Creating and Editing Transposition and Chord Events

Creating and editing transposition events works similar to standard MIDI events.

To create a transposition event in the Transposition track
Do one of the following:

  • Click a position in the Transposition track with the Pencil tool.

  • Hold Control-Option-Command, click a position in the Transposition track, enter a transposition value in the text field, then press Return.

    Figure. Transposition track showing text entry of transposition value in a text field.

A transposition event of the typed value is created at the clicked position.

To change the transposition value of a transposition event

  • Drag the event vertically.

To create a chord event in the Chord track

  • Click a position in the Chord track with the Pencil tool, and define a chord symbol in the Define Chord dialog.

    Figure. Define Chord dialog.
To edit a chord event

  • Double-click the event, and make changes to the chord symbol properties in the Define Chord dialog.

To select a chord or transposition event

  • Click the chord or transposition event with the Pointer tool.

    Use Shift-click or drag to select multiple events.

To move a chord or transposition event along the timeline

  • Drag the event horizontally.

    Watch the help tag during this procedure to see the exact transposition value and bar position of that particular event.

To delete a transposition or chord event
Do one of the following:

  • Click the event with the Pointer tool, and press the Delete key.

  • Click the event with the Eraser tool.

Transposition events can be copied using the standard Copy and Paste procedures or by dragging them with the mouse while holding Option.

You can also copy or move multiple transposition events simultaneously, which can be useful for repeated project sections.

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