Cubase really needs scale degree transposition

[remid0d0s0]

I’m just sort of puzzled that “the” preferred DAW of orchestrators does not make it easy to do some fairly straightforward things.

Select a MIDI passage, pick a major/minor/modal scale, transpose 2-3 degrees, instant interesting harmony or evolution.

But this hasn’t even made it into the relatively interesting pattern editor.

[Googly_Croft]

@remid0d0s0

degrees

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a “degree”?

[kamedin]

If this doesn’t do what you need, I don’t understand the request.

[steve]

@kamedin beat me to the answer!

@Googly_Croft

but what is a “degree”?

Degree (music) - Wikipedia.

[Googly_Croft]

Thank you, @steve !
And yes, what @kamedin said.

@remid0d0s0

make it easy

I think this is the feature request.

[Johnny_Moneto]

Pre-requisite:

In the Key Editor set up the correct scale with the correct root note.
Enable the pitch filter (upper left corner on the screenshot)

To create a harmony:

1. select the desired note events
2. copy them to above or below the original events
   For a harmony of the third degree copy the notes two pitches above the original ones.
   
   

Done.
This is an alternative method to the one from @kamedin, which might work better if you are working the Key Editor already.

[Googly_Croft]

@Johnny_Moneto

To create a harmony

This is my method. Then adjust to taste.