Operation Manual

Adjust To Project Key
Click here for more on adjusting a sound's key.
Transposing Virtual Instrument Clips
You can transpose a Virtual Instrument Clip by clicking on the Sound Details tab on the bottom of the window. Click
on the drop down entitled Adjust To Project Key and choose Transpose By.
Then either type in or select the number of half steps that you'd like to transpose the clip by.
Virtual Instrument clips can be transposed without audio degradation because each time they are played the
synthesizer recreates the sound from the MIDI data.
Adjusting The Sound's Key
You can change a sound's key by clicking the Sound Details Tab on the bottom of the window. Each sound can be in
one of the following modes: Adjust To Project Key, Adjust Pitch By, Transpose By (Virtual Instrument clips only) or Do
Not Fix Pitch. (Audio clips only) Select the drop down to change the mode to Adjust to Project Key.
Adjust To Project Key
If in this mode, Mixcraft will adjust the pitch of the sound based on the difference between the project's key and the
sound's key. For example, if the project key was F# and the sound's key was F, it would adjust the pitch of the sound
up by one semitone so that it was in tune with F# instead of F.
However, you can have more than one key change in a project. A sound in Adjust To Project Key mode will adjust to
the correct # of half steps in order to play in the correct key based on the most recent key change. To continue the
example, if your sound was in F and you had two key changes to A and then G, it would correspond to shifting the
pitch of your sound by four semitones up to A and then by two semitones up to G.
The software adjusts the pitch by the shortest distance between two keys. For example, if the project key was G and
the sound's key was F, it will adjust it by +2 semitones, instead of -10 semitones.
Changing The Key Of A Sound
Assuming that the key of the sound is correct, you can change the key of a sound by adding markers with key
changes and/or by changing the project's key. You do not need to change the key of the sound on the Sound Details
Tab, but, instead, you should change the project key or add key change markers! In short, if you want to change the
key of a sound, change the project key! Changing the key of a sound should only be done if the detected key is
wrong!
Changing The Detected Key Of A Sound
You must be in Adjust To Project Key mode to change the detected key of a sound.
If the sound's detected key is wrong, you can adjust it via the Detected Key drop down control. The original detected
key will show up with an * next to it, in case you need to restore the original detected key.
Renaming A Sound
You can rename a sound by going to the Sound Details Tab and editing the sound's name in the edit box labeled
Name. Press the Enter key or click on another part of the window to finish the name change.