Pitch Bend

Pitch bend allows you to change the pitch of a sound over time. Changing the pitch using pitch bend affects its duration unless Preserve Duration is activated.

This function can be used for creating the classic tape stop effect, or for blending the tempo/pitch of one track into another, for example.

You can draw the curve that you want the pitch to follow. The pitch offset is displayed on the vertical ruler of the envelope and the range of the envelope effects can be adjusted. Positive pitch values produce sounds with a higher pitch and a shorter length, negative values produce sounds with a lower pitch and a longer length.

If Preserve Duration is activated, you can choose the algorithm that is used to perform the pitch bend operation. Depending on the type of audio material you are processing, choose the appropriate mode. You can also adjust the quality used when processing the pitch bend. The quality setting and the selected mode affect the processing time for this effect.