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Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MK2 88-Key Controller for KOMPLETE User Manual

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If

CHORD

Mode

is set to

Harm

, then

CHORD

Type

will offer you a selection of individual notes

present in the selected

SCALE

Type

. This means that for all scales except the 12-tone

Chrom

scale (see further below), you can select the interval of notes that will make up your chord.
The note interval is added onto the key of an incoming MIDI note, either from the KOM-
PLETE KONTROL keyboard or from the host. For example, you can select to play a C minor
triad by setting

Root Note

to

C

,

SCALE

Type

to

Minor

,

CHORD

Mode

to

Harm

, and

CHORD

Type

to

1-3-5

. If all of this seems complex, try setting a random value and use the keyboard’s

Light Guide to see what keys are active, inactive, and played back.
When

CHORD

Mode

is set to

Harm

, the

CHORD

Type

setting includes the following values:

Chord Type

Interval Added to Played Note

Octave

Octave

1-3

3rd

1-5

5th

1-3-5

3rd and 5th

1-4-5

4th and 5th

1-3-5-7

3rd, 5th and 7th

1-4-7

4th and 7th

Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords

Setting the CHORD Parameters

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