CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Transpose dialog
Transpose dialog
The Process > Transpose command opens the Transpose dialog box, which allows you to
transpose the pitches of MIDI and audio clips up or down by a fixed number of half-steps. It does so
by changing the MIDI key numbers of note events and by pitch-shifting audio clips. Simply enter the
number of half-steps in the
Amount field of the Transpose dialog box; a negative number to
transpose down, a positive number to transpose up. See “To transpose selected events” on page
758.
SONAR can also perform diatonic transposition, which shifts all the notes up and down the major
scale of the current signature by the designated number of steps. For instance, if you specify an
amount of +1 and the key signature is C-major, a C becomes a D (up a whole step), an E becomes
an F (up a half step), and so on. Diatonic transposition assures you that the transposed notes fit with
the original key signature.
As an option, you can choose to transpose selected audio clips along with any selected MIDI clips.
SONAR uses pitch-shifting to perform the transposition. You can transpose audio only a single
octave in either direction (-12 to +12), and you cannot transpose audio when you are using diatonic
transposition.
The
Transpose dialog box contains the following fields:
Amount
The number in this field tells SONAR how many half-steps, up or down (depending on whether you
enter a positive or negative number), to transpose the selected data, unless you check the
Diatonic
Math check box. If you select the Diatonic Math check box, the number in this field tells SONAR
how many scale steps to transpose the selected data.
Diatonic Math
If you select this check box. SONAR transposes the selected data up or down, but only within the
current key signature.
Transpose Audio
If you select this check box. SONAR transposes any selected audio data up or down, but only by
half-steps, not diatonically.
•
Type. Choose the type of audio data you’re transposing (this is a SONAR Producer feature
only).
• Formant scaling. (this is a SONAR Producer feature only) possible values range from -2.000 to
2.000 octaves. Formants give a voice its characteristic sound. You can use the Formant Scaling
value to offset the pitch transposition you’re applying. For example, if you’re transposing the pitch
down, you can raise the formant to try and maintain the characteristics of the sound.
See also:
“To transpose selected events” on page 758