Transpose - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

Transpose

While the Grabber tools can be used to manu-
ally transpose individual MIDI notes, or small
groups of notes, the Transpose command can be
used for entire MIDI tracks and regions. One of
the more common uses for Transpose is to
change the key for your MIDI tracks. You can
define an Edit Group for MIDI tracks that you
want to transpose, making sure to exclude any
drum tracks from the group so they aren't trans-
posed.
You can also transpose MIDI notes nonde-
structively in real-time using MIDI Real-
Time Properties. See "MIDI Real-Time
Properties" on page 506.
To open the Transpose page:
Choose Event > MIDI > Transpose.
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Press Alt+T (Windows) or Option+T (Mac)
to open the Transpose window.
MIDI Operations window, Transpose
Transpose By (Octaves) Transposes transpose
the selected MIDI notes by up to +/– 10 octaves.
Transpose By (Semitones) Transposes chromati-
cally, up or down, by up to +/–127 semitones.
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Transpose (From and To) Transposes by semi-
tones, as expressed by the difference between
the source and destination pitches. Transposing
from C3 to F#3, for example, transposes the
notes up by an augmented fourth (six semi-
tones).
Transpose All Notes To Transposes all selected
notes to the same pitch. Use the slider or the
number entry box to enter the desired pitch to
which to transpose all selected notes.
To transpose MIDI notes to another key:
If you will be transposing a group of tracks,
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make sure to enable the Edit Group.
With the Selector or any Grabber tool, select
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the range of MIDI notes to be transposed.
Choose Event > MIDI > Transpose.
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Select the option for Transpose (From, To).
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Set the "From" and "To" values, for example,
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to C4 and E4 to transpose from C to E.
With either of the pitch fields selected, you can
play a note on your MIDI controller to automat-
ically enter it as the pitch value.
Click Apply.
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It is also common to transpose MIDI tracks up or
down by an octave.
To transpose a MIDI track down by an octave:
With the Selector tool, double-click in the
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track to select all of its notes.
Choose Event > MIDI > Transpose.
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Select the Transpose By option.
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Enter a value of –1 octave.
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Click Apply.
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