CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Editing MIDI events and continuous controllers (CC)
Selecting and editing events
Transposing
The Process > Transpose command transposes the pitches of selected note events up or down by
a fixed number of steps. It does so by changing the MIDI key numbers of note events. Simply enter
the number of half-steps—a negative number to transpose down, a positive number to transpose up.
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 (a plug in for changing audio pitch) 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.
To transpose selected events
1. Select the tracks, clips, or events you want to transpose.
2. Choose Process > Transpose to display the Transpose dialog box
Figure 247. The Transpose dialog box.
3. Use the spinners or enter the number of semi-tones to transpose.
Or
Use the + and - keys on your keypad to go up or down by one or [ and ] to go up or down by
octaves.
4. Check Diatonic Math if you want to transpose along the major scale of the current key.
5. Choose Transpose Audio if you want to pitch-shift selected audio clips. If you select this check
box. SONAR transposes any selected audio data up or down, but only by half-steps, not
diatonically. When this check box is enabled, the following two options become available:
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Type. Choose the type of audio data you're transposing. Choose options based on the
source material: single voice or instrument versus a group of instruments (ensemble or