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258MainStage Effects
Pitch effects
MainStage Pitch effects overview
You can use the pitch effects to transpose or correct the pitch of audio signals. These
effects can also be used for creating unison or slightly thickened parts, or even for creating
harmony voices.
You can also define a scale to automatically correct some, but not all, sung notes in a vocal
performance, for example. This enables you to effectively perfect an imperfect vocal take.
You can also use pitch correction effects creatively, modifying all pitched notes in a
performance to a single pitch or a particular key.
See these sections:
• Pitch Correction
• Pitch Shifter
• Vocal Transformer
Pitch Correction effect
MainStage Pitch Correction effect overview
You can use the Pitch Correction effect to fix the pitch of incoming audio signals. Improper
intonation is a common problem with vocal tracks, for example. The sonic artifacts that
can be introduced by the process are minimal and are almost silent when making moderate
corrections.
Pitch correction works by accelerating and slowing down the audio playback speed,
matching the input signal (sung vocal) with the correct note pitch. If you try to correct
larger intervals, you can create special effects. Natural articulations of the performance,
such as breath noises, are preserved.
Any scale can be defined as a pitch reference (technically speaking, this is known as a
pitch quantization grid). Improperly intonated notes are corrected in accordance with this
scale.
The Pitch Correction effect Scale and Root parameters can be set to the appropriate key,
depending on the accuracy of the original intonation.