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I've been trying to figure out how to get accidentals within a given key. One way I am testing now is to use ClyphX to assign related scales in a key according to their root in the "Inkey" scale in a dedicated track. One can then select the chords by simply keying the clip in Launchpad (or any controller, including the computer keyboard) while playing the melody notes in Push (or a second Launchpad) using an instrument in a second track.

This means the cluster form remains the same.

In Live I have a dedicated track for chord changes with the following ClyphX definitions (each group with a different color (The first group is to switch back and forth between Phrygian for Flamenco keeping the same scale structure):

(Flamenco Group - Yellow)

[E] PUSH SCL TYPE PHRYGIAN;PUSH SCL ROOT E;
[E] PUSH SCL TYPE MINOR GYPSY;PUSH SCL ROOT E;

Related Harmonic Minor - Light Green)
[D] PUSH SCL TYPE DORIAN;PUSH SCL ROOT D; (Sub-Dominant Dm)
[A] PUSH SCL TYPE HARMONIC MINOR; PUSH SCL ROOT A; (Tonic Am)
[E] PUSH SCL TYPE MINOR GYPSY;PUSH SCL ROOT E; (Dominant E)
PUSH SCL TYPE LOCRIAN;PUSH SCL ROOT B; (Subst E; (Add G# for E7)

(Related Major - Light Brown)

[F] PUSH SCL TYPE LYDIAN;PUSH SCL ROOT F; (Sub-Dominant - F)
[C] PUSH SCL TYPE MAJOR;PUSH SCL ROOT C; (Tonic - C)
[G] PUSH SCL TYPE MAJOR;PUSH SCL ROOT G; (Dominant G)
[G] PUSH SCL TYPE LOCRIAN;PUSH SCL ROOT B; (Dom substitution; add G for G7)

(Related Minors - Light Blue)

[A] PUSH SCL TYPE MINOR; PUSH SCL ROOT A; (Natural Minor)
[A] PUSH SCL TYPE MELODIC MINOR; PUSH SCL ROOT A; (Melodic Minor)

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(One can also add secondary dominants by using different roots)
e.g., use A Major scale as a secondary dominant to D minor chord.....

[A] PUSH SCL TYPE MAJOR; PUSH SCL ROOT A; (Secondary Dominant to Dm)
[D] PUSH SCL TYPE MAJOR; PUSH SCL ROOT D; (Secondary Dominant to G)

Better yet, put each related group in its own track.
I named three tracks "Phrygian","Major", and "Minor"

I then used ClyphX's STOP command to stop the clip in the unselected tracks.

For example, when I click a "chord change" clip in the "Harmonic Minor" track, I append the clips in the Harmonic Minor track with

"Phrygian"/STOP;"Major"/STOP;

so only the clip in the "Harmonic Minor" track looks activated......

e.g.: [A7] PUSH SCL TYPE MAJOR;PUSH SCL ROOT A;"Phrygian"/STOP;"Major"/STOP;

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Actually, that is a good idea. (There should be a ClyphX text window, though. The list of clip commands keeps growing...

Also, I think one could dedicate a dedicated input track to a MIDI Pitch Device and feed the output to each of the tracks to set the key....

Another project for this morning... (sigh)

TomViolenz wrote:You could also add a: PUSH MSG
Action, so Pushs display tells you of the change

(Maybe a little gimmicky....)

I have updated my post on the Push Form (as per Tom Violenz suggestions). To use this with a Launchpad or other controller, simply delete the references to Push in the ClyphX clip texts.

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