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What I am looking to do is syncopate any desired beat of the song. Sometimes I need it on the 3rd beats, sometimes on the 2, sometimes even slightly off of the second. I read something about changing the look ahead in the interpretation parameter. Ive tried this, most of the time its grayed out and I cant do anything with it, other times it did not produce the desire effect I am looking for.
I am looking to accent any desired beat accross the entire song, including harmony. What is the easiest, most efficient way to accomplish this? I know it can be done, there has to be a way.
Wed, 2023-10-04 - 18:33 Permalink
If this "push" feel is for all instruments, you can simply alter the timing of chord changes in Harmony. No look-ahead needed.
If Harmony runs straight and only individual instruments are supposed to respond early to chord changes, you need to set a look-ahead limit in Interpretation and flag the desired chord segments to actually look-ahead within that range.
I vaguely remember this once worked differently, though. The help browser still says it pushes all of Harmony by the set amount. Will check why this has changed or if this is a regression.
Wed, 2023-10-04 - 18:39 Permalink
Ok thanks.
Will the early harmonic change also be emphasized? Example: Will it PUSH or PULL the downbeat of the entire composition as well?
Wed, 2023-10-04 - 19:48 Permalink
so essentially, I would have to have the chord progression start on my 2nd or 3rd beat and then use like a global velocity or dynamic to manually emphasis the harmonic change as well? When we choose swing in the Scheme, how would that effect it?
Wed, 2023-10-04 - 20:19 Permalink
You can shift the chord changes inside a progression, yes. But I'm not sure what you mean when you say emphasis on harmonic change. Voice leading does indeed emphasize chord changes (by way of choosing stronger notes where it matters), but that has nothing to do with velocity.
A phrase may (or may not) have these "push" accents. If you want an early chord change to be noticed, you'll need a phrase that plays a note or chord at that position (with accented velocity).