Don't repeat my Virtual Capo mistake

[Ugly Bunny]

...Until I realized I had the pitch shift parameter tied to an external control that wasn't attached, so it was "pitch shifting" 0 semitones, creating a massive amount of latency but no pitch-shifting (expected behaviour with no pitch shifting).

As soon as I turned on the external controller which set the pitch to -1 semitone, it sounded fantastic and had virtually no latency.

*whew.

Close call.

 

[Presence7682]

Clickbait at it's finest - I saw the title and thought "Oh no, I can't believe it's degrading on the latest firmware!!"

 

[bustedstring]

I came here expecting to see a multi-car pileup . . . nuts.

I haven't played around with the capo yet, now I know I should.

 

[yek]

These thread titles are never handy because they get Google'd and become a thing...

 

[la szum]

@Ugly Bunny doing @Ugly Bunny things.

 

[Cooper Carter]

Cleanup on Aisle This Thread.

 

[Hellbat]

This thread title kind of gives off the feel of:

"You won't believe what these CBD gummies are doing for people in [insert city name based on IP address]!"

 

[sprint]

I'd genuinely prefer that shift 0 would be = to bypass thru tone though

 

[Admin M@]

These thread titles are never handy because they get Google'd and become a thing...

Thread title "corrected" ;-)

 

[Cooper Carter]

I'd genuinely prefer that shift 0 would be = to bypass thru tone though

I've worked on several presets that rely on the color introduced by pitch = 0 for the desired effect. Often the artifacts/"shortcomings" of a given technology become what is most desirable about it in the long run. See vinyl, tape, tubes, etc.

 

[sprint]

I've worked on several presets that rely on the color introduced by pitch = 0 for the desired effect. Often the artifacts/"shortcomings" of a given technology become what is most desirable about it in the long run. See vinyl, tape, tubes, etc.

Never considered that - will have to try it again in that context - + I've learned to route around with a volume block if I want to preserve one side pristinely with 0 shift, while the other side shifts > or < 0 - no biggy.

 

[Cooper Carter]

You might also consider tying your same external controller to the bypass state.

 

[unix-guy]

You might also consider tying your same external controller to the bypass state.

Or using auto engage

 

[Cooper Carter]

Or using auto engage

I prefer a steep cliff mod curve on bypass for pitch blocks over auto engage but ymmv

 

[Ugly Bunny]

This is hilarious. This is the first time I've ever seen a thread title changed by a mod. I think I should get an award or ribbon or something

But yes, definitely click bait.

And no, I can't change the way the parameter is controlled since its bypass state as well as pitch shift are both controlled independently for different songs/scenarios. I actually just ended up making a second identical "Downtuned" preset with the only difference being no external controllers attached.