Changing the Root Key without Transposing

Cubase Elements Help

Product
Cubase Elements
Version
13.0
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en-US
Document type
Webhelp
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fluidtopics

You can change the root key of the chord pads. This is useful if the harmonic functions of the individual chord pads are not indicated correctly. This can happen when you assign the chord pads manually and your root key differs from the default key of C.

Procedure

  1. Click Root Key on the toolbar.
  2. In the Root Key pane, deactivate Transpose Pads.
  3. Click a pitch field to select the correct root key.
    Note

    You can also set the root key by moving the mouse pointer over the Root Key field and using the mouse wheel.

Result

The root key and the harmonic functions are changed while the chords assigned to the chord pads stay the same. The assigned chords are not transposed.