Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 124)

Minor Scales
Scale Bank Type Degree Formula
Natural Minor Natural 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7
Dorian Minor Dorian 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 6 ♭ 7
Phrygian Minor Phrygian 1 ♭ 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7
Minor Major Minor Min Maj 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 6 7
Harmonic Minor Minor Har Min 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 7
Dbl Har Minor Minor Dbl Min 1 2 ♭ 3 ♯ 4 5 ♭ 6 7
Neapolitan Min Minor Nea Min 1 ♭ 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 7
Minor Locrian Minor Min Loc 1 2 ♭ 3 4 ♭ 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7
Blues Min Minor Blues Mi 1 ♭ 3 4 ♯ 4 5 ♭ 7
Bebop Minor Minor Bebop Mi 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7 7
Hexa 1 Minor Hexa 1 1 2 ♭ 3 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7
Hexa 2 Minor Hexa 2 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 b6
Penta 1 Minor Penta 1 1 2 ♭ 3 5 b6
Penta 2 Minor Penta 2 1 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 7
Penta 3 Minor Penta 3 1 ♭ 3 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7
By default, the Chromatic scale is selected — in other terms, by default your pads play every
semitone, however, the last selected Scale is automatically assigned when a new Group is created.
The Scale Type parameter is not available if the Chord Mode parameter is set to Chord
Set.
Available Chords
The Chord engine can automatically generate chords depending on the pad you hit and possibly
the selected scale. The Chord engine is controlled via two parameters:
• Chord Mode (Off by default): Selects from three different modes for generating chords:
• Off : No chords will be generated. Only the notes corresponding to the pads that you hit will be
played.
• Harmonizer : Generates chords based on the pads you hit and using notes from the selected
scale, as specified by the Root Note and Scale Type parameters (see above). Use the Chord
Type parameter to choose the particular notes to be used in the chord (see below). As the
chord is triggered, pads of all included notes flash.
• Chord Set : This special mode maps a set of chords onto the first 12 pads. These chords are
not bound to any scale type, they are only affected by the selected Root Note. Use the Chord
Type parameter to choose a particular set of chords to be mapped onto the pads (see below).
In this mode, only the pad you actuate flashes.
RECORDING PATTERNS
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