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Play Mode

When you base a segment on a style, you usually provide a chord progression in a Chord Track. As the segment plays, the notes in the patterns conform to the chords. The function of a note in a part is calculated as a chord tone (1, 3, 5, or 7), or as an intervening scale tone (2, 4, or 6).

The way notes adjust to chords in a segment is called the play mode. For each part in a pattern, you set a default play mode in the Part Properties window. This default mode can be overridden for individual notes on the Note(s) Tab of the Note Properties window.

The play modes are as follows:


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