15.0

Varipitch / Practice mode
Samplitude Music Studio 15 supports smooth changes of the pitch during playback, even in multitrack
projects (vertical slider in playback parameter window "P"). Activate "Varispeed" mode with the "active"
button, and then you can change the playback speed in various ways:
"Practice" mode: When practice mode is activated, the pitch remains constant regardless of the playing
speed. This mode is suitable particularly for pieces that have to be played more slowly for practice, e.g. a
guitar accompaniment, since otherwise excessive demands are made on the player.
Vertical slider: Changes the playback speed from -200% to +200%
Pitch factor: Lets you specify a certain pitch factor manually
Halftones: Lets you specify a value of halftones. The playback will be transposed the number of
halftones.
Internal rate: Here you can set a sample rate for the varipitch calculation. If you want to play a wave file
with a sample rate of 48 KHz but your sound card can only play rates up to 44.1 KHz simply set the
internal rate to 48 and activate varispeed. You hear the same result as playing back with real 48 KHz!
This function is also very useful for digital playback to DAT with 44.1 KHz samples and vice versa.
BPM: Here you can type in the original BPM value of your material and a destination bpm value, which is
reached using varipitch.
Important: Varipitch also works during recording! You can set the pitch to -2 halftones, sing a song into
the computer, then switch off varipitch... Your track is transposed two halftones higher!
Then, deactivate varispeed, and your voice will reach unknown highs. But be careful: You'll sound like
Mickey Mouse if you apply to much!
Key: P
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