This is a template that configures tracks for a jazz big band. General MIDI patches are used. The Pan parameter is used to create a traditional seating arrangement.
USING KEY+ OFFSETS
Some instruments are traditionally notated transposed to a different key and/or octave than they sound. This effect can be accomplished in Cakewalk through use of the Track view Key+ parameter. For example, the tenor saxophone Key+ should be set to -14 to notate properly in the Staff view, one octave (12) + one whole note (2) high, in the treble clef.
With the Key+ parameter set, the notes you see in all the Cakewalk views and the notes you play will be in the transposed key. The notes you hear during playback and via MIDI Thru will be in the normal, untransposed key. This is natural if you are entering music from an existing transposed part, but less natural if you are developing a new part, since you must play the instrument's part in a different key.
NOT USING THE KEY+ OFFSETS
If you prefer to develop the instrument's part in the normal, untransposed key, you may wish to set the Key+ to 0. If you do this, then the notation in the Staff view will not be transposed in the traditional way. (Hint: If you need to change several tracks at once, you may select all of them and choose the Key+ command from the Track/Parameters menu.)
At some later point, if you wish to see the part notated properly, you can always restore the original Key+ offset and transpose the part using Edit/Transpose. To restore the original Key+ offsets for this template, refer to the chart below for the Track view settings. For more information about using Key+ for transposed instruments, please see the "Using Key+ to support nonconcert-key instruments" section of the "Staff view" chapter in the Cakewalk User's Guide.
TEMPLATE SETTINGS
(Middle C is C5 in Cakewalk)
Track Instrument Key+ Chn Pan Range (untransposed) Useful Range (untransposed)
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