3.3.1. Transpose Music

TRANSPOSE MUSIC

i. How to do it:

i.1. in the Score, select a Cluster(jump: Cluster Node), Voice(jump: Voice Node), Measure(jump: Measure Node), Part(jump: Part Node) or Section(jump: Section Node);

i.2. from the Menu, under Macros, choose Transpose...;

i.3. in the floating window that opens, set the transposition parameters as follows:

• Direction: select either up or down to raise or lower the selection respectively;
• Interval: choose a simple interval(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)#Simple_and_compound) from the dropdown;
• Additional octaves: use if you need to transpose by more than one octave, e.g., to transpose by a perfect fifth above one octave, or compound perfect fifth;
• Keep existing: turn on if you need to maintain the original notes together with their transposition; useful for creating doubling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voicing_(music)#Doubling) or parallel harmony (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_harmony).

i.4. click Apply changes (the check mark button) to execute.

ii. Hints:

• only chromatic transposition is available;

• when transposing, mind the current instrument's own transposition and concert pitch range (select its Part name in the Score, and find this information in the Editor);

• use Edit/Undo to discard a bad transposition;

• your chosen transposition parameters are saved for the current session, to help you transpose again by the same interval later on;

• you don't need to select Transpose... from the menu for subsequent transpositions. Uncheck auto close in the Transpose... floating window, and keep tweaking the parameters and/or clicking the Apply changes button until the selection looks good to you in the Score. You do need to close the floating window to use playback, though;

• see also: jump: Use the Macros.