Monday, March 11, 2013

Music Preset A-030 : UK Pop

Rhythm : Fast Pop
Tone setting : Syn-Pad
Chord sequence : C G Am Dm C/G G
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-029 : Ivory Pop

Rhythm : Straight8Bt1
Tone setting : Pop E.Piano
Chord sequence : C Dm7 C Dm7 C Dm7 C F/G C Am G7 F C G7 B♭ A7 Dm F/G
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-028 : Crazy Roll

Rhythm : 50's Rock
Tone setting : Honky-Tonk
Chord sequence : C F B♭ F C F B♭ F C A♭ B♭ C
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-027 : Radio Pop

Rhythm : Disco Pop
Tone setting : Square Lead
Chord sequence : C G C G C G/B F/A C G/B F/A G Am
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-026 : Bossa Pop

Rhythm : Bossa Nova
Tone setting : Dyno E.Piano
Chord sequence : D Bm6 GM7 Bm D7 GM7 Gm D/F♯ Am7 D7 GM7 Gm D/F♯ Bm7 Bm7/E E7 G/A
Probable source : "Just The Way You Are" (Billy Joel)
Music with similar chords :

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Music Preset A-025 : West Coast

Rhythm : Cnty Ballad
Tone setting : Rotary Organ
Chord sequence : Am E7 G D F C Dm E7
Probable source : "Hotel California" (Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey)
Music with similar chords :

Note the coy naming of this music preset...

Music Preset A-024 : 70's Pop

Rhythm : Piano 8 Beat
Tone setting : Dyno E.Piano(?) + Synth-Voice (layer balance : 00)
Chord sequence : FM7 F6 Am Am7♭5 D7 Gm Gm7♭5 F F6 Am D7 Gm C7 F
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-023 : Going On

Rhythm : Rotary Organ
Tone setting : 16 Beat Bld
Chord sequence : CM7 Am7 CM7 Am7 Dm7 F/G G7
Probable source : Unknown
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-022 : Close

Rhythm : Pop Shuffle
Tone setting : 60's E.Piano
Chord sequence : Fadd9 E7sus4 E7 Em7 Am7 Fadd9 CM7
Probable source : "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Bacharach and David) [version by The Carpenters]
Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-021 : Xmas Pop

  1. Rhythm : 6/8 Pop
  2. Tone setting : Fantasy
  3. Chord sequence : C Dm G C
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Music Preset A-020 : Blue Love

  1. Rhythm : Mellow 8Beat
  2. Tone setting : GrPianoModrn + Strings (layer balance : 00)
  3. Chord sequence : Am D7 G C Am F G C Am D G C Am F E Am
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :
The main tone setting might also be GrPianoVari. or Rock Piano, my ear isn't good enough to discern it, and I haven't figured out a way to get the instrument to reveal the main tone used when layering is active (if I ever get around to reverse engineering the file format used to save music presets, this should become easy).

Music Preset A-019 : Ribbon

  1. Rhythm : Cnty Shuffle
  2. Tone setting : GrPianoModrn
  3. Chord sequence : F Am Cm D7 Gm B♭m Dm G7 B♭m C7 B♭m C7
  4. Probable source : "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" (Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown) [Tony Orlando and Dawn]
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-018 : My Life

  1. Rhythm : Mellow 8Beat
  2. Tone setting : Pop E.Piano
  3. Chord sequence : CM7 G/F Em7 A7 Dm7 G7 CM7 Dm7 G7
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-017 : JoyWorldPop

  1. Rhythm : Straight8Bt2
  2. Tone setting : Jazz Organ
  3. Chord sequence : D A D A D D/C G/B B♭ D A D
  4. Probable source : "Joy to the World" (Hoyt Axton; version by Three Dog Night)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-016 : Sugar Pop

  1. Rhythm : Schlager
  2. Tone setting : Marimba + 70's Syn-Str (layer balance: -05)
  3. Chord sequence : C F C F C F G C F G
  4. Probable source : "Sugar, Sugar" (Jeff Barry, Andy Kim) [The Archies]
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-015 : Weep Blues

