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The transpose functions
Transposing your music
Proceed as follows:
1. Open the Project menu and select “Transpose” from the Add Track submenu (or
right-click the track list select the corresponding option from the context menu).
A transpose track is created. You can only have one transpose track in a project.
2. Set the project to the desired root key by selecting the corresponding option from
the Root Key pop-up menu in the Project window toolbar.
3. Right-click the transpose track in the track list and select “Set root key for
unassigned events” from the context menu.
This sets the project root key for all parts or events not containing any root key
information. This option is only available, if a project root key has been set.
Recording with a project root key
Let’s say that you want to record a guitar line for a project that is in D# minor, but your
guitar player prefers to play in A minor. In this case, change the project root key to A,
so that you can record your guitar. Proceed as follows:
1. Open your project and set the project root key to A.
All parts and events will be transposed in order to match the root key.
2. Listen to your project and verify that no drums and percussions have been
transposed.
If drums have been transposed, select them and set their Global Transpose setting
to “Independent”.
3. Record your guitar line as desired.
4. When you are done and satisfied with the result, you can change the project root
key back to D# minor and your events will follow.
Changing the root key of single events or parts
If you want to check if an audio event or part has root key information or if you want to
change it, proceed as follows:
1. Open the Pool and display the Key column by activating the Root Key option on
the View/Attributes pop-up menu.
2. Click in the Key column for the desired audio event and set the root key according
to your needs.
You can also check and assign root keys in the MediaBay.
Ö If you change the root key of an audio part or event, the corresponding audio file will
not change. To save the root key in the audio file, you have to use the “Bounce
Selection” function on the Audio menu.
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If you work with drums or percussion, exclude these from being transposed by setting
the “Global Transpose” setting on the info line to “Independent” (see “The Global
Transpose setting” on page 166).
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For recorded audio events and MIDI parts, the “Global Transpose” setting on the info
line is automatically set to “Follow”, i.
e. the events or parts will get the project root key.