118. Is there a way to display my chords in root position in the notation window?

You can use the 'Output Chords to External Device' feature to accomplish this. Normally, this feature is used to output chords to a vocal harmonizer, however you can use it to save the chords in your song in their root positions to a MIDI file, then import the MIDI file into the Melody or Soloist track.

  1. Go to Opt | Preferences | OutputCh. Put a checkmark beside "Output Chords". The channel number should be set to 9 by default. You will probably find it best to change some of the settings in the Output Chords dialog (You may need to experiment with this a bit):

    • Note Range: 60 to 84.

    • # ticks before chord change: 0

    • Output chords during lead-in: NO

    • Write Track to MIDI file: YES

  2. Click the .MID button to save your song as a MIDI file. It is easiest if you save it to the [Clipboard].
  3. Go to Melody | Edit Melody Track | Import Melody from Clipboard. Import only channel 9. Make sure that the '# blank bars to insert a beginning' is set to 0. Press OK.

You should now see the chords in the Melody track.


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