Pitch Correct Mode

Interval

Pitch Bender: Use the bender to manually raise or lower the pitch of the shifted voices. This works just like a spring-loaded keyboard pitch bender.

Pitch Bend Range: The range parameter lets you set the maximum amount of pitch bend that can be applied to the vocal.

Pitch Controller: Use the keyboard to force the vocal to an exact pitch.

Keyboard Octave Select: Selects the octave that the keyboard represents.

Slope: Use this lovely window to set the transition rate between the original vocal sound and the pitch-corrected sound.

Operation–Harmony

Harmony mode is used to create everything from harmonies to doubled voices. To make sure you are in Harmony mode, make sure it is selected.

The Editing Parameters

The editing parameters are the tools that allow you to put some spice into your harmonies or doubled voices. Some of the editing parameters are used in all control modes, and others are specific to one control mode.

Parameter

Manual

SmartChord

SmartKey

PitchShift

Interval

 

yes

yes

yes

Gender

yes

yes

yes

yes

Detune

yes

yes

yes

yes

Volume

yes

yes

yes

yes

Pan

yes

yes

yes

yes

Styles

yes

yes

yes

yes

Envelope

yes

 

 

 

Key/Scale

 

 

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the interval sliders, you can adjust the interval of each of the four harmony voices. Basically, “Interval” controls the voicing of the harmonies relative to your lead note. When in the SmartChord and SmartKey control modes, the interval settings are divided into seven coarse steps. Each step directs the voice in a different way. The following table describes the individual intervals in musical and nonmusical terms. Note that, although the descriptions for the SmartChord and SmartKey intervals are similar, SmartChord intervals follow the lead voice “loosely” and SmartKey intervals follow the lead voice’s every pitch movement.

 

SmartChord

SmartChord

SmartKey

SmartKey

 

non-musical

musical

non-musical

musical

Step

description

description

description

description

Bass

lowest

root of chord,

lowest

octave below lead

 

 

octave down

 

 

Baritone

low

3rd of chord, in

low

3rd of chord, in

 

 

the octave down

 

the octave below

Tenor

just underneath

5th of chord, in

just underneath

5th of chord, in

 

lead

the octave below

the lead

the octave below

Unison

same as lead

unison

the same note

unison

 

 

 

as the lead

 

Alto

just above

3rd of chord

just above

intelligent 3rd

 

lead

 

the lead

 

Mezzo

high

5th of chord

high

5th above lead

 

 

 

 

 

Soprano

highest

an octave above

highest

octave above lead

 

 

the root

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using the Pitch Shift control mode, Interval works in a different, but simple way. Pitch Shift interval is set from –24 to +24 for each voice. Each digit corresponds to one semitone above or below the lead pitch. For example, –24 would be two octaves below the lead, +12 would be an octave above the lead. The intervals for Pitch Shift are represented with numbers as they are not “intelligent” intervals. Pitch Shift intervals are always a parallel distance away from the lead note no matter what the key and scale of the music.

D8B Manual • Appendices • page 146