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Pitch eects overview
You can use the pitch eects to transpose or correct the pitch of audio signals. These eects can
also be used for creating unison or slightly thickened parts, or even for creating harmony voices.
You can also dene a scale to automatically correct some, but not all, sung notes in a vocal
performance, for example. This enables you to eectively perfect an imperfect vocal take.
You can also use pitch correction eects creatively, modifying all pitched notes in a performance
to a single pitch or a particular key.
Pitch Correction eect
Pitch Correction eect overview
You can use the Pitch Correction eect to x the pitch of incoming audio signals. Improper
intonation is a common problem with vocal tracks, for example. The sonic artifacts that can be
introduced by the process are minimal and are almost silent when making moderate corrections.
Pitch correction works by accelerating and slowing down the audio playback speed, matching
the input signal (sung vocal) with the correct note pitch. If you try to correct larger intervals, you
can create special eects. Natural articulations of the performance, such as breath noises, are
preserved.
Any scale can be dened as a pitch reference (technically speaking, this is known as a pitch
quantization grid). Improperly intonated notes are corrected in accordance with this scale.
The Pitch Correction eect can be fully automated. This means that you can automate the Scale
and Root parameters to follow harmonies in the project. Depending on the accuracy of the
original intonation, setting the appropriate key with the Scale parameter may suce. Less precise
intonations may need more signicant changes to the Scale and Root parameters.
Note: Polyphonic recordings, such as choirs, and highly percussive signals with prominent noisy
portions cannot be corrected to a specic pitch. Despite this, you may want to try the plug-in on
some drum sounds, such as toms and congas because it can deliver interesting results.
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