B-17
Tips & Tricks
sixth higher. Musicians have traditionally learned to read and refer to
the notes they play using the proper transposition interval for their
instrument.
Pro Audio supports these nonconcert instrumental keys through use of
the Key+ column in the Track view. Simply enter or record the notes into
the instrument's track transposed as the musician would expect them,
and then set the proper transposition interval in the Key+ column to
make it play in the correct key. For example, a Bb trumpet track should
have all its notes a whole note higher than concert pitch, and should
have Key+ set to -2 to transpose it two chromatic steps back down.
Remember, not all trumpets are Bb instruments!
The Staff view automatically transposes the key signature for each track
according to the track's Key+ value. Multiple tracks appear and can be
printed as an orchestral score, with the proper different key signatures
for each track.
Note that this Key+ information is saved in Pro Audio .wrk Þles, but not
in standard MIDI Þles. If you save a Þle as a MIDI Þle, the Key+
transposition will be applied to each note event, so that the Þle will
sound the same, but the Key+ information will be lost. If you're reading
in a MIDI Þle, you can easily set up the nonconcert instrument tracks
and then save the Þle as a normal project Þle. First set the Key+ offset to
reßect the nonconcert instrument's key signature. Then, use Transpose
to compensate for the Key+ offset.
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