Transcribe! supports Automation (or Scripting).Note guesses can be displayed in “piano roll” form, showing the guesses over time, aligned to the waveform view. Transcribe! will perform “note guessing” and “chord guessing” – that is, it will attempt to interpret the spectrum information for you, marking the notes being played on the piano keyboard, and attempting to name the chords (in standard form such as “Am”, “E7#9”, etc).

This is not a magic bullet for analysing chords but it can be a very useful source of information.

The heights of the various peaks in the graph indicate the strength of the note above which the peak appears.

The “spectrum” feature displays the strength of the various pitches in any chord or note you select, in the form of a graph – a wavy line over a piano keyboard graphic.

There is extensive and readable help accessible from within the program.

You can configure Transcribe! to respond to pedals of various types so as to keep your hands free : start and stop playback with your feet! There are many keyboard shortcuts and you can configure these as you like.

Loops and positions can be stored and recalled.

Transcribe! can also display the video synchronised to the audio for many video files.

It displays the audio waveform and allows you to scroll around, place markers for sections, measures and beats, and easily play or loop from any point. It also has a “Record” facility for recording from analog sources such as cassette or vinyl.

Depending on version, Transcribe! reads audio from many different types of audio file and audio CD.

There is some advice about speech transcription in Transcribe!’s help, under the heading “Various Topics”. With its support for foot pedals and its superior slowed-down sound quality, it is an excellent choice for this purpose. There is some advice about play-along practice in Transcribe!’s help, under the heading “Various Topics”.Īnd it is also used for speech transcription. So you can practice in all keys, and you can speed up as well as slow down.

It can change pitch and speed instantly, and you can store and recall any number of named loops. It is also used by many people for play-along practice.

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