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Ability to chose scale: Diatonic / Chromatic

Chromatic won't work well - you won't even get a full complete octave scale on the pads and it will play havoc will the strum bridge.

It was possible to switch to diatonic scales on the "play" page by setting the key there with options for major and minor. I confess I haven't tried it for a while so it may have changed with updates. I use a workaround of creating presets set with diatonic scales. The same workaround can also allow a modification that will enable playing chromatically but it will not work if you are using the Chorda as a midi controller. (These were worked out for the Orba 2, but they work for the Chorda too.)


Chaining songs or having live song change quantization to make complex longer songs: Calling a loop a song is a bit confusing, since the word "song" usually means a collection of loops. I would like to set an amount of repeats for one loop (one of chordas 12 songs) that moves to the next loop (a different one of chordas songs) automatically. Is this an option without using a DAW? The only way I can see to write a longer song, is to play the full length of a song 2-3 minutes as a loop, then go in and add more instruments, similar to recording on a 4-track tape machine. If we could chain songs (which are really loops) then we could make wonderful arrangements with 12 different loops that seamlessly flow from one loop to the next! It would also create another use of chorda to be used more like a sampler/sequencer with 12 steps.

We need a way to put specific presets in specific order on the chorda, maybe something in the Artiphon connect tool where you pick one to put in each slot.

Wondering if there is/could be a way to map specific song related chords onto each pad on chorda.  Then a person could use it to play chords for a song while singing (sort of like a guitar), using chord mode. Could create an app that lets the user map the chords onto pads or an app that has songs on it and puts chords in place for you.   The bass would be in the key of the song, the notes would be in the key of the song, but the chords would be as in the song.  Some songs have chords that are not simple or in key.  Example: My Way (Frank Sinatra) has Dm7, C and C7, Gm, etc). 12 different chord spots on chorda and many songs have only 12 chords or less.  Maybe work with ultimate-guitar or some similar site and make it a paid service or a stand alone app?   Remember the machine QChord?  or the new LiberLive?  You get the idea.  Would be fun to play and sing old favorites with chorda and have all the chords at my fingertips...

@Malcolm Berger - The realistic answer is no. It was possible by editing chord preset files (not supported), but that was scuppered by the summer update. Now it won't even play the presets they made that used chord sets differing from their standard set properly. SInce the changes were in the firmware I don't think an app could get past that. It may be possible by using samples of the chords in a drum preset but it would still need some editing to actually work.

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Thank you for the reply.  With a new device being launched, I don't think a firmware update is likely soon.  

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