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Old 02-15-2022, 08:29 AM
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Default Pitching down a stereo mix a few cents

Hi,
I'm putting this in Getting Started as to not incur the wrath of some in the 2021 section.

Old PT user here.
25 years.
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I have a customer who desperately wants to pitch down a stereo mix 8 cents before putting vocals on.
Yes....you guessed it....I think he was reading about the magic of A-432, and how the harmonic balance of the universe will be corrected and everyone's coffee maker will finally work together in unity.... (or something like that)

Putting his naivety/mental problems aside,
What process would y'all employ to pitch a stereo track down 8 cents, to get the least artifacts and weirdness and maintain the time of the track.
I played with elastic audio for about an hour, and it just did weird things.
I am all ears though, if I was doing something wacky...
Thanks.
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Old 02-15-2022, 10:07 AM
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Just a simple thought;
best to pitch down a stereo rough mix rather than multitrack.
X-form?
Edit; I was thinking, pitch down a stero mix to record to, then pitch up the vocal to make it fit.
Then finish the mix and downpitch the stereo master - if you want.
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Audibly, the least artifacty mode is varispeed as long as the tempo and timbre change are acceptable.
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melodyne it?
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melodyne it?
Have not dusted off Melodyne in a while.
Is there a way to go down 8 cents?
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Old 02-15-2022, 03:05 PM
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We used to use "Speed" for stereo tracks.
I just don't have Pitch in Time on my new machines....so I'm kind of starting over.
(Never thought I would need to do this again)
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Have not dusted off Melodyne in a while.
Is there a way to go down 8 cents?
I can't see why not. If you like, send me the track. Is it just one stereo track? If it is, it's like a 10 minute job.

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Audiosuite X-Form or Waves Sound Shifter should do it.

That's such a tiny change. I'd be tempted to varispeed it.
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I can't see why not. If you like, send me the track. Is it just one stereo track? If it is, it's like a 10 minute job.

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Thanks so much for the offer Brian,
Unfortunately, this is under a NDA.
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Audiosuite X-Form or Waves Sound Shifter should do it.

That's such a tiny change. I'd be tempted to varispeed it.
Yeah,
It is tiny, and arguably a waste of time....

Need to keep length exactly the same.
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