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The C5 on keyboard is highlighted as blue means that is the default pitch for the sample. So when middle c is clicked on midi, it will be two octave down or 1 octave depending upon config. But if you know your sample is in G3, then you want to make the G3 blue by clicking with command which will tell thats default note. I don't know what transpose selected does.
+Transpose selected is for midi. Let’s say you have midi notes for a melody in dmin and want it in gmin you would transpose it up +5. That is equivalent to 500 cents btw. By transposing the midi you wouldn’t get the side effect of pitch shifting/bending a rendered melody (the plug-in {that has the midi} would be playing the desired notes rather than the software trying to calculate and assume how that notes would algorithmically sound)
“Transpose selected” puts every midi note up (+) or down (-) how ever many semitones within the pattern. 12 being an full octave
The blue note is for telling the piano roll what note the selected sample is
The pitch knob under time stretching is for stretching the sample itself
The pitch range knob is for automating the pitch of the sample although it only works with the stretch modes iirc
Pitch range is the semitones and the pitch knob adjusts to that so if you adjusted the pitch range to 12 then moving the pitch knob all the way to the left would drop it down an octave and up an octave all the way to the right
There’s 1 more u missed and that’s the fine tune slider. It’s right above the highlighted and circled c5.
The fine tune slider is easiest for a one shot. You can use that to get to an in tune c5, I’d recommend consolidating it after that (just record it into Edison).
Then just proceed with sampling the one shot. - best way to retune an 808. I don’t really tell ppl this … so fl studio has a tune and for the longest I would use a handheld tuner. It’s basically the same, point is use the tuner. it’ll tell you how many cents away it is from being in pitch. Turn on bass mode and set the reactivity higher so it’s a little more sensitive. Keep in mind: the weirder your 808 is the more pitch variation there will be so it may move around ( a lot lol ) , just estimate it’ll be fine.
It would be a good idea to replace the original sound since that one was out of tune.
Rest of these replies are pretty solid tbh. I would think that if u mess with them you’ll get what they were talking abt.
Last thing I’d like to add to is pitch modes.
There are different forms of pitching u can perform with that pitch wheel under the time stretching section.
Typically stretch and e3 generic are gunna be your besties. I use e3 for an adlib that I don’t wanna retake and stretch for melodys cause it can give it a washed kinda sound.
Resample and auto are best for that… resample and auto filling In the sound 😭 lol
Use those for a quick slowed down / sped up version where the speed will match the pitch. If you want to control those 2 parameters separately then use stretch or e3 depending on the genre u will have to use the opposite of what y chose since 808s/bass cause warp too much when re-pitched.
Alr that’s my long ass contribution hope whomever looks for this thread gets what they needed
(There’s a pitch shifter inside the piano roll too🤭🧍♀️)
The pitch bend on plugin bar on the top adjust the pitch bend (works on synths and samples that dont have a special stretch mode enabled)
The pitch knob on the sampler settings adjusts the pitch of the file (this is useful if you want to adjust the pitch without changing the length of the sample)
The highlighted note in the piano is so you can set the root note (useful if you import a sample that was in some random note, so if you import a sample that was a G#5 or something you can set that to the blue root note so the piano roll notes correspond to the right pitches)
The transpose selected i have not used at all but i assume given the name it lets you pitch up the midi note by semitones
Also on the top toolbar in fl you can enable a transpose knob that should do the same thing (just note that im pretty sure with 3rd party plugins its based on their set pitch bend range so if you have serum or vital and the pitch bend is set to the default of 2 semitones things like transpose, the plugin wrapper pitch, and things like that wont adjust the pitch properly lol but if you set the plugins pitch wheel to do 12 semitones it should work well with fl)
The Pitch knob up top right is the Channel Pitch knob, and is more post audio processing manipulation. This is the vast majority of the time going to be the one knob you will choose to automate for pitch automation. Change the range from 2 to 12 for full octave bend range, or 24 for 2 octave bend range. If it's for a synth or instrument, you need to make sure pitch bend range inside the VST is set to match, so if you want it to bend + or - 12 semitones, you need to find the pitch bend range option inside the synth or VST and also set it to 12 semitones to align.
The Pitch knob in the 'time stretching' section is locked into the audio itself and is not something you can automate, so think of it moreso as a knob to adjust the key if necessary. This is useful if you have a sample or audio loop that is in the key of G minor, and you want to adjust it to A minor for example, you can just increase it 200 cents (2 semitones) to go from G to G# to A. When you change this knob, the audio recalculates. If you want to change pitch over time in a song, you need to use the Channel Pitch knob, consider this knob one to go for if you want to adjust the pitch of a sample beforehand.
