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Show Bars

Shows/hides bar lines below chords.

Show Bar Numbers

Shows/hides bar numbers next to the 1st, 5th, 9th, etc. bar lines.

Show Actual & Total Time

Shows/hides the actual play position and total length of the session.

Visualize Notes

Displays a piano keyboard to show the musical notes that are currently being played by the virtual band.

Precount...

Set the mode, sound, delay, and loudness of precount:



Reference Tones...

Tune your instrument using this function. Select pitch, octave and repetition rate. Alternatively, tune ChordPulse to your instrument by changing the frequency of the A440 reference.



More...

Select this to display more options:

Midi output device Select a General Midi compatible midi output device to be controlled by ChordPulse. If there are more devices available, select the one that sounds best in your opinion. Midi channels used Select the midi channels ChordPulse uses to communicate with your midi device. One channel is used for drums (always midi channel 9), six additional channels are used by different instruments of the accompaniment. Warning before deleting an unsaved session If on, a warning is displayed before opening a session, starting a new session, or leaving the application with an unsaved session. Flat notes by default in new session Selects flat notes to be used by default in new sessions. Otherwise sharp notes will be selected. Automatically close "Style" / "Tempo" / "Key shift" selector If this is enabled, the "Style" / "Tempo" / "Key shift" selector closes automatically after clicking on its buttons (e.g. selecting a music style). Otherwise, the selector stays open after the first mouse click, so you can try different settings conveniently (e.g. search for music styles). Model - White Select white version of ChordPulse. Model - Wide Select wide version of ChordPulse. Model - Key shift buttons Show key shift buttons (reset/+/- key shift controls) in main window. Display text color Select a color for the text used on the main black display. Chord colors Select a coloring method for the chords:    "Match text": all chords have the same color defined by "Display text color"    "Alternating": chord colors are matched to "Display text color", but every 2nd chord is darker    "Spectrum":chords are colored based on their bass notes    "Pastel spectrum": a less saturated version of "Spectrum" Color gradient for slash chords If this option is enabled, the bottom part of a slash chord will be colored based on the bass note, the top part will be colored based on the chord root note, with a smooth gradient between the two colors. If disabled, the chord will have a single color based on the bass note. Chord & page look Select a style for the chord and page sensors. Chord cursor Show/hide the chord cursor below the chords. The chord cursor shows which chord is actually being played. In pulse mode, the cursor pulsates with a frequency based on the current BPM. Visualize notes Select how you would like to visualize the musical notes being played by the backing band. In "Note grid" mode, the musical notes are shown in a grid. The vertical position indicates the octave of the note.