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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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define Absolute Time Scales:

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specific duration regardless of tempo

Samples, Min:Secs, Time Code, Feet+Frames

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define Relative Time Scales:

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durations change relative to tempo

Bars|Beats

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true or flase: when looking at Audio Track Timebases, Audio is Sample-Based by default

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true

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true or flase: when looking at MIDI and Instrument Track Timebases: MIDI data is frame-Based by default

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false: MIDI data is tick-Based by default

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true or flase: when Processing Audio Tracks with Virtual Instruments, Certain VI’s, such as DB-33, are not able to process audio signals

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false: Certain VI’s, such as DB-33, can process audio signals

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how are Virtual MIDI Nodes created, what do they provide?

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  • Created when using MIDI with virtual instrument plug-ins

- Provide software MIDI connection between Pro Tools and the instrument plug-in

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when Rendering Virtual Instruments, how do you Use Drag-and-Drop Rendering?

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  • Create an Audio track matching format of the Instrument track (mono or stereo)
- Select one or more MIDI clips on target track
Drag clip(s) to the Audio track
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how do you Use Track Freeze?

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  • Click the track Freeze button at the head of target track, or
  • Right-click track nameplate and choose Freeze, or
  • Select target track and choose Track > Freeze
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when looking at MIDI-Compatible Tracks and Track Views, what do Available views include?

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Clips View
Notes View
Velocity View
Volume, Pan, and Controller Graph Views

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10
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when Viewing MIDI Data in the Edit Window, what does the clips view show?

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Shows MIDI data grouped together as clips

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when Viewing MIDI Data in the Edit Window, what does the notes view show?

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  • Shows individual MIDI notes in a piano-roll format
    Velocity View
  • Shows the attack velocities of each note in the MIDI track
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12
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where are the MIDI Input and Output selectors available?

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in the I/O section

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where are the Audio Input and Output selectors available?

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in the I/O section

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where are the MIDI Input and Output selectors available?

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in the Instruments section

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15
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where is the MIDI Thru Option configured?

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Configured under Options > MIDI Thru

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what does the MIDI Thru Option do?

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Passes MIDI information from controller to the virtual instrument or device assigned on a record-enabled MIDI or Instrument track

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17
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where is the Default Thru Instrument Option configured under?

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Configured under Preferences > MIDI

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18
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what does the Default Thru Instrument Option do?

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Determines the virtual instrument or MIDI output to trigger when:

  • You play a connected MIDI controller (without record-enabling a track)
  • You audition a MIDI clip from the Clip List
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19
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how do you Audition from the Clip List?

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Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) on a clip in the Clip List

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20
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when Editing MIDI Clips, how can you remove an entire note?

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Cutting or clearing across a note start point

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true or false: Cutting or clearing across a note end point (without its start point) will cause note to overhang the end of the clip

A

true

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what happens when you Trim a clip’s head beyond a note start point?

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removes the entire note

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what happens when you Trimming a clip’s tail beyond a note end point?

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causes a note overhang at the end

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true or false: Moving clips with overhanging notes does not move the notes with the clips

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false: Moving clips with overhanging note moves the notes with the clips

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true or false: Placing a clip with overhanging notes next to another clip extends the overhanging notes into the next clip

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true

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26
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how do you Insert MIDI Notes?

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  • Select Pencil tool
  • Click on a MIDI or Instrument track to insert a note with default duration;
  • Click and drag to insert a note with longer duration
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27
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where is the Default Note Durationset and what does it do?

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Set in Edit window toolbar

Is set to Follow Grid by default

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how do you Navigate Through Notes on a Track using the Tab key?

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Enable Tab to Transients
Place cursor on a track in Clips view, Notes view, or Velocity view
Press Tab to advance through notes; press Option+Tab (Mac) or Ctrl+Tab to move backwards

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29
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how do you Navigate Through Notes on a Track using Left/Right Arrow keys?

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  • Place Edit cursor on a track in Notes view or Velocity view
  • Press Right Arrow to navigate to the next note
  • Press Left Arrow to navigate to previous note
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30
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what do you use to Edit Existing MIDI Notes?

