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Transpose dialog
In some projects you want the volume of a track to change while playback is in progress. You can
accomplish this using the Track, Console, Piano Roll, or Event views.
See Also:
Adjusting volume and pan
Transpose dialog
The Process > Transpose command opens the Transpose dialog box, which allows you to
transpose the pitches of MIDI and audio clips up or down by a fixed number of half-steps. It does so
by changing the MIDI key numbers of note events and by pitch-shifting audio clips. Simply enter the
number of half-steps in the Amount field of the Transpose dialog box; a negative number to
transpose down, a positive number to transpose up. See To Transpose Selected Events.
SONAR can also perform diatonic transposition, which shifts all the notes up and down the major
scale of the current signature by the designated number of steps. For instance, if you specify an
amount of +1 and the key signature is C-major, a C becomes a D (up a whole step), an E becomes
an F (up a half step), and so on. Diatonic transposition assures you that the transposed notes fit with
the original key signature.
As an option, you can choose to transpose selected audio clips along with any selected MIDI clips.
SONAR uses pitch-shifting to perform the transposition. You can transpose audio only a single
octave in either direction (-12 to +12), and you cannot transpose audio when you are using diatonic
transposition.
The Transpose dialog box contains the following fields:
Amount
The number in this field tells SONAR how many half-steps, up or down (depending on whether you
enter a positive or negative number), to transpose the selected data, unless you check the Diatonic
Math check box (see below). If you check Diatonic Math, the number in this field tells SONAR how
many scale steps to transpose the selected data.
Diatonic Math
If you check this check box. SONAR transposes the selected data up or down, but only within the
current key signature.
Transpose Audio
If you check this check box. SONAR transposes any selected audio data up or down, but only by
half-steps, not diatonically.
Note: Not all keyboards and synthesizers respond to volume change messages. Check the
manual that came with your keyboard or synthesizer for more information.