UltraPitch User Manual
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1. Voice Character Mix and Voice Character graphs 6 Voice component 5 To adjust the added voice s level select its Gain control and either click and drag up and down or type in a numerical value Alternatively you can select and drag the voice s corresponding marker in the Mix graph up and down 6 Adjust the Pan of the added voice by clicking and dragging its marker from side to side in the Mix graph by selecting its Pan control and dragging from side to side or by typing in values 7 Adjusting the Pitch and Formant parameters is the same as described in the Quick Start chapter For a sub octave harmony set the 1st voice to a new pitch of Octave Remember to set the voice s pitch to octave you can either Select the Pitch control and type in 12 0 Select the Pitch control and drag it down assuming it s above loctave Select the voice s marker in the Voice character graph and drag it down Click on the pull down menu and select Octave on the keyboard display that appears If you want to listen to the first voice only then turn off the original voice click on its indicator Click once again on the original voice to re activate it and listen to the two voice harmony Adjust the voice s for mant until you are satisfied with the sound 16 UltraPitch Manual 8 Enter a time delay range is from 0 0 to 100 0 ms until you get the best sound A small time delay adds some realism2. Clear tones very clear tones e g vibraphone synthesizer Bass the lower end signals e g bass guitar Voice Character graph The Voice character graph shows the settings of a voice s pitch and formant parameters A marker will appear for each voice that is on excluding the original pitch Markers are color coordinated with the voices they rep resent for ease of use Click and drag a voice marker up and down to raise or lower its pitch and from side to side to adjust its formant You can also alter pitch and formant using their corresponding controls Voice Character graph 22 UltraPitch Manual Pitch Click on the Pitch pull down menu to select a new pitch from the keyboard Dikayve Tth Play l bth May dth ard Miaj o rdita Eil amd min i Srdmin ee E 4th h th min Tth min Ockave Pitch Pull down Menu Alternatively click on the pitch control to select it and type in a numerical value or click and hold on its control and drag your mouse up and down Finally you can also adjust the pitch of a voice in the Voice character graph by dragging its marker up or down Link Set to Free for no constraints on the Formant axis while adjusting pitch You can set the link button to one of the following options Voice Song Brass Woods Strings Linear and Inverted Each Link preset includes an ideal formant correction curve
3. Max pitch limiter This control is symbolized by an arrow pointing up To change the max pitch value select its control and either type in a numerical value or click and drag up and down You can also adjust the max pitch setting by selecting and dragging its marker up and down inside the Pitch detector graph Setting the max pitch value just above the highest key in the source will make the pitch detection process the most accurate If the Min and Max pitch settings are wholly inappropriate for detecting pitch accurately the error message Incompatible input or settings will appear If this happens check the Min and Max pitch values are cor rectly set In some cases the Max and Min pitch controls are purposefully set for bad detection to produce certain effects If you want to try thissmake them equal and see what hap pens Some factory presets include such settings Keyboard display The keyboard display on the right hand side of the pitch detection graph displays the notes of the tune while the pitch is being detected UltraPitch Manual 21 Mode The Mode control sets the detection type Select the mode that provides the optimum detection according to the input Following are the Mode options Default general purpose applications Voice Steady voices without fast pitch changes Voice Jumpy voices with fast pitch changes Voice Opera very clear voices Music Steady instruments with distinct tones e g flute piano
4. but the effect is more of a spacey happy group of notes Take the third out voice on the left to get rid of any major minor implications Whole tone cluster Same as above but with a flatted fifth or raised fourth for a spacey impressionistic group of notes Quartal chord Some people referred to these as Q chords quartal harmony is based on 4ths instead of 3rds like triads This setup has a shift of a 4th in both directions from the input Similar to the jazzy fusion of the Fifth min7th but more austere Great for solo brass instruments Stereo OctaveUp Mild distortion by using offset formants gives a great stereo effect with a very hard to identify ghost Try it on a hard rock vocal StereotOctaveDown Sounds as if Chewbacca was trying to sing along with Hans Solo Or something OctaveDown Chaser This is largely drawn from Brightfuzz but with a long animated delay is also great for a lead vocal or slower lead instrument UltraPitch Manual 29 Mangler Intentionally off the map out to lunch Sometimes what a processor can do when used illegally is lots of fun Note the pitch detection range forces the processor to lose track of the input which helps result in the heavy pitch distortions Lots more to explore here Screaming Mangler Dead martian zombies yelling thru a garden hose Mangler plus extreme formant shifting to reveal as many discrepancies as possible Bizarre resonator Close pitch shifti
