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6. Drag the “02 112 D horns” loop to bar 1 underneath
the guitar.
7. Click on the “03 105 Bb Guitar” event and go to the
Editor Page. Notice that the Root Key is “A#” and Trans-
pose is set to “0”.
8. Now click on the “02 112 D horns” event. Notice that
the Root Key is “D” and Transpose is set to “-4”. Smart
Transpose has automatically transposed the “02 112 D
horns” loop to the closest interval.
9. Play what we have so far and hear that the guitar and
horns are in the same key without any extraneous transpo-
sition.
Let’s add a drum loop to the project. Drum loops aren’t
affected by the Project Root Key or Smart Transpose.
They can only be transposed using the “Transpose” fea-
ture in the Sample Editor.
1. Go back to the MediaBay Page and enter “Bb drums”
in the search field. Drag “03 105 Bb drums 03” into the
project at bar 1 underneath the “02 112 D horns” event.
2. Select the “03 105 Bb drums 03” event and press the
[P] key on your computer keyboard to create a cycle re-
gion that is the exact length of the event.
3. Activate the Cycle button and press “Play” to listen to
the project. Notice that the “03 105 Bb drums 03” event
was not transposed – that’s Smart Transpose!
Ö Another great thing about Smart Transpose is that
when you use the Transpose track for global transpose
(see “Show Transpose Track” on page 50) or change the
Project Root Key, the loops won’t all transpose in parallel,
which usually results in a more natural sounding transposi-
tion.
4. Keep the project looping and try changing the Project
Root Key around to test this out.
Ö Remember, if you want to transpose a loop manually,
you can do so using the Transpose feature in the Sample
Editor, which is not “smart” but absolute.
Transpose = 0
Root Key = A#
Transpose = -4
Root Key = D