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What is Serato Pitch 'n Time?
Serato Pitch 'n Time is a high quality time-stretching and pitch-shifting AudioSuite software plug-in for the Pro Tools platform. Serato Pitch 'n Time will work with all versions of Pro Tools (4.0 and higher) including Pro Tools free on the Mac and PC.
Serato Pitch 'n Time offers time compression and expansion from a ratio of 1/8 speed through to 8 x speed independent of pitch, and pitch shifting of up to 36 semitones independent of tempo.
The time-stretching and pitch-shifting functions each have three interchangeable panels, ranging from simple fixed ratios to complex tempo and pitch alterations that vary over time. You can even warp the timing of your samples just by placing markers and moving them around.
The tempo and pitch panels can be mixed and matched to suit your application, with real time previewing.
What is Serato Pitch 'n Time?
Serato Pitch 'n Time is high quality time and pitch shifting software for music.
What software does Serato Pitch 'n Time work with?
Serato Pitch 'n Time was engineered specifically for use with Pro Tools, other platforms may be able to run Audiosuite Plug-ins, but we recommend testing with a demo before purchase. We cannot provide platform specific support for users not on Pro Tools.
What are the features of Serato Pitch 'n Time?
- Perfect Pro-Tools integration
- Modify tempo from 12.5% to 800% of original and simultaneously pitch shift by ±36 semitones
- Unrivalled and unprecedented processing quality
- Unique patented time compression/expansion and pitch-shifting algorithm
- No loss of timing accuracy
- Process stereo tracks without phasing
- Process Dolby matrix encoded tracks without losing surround information
- Time stretch by tempo change, length change, target length, or target BPM
- Select pitch shift by frequency change or semitone shift
- Preview changes in real time
- Fully Mac and Windows compatible
- Multi-Channel Mode - allows you to process up to 48 tracks together while maintaining their original phase coherency
- Time-Morph - allows you to drop a marker at an event and move it anywhere; the audio flexes before and after to allow you to stretch out a single note, or even change the timing of a loop
- Variable Pitch Mapping - allows you to pitch-correct individual notes, remove or create pitch slides, or even make a realistic record scratch sound
- Variable Tempo Mapping - gives you the power to create variable tempo maps and changes over the length of your sample
- Waveform Overview - means you can actually see the effects of your tempo map as it is applied directly to the waveform
Why does Serato Pitch 'n Time work better than other time and pitch shifters?
The answer is simple. Up until now researchers have looked at the problem of time stretching as a mathematical one, and applied objective mathematical techniques to the problem. They've failed, because they haven't properly defined what they're trying to solve.
It may seem obvious, but the perfect time stretch is one where the output sounds the same as the input, just faster or slower. The key word here is 'sounds', which means the problem isn't about waveforms or kilohertz - it's all about hearing.
Serato Audio Research has developed a sophisticated model of the human auditory system. In a sense, the software "listens" to the music, performing a sophisticated auditory scene analysis. Only by listening can it determine what 'sounds' the same, but faster or slower. Normally using such a sophisticated model of the human auditory system would be computationally prohibitive, so novel mathematical methods had to be developed by Serato to speed up this process in software.
What are the flaws of other methods of pitch and time shifting?
The biggest problem with existing products is the limited range of material that can be processed without introducing objectionable distortion. If you play your instruments one note at a time then what's already out there may work for you. That is, if you can get mysterious settings like 'tracking' just right. When you work in the real world, plug-ins shouldn't be telling you what you can and can't do. Serato Pitch 'n Time has no confusing settings to tweak, and no nasty surprises. With Serato Pitch 'n Time you can process a wider variety of material than ever before, and always know you're going to get the best sound quality. Anything from a bass line to guitar chords to drums, or lead vocals, backing vocals, or even a complete stereo mix!
System requirements
PC
- Pentium PC
- Pro Tools 5.0 or higher (including Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools 6 and Pro Tools Free)
Mac
- Power PC Macintosh
- Pro Tools 5.0 or higher (including Pro Tools HD, Pro Tools 6 and Pro Tools Free)