5. Quadrupler Not the same idea Much more stereo imaging and spread of the 4 voices plus heavy formant shifting keeps it from having too much edge Fifth minor th Actually the fifth and 7th are below the input signal s pitch which gives a more Jazzy feel In fact this is much like what the Brecker brothers used with Zappa but with less glitching None in fact Excellent for fusion improv Darkfuzz OctaveDown Somewhat sinister shift with no original voice in the output Extreme formant shifting is like 1 2 speed tape but realtime Try it on slow guitar single note leads as a send return mixing just some of the shifted in the output or for macabre voice parts in your next video game project or answering machine etc Actually just kidding Brightfuzz OctaveDown The funny version of Darkfuzz Rather interesting as a send return on solos 28 UltraPitch Manual Major triad input is 5th This might throw you off at first because the input becomes the fifth of the chord not the root It is set this way so that a spread out triad with the 3rd an octave up will fit the existing range For sequenced sources just transpose the track up a fifth Minor triad input is 5th Minor version of above Major triad input is root Standard major triad with the input set as the root Minor triad input is root Minor version of above Obvious isn t it Major cluster Some would argue this is merely a 2 chord or a 9
6. control and either drag it from side to side type ina 24 UltraPitch Manual numerical value or select and drag the voice s corresponding marker from side to side in the Mix graph The Pan range is from 45 0 to 45 0 degrees Delay To introduce a time delay in the voice from 0 to 100ms select the Delay control and either drag it from side to side or type in a numerical value Live mode To set the direct voice to Live mode raise its delay value to above 100ms for TDM applications Pa Se ee T sman f nOrf Gain h E Ei k i p P H us H al P et E a i F pa F mmml be z 2 Gain Pan and Delay Controls Animate This neat feature adds an amount of random asynchronicity ranging from 0 to 100ms between voices to add realism to your mix To change the Animate value click and hold your mouse down on its control and drag from side to side or click on its control and type in a numerical value Animation Control UltraPitch Manual 25 Chapter 7 FAQs You may experience some pitch detection and real time problems the following are some suggestions to solve these problems Question What does the message Incompatible input or settings mean and how can I fix it Answer This message appears because of one or more of the following reasons the input track is polyphonic Make sure the input is monophonic the Min and Max pitch markers are not set to capture the
7. pitch Make sure the Min pitch marker is below the lowest pitch and the Max pitch marker is above the highest pitch in the source you are using an inappropriate Mode Try different Modes until the detection improves The track is monophonic but the pitch unclear such as percussive sounds Use a different track Question How do I set the shift degree Answer Set the Link button to unlinked and set the shift degree by either of the following 1 Hold the mouse down on the cursor inside the Pitch Formant graph and drag it up or down 2 Select the Pitch control and drag your mouse on it 3 Select the Pitch control and type a numerical value in half tones e g 12 is one octave down NOTE The range of the pitch shift is from one octave up to one octave down refer enced to the pitch of the original tone Question During pitch shifting I hear glitches in the sound especially in the beginnings and endings of words how can I fix it Answer This may mean your plug in is not set for correct pitch detection Refer to the first section of the Quick Start If you still have some glitches try 1 Setting the Mode button to another mode 2 Adjusting the max pitch limit to the lowest value but be sure it is still above the highest note being played sung in the source 3 If the glitches take place in bass tones lower the min pitch limit to its minimum level 26 UltraPitch Manual Question In some settings
