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Same scale, different root

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Andre,

I noticed that Synfire changes the played root tone in a progression of scales although all the written scales start from the central line.

I suppose it's a decision that the software takes autonomously: does it depend on instrument ranges or according to other criteria?

Thank you.


Wed, 2017-11-15 - 15:17 Permalink

If you want Synfire to play "as written", you'll need to disable voice leading in Interpretation. Among other things, VL skips notes at rhythmically strong positions, if they are considered weak in the harmonic context. E.g. if the root of your scale is not part of the current chord (or even the vertical scale), it will be avoided at those places.