Specifications

Chapter 24: Vari-Fi 135
Chapter 24: Vari-Fi
Vari-Fi is an AudioSuite plug-in that is part of
the D-Fi suite of plug-ins. Vari-Fi provides a
pitch-change effect similar to a tape deck or re-
cord turntable speeding up from or slowing
down to a complete stop. Vari-Fi preserves the
original duration of the audio selection.
Vari-Fi provides a pitch-change effect similar to
a tape deck or record turntable speeding up
from or slowing down to a complete stop. Fea-
tures include:
• Speed up from a complete stop to normal
speed
• Slow down to a complete stop from normal
speed
Purposely Degrading Audio
Contemporary music styles, especially hip-hop,
make extensive use of retro instruments and
processors such as vintage drum machines, sam-
plers, and analog synthesizers. The low bit-rate
resolutions and analog “grunge” of these devices
are an essential and much-desired part of their
sonic signatures. That is why Avid created D-Fi.
The D-Fi suite of plug-ins combines the best of
these instruments of the past with the flexibility
and reliability of the Pro Tools audio produc-
tion system. The result is a set of sound design
tools that let you create these retro sounds with-
out the trouble and expense of resampling audio
through 8-bit samplers or processing it through
analog synthesizers.
Vari-Fi Controls
Speed Up Speed Up applies a pitch-change effect
to the selected audio, similar to a tape recorder
or record turntable speeding up from a complete
stop. The effect doesn’t change the duration of
the audio selection.
Slow Down Slow Down applies a pitch-change
effect to the selected audio, similar to a tape re-
corder or record turntable slowing down to a
complete stop. The effect doesn’t change the du-
ration of the audio selection.
Vari-Fi