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Transpose Samples

BrthrMrk · started 2019-05-16 20:01 · updated 2019-05-19 04:42

Being able to transpose/octave a sample higher or lower. The controls will be the same for changing the octave on the synthesizers pressing "Shift+Up or Down Arrow Key"

Comments (4)

2019-05-16 22:28 · 2019-05-16

This request has been all over the place. Look it up.

2019-05-17 15:56 · 2019-05-17

You can do exactly that with the Machiniste. Try the "Pitch" knob. You can even modulate it per sequence step.

2019-05-19 04:42 · 2019-05-19

Pitch modulation is a pain but you can make it work. That said, I used it once and never did it again. One problem is that in order to modulate the pitch it slows down the sound (plays it over a longer interval to extend the wavelength) which makes each low note longer and high notes shorter. Because of the nature of modulating a sample, the higher/lower you go the worse it sounds, hence why you're better off using an instrument (synthesizer) than samples when you want to be able to raise/lower notes by intervals.

2019-05-19 15:12 · 2019-05-19

You could mix samples and synthesizers to get the best of both worlds. One setup is a Machiniste with the same sample pitched to different notes in each slot. If your melody doesn't span a huge interval, you should still get a good sound from it. Route the Machiniste's output to the audio input of the Pulverisateur and augment the samples with the Pulv's oscillators for a full, rich sound. The advantage is that you can now use the Pulv's filter, envelopes and modulation to affect the samples as well.