8. range is from 12 0 to 12 0 calibrated in the equivalent half steps 3 Finally to only adjust the Formant while dragging the marker press the Control key and drag the marker from side to side Pressing the Control key and dragging your mouse in this manner locks the Pitch parameter 8 UltraPitch Manual Chapter 4 One voice processing Refer to the WaveSystem Manual for a full explanation regarding standard generic Waves controls The fol lowing sections assume you are able to perform pitch detection and shifting as described in the Quick Start UltraPitch can shift scale the pitch of a given monophonic voice track sung or spoken by a given transpo sition degree upwards or downwards The voice will conserve the original character of the speaker singer 1 Detect the pitch of the original track using the Pitch Detection process see the beginning of this Quick Start 2 Set the Link button to Free and set the shift degree i e raise or lower the pitch If you want the for mant correction to be automatic you could set the Link button to Voice for this example 3 If you are shifting by more than the interval of a fourth such as C upwards to F or downwards to G listen to the sound to see if more Formant correction is required If it is select the Formant control and make minor adjustments to the Formant value using the keyboard arrows 4 If you have selected the Min pitch and Max pitch incorrectly some notes or word e
9. tune the interval to a more perfect sound than normal well tempered tuning just intonation Most of the factory presets have been created this way 18 UltraPitch Manual Chorus You can obtain a very fat chorus effect by imitating two voice tones in a very close but unequal pitch Use the following settings for this effect using the three or six voice component Set the vocal instrumental pitch detection mode as described in the Quick Start chapter Set all voices on Set all voice mix levels to 6dB Set voices to various pitch shift degrees in the range 1 to 10 cents Set all voice formant degrees to zero Set voice panning angles to various angles between 45 and 45 degrees Set voice delays to various values between lms and 3ms Set Animate to a value between 1ms and 3ms Set the Direct level according to the effect mix required WO COND OT Ee WH NH Other chorus effects For a more varied chorus effect try the following 1 Set the vocal instrumental pitch detection mode as described in the first section of the Quick Start 2 Set all voices on 3 Set all voice mix levels to 6dB 4 Set all voices to various pitch shift degrees in the range of 5 to 20 cents 5 Set voice formants to different values between 0 2 and 0 2 6 Set voice panning angles to various angles between 45 and 45 degrees 7 Set voice delays to various values between 10ms and 30ms 8 Set Animate to a va
10. up and down correspondingly in the Voice character graph The Voice character graph s pitch axis is divid ed into half steps the chromatic scale 2 Select the Pitch control and type in a numerical value in half steps You ll notice the pitch control dis plays a double digit number as well as the musical shift in pitch In the example below a value of 2 3 is typed in The display shows 2nd M 30 indicating the pitch will be lowered to the 2nd Major note and plus an additional 30 cents towards the next pitch level which is 3rd Minor A Cent is 1 100th of a halfstep or semitone therefore the octave has 1200 cents Pitch Control Set to 2nd Major 30 3 Select an interval directly from the Pitch pull down menu The original pitch and default pitch on opening UltraPitch Shift is called Unison as shown below RA Detare Tth MI Gth M Sth dth ord M end M Unison ened m ord m dth Sth th m Tth m Chetaye Pitch Pull Down Menu Finally to adjust Pitch and not the Formant while dragging the marker press the Control key and drag the marker up or down This operation constrains the marker to moving in the first direction only UltraPitch Manual 7 __ Changing formant gt 1 Click on the Formant control and drag your mouse from side to side You ll notice the Pitch Formant marker moves from side to side accordingly 2 Select the Formant control and type in a numerical value the
11. I hear clicks or distortion how can I fix it Answer You are running into realtime problems by exceeding your CPU processing power If you are using the UltraPitch 3 or 6 voice harmony makers try using less active voices Otherwise try 1 Changing Mode 2 Raising the min pitch limit to just below the lowest tone in the source Question I am processing a file through UltraPitch and the result is missing the last part of the signal what should I do Answer UltraPitch uses a very long look ahead thus creating a long latency in the order of 0 2 seconds If you encounter a problem it may just be that your host application sound editor sound track does not support delay compensation If your host application does support delay compensation it is still possible to miss a portion of the sound in the order of 0 05 seconds while using a high animate setting and long voice delays with the 3 and 6 voice harmonization components Question I am harmonizing to a 2 or 3 note chord and I hear phasiness what is wrong Answer True Real life chords have pitch inaccuracies and dynamics a fact that helps to avoid phasiness To fix this problem 1 Separate the voice more effectively using panning a different delay for each voice or animate 2 Try to fine tune the pitch shift values and the formant values for each voice Question Why does my CPU overload when I use UltraPitch Answer Some sounds require more CPU pow
