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MIDI Scale Quantize

Snaps notes into a chosen key and scale, or follows the project key.

Direction

Chooses whether notes snap to the nearest scale note, up, or down.

Nearest minimises the move; Up never lowers a note; Down never raises one.

Nearest Snaps to the closest scale note, choosing the lower note on a tie.

Up Snaps upward to the next scale note or keeps an in-scale note unchanged.

Down Snaps downward to the previous scale note or keeps an in-scale note unchanged.

Root

Sets the scale root, or follows the active project key when set to Auto.

Auto follows the active project key; choosing a pitch class transposes the selected scale to that root.

Auto Uses the root note detected from the incoming MIDI.

C Uses C as the root pitch class.

C♯ Uses C♯ as the root pitch class.

D Uses D as the root pitch class.

D♯ Uses D♯ as the root pitch class.

E Uses E as the root pitch class.

F Uses F as the root pitch class.

F♯ Uses F♯ as the root pitch class.

G Uses G as the root pitch class.

G♯ Uses G♯ as the root pitch class.

A Uses A as the root pitch class.

A♯ Uses A♯ as the root pitch class.

B Uses B as the root pitch class.

Has no effect while a Scale cable is connected.

Scale

Selects the scale used to constrain incoming MIDI notes.

Changes the pitch classes to which incoming notes can be moved.

Chromatic Keeps all twelve semitones in each octave.

Major Uses the seven-note major scale: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Minor Uses the natural minor scale: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and ♭7.

Pentatonic Uses the five-note major pentatonic scale: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Blues Uses the minor blues scale, including its characteristic flattened fifth.

Dorian Uses a minor mode with a natural sixth.

Mixolydian Uses a major mode with a flattened seventh.

Harmonic Minor Uses natural minor with a raised seventh.

Melodic Minor Uses minor with a raised sixth and seventh.

Phrygian Uses a minor mode with a flattened second.

Lydian Uses a major mode with a raised fourth.

Locrian Uses a minor mode with a flattened second and fifth.

Whole Tone Uses six notes separated by whole steps.

Pentatonic Major Uses the five-note major pentatonic scale: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Pentatonic Minor Uses the five-note minor pentatonic scale: 1, ♭3, 4, 5 and ♭7.

Has no effect while a Scale cable is connected.