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).