12. UltraPitch Table of Contents a Chapter al Ee ee nnn ee ee nen ene nae Introduction 3 Chapter 2 cco More About Pitch 4 Chapter 3B oiicccccsscsssncsssssssssssseeeeecssevensernseeenesaeeteneteeee Quick Start 5 Pitch detection 5 Setting shift degree oo 6 Shifting pitch occ 7 Changing formant 8 Chapter 4c One voice processing 9 Altering the pitch of a vocal track sns 9 Altering the pitch of an instrumental track wu 9 Time stretching formant corrected 10 Twisting the gender by using formants 1 Monitoring the notes of a tune s 1 Chapter 5 Three and six voice processing 12 3 and 6 voice features oss 13 Deli esras 13 Live mode 14 Mix and Pan oss 13 Mix graph oo 14 Animate on 14 Simple octave effect sree 16 Choral effects and voice animation 17 Automatic chord harmonization n s 18 Chorus a antcncan 19 Other chorus effects 0 19 UltraPitch Manual i Chapter 6 Controls amp displays 20 UltraPitch Common Controls 0 0 0 0 20 Pitch detector graph wen 20 Monitor scrolling speed wc 21 Min pitch limiter ssns 21 Max pitch limiter 21 To adjust the min and max pitches 21 Mode saisis 22 Keyboard display s s s 21 Voice character graph ww 22 Pite is petecsectec 23 IK E 23 Formant we 24 Direct Level
13. WaveConvert Pro the batch file converter from Waves WaveConvert Pro is available separately and also is included in the Gold Bundle a demo is on our web site The result is a sound playing in the original pitch but 80 slower and formant corrected Twist ler usina f When the formant value is set to zero UltraPitch performs fully formant corrected pitch shifting while maintaining a consistent mouth and lung size and position of the singer The sound vibration modes can be divided into two groups 1 Negative formant values Correspond to a change in the mouth shape creating less high frequency oral vibrations and har monies towards w vowels You can use a negative formant to make the gender of the voice sound more masculine 2 Positive formant values Give more high frequency vibration modes towards i vowels The formant value can be altered without shifting the pitch in order to change the voice of a singer Use a positive formant for a feminine sound You ll notice under the Voice character graph the letters u o a e and i These correspond to the types of sound produced by the vibration modes spanning the formant parameter s axis To some degree you can write down the notes of a tune of a monophonic sound source or at least determine a few long notes Perform the pitch detection process described at the beginning of this Quick Start The notes of the original tune will be monitored both on the Pit
14. When you change pitch the formant will fol low this curve Each curve has been developed according to the ideal sounding formant correction during pitch shifting for the real musical situations listed The Linear and Inverted options offer a more unusual Pitch Formant relationship for special effects Listen to them to see what they can do UltraPitch Manual 23 Strings Linear Inverted Formant Pull down Menu Formant To adjust the formant select the Formant control and either drag from side to side or type in a numerical value or click and drag the voice s marker from side to side in the Voice character graph Note that when using a linked preset the Formant will follow a fixed curve that cannot be changed If you want to change the formant switch the Link button off i e set it to Free Direct Level Click and drag on the slider to adjust the input gain level of the original track Its range is from 0 0 to 24 0dB Direct Level Control UltraPitch 3 amp 6 Voice Harmony maker Controls Please see the UltraPitch Controls amp Displays section above for descriptions regarding common components _ For each voice Gain To adjust a voice s Gain level select its Gain control and either drag it up and down type in a numerical value or select and drag the voice s corresponding marker up and down in the Mix graph The gain range is from 0 0 to 24 0dB Pan To adjust a voice s panning angle select the Pan
