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AUDIO EDITING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Transposing Audio Clips
Audio clips can be transposed. That is, all the audio recordings in a selected audio clip can be transposed up or down
12 semitones, in steps of 1 Cent, relative to their original pitch. The transposition can be applied to all types of audio
- including polyphonic material.
! The transposition is non-destructive, i.e. the original audio is always preserved and left unaffected.
1. Select one or several audio clips.
The Transpose display shows up to the right in the Inspector:
Three audio clips selected on the arrangement pane in Song View
2. Click the up/down arrow button next to the Transpose display to change the transposition in Semitones and
Cents.
The audio in the selected clips are now transposed relative to their original pitch.
D You can also edit the transposition value by clicking and dragging the respective display segment up/down or
entering numeric values according to standard procedures.
D When you are transposing audio clips it’s important that the Stretch Type on the corresponding Audio Track
device(s) is set according to the type of audio that’s in the clip. Otherwise, the sonic result might not be what
you’d expect. Select stretch type by clicking the Stretch Type selector on the Audio Track device in the Rack.
Selecting Stretch Type on the Audio Track device in the Rack
• For polyphonic material, select “Allround”.
The formants are transposed along with the audio.
• For monophonic material select “Melody”.
The formants are transposed along with the audio.
• For vocal select “Vocal”.
The formants are preserved and are not transposed along with the audio. This will keep the original character of
the vocal and will only affect the pitch.
• It’s also possible to transpose individual Comp Rows in a comped Audio Clip - see “Transposing Comp Rows”
below.
• Audio Clips and MIDI notes in Note Clips can be transposed in whole semitone steps in the Transpose section
in the Tool Window - see “Pitch (Transpose)”.