User Manual

NEPTUNE PITCH ADJUSTER AND VOICE SYNTH
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Speech effects
To create various types of atonal speech effects you can use the Transpose section, alone or together with the For-
mant section:
1. Make sure the Pitch Adjust section is deactivated (off).
2. Activate the Transpose section.
3. Set desired transposition ratio with the Semi and Cent spin controls in the Transpose section.
Adjust down to generate a darker voice and up to create a brighter voice.
D To lock the formants and thus preserve more of your voice’s original character, activate the Formant section
and set the Shift parameter to the 12 o’clock position.
To change the voice character, adjust the Shift parameter down to generate a bassier (male) character and up to
create a more soprano-like female character.
q Experiment with different combinations of Transpose values and Formant Shift values to create different
“characters”.
About “freezing” pitch adjustments on audio tracks
In all examples below that describe pitch adjustments of recorded audio tracks, you can choose to “freeze” the tracks
afterwards. By using the Bounce Mixer Channels function you can have your pitch processed audio track rendered to
a new track in the sequencer, complete with pitch adjustment effects and all. Just be sure to use the following set-
tings in the “Bounce Mixer Channels” dialog:
• Range to Bounce: “Song” (to get the entire track rendered, if that’s what you want)
• Bounce to: “New Tracks in Song”
• Apply Mixer Settings: “All” or “All except fader section” (to include the pitch adjustment effects)
Refer to “Bouncing Mixer Channels” for more details.