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transposing...again

being mainly a self taught composer(30 years exper. as a drummer),
my question at this time deals with transposing of instruments...
just read some things about it in last topic,but am still unclear on some issues.
my source of composing is midi/sequencing. i do alot of orchestral compostions.
...a rose by any other name is still called a rose...right?
an E played in the treble cleff(midi keyboard,clarinet sound)
will still be placed (notational) in the traditonal place(first line in the staff
or top space of the staff..depending on the octive you desire)...yes or no
if the anwser is yes,then where does the transposing of the instru. come in
i've got 88 keys to compose with, if i hit the middle c
for one instru. change it to another instru. which normally needs to be transposed,
is that note ON MY NOTATION still going to be a C (octive preference considered)?

Re: transposing...again

Reply #1 –
Yes, you've got it, changing playback instrument will not affect the pitch the computer plays. Would be a nice option, though, wish list time.
A NoteWorthy c is a c is a concert c unless you intervene.
You could take a concert Eb and use Tools\Transpose Staff\+9,check mark in update staff transposition and change that Eb into an alto saxophone c. It looks like a c but plays concert Eb. You might do this if you wanted a live alto to play the alto c in harmony with the computer playing concert eb.
You could take a concert c and use staff\staff properties\midi\transposition -9 to change the pitch to Eb while leaving the printed note at c. You might do this if you were entering alto score from printed music.