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Use the Grabber, Selector, and/or Pencil tools

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how do you Select MIDI Notes?

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  • Shift-click with Grabber or Pencil
  • Click and drag with Grabber (displays a Marquee when not over a note)
  • Drag with Selector
  • Hold Shift while navigating with Tab or Left/Right Arrow keys
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32
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when editing existing midi notes, how do you select a single pitch for length of track?

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Click the note on the mini-keyboard

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33
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when editing existing midi notes,how do you transpose Notes?

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  • Select one or more notes
  • Do one of the following:

Press Up Arrow or Down Arrow to transpose up or down chromatically

Hold Control (Mac) or Start (Windows) while pressing Up/Down Arrow to transpose up or down diatonically in key

Hold Shift while pressing Up/Down Arrow to transpose up or down by whole octaves

34
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when editing existing midi notes, how do you Move Notes?

A

Select notes with Grabber or Pencil

Drag left or right (press Shift to constrain pitch)

35
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how do you edit note velocities?

A

Use Grabber or Pencil tool in Velocity view (or Velocity controller lane) to drag up or down

Use Pencil tool to draw a velocity ramp

36
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how do you delete midi notes?

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Select notes and choose Edit > Clear
Select notes and press Delete
Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) on notes with the Pencil tool
Double-click notes with Pencil or Grabber

37
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what are the 4 Basic Elastic Audio Processors?

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polyphonic, rhythmic, monophonic & varispeed

38
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describe the polyphonic Elastic Audio Processor:

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General, all-purpose algorithm

39
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describe the rhythmic Elastic Audio Processor:

A

Best for material with clear attack transients, such as drums

40
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describe the monophonic Elastic Audio Processor:

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Best for mono material, such as vocals and bass guitar

41
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describe the varispeed Elastic Audio Processor:

A

Links time and pitch changes for tape-like speed change effects

42
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what is the The X-Form Processor?

A

Highest quality time compression algorithm

Rendered only

43
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describe Real-Time Versus Rendered Processing:

A

Real-time is immediate, but is demanding on resources

Rendered is slower, but reduces processing load

44
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how do you Enable Elastic Audio?

A

Click to select a processor from the Elastic Audio Plug-In selector (Edit window)

Click a second time to switch from real-time (default) to rendered processing

45
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how do you Auto-Enable Elastic Audio for New Tracks?

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  • Setup > Preferences > Processing
  • Click the Enable Elastic Audio on New Tracks option
  • Check the All Files option under Drag and Drop from Desktop Conforms to Session Tempo
46
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what does Transient Detection do?

A
  • Detects transients to identify rhythmic events and patterns
  • Tags transients with Event markers
47
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what does Tempo Detection do?

A

Attempts to determine a file’s native tempo and duration in Bars|Beats

48
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what are the 2 steps for Conforming Clips to the Session Tempo Map?

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Select target clip on an Elastic Audio-enabled track

Choose Clip > Conform to Tempo

49
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what are Warp Indicators? what do they indicate?

A

Symbol in the upper right corner of a clip

Indicates that Elastic Audio processing has been applied

50
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how do you Remove Clip Warping?

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Select clip and choose Clip > Remove Warp

Right-click clip and select Remove Warp

51
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when looking at Elastic Audio Track Views, what are the two special track views?

A

analysis view & warp view

52
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when looking at elastic audio track views, what does analysis view let you do?

A

Lets you edit Event markers to improve the results of analysis

53
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when looking at elastic audio track views, what does warp view let you do?

A

Lets you create and edit Warp markers to correct the timing of audio events or achieve special effects

54
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when looking at elastic audio track views, where can you choose your preferred view?

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Choose view from the Track View Selector

55
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what are the 2 Elastic Audio Markers?

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event & warp markers

56
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(Elastic Audio Markers)

Describe event markers:

A

Straight vertical lines; visible in Analysis view and Warp view

57
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(Elastic Audio Markers)

Describe warp markers

A

Black times with a triangle at the base; visible in Warp view only

58
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what are Tempo Event-Generated Warp Markers?