15. ch Monitor graph and on the Keyboard display UltraPitch Manual 11 Chapter 5 Three and six voice processing Refer to the WavesSystem Manual for a full explanation regarding standard generic Waves controls The fol lowing sections assume you are able to perform pitch detection and shifting as described in the Quick Start The 3 and 6 voice UltraPitch components include the same Pitch detector Voice character Link button direct level and Pitch Formant controls The screenshot below shows the Voice Character section of the 6 voice component with all 6 voices on Kee Ae ee ns ee VOGEL nahagter UltraPitch 6 Voice component NOTE Each marker has its own Pitch Formant control In other words there are SIX sets of Pitch Formant controls one for each voice When a voice is active its corresponding color coordinated marker appears in two places the Voice Character and Mix graphs See the following screenshot Six Sets of Pitch Formant controls 12 UltraPitch Manual Each voice has four controls 1 On Off 2 Gain 3 Pan 4 Delay To switch a voice on click on its On Off control You ll know it s on because the control lights up These controls are located down the left hand side of UltraPitch s interface When you switch a voice on markers with the same color appear in the Mix and Voice character graphs You can drag them inside the graphs to adjust each voice s Gain Pan Pitch and Formant parameters For
16. e What is polyphonic pitch shifting A polyphonic sound source has two or more simultaneous tones A monophonic sound source may become polyphonic during heavy reverb UltraPitch is a formant corrected pitch shifter and does not support poly phonic pitch shifting because in order to correct the formant the pitch must be determined which requires a monotonic one note input 4 UltraPitch Manual Chapter 3 Quick start Please refer to the WaveSystem manual for a full explanation regarding standard generic Waves controls You can find out more details about each individual control in the Controls amp Displays chapter The pitch detection process described below is the first stage for every UltraPitch application such as pitch shifting harmonization and so on It s important to remember that the input sound must be monophonic i e a single voice or single tone solo instrument track A polyphonic input s numerous pitches for example like those produced by open string guitar chords cannot be detected by UltraPitch Pitch detecti Very briefly Look at the Pitch detector area on the right hand side of UltraPitch Choose a Mode using the Mode con trol located under the display Preview the audio and drag the Max and Min pitch markers in the display so that they are just above and below the dynamic blue pitch tracking line respectively Try different detection Modes until you get the best result The Mode control is located b
17. elow the Pitch detector graph If the message Incompatible input or settings appears make sure either the input track is monophonic the Min and Max pitch markers are correctly set to capture the pitch i e Min pitch marker is below the lowest pitch and the Max pitch marker is above the highest pitch in the source you are using an appropriate Mode see below Here s a more detailed explanation for performing pitch detection 1 Choose a detection mode The Mode control has a pull down menu offering the following modes a b Voice Steady for voices without fast pitch changes c d e Default for general purpose applications Voice Jumpy for voices with fast pitch changes Voice Opera for very clear voices Music Steady for instruments with distinct tones e g flute piano f Clear tones for very clear tones e g vibraphone synthesizer g Bass for bass guitar contrabass etc Pull down the menu and select an appropriate setting according to the type of audio you wish to process Alternatively click on the Mode control to scroll through the selection of settings UltraPitch Manual 5 2 Preview the monophonic source making sure the input level is set correctly usually 0dB The pitch detector s monitor will start scrolling A blue line displays the detected current pitch s graph The same pitch is simultaneously played on the Keyboard display When the monitor is complete
18. er during processing such as bass sounds Pitch shifting to low frequencies requires more power than to higher frequencies The minimum and maximum pitch lim iters are design to help you avoid CPU overload Set the minimum and maximum very close to the expected input frequency range and then move the sliders to open the range slowly until the maximum pitch limiter is about 1 2 octave above the highest pitch and the minimum pitch limiter is about 1 2 octave below the lowest pitch UltraPitch Manual 27 Chapter 8 _ Factory presets Each of these has plenty of room for your exploration they should serve as good starting points for most audio productions Remember to post any of your favorite settings to the Waves user preset area on our web page Small Group A good setting for turning a single voice into a group or one trumpet into a trumpet section It is a tight cluster of 3 clones 2 slightly offset in pitch and the last in unison but delayed and lower in level VeryStereo Nothing in the middle Four voices panned hard left and right with alternating pitch and delay offsets The intentionally large formant shifting gives a darker richer sound than simple panned delays with chorus although the effect is similar Doubler Just 2 voices for a classic doubling The light Animation setting makes a subtle but important wandering of the sound No one ever stays perfectly together Tripler Doubler plus another clone same idea
