Any plugin that changes pitch without changing character of voice?

[Doc]

Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to raise or lower
pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?) without dramatically changing
the character of the voice?

Thanks

[Arny Krueger]

"Doc" > wrote in message


> Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to
> raise or lower pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?)
> without dramatically changing the character of the voice?

By definition, a change to the human voice on that scale changes its
character.

I think you may be looking for the holy grail.

What does exist is software that changes pitch without changing tempo, or
vice-versa.

[Boris Lau]

On 08/10/2010 08:41 AM, Doc wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to raise or lower
> pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?) without dramatically changing
> the character of the voice?

There are pitch shifters that preserve the formants, or let you pitch
the formants without changing the actual pitch. I think that's what
you're looking for. There's a pretty good one by Waves, but there might
be cheaper or even free options as well. Just google using the keywords
formant shifter.

Best,
Boris

[dhs]

On Aug 10, 2:41*am, Doc > wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to raise or lower
> pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?) without dramatically changing
> the character of the voice?
>
> Thanks

Melodyne is designed to do that, and I think it does it rather well.

d.

[Michael Dobony]

On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:11:55 -0400, Arny Krueger wrote:

> "Doc" > wrote in message
>
>
>> Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to
>> raise or lower pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?)
>> without dramatically changing the character of the voice?
>
> By definition, a change to the human voice on that scale changes its
> character.
>
> I think you may be looking for the holy grail.
>
> What does exist is software that changes pitch without changing tempo, or
> vice-versa.

Audacity has a plugin that does this.

[WillStG]

On Aug 10, 2:41*am, Doc > wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a plugin that allows you to raise or lower
> pitch by as much as say a 5th (or more?) without dramatically changing
> the character of the voice?
>
> Thanks

If you raise or lower the pitch that much, it's _not_ changing the
formants of the voice that makes it sound unnatural. Most voice
correction software has such options now ( or does it automatically
according to the voice type you select.) Cubase has a fairly
transparent plugin with those options that comes with the V5 upgrade.

Will