Right-click an event, choose Pitch Shift from the shortcut menu, and choose a setting from the submenu:
Command |
Function |
Up Semitone |
Shifts the selected event up one semitone. |
Down Semitone |
Shifts the selected event down one semitone. |
Reset |
Removes any pitch shifting that currently exists in the event. |
When the Preserve pitch when stretching check box is cleared in a Beatmapped track’s Properties, you cannot change the pitch of a Beatmapped event.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly apply pitch shifting to selected events.
Command |
Shortcut |
Pitch up 1 semitone |
Numeric Keypad + = |
Pitch down 1 semitone |
Numeric Keypad - - |
Pitch up 4 semitones |
Shift+= Shift+Numeric Keypad + |
Pitch down 4 semitones |
Shift+- Shift+Numeric Keypad - |
Pitch up 1 octave |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad + |
Pitch down 1 octave |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad - |
Reset pitch |
Ctrl+Shift+-/= Ctrl+Shift+Numeric Keypad +/- |
Pitch-Shifting Events |
After selecting events, you can apply a pitch shift. The event-specific pitch shift is calculated after the project key and the track’s pitch shift.
From the View menu, choose Event Information to toggle the display of event-specific information — including the clip name and event pitch shift — in the timeline:
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Apply a pitch shift using the shortcut menu
Apply a pitch shift using keyboard shortcuts