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The Sample Editor
Proceed as follows:
1. After having corrected the segmentation, select the
segment for which you would like to change the pitch.
2. Activate Pitch & Warp mode and click the MIDI Input
button.
3. Press a key on your MIDI keyboard or use the Virtual
Keyboard to change the pitch of the segment.
The pitch of the segment changes according to the note you played.
The MIDI Input function has two modes. You can switch
between these by [Alt]/[Option]-clicking on the MIDI Input
button:
• In Still Mode you can select individual segments by click-
ing on them and change their pitch by pressing a MIDI key.
You can also select several segments and press a MIDI key,
to change the pitch of several segments simultaneously.
The pitch of the first selected segment is changed to the
pitch of the MIDI note you played. The pitches of the other
selected segment are changed by the same amount.
• In Step Mode you can step through the segments by
selecting the first segment that you would like to change
and pressing a MIDI key. The next segment will automati-
cally be selected afterwards. This allows you to work in a
more creative way and to develop e.g. completely new
melody lines via MIDI.
4. When you are done, deactivate the MIDI Input button.
Ö MIDI controller data like PitchBend or Modulation will
be ignored.
Warping segments
Time correction, i.e. warping at segment level, is useful if
you want to align a musical accent to a certain position, or
change or quantize the timing of single segments in mono-
phonic vocal recordings. When warping audio segments,
warp tabs will be created. These are shown on the VariAu-
dio and the AudioWarp tabs of the Sample Editor Inspec-
tor. (For information on warping complete audio files, see
“Free Warp” on page 238.)
If you want to warp a segment, proceed as follows:
1. Activate Pitch & Warp mode on the VariAudio tab.
2. To change the timing of a segment, move the mouse
pointer over the start/end of the segment.
The mouse pointer becomes a double arrow and the warp tabs are dis-
played in the ruler.
3. Drag the start/end of the segment to the desired posi-
tion.
If the Snap button is activated, the segment border will snap to the grid.
When you drag the segment border, warp tabs appear not only at the
border but also at the adjacent segment borders to indicate which por-
tions of the audio are stretched/affected.
Ö Warping a segment will also change the timing of the
adjacent segments.
Ö Timing modifications introduced this way will not
adapt to the project tempo. If this is what you want, you
should use the Musical mode (see “AudioWarp: Tempo
matching audio” on page 231).
Still Mode is activated for MIDI Input.
Step Mode is activated for MIDI Input.
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Any correction of the segmentation must be applied
before warping segments.