Can a Process/Transpose action have any permanent effect on keyboard input?

[Cobus Prinsloo]

Hi all. This probably sounds like a strange question.

I'm using Sine Player's Free Berlin Orchestra (very nice freebee), which can utilize key changes to change articulations for instruments, but I've had endless problems making it work – until I figured out that Sonar registers all input 2x octaves higher!  If I, for instance, I press middle C on my MIDI keyboard, it registers C5 on the piano roll. During my project, I transposed all of my tracks several times to find the most comfortable pitch for my voice, but there are no transpose plugins on my tracks.

Is there some hidden transpose function operating in the background?

[mettelus]

In Preferences->Customization->Display there is a setting to choose "Base Octave for Pitches" This link has more detail, but for that specifically reads, "Base Octave for Pitches. There is no industry standard for numbering octaves. By default, Sonar calls MIDI note 0 (the lowest possible note) C0. The Yamaha FB-01, for example, shows MIDI note 0 as C-2 (C negative 2). To match Sonar to that standard, set Base Octave to –2." Based on your description, you want the -2 (octaves) option. That adjusts the octave up/down based on what you are seeing in operation.

Quick Edit: Jonesey posted a nice screenshot of what you are seeking in this thread.

Edited yesterday at 07:11 AM by mettelus

[Bass Guitar]

You simply play in the correct octave on your keyboard. The notes will be recorded in the same pitch you are hearing if you are monitoring the instrument.