KVR Audio

midi_transmission · Post by **midi_transmission** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:51 pm

I'm having a look at the chord detection in Cubase 9.5 at the moment. I have only basic music theory knowledge... I'm trying to decide if I like Cubase chord track features or the plugin boutique 'scaler' plugin better.

I added a (cmaj9) via the Cubase midi editor...

C - E - G - B - D
>>> Cubase showns me in the 'Chord editing' tab in the midi editor a cmaj7/9 when I select these notes, what is fine I think.

I change some notes an octave to create an inversion...

D-E-G-B-C
>>> Cubase showns me E/D (what's that, never saw this chord?).

I also test the plugin boutique 'scaler' plugin with the chord detection and it shows me a cmaj9 in both cases.
Is Cubase detection right or week?

woodsdenis · Post by **woodsdenis** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:48 pm

Chords can be described in many ways, your second example could be Em # 5/D for example. Setting the root key should determine the most logical choice. For example when is a Cmaj7 an Em/C

shidostrife · Post by **shidostrife** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:09 pm

E/D is read "E over D", which means an E chord but the bass note is D.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_chord

Cubase 9.5 and plugin boutique 'scaler' chord detection easy to confuse? I have an example...