Microtuner plugin?

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I am learning a song (Friday I’m in Love) that is a quarter step off.

I like to learn/practice songs along with the recording. So, I could to either adjust the recording or the plugins I am using.

I will probably look to NI Massive to get a plucky/twinkly/synthy sound that would work here.

Anyone use a plugin that microtunes?

Or, I am open to other suggestions, like other plugins (I have Pigments and V Collection and recently picked up Halion 7). It looks like Kontakt allows you to microtune, but I would rather use a soft synth).

Or maybe options to adjust the recording (I could use Spotify or Youtube, but open to other options. I suppose if I got the mp3, there are probably plenty of plugins that would microtune).

Basically looking for easiest path to this.

Thanks!

Jeff

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In use anytune for this. It’s available on iOS, ipadOS or macOS.
You can fine tune or adjust the speed independent.

Or you adjust offline with Audacity or something similar.

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Hmm, ng, I am on Windows.

A VST or VST2 plugin would work.

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I am on Windows. A VST or VST2 plugin would work.

Kevinf mentioned Pivotuner VST in a thread I found. Anyone use that? (Hmm, don’t want to spend $47 for this purpose).

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Hmm, anyone use this?

https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php

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A lot of virtual instruments have their own tuning knob. Generally it is set to A = 440 hz. Do your instruments lack such a control?

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I hadn’t check yet. I just listened to Friday I’m in Love and considered the issue and just posted here.

But, my first synth I will explore for a sound is Massive (not Massive X).

It looks like it has Global Tuninng in cents: “The Global tune parameter allows you to adjust MASSIVE’s tuning in semitones and cents”

So, I will explore this.

Thanks!

Jeff

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I’d recommend a simpler approach… change the pitch of your reference track! I’ve had success using the streaming audio file player (SAFP) for practicing in different keys and tempos. It has some nifty pitch control magic that makes things easy. Put an SAFP instance in your rackspace, map widgets to the pitch, volume, start/stop etc and then you’re ready to play along and practice. If it works for me practicing in different keys to the original, I think it will work for you changing by a smaller amount.

Happy practising!
Z

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Thanks, the tuning is close enough that I can just play along with it (maybe I’m lucky I don’t have perfect pitch, hah!).

I almost always play along with Spotify or (in a new band I am in) YouTube. So, I’d prefer to avoid the additional step of getting an mp3 and adjusting the tuning.

We’ll see. Thx for the input!

Jeff

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I would highly recommend Aurally Song Master for this kind of thing.

Aside from adjusting the pitch of the playback by whatever amount you want it will also identify chords, split stems, and if you go with the pro version it will identify individual notes if you need it to.

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https://aurallysound.com/ :+1::+1:

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The quicker and rather less technical option is to use a bit of sellotape or masking tape to hold your pitch bend lever at a quarter step of pitch bend and then go learn the song.

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I use a software called Transcribe to figure out songs. Allows speed control, custom looping, retuning, transposing, etc. Super cheap. Just load an audio file and setup and you are off and running. Transcribe! - software to help transcribe recorded music

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Great to see that Transcribe! is still being developed. I used it mostly in 2003 (v5 or v6 back then). I must revisit it.

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Transscribe is also on my hard drive! It’s a real precious gem - small and powerful!

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How does it compare to Song Master Pro?

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Much less sophisticated

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Which one is less sophisticated?

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Transcribe.

Song Master, among other features, has pretty good stem extraction and complete OSC control of its operation. So when I rehearse, I can remove the keyboards (say) from the song

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David, do you use the “Song Master” or “Song Master Pro” version?