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Harmony

SEL opens HARMONY. You set a key once, then every key you tap plays something that belongs to it.

SEL

Hold + key: single note

K1K2K3K4
ROOT: C to BSCALECHORDVOICING

Try itLink to this section

The FM-1’s 27 keys at octave −1, F2 to G4, with FRASIL’s own harmony: the same rules as the firmware. The scale’s keys glow faintly; tap one to see what it plays.

D3 plays D3 · F3 · A3: in D MINOR with TRIAD, a chord of the scale’s own notes.

ScalesLink to this section

CHROMATIC, MAJOR, MINOR, DORIAN, PHRYGIAN, LYDIAN, MIXOLYDIAN, LOCRIAN, HARMONIC, MELODIC, PENTA MAJ, PENTA MIN. A key outside the scale plays the scale’s note just below it. The scale’s keys glow faintly.

HARMONY: D, MINOR, TRIAD, CLOSE
HARMONYSEL: D, MINOR, TRIAD, CLOSE.

Chords in the scaleLink to this section

SINGLE, FIFTH, TRIAD, SEVENTH, SUS2, SUS4, ADD9, QUARTAL. Each key builds the chord from the scale’s own notes. In D MINOR with SEVENTH, D plays Dm7, E plays Em7♭5 and F plays Fmaj7.

Fixed chordsLink to this section

MAJ, MIN, MAJ7, MIN7, DOM7, AUG, DIM: the same shape on every key.

VoicingLink to this section

For D MINOR with TRIAD:

CLOSE
D3 F3 A3, tight, within an octave.
OPEN
D3 A3 F4, the second note an octave up. More air.
WIDE
D2 F3 A3, the root an octave down. A bass under the chord.

A single note over a chordLink to this section

Hold SEL and tap a key: a single note, even when CHORD makes chords.