Now most of us know how to use a sampler and we know that when using the sample across your keys it can change in pitch, but does anyone know if there is a way of changing the pitch of a sample in your sampler without changing the formance* of the sound? Thus sounding more ‘natural’?
*Not sure if i’ve spelt formance right but nevermind
The answer is no. There is not way to make it perfect. However, the best algorithm able to best do what you are looking to do is packaged in ProTools. However, I can notice a pitch shifting of about 2 or 3 semitones.
Hmmm
That surprises me actually, in this day and age and with so many audio tools out there, you’d think there would be something out there!
Damn.
Cheers H.
Think of it this way though Rob… as the sample gets stretched & stretched… what are the gaps filled in with? Artefacts & noise.
Anyone check out that Paul Stretch Tool?
[url]http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/[/url]
Wonder could you make a viable instrument with it?
I have the tool but not used it yet - infact not sure how i can use except strech then put in audicity and chop up and put in simpler - ha just answered myself - god I’m cool 
haha!
Would it work for say, a Cowbell - stretched out, up to like C5 or something?
Or would it just sound completely Whack?
Wait - that might sound good! LOL
I think its one of those tools which would be so random - you never know what you will get
Must check it out after I clone myself 
[quote]ICN (03/11/2010)[hr]Must check it out after I clone myself ;)[/quote]
Now there is a horrid thought - two of you posting ****e on here :w00t:
[quote]slender (03/11/2010)[hr][quote]ICN (03/11/2010)[hr]Must check it out after I clone myself ;)[/quote]
Now there is a horrid thought - two of you posting ****e on here :w00t:[/quote]
The world couldn’t handle two ICN’s, let alone this forum!
What ICN is referring to is the Nyquist Theorem. Here it is broken down.
The Nyquist rate is the minimum sampling rate required to avoid aliasing, equal to twice the highest frequency contained within the signal.
fN def/= 2B
where B, is the highest frequency at which the signal can have nonzero energy.
To avoid aliasing, the sampling rate must exceed the Nyquist rate:
fS > fN
To avoid aliasing, the bandwidth must be considered to be the upper frequency limit of a baseband signal. Bandpass sampling signals must be sampled at least twice the frequency of the highest frequency component of the bandpass signal in order to avoid aliasing. However, it is typical to use aliasing to advantage, to allow sampling of bandpass signals at rates as low as B, where B is the bandwidth of the bandpass signal. An alternative is to mix (heterodyne) the bandpass signals down to baseband, and sample there in the usual way; in this case, the baseband bandwidth can be as low as B/2 in the case of symmetric signals such as amplitude modulation, so the sampling rate can be as low as B in such cases.
Y’all can thank me later for not posting about the Nyquist Theorem! LOL
I think I’d clone Howie tbh… 
:hehe: 
its not really that hard to understand though tbh. if you can look past the formulas.
I think your best bet is to try and get a few different notes sampled. Also pitchin samples up or down too ‘far’ doesnt always produce unpleasent sounds, you can sometimes get some unexpected unique sounds.
I agree with Dejong. u can hear most of the old House tracks . that some of the samples are super streched or extremely pitched to get that funky feel . like Cassius original (Feeling for you) . super high pitched vocals = instant funk :).
Yeah i know, fully aware of that as sample quite a lot. But isn’t the question i was asking lol. :hehe:
@Roben. I think like Howie Said i dont think there is any way that u can do that. did u ever thought of re sampling options
the simple answer is no dude. you will always introduce sounds into pitched noises. period.