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Custom Chord Palettes and Styles (Pro Studio)

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CUSTOM CHORD PALETTES AND STYLES (PRO STUDIO)

Mixcraft 11 Pro Studio lets you extend the chord system with your own chord palettes and playback styles. Both live in the Advanced submenu of the chord lane right-click menu, and both are embedded in your project file so they travel with your song.

CUSTOM CHORD PALETTES

Build a palette from music you've already written:

  1. Select the notes of a chord (or several chords) in the piano roll.

  2. Right-click and choose Advanced > Add/Edit Chord Palette.

  3. The palette editor opens with your chords identified automatically from the selected pitches.

The editor features a dual keyboard display with interactive note selection, so you can see and adjust exactly which pitches make up each chord slot. Auto-fill resolves ambiguous or incomplete chords using nearest-neighbor matching, and the Pattern Alignment submenu sets how each chord's pattern aligns to the beat grid. A MIDI preview lets you audition as you edit.

Custom palettes are saved to your user folder and appear in the Palette dropdown alongside the factory palettes.

CUSTOM CHORD STYLES

To create your own playback style, right-click a chord blob and choose Advanced > Edit Chord Style. The style editor provides swing, gate, and velocity controls over the pattern. Save the result under a custom name and category — your styles appear in the Style dropdown right beside the factory content, organized by genre category. A confirmation prompt prevents accidentally overwriting factory styles.

RENAMING CHORDS

The related Edit Chord Name... command (in the main right-click menu) edits how a chord blob is labeled without changing its notes.