Transcript Transcribe!

Transcribe!
Stephen Kyle
Transcribe!
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Original Purpose: an application to help
musicians dictate music from a recording
No longer dictate music the old way by listening
to a CD, mp3, etc. over and over
Transcribe! allows you to slow down a recording
to ease the transcription process
Also has many other features to aid a musician
(main screen of Transcribe!)
Main Features
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Transcribe! plays and records audio files
Capable of applying various effects to audio:
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Change in speed
Change in pitch
Adjusting equalizer settings
Create excerpts of sound files
Many more. . .
Does not support MIDI
Very friendly user interface
Easier to use than other programs like Sound Forge
How it Works
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Import an audio file into the program (.wav, .mp3, etc.)
Toolbar at top of screen contains main functions of program
Functions like other audio players: play, pause, stop, rewind, fast
forward
Displays length of piece and current time within piece
Wave graph illustrates the music
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Highlight different sections of the wave graph
to play only certain passages
Enable the loop function
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Bottom of the screen displays interactive keyboard
Click on notes to hear pitch
Displays frequencies of music in wave graph
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Handy for picking out notes of a chord
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Slowing Down the Music
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Main feature is to slow down music
Transcribe! slows down music without changing pitch
Adjust speed according to percentage:
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Ranges from 5%-200%
Normal Speed
25%
175%
Benefits
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Great for dictating a solo from a recording like a
cadenza, improvised solo, or other musical
selections
Use transcriptions of cadenzas or
improvisations for your own practice or
performance
Recording
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For Students/Performers:
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For Private Teachers:
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Use in the practice room
Record solos and etudes for playback
Highlight selections from recording to critique difficult sections
Useful for audition CD’s
Record a lesson for a student and burn to disk
Student can return to lesson later in the week during practice
Record student while in lesson to allow student to hear mistakes
For Music Directors:
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Record rehearsals to find trouble spots for ensemble
Use in preparation for concerts and festivals
People Will Say We’re in Love
by
Rogers and Hammerstein
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Song at normal speed
Song at 50% using Transcribe!
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The transcription:
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Conclusion
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Transcribe! is a great tool for transcription
process
Very useful in recording during practice, lessons,
rehearsals, etc.
Available at seventhstring.com
Download includes a 30-day trial