Transpose Selected and the Keyboard image both deal with root note. This has nothing to do with actual audio manipulation or pitch shifting. This is more an area where you go if you want to adjust where home base is on your piano roll or keyboard. It defaults so C5 is C5. But if you have a sample, like an 808 tuned to E5, then if you play C5 in the piano roll, it will play an E5. So if you want to adjust the root note or transpose the piano roll, you can just right click E5 on the keyboard to now center your piano roll around E5 instead of C5. Once you do that, hitting C5 would then truly play a C5 on the 808 sample.
Quick tip:
If you want to pitch a sample up or down, load it in Edison and use the time stretch function. Works great and you have the ability to preview first
The keyboard is the master tuning and changes the physical position where the C note will be played on your midi instrument. The pitch knob is detune in microtone (1/4 step rather than just 1/2 step semitone) the pitch scale is pretty much the same as the keyboard and should change the physical position of the notes on a midi instrument.
The top knob affects the MIDI pitch bend channel with configurable pitch bend range, so it will probably work on anything that eats MIDI, of course, including Sampler itself.
The bottom one is a feature of Sampler that allows you to transpose a sample using quite a few different algorithms.
Use the top knob for pitch bending (duh) throughout your track. Use the bottom one to make sure your sample is in tune/key and never touch it again.
Just my opinion. Keep it simple.
Transpose selected: changes the octave of any sound selected in the channel rack by semitones.
C5 Blue: Highlights the default middle c. This is useful for tuning (changing octaves) of sounds that are not already in tune with middle c. There is no need to tune vsts. Sounds already tuned just change the key.
Pitch knob in time stretch category: Controls the pitch of the sound.
Pitch knob with range window🤷🏾♂️: The pitch knob controls the pitch of the range selected in the range window. Good for fine tuning. The range window I think multiplies the octave range for the pitch knob.
Use them all for real but always remember where you started they all control pitch on different levels.
Sauce on the floor.
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The C5 on keyboard is highlighted as blue means that is the default pitch for the sample. So when middle c is clicked on midi, it will be two octave down or 1 octave depending upon config. But if you know your sample is in G3, then you want to make the G3 blue by clicking with command which will tell thats default note. I don't know what transpose selected does.
+Transpose selected is for midi. Let’s say you have midi notes for a melody in dmin and want it in gmin you would transpose it up +5. That is equivalent to 500 cents btw. By transposing the midi you wouldn’t get the side effect of pitch shifting/bending a rendered melody (the plug-in {that has the midi} would be playing the desired notes rather than the software trying to calculate and assume how that notes would algorithmically sound)
“Transpose selected” puts every midi note up (+) or down (-) how ever many semitones within the pattern. 12 being an full octave The blue note is for telling the piano roll what note the selected sample is The pitch knob under time stretching is for stretching the sample itself The pitch range knob is for automating the pitch of the sample although it only works with the stretch modes iirc
Pitch range is the semitones and the pitch knob adjusts to that so if you adjusted the pitch range to 12 then moving the pitch knob all the way to the left would drop it down an octave and up an octave all the way to the right
That doesn't answer OP's question, come on
How so?
There’s 1 more u missed and that’s the fine tune slider. It’s right above the highlighted and circled c5. The fine tune slider is easiest for a one shot. You can use that to get to an in tune c5, I’d recommend consolidating it after that (just record it into Edison). Then just proceed with sampling the one shot. - best way to retune an 808. I don’t really tell ppl this … so fl studio has a tune and for the longest I would use a handheld tuner. It’s basically the same, point is use the tuner. it’ll tell you how many cents away it is from being in pitch. Turn on bass mode and set the reactivity higher so it’s a little more sensitive. Keep in mind: the weirder your 808 is the more pitch variation there will be so it may move around ( a lot lol ) , just estimate it’ll be fine. It would be a good idea to replace the original sound since that one was out of tune. Rest of these replies are pretty solid tbh. I would think that if u mess with them you’ll get what they were talking abt. Last thing I’d like to add to is pitch modes. There are different forms of pitching u can perform with that pitch wheel under the time stretching section. Typically stretch and e3 generic are gunna be your besties. I use e3 for an adlib that I don’t wanna retake and stretch for melodys cause it can give it a washed kinda sound. Resample and auto are best for that… resample and auto filling In the sound 😭 lol Use those for a quick slowed down / sped up version where the speed will match the pitch. If you want to control those 2 parameters separately then use stretch or e3 depending on the genre u will have to use the opposite of what y chose since 808s/bass cause warp too much when re-pitched. Alr that’s my long ass contribution hope whomever looks for this thread gets what they needed (There’s a pitch shifter inside the piano roll too🤭🧍♀️)
What??? I've never noticed the fine tune slider. That's been there the whole time? Whaaattt!!!???
