Topic: Transposing notes

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  • May 19, 2005 at 04:55 #509
    Doug B
    Participant

    I have a bass track that I want to transpose up one octave. What would be the best way to do this?

    I see in the instrument’s Device Mapping Properties dialog that there is a greyed out entry ‘Transpose notes on input, but how do I activate it? (Assuming of course that that is the best way to transpose notes?

    Thanks

    May 19, 2005 at 07:35 #4708
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    The ‘transpose notes on input’ only works on notes received on a MIDI input interface. If you have a recorded note sequence, then the only way currently is to transpose the notes with the keyboard editor. Recently there was a forum discussion about adding a transpose setting to the track properties. I’ll try to implement that for the next release.

    May 19, 2005 at 08:36 #4710
    duncanparsons
    Participant

    woohoo!

    😀

    DSP

    May 19, 2005 at 15:17 #4711
    Osofaux
    Participant

    @Zynewave wrote:

    The ‘transpose notes on input’ only works on notes received on a MIDI input interface. If you have a recorded note sequence, then the only way currently is to transpose the notes with the keyboard editor. Recently there was a forum discussion about adding a transpose setting to the track properties. I’ll try to implement that for the next release.

    Thanks for implementing this, Frits. I am curious, will this be accessible from the arrange screen? (I recall Duncan had suggested a dial of some sort.) If not, would you consider adding hotkeys for this purpose?

    Regards
    Brian

    May 19, 2005 at 15:35 #4712
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    I think I will put an ‘enable note transpose’ check-box option in the track properties along with a numeric input. On tracks where this is enabled will then appear a text and dial for the transpose value, similar to the gain and pan dials. I don’t plan to show the note transpose in the mixer strips though. How far should the transpose range be allowed, -127..127, -48..48?

    May 19, 2005 at 15:48 #4713
    Doug B
    Participant

    @Zynewave wrote:

    The ‘transpose notes on input’ only works on notes received on a MIDI input interface. If you have a recorded note sequence, then the only way currently is to transpose the notes with the keyboard editor. Recently there was a forum discussion about adding a transpose setting to the track properties. I’ll try to implement that for the next release.

    Thanks. I missed that discussion, but can see where many would want the feature for editing.

    Looking forward to the next release.

    Cheers 8)

    May 19, 2005 at 16:43 #4715
    haiku
    Participant

    i’d say to use semitones from -48 – 48 since it’s the easiest to work with (for me at least) 🙂

    May 19, 2005 at 16:46 #4716
    Doug B
    Participant

    @haiku wrote:

    i’d say to use semitones from -48 – 48 since it’s the easiest to work with (for me at least) 🙂

    Agreed. I don’t see any reason to limit the range. Or is there? 😕

    May 19, 2005 at 17:44 #4717
    Osofaux
    Participant

    @db wrote:

    @haiku wrote:

    i’d say to use semitones from -48 – 48 since it’s the easiest to work with (for me at least) 🙂

    Agreed. I don’t see any reason to limit the range. Or is there? 😕

    I can’t think of any reason here. I’m assuming that transposition by octaves is a very common thing while auditioning patches, but then again it might just be me – While listening to a mix and flipping through patches on a track, I run into some that I think “This might sound good an octave up or down,” in which case a hotkey just for octaves would be great. It would save a lot of time when auditioning through a lot of sounds. Is this feasible?

    Regards
    Brian

    May 19, 2005 at 18:21 #4718
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    MIDI notes go from 0 to 127, so the max possible transpose is -127 .. +127. Limiting to a more reasonable range like +/-4 octaves (-48 .. +48 semitones) would make it easier and more precise to set the transpose value with the dial.

    May 19, 2005 at 18:47 #4719
    haiku
    Participant

    I think -48 – +48 semitones is as far as anyone really needs, and it’ll be easy to dial in so that would be my choice.

    May 20, 2005 at 03:34 #4723
    Doug B
    Participant

    @haiku wrote:

    I think -48 – +48 semitones is as far as anyone really needs, and it’ll be easy to dial in so that would be my choice.

    8 octaves should be enough. Anyone here with a 30 octave keyboard? 🙂

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