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MIDI processing and quantizing
Transpose
The Transpose item on the MIDI menu opens a dialog with
settings for transposing the selected notes.
Semitones
This is where you set the amount of transposition.
Scale Correction
Scale Correction transposes the selected notes by for-
cing them to the closest note of the selected scale type.
This can be used for creating interesting key and tonal
changes, either by itself or in conjunction with the other
settings in the Transpose dialog.
• To activate Scale Correction, click the checkbox.
• Select a root note and scale type for the current scale
from the upper pop-up menus.
• Select a root note and scale type for the new scale from
the lower pop-up menus.
Make sure to select the correct root note if you want to keep the result in
the same key as the original notes, or select an entirely different key if you
want to experiment.
Keep Notes in Range
When this is activated, transposed notes will remain
within the Upper and Lower Limit values.
• If a note ends up outside the limits after transposition, it
will be shifted to another octave, keeping the correct
transposed pitch if possible.
If this is not possible (if you have set a very narrow range between the
Upper and Lower Limit), the note will be transposed “as far as possible”,
i.e. to the Upper or Lower Limit note. If you set the Upper and Lower Lim-
its to the same value, all notes will be transposed to this pitch!
OK and Cancel
Clicking OK performs the transposition. Clicking Cancel
closes the dialog without transposing.
Permanent settings with Freeze
MIDI Modifiers
The MIDI Modifier settings in the Inspector do not change
the MIDI events themselves, but work like a “filter”, affecting
the music on playback. Therefore, you may want to make
them permanent, i.e. convert them to “real” MIDI events, for
example to transpose a track and then edit the transposed
notes in a MIDI editor. For this, you can use the “Freeze
MIDI Modifiers” command from the MIDI menu. This applies
all filter settings permanently to the respective track.
The “Freeze MIDI Modifiers” function affects the following
settings for MIDI tracks:
• Several settings on the main tab of the Inspector (program
and bank selection and the Delay parameter).
• The settings on the MIDI Modifiers tab (i.e. Transpose, Veloc-
ity Shift, Velocity Compression and Length Compression).
The following settings for MIDI parts are taken into ac-
count as well:
• The Transpose and Velocity settings for parts displayed on the
info line – please note that the Volume setting is not taken into
account.
To use the “Freeze MIDI Modifiers” function, proceed as
follows:
1. Select the desired MIDI track.
2. Pull down the MIDI menu and select “Freeze MIDI
Modifiers”.
The Inspector settings will be converted to MIDI events and inserted at
the beginning of the part(s). All notes of the part(s) will be modified ac-
cordingly and the Inspector settings will be reset.