Chord Divider

[Mark Cohen]

I really love EZ Keys. I bought it last week and have put together a couple of tracks in no time at all which has saved so much time over my usual stiff sounding step programming! Thoroughly recommended and I’m looking forward to future updates.

A question though. What is the purpose of the chord divider? It may seem an obvious question, but there’s only one mention to it in the operations manual. When I’ve put the cursor over the track a green line is shown with a ‘+’ symbol (I can’t get a ‘-‘ symbol. Why would you need to use this instead of the scissors tool? By clicking on the chord name a menu is displayed but changing the chord analysis doesn’t seem to do anything, the chord name is changed but the chord playing remains the same. Any advice welcome. Thanks

Mark

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[Jay Coover]

I experienced this bug for a very short time when I first installed.
http://www.toontrack.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=124906

BTW, I was not imagining it either. I have a decent ear and know what I was seeing but not hearing.

Maybe try to reboot your machine and open it all up again. I’m not sure what happened but I have not seen the problem since then.

SD 2.3 NY vol 2/Metal Foundry/C & V/Roots 1 & 2/Music City Latin Percussion/Funkmasters/The Classic/Jazz/Pop!/#1 Hits/Electronic/Twisted/Claustrophobic EZKeys 1.1 with all the trimmings

[rgarber]

I didn’t know there was even a “chord divider” feature. Can I ask just where you’all (read the linked thread) are seeing this? Would’ve spared me a thread…

[Mark Cohen]

It’s on the left hand side underneath the scissors tool. The icon shows “Al+/-“. Hovering the mouse over displays “Add/Remove/Correct Chord Notation”. Still don’t know what the point of it is as there’s no explanation in the manual.

[rgarber]

Oh yeah, I just didn’t know that’s what it was called. I think the biggest difference is it’s not as destructive as the Split tool. I’m probably explaining what you already know, but just to see if we’re in agreement on this thing, is you first zoom in slightly and then press the Chord Add tool. Then the green marker allows you to type in a chord wherever you want. But unlike the Split tool it doesn’t divide up the measure. So really, they must’ve figured this would be the tool of choice for editing. Might have… if they placed it above the Split tool.

In a way, this is closer to what I was looking for to begin with. Coupled with the Basic Chord presets you can build up a chord progression easily. You enter the Chord Add tool, it puts in (mine always put in C – reckon its whatever Key Transposition you’re in) wherever you click the green marker to. Then you right-click to get into the COF tool and add whatever chord you want to. Not bad. The one difference maybe is the Split tool seems to suggest the next chord, or repeats the previous chord… maybe?

Other than that… it’s useable and probably preferable to the Split tool but they are alike except the Chord Add tool doesn’t break up measures like the Split tool does.   

[Jay Coover]

ORIGINAL: horsehead

It’s on the left hand side underneath the scissors tool. The icon shows “Al+/-“. Hovering the mouse over displays “Add/Remove/Correct Chord Notation”. Still don’t know what the point of it is as there’s no explanation in the manual.

Surprisingly, this tool enables you to add, remove, or edit chords.

I think it’s fair to say that the split tool wasn’t primarily meant for adding chords, except of course that when you split a clip in a place where there is no chord, it then creates one at the beginning of the newly-created clip.

SD 2.3 NY vol 2/Metal Foundry/C & V/Roots 1 & 2/Music City Latin Percussion/Funkmasters/The Classic/Jazz/Pop!/#1 Hits/Electronic/Twisted/Claustrophobic EZKeys 1.1 with all the trimmings

[Mark Cohen]

Thanks rgarber. I think you’re right that it is less destructive to use the chord divider tool. I’ve only had a quick go but using this tool seems to continue the chord flow whereas the split will shorten the notes and can leave an abrupt gap. I need some more experimentation with it. However If it is too awkward to use, I might just drag the amended chords into Logic and amend using that. It may be quicker! I still find it curious that there is no explanation in the manual. Not sure what you mean about right-clicking, maybe you meant left clicking which brings up the analysis tool? Although I can select a chord name from the analysis tool and it changes the chord displayed, the chord actually played is still the same as it was before. Only if I go back to the pointer tool then bring up the COF can I change the chord sound.

[rgarber]

Sorry, I meant left clicking (not right clicking). I’ve seen a couple of people write that about the chord not playing properly but I must be doing it wrong cause the chord change takes effect and plays that way. I tried several combinations to duplicate where it doesn’t play the chord change but no cigar on that. Reckon I shouldn’t want that to happen anyway. Interesting…

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