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CHORD_2=3,7,10
CHORD_3=4,7,10
CHORD_4=0.2,0.4,0.6

Creating User Chords on the Chord

To create a new chord, first access user chords, and select the chord you want to replace.

Then hold the Harm button, and press the Mode button. This will enter the chord editor for

the selected chord.

The Mode LED will begin to blink white.

V/Oct and Lead will be disabled while editing chords.

The Coarse knob will adjust the fundamental (root note) so the chord can be heard at dif-

ferent pitches while editing.

The Fine knob will control the note that will output from the Third jack.

The Voicing knob will control the note that will output from the Fifth jack.

The Quality knob will control the note that will output from the Seventh jack.

All chord tones can be set to any note between the root, and two octaves above the root.

Pressing the Triad button will control whether the chord tones are quantized to semitones or

not. It will be illuminated white when the chord tones are quantized. This setting is unique

for each chord.

Chords are stored on an SD card if an SD card is present.

To save the chord, and exit the menu press the mode button.

Accessing User Wavetables

Hold Mode button for three seconds to switch between factory and user wavetables.

When user wavetables are selected, the inactive quality LEDs will be a dim white, instead

of off.

The Chord will automatically load a .WAV file from the SD Card if it can find one (if there are

more than one, only one will be loaded).

For extra fun, try just dropping in a song, or a sample. There are some cool results.

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Summary of Contents for Chord v2

Page 1: ...Chord 1...

Page 2: ...k 8 Factory Banks 8 3 Waveform 9 4 Linear FM 9 5 Voicing 9 6 Quality 9 7 Mode 10 Melody Mode 10 Free Poly Mode 10 Unison Poly Mode 10 8 Harm 11 Normal and Melody Mode 11 Poly Modes 11 9 T riad 11 10 V...

Page 3: ...ord 14 Accessing User Wavetables 14 SD Card Information 15 chord_config txt 15 QUANTIZE_AUTOHARM 15 LONGFORM_USERBANK 15 LFO_MODE 15 LEAD_OFFSET 16 Custom Chords 16 Example 16 User Wavetable Creation...

Page 4: ...imbral possibilities of the Chord v2 bring its polyphonic tones to life The module ships with eight banks of waveforms encompassing traditional shapes vocal synthesis organ emulation and chiptune soun...

Page 5: ...Specifications Depth 23mm Width 14HP Current Consumption 12V 122mA 12V 25mA 5...

Page 6: ...f the power distribution lines Plug the connector into the power distribution board of your case keeping in mind that the red band corresponds to negative 12 volts In most systems the negative 12 volt...

Page 7: ...Marked Diagram 7...

Page 8: ...ite When the first bank is selected the LEDs will be dark When the last bank is selected the Asterick LED will be white When custom wavetables are being used the LED bar will be backlit with a dim whi...

Page 9: ...banks are smoothly interpolated between to create smooth transitions between unique tables CV Range 5V to 5V CV is added to current knob position 4 Linear FM FM input with Attenuator 5 Voicing Control...

Page 10: ...y of the seventh output The seventh output will be tuned to the same note as the fundamental frequency before any 1V Octave input This allows for sequencing of an independent melodic sequence over a c...

Page 11: ...oct and Lead inputs When the LED is blue Auto harm is Major Both the V Oct and Lead input will be quantized to the major scale When the LED is green Auto harm is Minor Both the V Oct and Lead inputs w...

Page 12: ...he chord progression 10 V Oct 0V to 5V input for adjusting the root of the chord 11 Lead 0V to 5V input that depends on the Mode setting 12 Root Audio output of the root of the Chord 13 Third Audio ou...

Page 13: ...the Maj Min LEDS will blink to indicate whether the write was suc cessful or not The LEDs will blink Green if the write succeeded The LEDs will blink Red if the write failed If writing fails multiple...

Page 14: ...he note that will output from the Seventh jack All chord tones can be set to any note between the root and two octaves above the root Pressing the T riad button will control whether the chord tones ar...

Page 15: ...ot quantized and the modal interchange chords are included This is similar to the V1 Chord Default Value 1 LONGFORM_USERBANK When enabled a single file custom bank of waveforms will be a single bank o...

Page 16: ...n the manual above for more information on preparing these Example This example will Disable autoharm quantization Set the custom waveforms to be loaded as a single large bank Sets custom chord 1 to a...

Page 17: ...t no CV inputs are inserted into the module and hold the T riad button for 3 seconds The Major LED will become illuminated Red When Maj is RED use V oct jack When Min is RED use Lead jack When Dom is...

Page 18: ...1 0 0 5 1 0 4 First Inversion 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 Drop 3 First Inversion 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 6 Drop 4 First Inversion 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 7 Drop 4 Second Inversion 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 8 Second Inversion 2 0 2 0 1 0...

Page 19: ...icing Index Voicing Name Root Factor Third Factor Fifth Factor Seventh Factor 15 Spread Second Inversion 2 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 16 Spread Third Inversion 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 5 17 Big Spread Energy 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0...

Page 20: ...semitones Perfect 5th 7 semitones Minor 7th 10 semitones Half Diminished 7b5 Minor 3rd 3 semitones Diminished 5th 6 semitones Minor 7th 10 semitones Diminshed Minor 3rd 4 semitones Diminished 5th 6 se...

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