Waldorf Nave - Manual (Page 36)

The Controls
Nave User Manual 36
The Blades
This virtual keyboard is different from the regular piano
keyboard. The Blades are activated with the Controls
parameter. It allows normal playing but you can tap and
hold a blade and move it vertically or horizontally to
release additional modulations. This will be displayed by
a yellow indicator bar. Besides this there are additional
parameters in the left section.
Scales and Chord Settings
Here you can set up chord
playing with the Blades.
• Scale opens a pop-up menu
with numerous musical sca-
les, e.g. chromatic, major,
minor or lydian dominant.
• Key determines the tonic keynote for the chord
which is selected in the Chord menu (see next).
• Chord opens a pop-up menu with numerous chord
connections, e.g. simple 1-3-5 connections up com-
plex chords.
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What does 1-3-5 mean? Basic chords with three
voices contain notes always at a distance of two
semitones. A C-major chord is then C (1), E (3 -
two semitones distance to C) and E (5 - again two
semitones distance to E). Nave also provides
chords with four voices (e.g. 1-3-5-7). Experiment
with the different chord connections and listen to
the results.
X-Y Touch Modulations
Here you can set up modulation destinations for the X
(horizontal) axis and the Y (vertical) axis of the Touch
Keys and Blades.
Select a modulation destination
for the X or the Y modulation by
tapping the Mod Destination
list. The corresponding Amount
determines the amount of modu-
lation that is applied.