Universal Pitch Shifter

king_picadillo

Goal is to try compositions I make in different pitches once the are completed (mix of midi and audio tracks pre mix down) to see where they sound best. For example, I make a composition with keys, bass, vocals in A minor and I want to see if it sounds better in G minor. In BM3, I could use the pitch shifter in the sampler on each audio sample and raise or lower midi by semitones on the piano roll for banks that have plugins, but it would be far more convenient to easily change the pitch of a whole loop with the turn of a knob. @eni_onthetrack suggested putting Koala FX on the main which would work, but Koala doesn’t shift pitch in semitones that you can see i.e. +1, + 2, -3 semitones. JAX P3 seems to fit the bill, but I have so many FX apps that I’d like not to spend $10 if there are other apps that may have a similar function to P3: simple pitch shift by semitone that would let me audition a composition in different pitches before mix down. PS, (hide behind riot shield) I didn’t get Drambo during the sale so that is not an option. Any suggestions?

Blipsford_Baubie

@king_picadillo said:
Goal is to try compositions I make in different pitches once the are completed (mix of midi and audio tracks pre mix down) to see where they sound best. For example, I make a composition with keys, bass, vocals in A minor and I want to see if it sounds better in G minor. In BM3, I could use the pitch shifter in the sampler on each audio sample and raise or lower midi by semitones on the piano roll for banks that have plugins, but it would be far more convenient to easily change the pitch of a whole loop with the turn of a knob. @eni_onthetrack suggested putting Koala FX on the main which would work, but Koala doesn’t shift pitch in semitones that you can see i.e. +1, + 2, -3 semitones….

Instead of Koala FX, load the mix directly to a pad. The pitch knob does display the semitones for the pads.

Just make sure that in Settings > General > Pitch Knob Snap to Semitones is enabled, which by default it is.

king_picadillo

@Blipsford_Baubie A pad on Koala or in BM3? If in BM3, that’s a good workaround, but I would have to export the loop to load it on the pad. This will def work so thank you! I am still hoping for something that I can put on the main to change pitch without having to export the mix.

Blipsford_Baubie

Ok, I see what you mean @king_picadillo.
I don’t know of any AU that would do that live as a processor and still show you a pitch reference. That don’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Yes, I was referring to a Koala pad, but I’m glad that safe info can still translate to BM3, cool.

If I can just add my two cents, changing the pitch may will also change the speed, and the speed factor may pollute your decision on what another key will sound like.

Good luck!

rs2000

If you don't mind the typical loss of quality when pitch shifting audio tracks, you could try Cubasis or Audio Evolution and shift the whole tracks up or down.

Gavinski

@king_picadillo said:
Goal is to try compositions I make in different pitches once the are completed (mix of midi and audio tracks pre mix down) to see where they sound best. For example, I make a composition with keys, bass, vocals in A minor and I want to see if it sounds better in G minor. In BM3, I could use the pitch shifter in the sampler on each audio sample and raise or lower midi by semitones on the piano roll for banks that have plugins, but it would be far more convenient to easily change the pitch of a whole loop with the turn of a knob. @eni_onthetrack suggested putting Koala FX on the main which would work, but Koala doesn’t shift pitch in semitones that you can see i.e. +1, + 2, -3 semitones. JAX P3 seems to fit the bill, but I have so many FX apps that I’d like not to spend $10 if there are other apps that may have a similar function to P3: simple pitch shift by semitone that would let me audition a composition in different pitches before mix down. PS, (hide behind riot shield) I didn’t get Drambo during the sale so that is not an option. Any suggestions?

Toneboosters Pitch shifter? Also, not auv3 etc, but Audiostretch is the king when it comes to pitch shifting and timestretching, imo.