19. g and dragging on it up and down to adjust Mix and side to side to adjust Pan inside the display Animate This neat feature adds an amount of random timing between voices ranging from 0 to 100ms to add real ism to your mix similar to a Humanize feature on sequencers To change its value click and hold your mouse down on the Animate control and drag it from side to side or click on the Animate control and type in a numerical value Simple octave effect The following describes how to add a single sub octave harmony to the original monophonic track 1 Open the UltraPitch 3 voice harmonization component You ll notice the original pitch indicator above the other three voice indicators is on by default and the others are off See the following screenshot of the extra voices section i e without the pitch shift section and note each voice has its own control for adjusting Gain Pan and Delay 14 UltraPitch Manual 3 voice component 2 Set vocal instrumental pitch detection as described in the Quick Start chapter 3 Make sure the Direct level slider is set to the maximum 0dB Activate the first voice by clicking on its corresponding indicator it lights up green Green markers corresponding to the Ist voice will also appear in the Voice character graph and Mix graph You ll notice the original pitch appears in the mixer graph but not the character graph UltraPitch Manual H
20. g the Min and Max pitches A high Max pitch setting may also result in glitches 6 You may also consider altering the Mode to improve detection Ti i J f i 1 You can use UltraPitch Shift to perform time stretching on monophonic sounds 1 Set the pitch detection described in the Quick Start Chapter correctly for voice or instrumental 2 Suppose you wish to time stretch downwards to 80 and suppose your sound file s sample rate is 44 1kHz Set both Pitch m3rd 85 and Formant m3rd 85 This is 3 half steps plus 85 cents Here s how this is calculated number of half steps to shift log 100 80 log 1 0595 3 86 10 UltraPitch Manual Since UltraPitch has an approximate 5 cent resolution you have to round to the nearest 5 so this example becomes 3 half steps minor 3rd plus 85 cents more 3 In your sound editor e g SoundForge change your sound header the defined sample rate not the actual one from 44 1kHz to New sample rate 44 1 x 80 35 28kHz On Sound Designer II files this can be done directly on the sound file using Apple s ResEdit utility by changing the value of the STR 1001 resource or directly in SDII by selecting Get Info from within the program not at the Finder level For other platforms contact the maker of your editor for information on how to change the defined sample rate of the file 4 Now convert the sample rate of the sound file to 44 1kHz by using your sound editor or
21. lue between 10ms and 30ms 9 Set the Direct level according to the effect mix required UltraPitch Manual 19 Chapter 6 Controls amp displays __UltraPitch Common Controls Pitch detector graph A real time display showing the current pitch i e before pitch shifting A blue line tracks the detected pitch During silence the display is black When there is no detectable pitch the display is gray S Pitch Detector Graph 20 UltraPitch Manual Monitor scrolling speed Located above the display window see the previous graphic above is a monitor Speed control Adjust this according to your computer s monitor scrolling speed so that you can clearly see the pitch detection and adjust the Min and Max pitch thresholds accordingly Controlling Min and Max pitches Located under the pitch detector are two controls for min and max pitch adjustments for fine tuning pitch detection Min pitch limiter The min pitch control is symbolized by an arrow pointing down To change its setting select the min pitch control and either type in a numerical value or hold and drag your mouse up and down You ll notice the min pitch marker move inside the pitch detector graph according to the new settings You can also select and drag this marker up or down inside the Pitch detector to change the min pitch value The min pitch marker should be positioned just below the lowest key e g the bass line for the best detection