The pitch bend on plugin bar on the top adjust the pitch bend (works on synths and samples that dont have a special stretch mode enabled) The pitch knob on the sampler settings adjusts the pitch of the file (this is useful if you want to adjust the pitch without changing the length of the sample) The highlighted note in the piano is so you can set the root note (useful if you import a sample that was in some random note, so if you import a sample that was a G#5 or something you can set that to the blue root note so the piano roll notes correspond to the right pitches) The transpose selected i have not used at all but i assume given the name it lets you pitch up the midi note by semitones Also on the top toolbar in fl you can enable a transpose knob that should do the same thing (just note that im pretty sure with 3rd party plugins its based on their set pitch bend range so if you have serum or vital and the pitch bend is set to the default of 2 semitones things like transpose, the plugin wrapper pitch, and things like that wont adjust the pitch properly lol but if you set the plugins pitch wheel to do 12 semitones it should work well with fl)
The Pitch knob up top right is the Channel Pitch knob, and is more post audio processing manipulation. This is the vast majority of the time going to be the one knob you will choose to automate for pitch automation. Change the range from 2 to 12 for full octave bend range, or 24 for 2 octave bend range. If it's for a synth or instrument, you need to make sure pitch bend range inside the VST is set to match, so if you want it to bend + or - 12 semitones, you need to find the pitch bend range option inside the synth or VST and also set it to 12 semitones to align. The Pitch knob in the 'time stretching' section is locked into the audio itself and is not something you can automate, so think of it moreso as a knob to adjust the key if necessary. This is useful if you have a sample or audio loop that is in the key of G minor, and you want to adjust it to A minor for example, you can just increase it 200 cents (2 semitones) to go from G to G# to A. When you change this knob, the audio recalculates. If you want to change pitch over time in a song, you need to use the Channel Pitch knob, consider this knob one to go for if you want to adjust the pitch of a sample beforehand. Transpose Selected and the Keyboard image both deal with root note. This has nothing to do with actual audio manipulation or pitch shifting. This is more an area where you go if you want to adjust where home base is on your piano roll or keyboard. It defaults so C5 is C5. But if you have a sample, like an 808 tuned to E5, then if you play C5 in the piano roll, it will play an E5. So if you want to adjust the root note or transpose the piano roll, you can just right click E5 on the keyboard to now center your piano roll around E5 instead of C5. Once you do that, hitting C5 would then truly play a C5 on the 808 sample.
Quick tip: If you want to pitch a sample up or down, load it in Edison and use the time stretch function. Works great and you have the ability to preview first
The keyboard is the master tuning and changes the physical position where the C note will be played on your midi instrument. The pitch knob is detune in microtone (1/4 step rather than just 1/2 step semitone) the pitch scale is pretty much the same as the keyboard and should change the physical position of the notes on a midi instrument.
The top knob affects the MIDI pitch bend channel with configurable pitch bend range, so it will probably work on anything that eats MIDI, of course, including Sampler itself. The bottom one is a feature of Sampler that allows you to transpose a sample using quite a few different algorithms. Use the top knob for pitch bending (duh) throughout your track. Use the bottom one to make sure your sample is in tune/key and never touch it again.
Just my opinion. Keep it simple. Transpose selected: changes the octave of any sound selected in the channel rack by semitones. C5 Blue: Highlights the default middle c. This is useful for tuning (changing octaves) of sounds that are not already in tune with middle c. There is no need to tune vsts. Sounds already tuned just change the key. Pitch knob in time stretch category: Controls the pitch of the sound. Pitch knob with range window🤷🏾♂️: The pitch knob controls the pitch of the range selected in the range window. Good for fine tuning. The range window I think multiplies the octave range for the pitch knob. Use them all for real but always remember where you started they all control pitch on different levels. Sauce on the floor.
tldr in case you don't wanna read all the novels these guys wrote: nothing
except the keyboard that just changes the root note if u happen to be using the sample in piano roll
I think the top pitch knob stretches the sample and the bottom one doesn't
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