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Write with the chord track

Sketch a progression on its own lane, hear each chord and move it around.

Video coming soon

Step by step

  1. 01

    Add an Instrument track and select it.

  2. 02

    Choose Project → Chord Track. A thin Chord lane appears above your tracks.

  3. 03

    Click the empty lane to add a chord — you’ll hear it, and a block appears.

  4. 04

    Use the chord’s menus to pick its root and quality, for example A and Minor for “Am”.

  5. 05

    Drag a chord left or right to move it in beat-sized steps; Option-click to delete it.

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