Easy chords - free midi rack for writing parts

[Jekblad]

Video explains it all, description below w/download.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJq1GGxw ... ideo_title

This rack allows you to map a range of keys to a chain selector for easy chords and inversions, based on the root note you feed it.

Use one section of the keyboard to trigger notes, and another to select the chord type or inversion, all while staying within the key.

Works great if you are a poor keyboard player! Download the rack here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3301072/Easy%20Chords.adg

[lunabass]

thanks man

[Jekblad]

Thanks man! Have u found it usable? In writing some very cool parts with it so far.

[matthews]

Hey,

Thanks for throwing this together. It's super useful and very well put together. Although I'm fairly decent on the keys, this is a great visual alternative when you just wanna lay down something quick. Cheers.

[dab]

Thanks a lot Jekblad, this is definitely one my favorites. Much appreciated!

regards..dab

[Jekblad]

Thanks for throwing this together.

this took me three years

haha, mainly just to find time to sit down and pound out the idea.
here's a previous one i made: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3301072/jChord% ... ersion.adg

[stansharpe]

Wicked mate. Thanks so much.

[stallos]

nice1 mate - will give this a try later
thanks for sharing

[crumhorn]

It was well worth watching your video if only for the inspired idea of using an arpegiator to work the chain selector - brilliant !

[Mplay]

Thanks for sharing!

[ze2be]

Yup, thanks! Ive done something similar a while back, but this is better.

[Jekblad]

Thanks guys! I really enjoyed making it and filming the litle ditty. Hopefully there will be more good ideas in the future!

[Mplay]

Still loving your rack! I do have a question: would it be possible to send only the root note one track and the chords to another? Thanks in advance

[Jekblad]

set up two channels and record enable both. One will record the root note, and the channel the rack will make all the chords. make sense?

If you are trying to power two different sounds, another easy way is to make an instrument rack with your two instruments in it (on different chains) after the midi rack, and do a key split. The low notes hit one, the high notes hit another. This only works if you want to make chords and play melodies on top, vs the previous idea of making a chord and sending the root note to a bass VST.

these are good ideas to consider!

[Mplay]

The key split is working nicely, thanks for the reply