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To enter an underlying scale

  1. In the Underlying Scale tab, click the Major, Har Minor, or Mel Minor button. The scale is entered in the lower half of the keyboard and duplicated in the upper half. The C harmonic minor is shown in the following figure.

    C harmonic minor

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    In the Scale area, click the desired tones in the lower half of the keyboard to add them to the scale, as shown in the following figure.

    Tones added by clicking keys

    Note   You must select seven pitches. If you select more or less than seven pitches, DirectMusic Producer warns you when you close the Properties window that you must correct the scale.

  2. To move the scale up or down on the keyboard, click the left or right Chrom Shift button. See Chromatic Shift.
  3. Click the button marked 1->2 to duplicate the lower half of the scale in the upper half. This ensures consistent behavior of the scale.

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