22. ly black it means there is silence When the monitor is gray it means unvoiced audio is detected Unvoiced audio has no recognizable pitch and therefore cannot be tracked When there is too much unvoiced audio the message Incompatible input or settings will appear 3 You can adjust the monitor scrolling speed to suit your computer using the Speed control We have included this control as scrolling speed varies from computer to computer Simply find the sp eed that allows you to witness the pitch detection monitor clearly for fine tuning the detection 4 To fine tune the pitch detection adjust the Min pitch and Max pitch settings by clicking and dragging on their arrows in the Pitch Detection monitor by typing in numerical values in their corresponding controls or by dragging your mouse on their corresponding controls 5 Max pitch should be set a little above the highest sung spoken pitch Min pitch should be set a little below the lowest sung spoken pitch If you do not know the musical range set Min pitch to 50Hz and Max pitch to 1000Hz For spoken voice set it to 50 800Hz S i i e e ft i 1 Set the Link button to Free 2 Click and drag the marker inside the Voice character graph up or down to raise or lower the pitch and side to side to adjust formant Setting the Shift Degree a UltraPitch Manual Shifting pitcl 1 Click on the Pitch control and drag your mouse up and down You ll notice the band marker moves
23. more details please read the Controls and Displays chapter Gain Use the Gain control located to the left of the On Off button to raise or lower the signal gain of a voice Pan Use the Pan control to move a voice s location in the stereo field Delay UltraPitch allows you to add a delay to each voice including the direct in the range of 0 to 100ms This adds a lifelike feel to your choir of voices or kazoos trumpets etc To enter a delay for a voice click and hold down your mouse button while dragging it from side to side in the Delay control or click on the Delay control and type in a numerical value from 1 to 100 Gain Pan and Delay controls UltraPitch Manual 13 Live mode The direct voice has an additional delay setting called Live for TDM applications Increasing the direct voice s delay value by more than 100ms switches UltraPitch to Live mode Simply click on the delay control and drag your mouse all the way up In Live mode the direct voice is in sync with the input sound thus per mitting UltraPitch to function in conjunction with a TDM application in real time situations like a live show Live mode Mix graph You can see the spread of voices in the stereo field in the mix graph Each voice has its own corresponding marker in the mix graph Voices and markers are color coordinated to help you keep track of which is which You can use a marker to adjust a voice s mix and pan values by clickin
24. ncy of a sound through octaves twelve notes UltraPitch has a range of between one octave up to one octave down from the original tone What do the terms voiced and unvoiced sound mean Voiced sound is a sound with a consistent pitch detectable by the human ear Unvoiced sound is a sound that has no recognizable pitch such as a collision a shhh sound or a gun shot What is a harmony maker A harmony maker detects the pitch of a note tone and adds a tone to it that can be octaves or some inter val above or below the original tone What is a formant Resonance frequencies such as those from an oral delivery are called formant frequencies or simply for mants Formants depend upon the shape construction and dimensions of the sound producing source speaker singer guitar trumpet etc What is formant correction Formant correction alters the timbre character of a sound To demonstrate formant correction pinch your nose and sing a note Then release your nose keep singing and notice the new sound The new sound is a result of the formant correction you applied when you altered the dimension and shape of your nasal tract Its OK for your kids to try this at home What is monotonic pitch shifting A monotonic sound source has one pitch at a time and no others such as a note produced by a trumpet flute or monophonic synthesizer UltraPitch can shift the pitch of a monotonic sound sourc
25. nds may escape the detection process resulting in glitches To fix this watch the pitch detector s graph at the point of the glitches while readjusting the Min and Max pitches A high Max pitch setting may also result in glitches Altering the nitch of an inst tal track 1 Set the Mode button to the appropriate setting according to the audio track 2 Adjust pitch detection see the beginning of the Quick Start Chapter 3 Click on the Link button s pull down menu to match the instrument youre playing or an instrument with a similar acoustics The options include apart from Free which is unlinked Voice Song Brass Woods Strings Linear and Inverted The following diagram shows the Formant menu Free Voice Song Brass woods Strings Linear Inverted Formant Menu UltraPitch Manual 9 NOTE Different instruments require different formant correction UltraPitch has a set of preset Pitch Formant Link curves to help you obtain the ideal formant for each degree of pitch shift 4 You ll notice while shifting the pitch degree that the formant correction is automatic i e the formant parameter is constrained to a recommended preset path Automatic Formant Correction Woods option 5 Shift the pitch If you have selected the Min pitch and Max pitch incorrectly some notes or word ends may escape the detection process resulting in glitches To fix this watch the Pitch detector at the point of the glitches while readjustin
