play chords that tightly, but if you align notes in
your sequencer and make the first and last note be close enough that will make it possible
for the chord to be recognized.
Hence, for live playing you can use D#0 to activate chord mode, but if you choose to align
notes after recording you don’t have to use the key switch. It’s up to you as the user.
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