A couple questions about MC6

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evanthepanther
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2012/06/20 03:10:40 (permalink)

A couple questions about MC6

I picked up MC6, and am happy with it so far. I was using Magix Music Maker (4, and 14 producers edition) for a very long time, and switching over to Cakewalk is difficult.

Now, how exactly can I change the pitch and/or tempo of a loop or piece of music? In Magix there was an auto vst that would come up and allow it, but I'm not seeing it anywhere on MC6. Also, in the piano roll "view" I can only place notes on the first beat. I know a ghetto way around this would be to speed the bpm 4x what the default is so I can at least get every 1/4 beat. But that would make the instruments die out super fast. There has got to be a proper way how to fix this.

I really appreciate any help that I get. I can't say that enough. And when I learn MC6 like I know Magix I'll be glad to throw down some knowledge to new users.

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    Guitarhacker
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    Re:A couple questions about MC6 2012/06/20 09:14:06 (permalink)
    I don't use the PRV to edit midi..... so someone who does will have to answer that. I use the staff view since I was trained by my music teachers to "read" the staff..... so it is a more natural way to me. 

    Tempo is changeable from the top tool bar... under the project clock the tempo is displayed. Be careful when changing it if you are not at the beginning of the project. You can end up with different tempo's in the song by accident...or on purpose.  Note: if you change the tempo after recording MIDI everything will sync to the new tempo effortlessly..... however, if there is audio in it.... the audio will NOT sync to the new tempo. You will likely have to record that audio again, so some pre-though and planning goes a long way before you start the actual recording process if tempo changes and audio are in the project. 

    pitch> changing audio is possible but not recommended. Better to record it again IMHO.  Pitch/time stretch I think can be used as well as things like melodyne. There are also 3rd party software applications that will do that for you too. 

    Pitch> midi....this will depend on the synth you are using. Some like TTS have an easy pitch up/down parameter to set....  Kontakt, by Native Instruments has a master TUNE knob that allows the synth to be tuned up or down as needed regardless of the key the midi source track is in. 

    I opened Sound center and selected piano and looked to see if I could change the pitch but did not find an easy way to do it.... I will look further, but for now.... I'd say the secret to the pitch change for midi is in the synth you choose to use. 
    post edited by Guitarhacker - 2012/06/20 09:17:41

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    Re:A couple questions about MC6 2012/06/20 12:29:39 (permalink)
    Thanks guitar, too bad its not as simple as just right clicking and changing the pitch from there :(
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