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The transpose functions
Introduction
Cubase offers transpose functions for audio, MIDI and instrument parts and for audio
events. These allow you to create variations of your music or change the harmonics of
an entire project or separate sections.
Transpose can be applied on three levels:
• To the entire project
By changing the project Root Key in the Project window toolbar, the whole project
will be transposed (see
“Transposing an entire project with the root key” on page
161).
• To sections of the project
By creating transpose events on the transpose track, you can set transpose values
for separate sections of your project (see
“Transposing separate sections of a
project using transpose events” on page 164).
• To individual parts or events
By selecting individual parts or events and changing their transpose value in the
info line, you can transpose individual parts or events (see
“Transposing individual
parts or events using the info line” on page 165).
Apart from the transpose features described in this chapter, you can also transpose all
MIDI notes on the selected track using the MIDI modifiers (see
“Transpose” on page
452), selected notes using the Transpose dialog (see “Transpose” on page 472), and
MIDI tracks using MIDI effects (see the separate PDF document “Plug-in Reference”).
Transposing your music
In the following sections we will describe the different possibilities of transposing your
music. Note that these can also be combined. However, we recommend you to set
the root key first, before recording or changing transpose values on the transpose
track.
Transposing an entire project with the root key
The root key you specify for a project will be the reference that audio or MIDI events in
your project will follow. You can however exclude separate parts or events from being
transposed, e.
g. drums or percussion (see “The Global Transpose setting” on page
166).
Depending on whether you are using events which already contain root key
information or not, the procedures differ slightly.
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The transpose functions do not change the actual MIDI notes or the audio, but only
affect the playback.
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As a general rule, always set the root key first when you work with content with a
defined root key.