Chord Options (Root / Scale / CP Toggle)
Purpose
The global tonal-centre control: sets the root note and scale (major/minor) used by every chord-following sequencer, hosts the per-mode chord-adjustment tweaks, and the per-sequencer CP-follow toggle that decides which sequencers track the chord progression at all.
Interaction
Three bands on the shared view:
- Row 8, chord-root strip: 12 cells (LHS cols 1–8 = roots 0–7, RHS cols 1–4 = roots 8–11). Selected root is bright; others dim.
- RHS rows 7–8, cols 7–8, the scale region: row 8 selects major/minor; row 7 toggles the major/minor chord-adjustment flags.
- Row 1, the CP toggle: one cell per chord-following sequencer (LHS cols 1–7 = sequencers 1–7, RHS cols 1–7 = sequencers 9–15). Off = slate grey, on = the sequencer’s own colour.
Shortcuts
LHS / shared strip: root + CP toggle
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press row 8 root cell | LP grid | Set the global root note (0–11) | none |
| Press row 1 sequencer cell | LP grid | Toggle that sequencer’s chord-progression follow on/off | none |
RHS: scale / chord adjustment
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press row 8, col 7 / col 8 | LP RHS | Select major / minor scale; broadcasts to every scale-aware view immediately | none |
| Press row 7, col 7 / col 8 | LP RHS | Cycle the major / minor chord-adjustment mode: plain → adjusted → diatonic → plain. The two qualities are set independently | none |
Whole-view behaviour
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIFT + MUTE / SHIFT + SOLO | LP grid | No-op: deliberately excluded from reset/randomise | any |
A scale-mode change instantly re-voices all chord-following sequencers and re-draws note-arp keyboard overlays.
See also
- Chords and scales, “Root Note + Scale”: cell colours and arrays
- Toggle views, “Chord progression toggle”: engine semantics
- Note arp view reference: scale-mode interaction