Download Transcribe!

WHAT IS TRANSCRIBE! ?
Transcribe! is computer software that was
designed to help people transcribe music
from recordings.
Transcribe- Learning to play and/or writing
out a piece of music using just a recording
of the piece. (learning music by ear)
WHY TRANSCRIBE?
• You want to play a piece of music, but only have
a recording of the piece.
• Transcribing tunes and improvised solos from
recordings is very important in the process of
learning to play Jazz because:
-Ear Training> Improving connection
between ear and instrument.
-Learning Jazz Improvisation> Learning to
improvise by copying the masters.
• Get Paid to Transcribe> Publishers hire people
to transcribe and notate music from recordings.
TRANSCRIBE! FEATURES
• Reads digital audio files and has a
recording feature to convert analog
sources (tapes & vinyl) to digital audio.
• Displays the audio waveform and allows
you to scroll around, place markers for
sections, measures and beats, and play or
loop from any point.
• “Spectrum” feature displays the strength of
pitches from the selected clip of audio in a
graph (wavy line) over a keyboard image.
MORE FEATURES
• Increase or decrease the speed of a
selected piece of music without changing
the pitch.
• Change the key of a selected piece of
music without changing tempo.