10/17/2020 Phrase Magnets Tutorial

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Phrase Magnets Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the phrase

magnets

The small magnet icon at the top left corner of each phrase can help you to

automatically transpose the phrase relative to the previous phrase or an envelope.

You cannot move a phrase when the magnet is active. When several phrases are

connected, you can move the rst phrase and all other phrases will follow it.

The magnet has three states:

disabled, you can freely move the phrase around

it may point to the previous phrase which means the phrase will be

adjusted to the previous phrase

it may point upwards which make the phrase follow the phrase envelope.

Right clicking on the magnet will o er 5 ways of automatically transposing

phrases:

1: Minimize Note Distance

The phrase is transposed so that the distance between the rst note of the

phrase and last note of the previous phrase is minimized. This works best for

monophonic phrases when there is exactly one ' rst' note and one 'last' note.

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2: Approach Average Note

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Height
The phrase is transposed so that the distance between the the average of the

lowest and highest notes is minimized. This works well for both monophonic and

polyphonic phrases.

3: Highest Note Follows

Envelope
The phrases are transposed so that the highest note is not lower than the

envelope

The envelope is evaluated at the phrase starting position:

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4: Average Note Height

Follows Envelope
The phrases are transposed so that the average of the highest and lowest note is

on the envelope:

The shorter the phrases are the smoother they will follow the envelope. Here we

created a very simple phrase lasting for 2 beats that consists of only scale notes

(set the Note Mapping option to "Scale Notes [+semitones]"):

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5: Each Note Follows The

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Envelope Within Key

Notes are transposed independently to the nearest scale step on the envelope:

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