If you want to continue using it after that you must buy it. What's Special About Transcribe! There are a lot of software applications and hardware devices out there whose stated purpose is to help you to transcribe music see this page. Almost all of them are in fact tools for slowing down the music without changing the pitch. I have done a lot of transcribing and I have always found that the most awkward and tedious part of the job is simply that of navigating around the track and controlling playback.
On a CD or other conventional music player, the business of finding again the section you want to hear, of playing again the phrase you are working on, and generally knowing where you are, is a constant distraction from actually concentrating on the music. You can place markers for sections, measures and beats, and you can label them with descriptive names and add textual annotations if you want. The markers identify the various points in the track and you can click on any point to play instantly from that point.
There is a rich collection of keyboard shortcuts for controlling playback, and you can also use pedals for hands-free playback control. You will soon find that this allows you to concentrate on the music instead of spending your time fiddling with the playback controls and wondering where you are. This may not sound very glamorous but if you actually do transcribe music then I think you will appreciate what I am saying. Features Depending on version, Transcribe! It also has a "Record" facility for recording from analog sources such as cassette or vinyl.
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.
Loops and positions can be stored and recalled. There are many keyboard shortcuts and you can configure these as you like.
You can configure Transcribe! There is extensive and readable help accessible from within the program. 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.
The heights of the various peaks in the graph indicate the strength of the note above which the peak appears. This is not a magic bullet for analysing chords but it can be a very useful source of information.
Curating such a library is so much fun and also so informative. It gives you a fantastic reflection of what inspires you as a musician. I usually suggest playlist folders in something like Spotify, Apple Music etc. Naturally, over time by simply learning it as it sounds and being able to perform it well will really improve your playing.
But there are some other things intelligent musicians do to unpack and make the most of the material they've transcribed.
By transposing it, you force yourself to think of the music relatively, in other words, you have to analyse how the music is working together in relation to the key in order to transpose it to the other key. Note: some people transpose by moving the music up or down by a specific interval.
I advise against this within the context of transcription practice. Thinking in relation to the key gives you a much greater grasp of what the music is doing. So transposing the whole excerpt to all keys may be overkill, but taking a few tiny bits and taking them through all keys is fantastic. This stuff then starts 'coming out in your playing' without you even trying.
In 6 months time, you'll notice the effects of this on your work. By transposing, your mind may well have already analysed a lot, but depending on your current understanding, you may need to slow things down. Here are a number of ideas to help you start unpacking your transcription further. Often when we start a transcription, it's because we admire the artist who's created it in the first place.
After thoroughly studying it, however, we may find little bits we could change! Give yourself the benefit of the doubt and try messing with the music to see how far you can tweak it from the original and whether that makes it 'better', 'worse' or merely different.
Not everyone is comfortable vocalising music, I get that. But notice I didn't say 'singing'. It's also not something you need to do in front of anyone! Vocalising or singing if you are up for it is one of the best ways to embody and internalise the gestures and feeling of the transcription. It gets the phrasing and rhythm into your system without you having to worry about the theory or execution.
This means the music is truly inside of you. After all this then, you have the potential of adding what you've found to your Uber Transcription. In other words, the best bits. Once we've done this, we can add this to our own practice patchwork or collage. In other words, all your favourite bits across all your transcriptions re-composed into your own, personally tailored study piece.
Now, THIS is definitely something you then want to be taking through all keys. Knowing the form will help you know where to look in order to listen from another angle.
Determine the key of the song. You might try conducting while listening, so you can pinpoint the downbeats. Try singing or humming to the melody before you try to play it on your instrument and before you write down a single note. This ensures that you have truly internalized the music, rather than relying on "finger patterns" or on notes on a page.
When you've memorized and internalized the notes, you can more easily access them while performing. Use your instrument or piano to pinpoint the notes. Check your work. Play along to make sure your transcription is accurate.
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