  1. Rhythm : Guitar 8Beat
  2. Tone setting : DrawbarOrgan
  3. Chord sequence : Am Am/G F♯m7♭5 FM7 Am G D E
  4. Probable source : "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-014 : Pop Ska

  1. Rhythm : Ska
  2. Tone setting : GrPianoModrn
  3. Chord sequence : B♭ F7 B♭ E♭ B♭ F7 B♭
  4. Probable source : "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Lennon/McCartney)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-013 : Believer

  1. Rhythm : Pop Shuffle
  2. Tone setting : Syn-Pad
  3. Chord sequence : C Dm Em F C Am D7 G7
  4. Probable source : "Daydream Believer" (John Stewart; version by The Monkees)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-012 : Rising Sun

  1. Rhythm : Slow Rock
  2. Tone setting : Perc.Organ
  3. Chord sequence : Am C D F Am C E7 Am C D F Am E7 A
  4. Probable source : "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional; version by The Animals)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-011 : Loco

  1. Rhythm : 60's 8 Beat
  2. Tone setting : 70's Organ
  3. Chord sequence : C Am C Am F Dm F Dm C G7 C G7
  4. Probable source : "The Loco-Motion" (Goffin-King)
  5. Music with similar chords : 
To actually play "The Loco-Motion" against this preset, you're going to have to slow the tempo way, way, down (or edit the preset to restore the original measure structure of the song).

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Music Preset A-010 : Love Pop

  1. Rhythm : 8 Beat Pop
  2. Tone setting : Vibraphone
  3. Chord sequence :   C F C Em Am Dm G
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-009 : Funky Rspct

  1. Rhythm : Funk Pop
  2. Tone setting : Rock Organ 2
  3. Chord sequence :  G7 F7 G7 F7 G7 F7 C7 F7 C7 F7
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-008 : Blowin' in

  1. Rhythm : Finger Cnty
  2. Tone setting : GM Harmonica
  3. Chord sequence :  C F G C F C F G C F G C F G C F C
  4. Probable source : "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-007 : Movie Waltz

  1. Rhythm : Waltz 1
  2. Tone setting : GrPianoModrn + SynthStrings (layer balance : -05)
  3. Chord sequence :  C CM7 C6 C C♯dim7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-006 : Rain Pop

  1. Rhythm : Pop Shuffle
  2. Tone setting : Elec.Piano 2
  3. Chord sequence :   F FM7 F7 B♭ Am7 D7 Gm7 C7sus4
  4. Probable source : "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" (Bacharach and David)
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-005 : Gypsy

  1. Rhythm : Pagode
  2. Tone setting : Jazz Organ
  3. Chord sequence :  Dm A7 Dm G7 C Em7 Am C7 F G7 C Am F G7 C
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :

Music Preset A-004 : Alpine Flora

  1. Rhythm : Waltz 1
  2. Tone setting : Choir
  3. Chord sequence : C G7 C F C Am Dm7 G7
  4. Probable source : "Edelweiss"  (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
  5. Music with similar chords : Lots of songs seem to use C Am Dm7 G7, including "Tell Me Why" (Lennon/McCartney), and "My Home Town" (Tom Lehrer).

Note the coy renaming:  the Edelweiss flower is an example of Alpine flora (plants which grow in the Alps).

Music Preset A-003 : Oldies Pop

  1. Rhythm : 60's 8 Beat
  2. Tone setting : RotaryDrwbar
  3. Chord sequence :  C Am F G7
  4. Probable source : This chord sequence is so ubiquitous it is impossible to guess if there was a particular source.
  5. Music with similar chords : Too many to list here.

Music Preset A-002 : Winter Pop

  1. Rhythm : Straight8Bt1
  2. Tone setting : Synth-Str.EP
  3. Chord sequence : C Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
  4. Probable source : (?) Chorus of "We gotta get you a woman"  (Todd Rundgren)
  5. Music with similar chords : 

Music Preset A-001 : Soft Pop

  1. Rhythm : Mellow 8Beat
  2. Tone setting : Elec.Piano 1 + Strings (layer balance: -15)
  3. Chord sequence : C CM7 C7 F Fm C D7 Fm C
  4. Probable source : Unknown
  5. Music with similar chords :