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Chapter 11 Pitch eects 220
Pitch Correction eect parameters
Pitch Correction parameters
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Use Global Tuning button: Turn on to use project Tuning settings for the pitch correction
process. Turn o to set the reference tuning with Ref. Pitch. See Use Pitch Correction eect
reference tuning on page 223.
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Normal and low buttons: Click to set the pitch range that is scanned (for notes that need
correction). See Pitch Correction eect quantization grid on page 221.
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Ref. Pitch eld: Drag to set the reference tuning in cents (relative to the root).
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Root pop-up menu: Choose the root note of the scale.
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Scale pop-up menu: Choose a pitch quantization grid.
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Keyboard: Click a key to exclude the corresponding note from pitch quantization grids. This
eectively removes this key from the scale, resulting in note corrections that are forced to the
nearest available pitch (key). See Exclude notes from pitch correction on page 222.
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Byp(ass) buttons: Click to exclude the corresponding note from pitch correction. In other words,
all notes that match this pitch will not be corrected. This applies to both user and built-in scale
quantization grids.
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Bypass All button: Click to quickly compare the corrected and original signals or to audition
automation changes.
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Show input and show output buttons: Click to show the pitch of the input or output signal,
respectively, on the notes of the keyboard.
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Correction Amount display: Indicates the amount of pitch change. The red marker indicates the
average correction amount over a longer time period. You can use the display when discussing
(and optimizing) the vocal intonation with a singer during a recording session.
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Response slider and eld: Drag to determine how quickly the voice reaches the corrected
destination pitch.
Singers use portamenti and other gliding techniques. If you choose a Response value that’s
too high, seamless portamenti turn into semitone-stepped glissandi, but the intonation will be
perfect. If the Response value is too low, the pitch of the output signal won’t change quickly
enough. The optimum setting for this parameter depends on the singing style, tempo, vibrato,
and accuracy of the original performance.
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Detune slider and eld: Drag to detune the output signal by the set value.