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When playback moves from one component to another, a transition occurs. As a component is playing, you can select a destination component in the Transport List and click the Transition Button to switch playback from the playing component, or source, to the destination.
A transition can occur over a measure or more, and can use chords, patterns, and other elements from the source or destination components, or both. In this case, DirectMusic Producer creates a transition segment that plays between the source and destination components. The transition can also be based on an existing segment that is neither the source nor the destination.
When there is no transition segment, the change from one segment to the next is abrupt without any extra steps to make the change in sound smoother.
You can transition between any components that contain a timeline: that is, segments, patterns, and motifs. A chordmap can be a source component but not a destination. To appear as the source component in the Transport list, a chordmap must have an audition style selected in the Chordmap Properties window, because a chordmap uses the musical patterns of a style to provide material for playback.
DLS collections do not include a timeline and cannot be used with the Transition button. If you select a DLS collection in the Transport list, the Transition button is disabled.
Options for transitions are set in the Transition Options Dialog Box. To display this window, right-click the Transition button. The button does not have to be enabled when you click it.
Note Transition options are for audition purposes only, and are not saved in any of the components you use in a transition. At run time, transition options are defined by the application or script.