Chord node
A chord node sounds multiple notes at once. Procedural mode tracks the global progression; manual mode lets you pin a specific chord. Voicing style, inversion, octave, and arpeggiation are all editable.
Chord nodes provide harmonic anchors. Where a vibe node sounds a single pitch, a chord node sounds a triad, seventh chord, or dense voicing, and can arpeggiate it for a strummed feel.
Modes
| Parameter | Type | Range | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| procedural | string | default | Follows the global chord progression. The chord changes when the progression advances. | |
| manual | string | Locks to a specific scale-degree chord, ignoring the global progression. Useful for ostinatos and pedal harmonies. |
Voicing styles
| Parameter | Type | Range | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| close | string | Notes stacked within a single octave. The default classical voicing. | ||
| drop2 | string | Second voice from the top dropped one octave. Common in jazz piano. | ||
| shell | string | Root, third, and seventh only. The harmonic skeleton. | ||
| power | string | Root and fifth. No third: neither major nor minor, neutral tone. | ||
| cluster | string | All notes packed within an octave. Dense and percussive. | ||
| quartal | string | Stacked in fourths instead of thirds. Modern jazz and modal sound. | ||
| rootless | string | Root omitted. Lets a bass voice supply the root from elsewhere. |
Strumming and arpeggiation
A chord node can sound all notes simultaneously or stagger them across a configurable strum length (in beats). Set strum length to 0 for a block chord, larger values for an arpeggio. Reverse strum plays from top to bottom instead of bottom to top.