8.5 THE [KEYBOARD]

You can use the [KEYBOARD] keys to play the preset of the active audio track (or send MIDI notes with a MIDI SRC machine selected). Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–12] keys to select the track you want to play.

Press the lit trig keys to play different notes. The whole note range you can trigger spans 11 octaves (. You can transpose the keyboard up or down 5 octaves from the middle octave. Press [+]/[−] to transpose the virtual keyboard up or down in octave steps. Press [+] + [−] to reset the transpose to 0.

Notes triggered can be recorded on the sequencer in LIVE RECORDING mode. Find out how this is done in section “10.4 LIVE RECORDING MODE” on page 41.

• The [KEYBOARD] keys do not play the preset chromatically if a Subtracks SRC machine is selected for the active track. Instead, the [KEYBOARD C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, A1, B1, and C2] keys trigger the eight separate subtracks.
• If you press [TRIG 9–16] to select a Bus/SendFX/Mix track without first pressing and holding [TRK], you can still use the [KEYBOARD] to play the previously selected audio track. Selecting the same Bus/SendFX/Mix track track again toggles editing back to the audio track.

8.5.1 CHORD/SCALE SETUP MENU

Press [CHORD] to open the CHORD/SCALE SETUP menu. Here you get a graphical view of which notes the [TRIG] keys play. These settings then affect how you add notes/chords using the [TRIG] keys to the sequencer in the LIVE RECORDING mode. Press [+]/[−] or [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the keyboard up or down an octave. Press [+] + [−] to reset the transpose to 0. In this menu, you can also set different musical scales, select the root note of the scale, and select the chord mode. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the settings. Press [CHORD] or [NO] to exit the CHORD/SCALE SETUP menu. The settings are stored in the active pattern.

GUIDE (with CHORD set to OFF) decides which notes will play when you press the [KEYBOARD] keys.

OFF In this mode, all the [KEYBOARD] keys play all notes chromatically and ignore the selected scale.

LIGHT In this mode, all the [KEYBOARD] keys play all notes chromatically and ignore the selected scale, but the [KEYBOARD] keys within the selected SCALE will light up.

SNAP In this mode, all the [KEYBOARD] keys play notes within the selected scale. The [KEYBOARD] keys that are not within the scale will play the note that is closest within the scale.

FILTER In this mode, only the [KEYBOARD] keys within the selected scale will play notes.

GUIDE (with CHORD set to ON) decides which notes will play when you press the [KEYBOARD] keys.

OFF In this mode, the [KEYBOARD] key you play will always sound, whether it is within the selected scale or not. However, the notes added by the chord mode, always play within the chosen scale and are based on the ROOT, SCALE, and SHAPE settings. If the key played is not within the scale, the added notes will derive from the nearest lower note within the scale.

LIGHT In this mode, the [KEYBOARD] key you play will always sound, whether it is within the selected scale or not. However, the notes added by the chord mode, always play within the chosen scale and are based on the ROOT, SCALE, and SHAPE settings. If the key played is not within the scale, the added notes will derive from the nearest lower note within the scale. The [KEYBOARD] keys within the chosen SCALE will light up.

SNAP In this mode all the [KEYBOARD] keys played will play notes within the selected scale. If you play a key that is not within the scale, it will play the note that is closest within the scale. The notes added based on the ROOT, SCALE, and SHAPE settings will also play within the selected scale.

FILTER In this mode, only the [KEYBOARD] keys within the selected scale will play notes and trigger chords within the scale.

CHORD switches CHORD MODE on/off. The keyboard now plays multiple notes with each key press.

The notes added are based on the ROOT, SCALE, and SHAPE settings.

• You can also press [FUNC] + [CHORD] to toggle the CHORD MODE on/off.
• If CHORD mode is set to ON, the [CHORD] key will light up cyan.

ROOT sets the root note for the chosen scale.

SCALE sets the scale. This setting governs which notes are playable on Tonverk’s [KEYBOARD] keys to allow only notes in the set scale (with FILTER set to LOCK) and which notes will sound when CHORD is set to ON. For a list of all selectable keyboard scales, please see ”APPENDIX E: KEYBOARD SCALES” on page 119.

TYPE/SHAPE With SCALE set to CHROMATIC, you have here a selection of different types of chords (for example, MAJ, MIN, MIN7, MAJ7, DIM) to choose from. With SCALE set to anything but CHROMATIC, diatonic chords in the scale are created, and SHAPE sets which notes in the chord are used. For example, with ROOT set to C and SCALE to ION (white key notes only), and SHAPE set to 1-3-5:

Playing a C note, this will create the notes C, E, G (C major)

Playing a D note, this will create the notes D, F, A (D minor)

Playing a C note on 1-3-5-7 will create the notes C, E, G, B (C major 7th), etc