A

Grey vertical lines with a diamond at the top; tick-based tracks only

59
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when Using Warp View, how do you Add Warp Markers?

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Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows) with Grabber tool
Double-click with Grabber tool
Click with Pencil tool
Make a selection; then Right-click and select Add Warp Marker

60
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when using warp view, how do you Correct Warp Markers?

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Click and drag with the Pencil tool

Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows) and drag with the Grabber tool

61
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when using warp view, how do you Delete Warp Markers?

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  • Double-click with the Grabber tool
  • Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) with the Grabber or Pencil tool
  • Select a range and press Delete/Backspace or Right-click and select Remove Warp Marker
62
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what are the 3 Types of Manual Warping?

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applying a telescoping, accordian or range warp

63
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when using manual warping, what does Applying a Telescoping Warp do?

A

Stretch or compress the entire waveform relative to its start or end point

64
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when using manual warping, what does Applying a accordian Warp do?

A

Stretch or compress audio equally on both sides of a fixed point

65
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when using manual warping, what does Applying a range Warp do?

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Warp audio between two fixed points in a clip

66
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how does Quantizing Affect Elastic Audio Events?

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  • Event markers close to the grid become Warp markers and move to the grid
  • Successful for rhythmic material; less successful for audio without rhythmic transients, such as strings and pads
67
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when Using Elastic Audio to Tighten a Rhythmic Performance, how could you potentially run into a problem?

A

Problems result from excessive or imprecise Event markers

68
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when Using Elastic Audio to Tighten a Rhythmic Performance, how should you edit event markers?

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Edit Event markers in Analysis view first, or adjust Event Sensitivity in the Elastic Properties window

69
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how do you Apply Tick-Based Timing to Elastic Audio-Enabled Tracks?

A

Click on a track’s Timebase Selector

Select Ticks from the pop-up menu

70
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how do you Apply Tempo Changes when using Elastic Audio to Experiment with Tempo?

A

Add tempo changes to the Tempo ruler, or

Disable the Tempo ruler and modify the tempo in the Tempo field

71
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when Improving the Quality of Warped Audio, how do you Add and Positioning Event Markers?

A
  • Click with Pencil tool
  • Double-click with Grabber tool
  • Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows) with Grabber tool
  • Right-click and select Add Event Marker
  • Reposition Event markers: Click and drag with Pencil or Grabber tool
72
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when Improving the Quality of Warped Audio, how do you Delete Event Markers?

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  • Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) with Pencil or Grabber tool
  • Select with Selector tool and press Delete or Backspace
  • Select with Selector tool, right-click, and choose Remove Event Marker
73
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when looking at Understanding Event Confidence, what is Confidence based on?

A

relative clarity of transient events

74
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true or false: when looking at Understanding Event Confidence, Loud accented notes do not have higher confidence than soft unaccented notes

A

false: Loud accented notes have higher confidence than soft unaccented notes

75
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what would you Use the Elastic Properties Window for?

A

Can be used to reduce sensitivity:

  • Choose Clip > Elastic Properties, or Right-click clip and choose Elastic Properties
  • Reduce the Event Sensitivity setting
76
Q

when using Using X-For, what should you complete Elastic Audio work with?

A

a real-time plug-in

77
Q

what happens when you Change the processor on the track to X-Form?

A

Audio will go offline while being rendered to disk

78
Q

true or false: X-Form processing can be time-consuming, so you should apply after all warping is complete

A

true

79
Q

when Using Elastic Audio for Pitch Changes, what is the Transposition range?

A

+/- 2 Octaves, Not supported with Monophonic plug-in

80
Q

how do you Pitch Shift with the Elastic Properties Window?

A

Choose Clip > Elastic Properties

Right-click clip and choose Elastic Properties

81
Q

how do you Pitch Shift with the Transpose Window?

A

Choose Event > Event Operations > Transpose

82
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how do you Change and Undo Pitch Transposition?

A

Adjust Pitch Shift settings in the Elastic Properties window

Reset to 0 (zero) to remove transposition

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