User Manual

TRANSPOSING AUDIO
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Dangling segments
A dangling segment is a portion of a segment for
which there is no pitch curve. This is most often the
result of unpitched material that is not yet split into
its own gray segment. In the example below, the
dangling segment on the left has been split into a
gray segment using the Scissor and Trim tools.
There may be situations, however, where dangling
segments are preferred, such as when you convert
pitch segments into MIDI notes (“Converting
audio pitch to MIDI data” on page 920).
Figure 81-13: A dangling segment that has been converted to an
unpitched gray segment via segment editing.
Reverting to the default pitch segmentation
If you edit the pitch segments and then decide you
want to start over, select the soundbite and choose
Audio menu> Pitch and Stretch > Set Pitch Mode for
Selected Bites> and then choose either vocals or
instruments. Doing so recomputes the pitch
segments and restores them to their original state,
before any modifications.
Modifying pitch using pitch segments
After the pitch segments accurately reflect the
notes in the audio, as explained in the previous
sections, you can use the pitch segments to
transpose the audio as follows:
When you modify pitch segments, the pitch curve
reflects those changes. In fact, the pitch segments
are essentially “note-bound” handles for the pitch
curve itself, so when you edit the segments, you are
really editing the pitch curve. The segments merely
provide a musical way to manipulate the curve,
including smooth pitch transitions between notes
when transposing individual notes.
To do this Do this
To transpose a note
chromatically
Drag its pitch segment verti-
cally. The note snaps to the root
pitches in the pitch ruler, but
also maintains its relative posi-
tion to the root pitch (if its a lit-
tle sharp or flat).
To correct the pitch slightly or
perform other micro-tonal
adjustments
Command/Ctrl-drag the pitch
segment vertically.
To select the pitch segment
(and the portion of the pitch
curve that it represents)
Click the pitch segment with
the Arrow (finger) tool.
To select multiple pitch seg-
ments
Shift-click them or drag over
them with the Arrow (lasso)
tool.
To drag multiple pitch seg-
ments
Select them first and then drag
them.
To return a pitch segment to its
original pitch
Select it and hit delete, or
choose Audio menu> Pitch and
Stretch > Clear Pitch.