How are the Trig Notes related to the Chord Machine?

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#1

So, I am new. Not only to Elektron, but to music itself.

So when I am in Grid Recording Mode and I set Trigs, the Trigs read “C-5” by default. How is the “note C-5” related to the chord that is played? Is it a “C5 chord”? And if I change the note on the trig to an “A#7” then it’s an “A7 sharp chord”?

Thank you for any help you can provide.

#2

It’s note and octave; it doesn’t have anything to do with chord shape, apart from the root note. The SHAPE parameter changes the chord shape.

So, A#7 would play an A#, then it’s up to SHAPE to dictate whether that’s a minor, major, 7th, etc.

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#3

Hello, great question. The answer is nice and easy. C5 is just one note, C. In order to tell you which C of the many octaves of each C note, it is given the number 5. Middle C. The C an octave below is C4, an octave above is C6.

If you change it to Asharp7 it means the Asharp note 2 octaves above the C5. Not the chord Asharp7. You are correct to confuse them though, as both C5 and Asharp7 are chords. Just not here

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#4

Shorter, sweeter

#5

Thank you very much!