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Chapter 10 Pitch 121
Vocal Transformer
The Vocal Transformer allows you to manipulate vocal tracks in many different ways.
You can use it to transpose the pitch of a vocal line, to augment or diminish the range
of the melody, or even to reduce it to a single note—to mirror the pitches of a melody.
No matter how you change the pitches of the melody, formants remain the same. You
can shift the formants independently, which means that you can turn a vocal track into
a Mickey Mouse voice, while maintaining the original pitch.
The Vocal Transformer is well suited to extreme vocal effects. The best results are
achieved with monophonic signals, including monophonic instrument tracks. The plug-
in is not designed for polyphonic voices (a choir on a single track, for example) or other
chordal tracks.
Vocal Transformer Parameters
 Pitch knob and field: Determines the amount of transposition applied to the input signal.
 Glide (extended parameter): Determines the amount of time the vocal transformation
takes, allowing sliding transitions to the set Pitch value.
 Formant knob and field: Shifts the formants of the input signal.
 Formants menu (extended parameters): Determines whether the Vocal Transformer
processes all formants (“Process always” setting), or only the voiced ones (“Keep
unvoiced formants setting). The “Keep unvoiced format” option leaves the typical
sibilant noise of a vocal performance untouched. For some applications, this setting
will produce a more natural sounding transformation effect.
 Robotize button: Click to switch the Vocal Transformer to Robotize mode. Robotize
mode is used for augmenting, diminishing, or mirroring the melody.
 Tracking slider and buttons (only available in Robotize mode): Control how the melody
is changed in Robotize mode.
 Pitch Base slider and field (only available in Robotize mode): Use to transpose the note
that the Tracking parameter is following.
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Mix slider and field: Defines the level ratio between the original (dry) and effect signals
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 Grain Size field and slider (extended parameter): The Vocal Transformer’s algorithm is
based on granular synthesis. The Grain Size parameter allows you to set the size of
the grains, and thus affect the precision of the process. Experiment to find the best
setting. Try Auto first.