DN2 chord mode query

The new chord mode on DN2 looks really interesting - really nicely done.

One thing I can’t work out, which I’d like to know before buying a DN2 is whether the chord shape changes to keep the notes played always within the selected scale?

So for example - if I choose a simple minor triad shape and choose C minor scale and play a C the notes in the chord would be C Eb G/0 +3 +7 - but if I then play a D - does it play a normal D minor chord (D F A - the A here is out of key) or does it play D diminished which is D F Ab?

I’m hoping it’s keeps the notes of whichever chord shape you select in key no matter which note you play - and just shifts notes where needed, such as the A to Ab in the above case. Rather than just shifting the same chord shape up and down, disregarding notes in the scale. Similar to how chord memory works on say a Polysix, or how a sampled chord acts in a sampler.

Hope that makes sense and thanks in advance! I’ll be reading the manual thoroughly tomorrow but wanted to check if anyone knows the answer to this in the meantime.

Yes, when a scale is selected, the chord-mode chords are constrained to that key. It’s a flexible and well-thought-out chord system in general.

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Thanks :slight_smile: I hoped as much.