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Subject:Pitch Shift Posted by: M&JB Date:3/26/2006 8:09:04 PM When I try the pitch shift effect (with preserve duration selected) I can lower the pitch of the music, but I get what sounds like "flutter" that used to be a problem with tapes and LPs. Any suggestions for preserving the quality of a recording when keeping it the same length?
Subject:RE: Pitch Shift Reply by: Chienworks Date:3/27/2006 3:21:35 AM Don't shift as much. When you start shifting more, something has to give.
Subject:RE: Pitch Shift Reply by: RickD Date:3/27/2006 7:57:37 AM Locate a place that you are having a particular problem with and select it. Open the Pitch Shift dialog box. Set accuracy slider to HIGH. I'm not sure why you would want low accuracy unless it's a trade-off with speed. Make sure the "Real-time" box under the Preview button is checked. Click the Preview button and listen. Stop the preview and select a different mode from the Mode drop-down box. Preview the selection again with the different mode. Continue to preview the selection with as many of the modes as needed until you find one that works best. Once you have found one that you are satisfied with, click on the Selection button and select All Sample Data from the drop-down list. Now you can apply the pitch shift to the entire selection.
Subject:RE: Pitch Shift Reply by: Steven Myers Date:3/27/2006 5:26:12 PM The software comes with tons of presets. Try all of them. Pick the one that's least offensive, then tweak it. The result won't be perfect, but it probably will be better than what you had before. Be happy.

Subject:Pitch Shift

Posted by: M&JB

Date:3/26/2006 8:09:04 PM

When I try the pitch shift effect (with preserve duration selected) I can lower the pitch of the music, but I get what sounds like "flutter" that used to be a problem with tapes and LPs. Any suggestions for preserving the quality of a recording when keeping it the same length?

Subject:RE: Pitch Shift

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:3/27/2006 3:21:35 AM

Don't shift as much. When you start shifting more, something has to give.

Subject:RE: Pitch Shift

Reply by: RickD

Date:3/27/2006 7:57:37 AM

Locate a place that you are having a particular problem with and select it.

Open the Pitch Shift dialog box.

Set accuracy slider to HIGH. I'm not sure why you would want low accuracy unless it's a trade-off with speed.

Make sure the "Real-time" box under the Preview button is checked.

Click the Preview button and listen.

Stop the preview and select a different mode from the Mode drop-down box. Preview the selection again with the different mode.

Continue to preview the selection with as many of the modes as needed until you find one that works best.

Once you have found one that you are satisfied with, click on the Selection button and select All Sample Data from the drop-down list. Now you can apply the pitch shift to the entire selection.

Subject:RE: Pitch Shift

Reply by: Steven Myers

Date:3/27/2006 5:26:12 PM

The software comes with tons of presets. Try all of them. Pick the one that's least offensive, then tweak it.
The result won't be perfect, but it probably will be better than what you had before. Be happy.