Soledad Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 One of my favourite pastimes is playing along to tracks. But somewhere between the studio floor and my mp3 there has been a pitch shift. I'd say almost every time and never consistent even on one album. So I get in tune, and every track is out. On fretless I could adjust but it's bad practice anyway I think as it messes with muscle memory. On the fretted it's a nightmare. What's to be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 For anything recorded in the pre-digital age, if the tempo didn't feel right when it came to mastering, then the individual tracks would be vari-speeded to give the right feel with no regard for what it would do to the pitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 You could use the pitch shift function of software like Reaper or Audacity (or another one). I think Audacity can detect the frequency of the file and then you can correct that to the nearest "real" frequency. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 This is what I use: http://onlinetonegenerator.com/pitch-shifter.html Especially handy if you have to learn a song in a different key to the original or if you are learning Footloose which isn't quite Bb but should be in A and has probably been sped up from the original 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Very useful - thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Delberthot said: This is what I use: That looks very handy, usually I'm only looking to shift +/- halftone, just in tune to me. If I was transposing a song I'd normally learn it in source key then transpose how I want, so this is just to tweak to be in tune. SO, help please - I'm generally using Spotify as source - does this require files on a local drive? Basically what do I plug together and how?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just tried the Online Pitch Shifter and although the "Maintain Tempo" box is ticked, it speeds up and slows down whenever you move the slider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Spoiler Someone once told me you can adjust the pitch and tempo on Youtube. Burgered if I can work out how mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Little Dragon said: Hide contents Someone once told me you can adjust the pitch and tempo on Youtube. Burgered if I can work out how mind! I occasionally use the playback speed , but I haven’t seen any settings for the pitch 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 How about I come at it from the other end - i mean pitch shift the bass? Is that possible. I'll look into it - it must be a very common issue, virtually no track is on pitch to std tune 440A, they are all over the place, just by a painful amount, like 73% of a semi...!! I can't be alone in this, if anyone knows a neat simple way, I'd love to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I use the paid version of Anytune on my iPad and allows you to tune the mp3 / wav up or done an octave in fractions of a semitone , and also stores this setting per tune. If you have a Mac or iPad IMO this app is the best for working out bass parts and learning / practicing songs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, OzMike said: I use the paid version of Anytune This sounds very promising - i'm going from Spotify playlists on my iPhone to a playback. I'll investigate Anytune - may need the bigger UI of a pad but sounds exactly what I need - also it's not the odd track I want to tweak. I often just run a dozen quite random tracks and aim to get into them quick. I think it's good practice to force me to play styles and lines that are outside my 'habit'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Soledad said: How about I come at it from the other end - i mean pitch shift the bass? Is that possible. I'll look into it - it must be a very common issue, virtually no track is on pitch to std tune 440A, they are all over the place, just by a painful amount, like 73% of a semi...!! I can't be alone in this, if anyone knows a neat simple way, I'd love to hear. fnnaaarr! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: fnnaaarr! que?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Soledad said: How about I come at it from the other end - i mean pitch shift the bass? Is that possible. I'll look into it - it must be a very common issue, virtually no track is on pitch to std tune 440A, they are all over the place, just by a painful amount, like 73% of a semi...!! I can't be alone in this, if anyone knows a neat simple way, I'd love to hear. Why not just retune the bass? What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, pete.young said: Why not just retune the bass? What am I missing? I use this to play a tracklist, could be quite a few tracks and I use it as a challenge to go straight in and play tracks I don't know, so for me it's practice that forces me across styles, chord progressions, pick to fingers etc. Re-tuning seems the obvious option but if you try living with that every single track, it is an absolute pain = and it breaks the non-stop flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Soledad said: que?? https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Finbarr_Saunders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 23 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Well, I’ve had several songs in a set with a variety of tunings errors. Easier to retune the song once and permanently rather than keep changing the tuning of the bass. Capo? You could detune to the lowest & then capo as per song pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Ha ha. I can’t work out if you’re joking or not. I hope you are. I'm inclined to guess that Hiram is closely associated with a Rickenbacker, in which case being in tune is not an issue But just to be sure, it's the parts of a halftone that hurt, if the shifts were exact halftones I'd be OK. Doea anyone actually use a capo on a bass... is it even legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, Soledad said: Doea anyone actually use a capo on a bass... is it even legal? Only in private. It can be brilliant, letting pedal strings ring at the 5th or 7th fret without the open boom can sound great, fuller and deeper than a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Capos are only for acoustic guitars. Even electric guitars should refrain from using them & just man up & learn the chords. Playing in a worship band that’s female lead, there’s very few songs played in the original key, which can make the song sound nothing like the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Oh, I rememeber this bloke using a capo on bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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