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4.5 Using MIDI Loops 35
When the Auto-Strum mode is switched on, one first plays the note which should not be bended
and then the second one. The bending effect is then obtained by moving the pitch wheel or using
the aftertouch. This will only work, however, for intervals larger than one tone because otherwise
Strum always automatically triggers a hammer-on or pull-off when intervals of one or two semi-
tones are played legato.
When the Auto-Strum mode is switched off, the two notes can be played at the same time on
the keyboard. The lowest is then triggered with the bass strumming key (E5) and the second note
with the arp 4 key (G5). The note to be bended is triggered last and the bending is activated either
using aftertouch or the pitch wheel.
4.4.7 Power Chords
Power chords are equivalent to playing a fifth interval. They are referred to as chords because
they can also be interpreted as a major chord played without the third. In Strum, power chords are
obtained by playing fifth intervals on the keyboard. When two notes are played simultaneously on
the keyboard, Strum detects an interval and therefore plays the notes on different strings. It is not
always possible to play notes simultaneously when playing live and it is therefore recommended to
play the highest note of the interval slightly before the lowest. Otherwise, Strum may decide to play
the highest note on the lowest string and then will also need to voice the lowest note on the lowest
string which will result in both notes being played one after the other. A power chord voicing on
three strings is obtained by playing the root, the fifth and the root again one octave higher on the
keyboard.
4.5 Using MIDI Loops
Reproducing complex patterns played on the guitar can rapidly become complicated and requires
to be a good keyboard player. The good news, however, is that patterns, in other words sequences
of chords and strumming keys, can easily be played using Strum’s MIDI loop player. Furthermore,
Strum is supplied with a library of MIDI loops which you can use to easily start creating a new
piece. The standard loop library is accessible directly from Strum’s interface by clicking on the
Load button of the loop player which will automatically bring you to the default MIDI loop library
folder. Loops can be used as they are or can easily be edited in a sequencer and then be played
using the Strum MIDI loop player.
It is important to note that Strum makes no distinction between MIDI signal coming from the
standard MIDI input (keyboard or sequencer) or the MIDI loop player. How Strum interprets the
MIDI signal it receives therefore depends whether the Auto-Strum mode is on or off. When it is
on, Strum will play chords as they are played on the keyboard and then trigger them again when
strumming keys are played in the loop. It is therefore usually simpler to switch the Auto-Strum
mode off, chords are then triggered following the pattern of strumming keys in the MIDI loop.
In other words, chords are plucked on the keyboard and strumming patterns are applied to them
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