By clicking on the dots placed on the outer ring, you lock or unlock chord
segments for randomization. You can have all chords of the loop randomized, or
just a selection. All chord segments are unlocked by default, i.e. their outer dots
are colored. Locked segments show black dots.
Locking chords:
You can only lock chords in clockwise order, always counted
from the very first chord in the loop. I.e. when you click on the dot of the third
segment in a loop of seven segments
(R1)
—provided all segments were
unlocked before—only the chords
④
through
⑦
get randomized and chords
①
through
③
remain unchanged
(R2)
.
Unlocking chords:
The same logic applies to unlocking chords: If you click on
the dot of an unlocked segment
(R3)
, all chords from this chord to the last in the
loop are unlocked
(R4)
. All chords before that segment in the loop are locked
and cannot be altered by the randomizer.
The possibility to add and delete chord segments to the loop changes
dynamically with the amount of locked/unlocked segments.
Create (R5):
This ‘magic button’ activates the randomization process for the
unlocked chords. The animation effect provides additional visual feedback on
which loop segments get altered.
The randomization feature was designed to seamlessly interact with all the other
layers of control elements. Use the A/B toggle and shift to Chord Control to
extend the range of possibilities—all in real time.
Loop Control: Randomizer (R tags)
This feature was designed to support users in building up a loop gradually,
incorporating ‘elements of surprise’ to boost creative inspiration with a
maximum of control over the process.
The randomizer function follows voicing rules for a smooth transition
between notes, e.g. by inverting chords. It generates musically pleasant
chord progressions, over the complete loop or only parts of it.
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