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J74 Progressive (Standalone Edition) - User Manual
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Table of Contents
How to install and start up J74 Progressive (Standalone Edition).................................................................3
Using J74 ProgressiveSE with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)...............................................................4
Background: What is a chord progression anyway? ....................................................................................8
The Chord Progression Editor ....................................................................................................................10
The Main window of the Chord Progression Editor ...................................................................................11
The Chord Progression Matrix view ...........................................................................................................13
The Chord Modifiers: the [modifiers] matrix in the Chord Progression Matrix view..................................17
The Chord Modifiers: example of chord extensions / alteration ...............................................................18
The Chord Modifiers: forcing a chord to be a Major or a Minor chord (borrowed chords)........................19
Voicing by chord extension and alteration.................................................................................................21
Default inversions and the [Octave] range.................................................................................................21
The Inversion Row (custom chord inversions)............................................................................................22
Specifying custom chord shapes.................................................................................................................23
Sequencing and editing operations on progressions..................................................................................25
The Chord Explorer.....................................................................................................................................26
The Chord Explorer: visualizing Chord Tension...........................................................................................27
The Chord Explorer: forcing a chord root ..................................................................................................30
The Circle of Fifth View: visualization and navigation of the diatonic modes.............................................31
The Arpeggio Editor....................................................................................................................................32
Live Mode...................................................................................................................................................35
Saving and Loading Snapshots....................................................................................................................36
The Clip Modifier........................................................................................................................................37
The Clip Modifier: Harmonize section........................................................................................................38
The Clip Modifier: Humanize section..........................................................................................................41
The Clip Modifier: Groove section..............................................................................................................42
The Clip Modifier: Modify section..............................................................................................................43
Appendix 1 - Chord Explorer MIDI Custom Mappings................................................................................44