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ibliss wrote on 2/26/2004, 2:48 PM
Add the pitch shift plugin to the master bus, turn on 'preserve length' and adjust the pitch as desired.

This is the quickest way, assuming you just want to do this while tracking, to accomodate the vocalist etc. Obviously the quality won't be 'mix quality'. You can then remove the plugin after tracking.
Dide wrote on 2/27/2004, 6:03 AM
THX for your reply!

That's a good way if you use the masterbus, but I only use 12 busses to output to my Motu 2408 > Tascam TMD8000 and not the masterbus.

Dide
pwppch wrote on 2/29/2004, 11:25 AM
You can't. That is, there is no way to slow down the entire project at once.

Also, If you use a plugin on the master bus and have input monitoring enabled, you will be pitching the "mix" of the input bus. This will cause all kinds of problems.

I don't understand why you want to do this during recording. Not saying it is wrong or anything, I just don't understand what it buys you.

Is there some other software that you use that does permit this type of functionality?

Peter
drbam wrote on 2/29/2004, 12:33 PM
If you're only overdubbing a couple of tracks, you could render (submix) the existing tracks and pitch down the stereo submix. Record new tracks and pitch down the newer tracks individually (if needed) for further OD's. Its a somewhat clumsy way to do but it would work and wouldn't draw excessively on your cpu.

drbam
ibliss wrote on 2/29/2004, 12:39 PM
What might be best would be to create an FX bus with the pitch-shift plugin, and send all of your tracks to the FX bus. Route the FX bus to one of the output busses. If you are using Vegas' input monitoring, monitor that through a different bus.

When recording all you'd have to do is solo the FX bus and record track and away you go!

Newly recorded tracks can then be sent straight to the FX bus for instant pitching to match the rest of the track while you do any overdubs etc.
drbam wrote on 2/29/2004, 2:03 PM
>>Newly recorded tracks can then be sent straight to the FX bus for instant pitching to match the rest of the track while you do any overdubs etc. <<

ibliss: This sounds like a much better approach than my suggestion. Have you actually tried this?

drbam
Dide wrote on 3/1/2004, 3:00 PM
Thanks all of you for your reply's

I want to to this if a singer his voice can't reach the correct note of a song and the only way is to pitch it down.
For example if a song it written for a woman and and you are recording a male singer.
You can do this with conventional multitrack recorders.
I will try some of your examples!
But it would be simple if I could do this on a total project, than I don't have timeline issues of the recorded voice.

THX,
Dide
pwppch wrote on 3/1/2004, 6:18 PM
>>You can do this with conventional multitrack recorders.
Are you talking hardware or software?
Dide wrote on 3/2/2004, 3:51 AM
I know Peter "Get a better singer" but most of the time I can't choose my musicians!
Often it's a composition that original is written for a female or male and the opposite has to sing it.

On this moment I do it on the way you describe Peter: multitrack > 2 track > pitch down > record > pitch both up.
After this I have to set the recorded voice on it's place in time.

Recorders who can do it:
Hardware: From expensive Sony DASH recorders to less expensive Tascam DA88's.
Software: (That I know!) Sequoia, Saw & Protools.

Br,
Dide