Pitch CTRL-P

The functions allows you to change the Databyte 1 (pitch or key) of Note On events (or Poly Pressure events).


MIDI editor showing Note On events of a non drum MIDI channel

Please remember that the keys of Note On events belonging to drum channels represent the drum instrument. So this function is also used to change all Note On's of a special drum instrument to another one (maybe Kick Drum 1 to Kick Drum 2).


MIDI editor showing Note On events of MIDI channel used for rythm


Pitch the keys of all Note Ons in a selection

Most times you will use this function to pitch a whole selection of normal instrument notes completely (all keys, C thru B in all octaves) some semitones up or down, maybe to fit them more to your vocal bandwidth.

For such "complete transposition" please select the radio button all (default) and enter your desired number of semitones in the semitones field.


Change pitch dialog


Pitch change for single notes

But sometimes (as explained with the drum example) it is necessary to only change the key of single and the same Note On event's keys, e.g. to make any E's to an F (or Crash Cymbals to Ride Cymbals or whatever).

It is also often used to change harmonics of chords, where only single keys become one semitone lower (major to minor) or higher.

It is correct that this could also be done with the all function and restrictions in the event filter, but then you'd to count the needed number of semitones. So the single functionality is more another user interface for the all functionality.

To change a single key's pitch, just select the radio button single and choose your source and destination keys in the two combo boxes.


Change pitch dialog after selecting single