26. ng on the voice indicators their correspon ding indicators light up in the Mix and Voice character graphs 4 Set all voices to a headroom mix level of 3dB 5 Set different pitch shift values and formant values to each voice We recommend using values close to zero as follows 0 1 lt pitch lt 0 1 and 0 2 lt pitch lt 0 2 6 Set Animate to the desired level The animation introduces random time delays between the voices range is from 0 to 100 milliseconds making them sound more real and as if they come from different physical sources singers Anir pens i FRUER L tered prot Animation Control 7 To improve the stereo localization of the voices set each one s panning angle to a different value Look at the Mix graph to see the spread of voices in the audio field Adjust Pan by clicking holding and drag ging a voice s marker from side to side in the Mix graph by holding down the mouse and dragging from side to side on its Pan control or by clicking on the Pan control and typing in values Aut tic chord izati You can make chords in order to harmonize your single voice source into a complete choir Set UltraPitch 3 or 6 voice according to the previous section regarding Choral effects Instead of setting Pitch shift values close to zero set the required harmonic degree for each voice The best harmonic degrees to use are Vth up IVth down Octave up and Octave down For a more realistic effect on human voices
27. ng with illo gical formant shifting and a deactivated pitch detector can be amazing with cer tain pitched inputs such as flutes trumpets solo line guitars Some new territory for more research certain keys will initiate strange resonances which can be tuned by changing the formant values 30 UltraPitch Manual
28. to the sound effect as humans never sing with perfect timing such little delays sound bet ter hence the inclusion of this control In fact it is precisely because of human imperfection that cre ative use of delays makes sequenced tracks sound more human The Delay control for each voice is located next to the Level and Pan controls NOTE The original pitch has a white indicator followed by green orange and red indicators for voices one two and three cI l Effect i Voice Animati This effect makes use of several pitched voices to emulate multiple singers or speakers from a single voice track You can use the three or six voice component depending on your needs The three voice component requires less CPU power On opening the six voice component like the three voice component you ll notice the original pitch is on while the other six voices are off Click on each voice s On Off control to activate each voice As you click each voice on corresponding markers will appear inside the Voice character and Mix graphs In the six voice component the voice indicator colors are green orange red purple blue and turquoise See the fol lowing screenshot 6 voice Component All Voices Active UltraPitch Manual 17 1 Set the vocal pitch detection as described in the first section of the Quick Start chapter 2 Set the Direct level to a headroom of 3dB 3 Set On the number of voices you would like to add by clicki
29. wc 24 UltraPitch 3 amp 6 Voice Harmonization Controls nn 24 Mix level un 24 Pali iiei 24 Delays canes 25 Animate sosia 29 Chapter Zenne E T bance da wens FAQS 26 Chapter S eeno Factory presets 28 Pa UltraPitch Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for buying Waves processors This software guide explain how to use UltraPitch for pitch shift ing adding voices for harmonies and creating special effects UltraPitch consists of the following formant corrected components 1 Shift for pitch shifting mono and stereo 2 3 Voice harmony maker for harmonization with three added voices mono and stereo 3 6 Voice harmony maker for harmonization with six added voices mono and stereo UltraPitch is a processor that can be applied to mono stereo and mono to stereo sound tracks For stereo inputs UltraPitch will refer to the left channel for pitch detection and shifting as the process is essentially a monophonic process only one input pitch can be tracked UltraPitch Manual EI Chapter 2 More about pitch What is pitch Pitch is the subjective property of a simple or complex tone enabling the ear to allocate its position on a fre quency scale The pitch of a trumpet playing the note A la is 440Hz even though the sound produced contains many other frequencies harmonics What is pitch shifting scaling Pitch shifting or scaling involves raising or lowering the freque
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