Re: Pitch transposer for retuning?

[van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk>]

Florian Anwander wrote:
> I owned once a dhp33 and had a dhp55 and also a Evetide DSP4000 at that 
> time for testing, so I could compare. Today I own a digitech TSR24S. If 
> you use the algorithm for narrow shifting (don't know its name at the 
> moment), then all the digitechs have an astonishing quality in pitch 
> shifting - for sure comparable to the Eventide.
> I also remember the DHP-Series to have a very remarkable algorithm for 
> wider shiftings; this algorithm had the slight disadvantage, that it had 
> a very short delay, which might disturb the guitar player because the 
> sound does fit to the feeling in your finger tips. But for sure not 
> audible for the audience. The TSR24 is not that good in wider shifts.

Yeah, I actually have two TSR24's (one with Dieter's PPC module), but 
haven't had it hooked up in front of my rig.
I'm using one input and two outputs for effects in a S/R loop, and would 
use the other input and one aux output for stacking-up a clean channel 
in parallel to my other preamp, an ADA MP-2.
With one aux output left over, this means I can actually plug the guitar 
into the TSR (through a small preamp), route the remaining aux output as 
input to my MP-2, and still use it to stack-up a clean channel.  Cute ;)

Though I really like the TSR24 pitch/harmonizing, I wouldn't say it's 
Eventide quality, though by far good enough for my uses.
I just haven't tried using it for up/down-tuning a whole instrument, 
though I believe it'll work. Algorithms are nicely fast, min timelag.

This setup will also allow pre-shaping filters, wah and digital whammy 
before the preamp.  I feel the need for going geeky programming :D


Jeff Shirkey wrote:
 >
 > Try the PitchFactor?

I wasn't aware it could do such things as well?  Are you sure?
It's quite a sexy compact lil'thing..


Christophe wrote:
 >
 > This gizmo was mentioned the other day.  Don't know anyone who's tried
 > it but it looks interesting.
 > 
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Morpheus-DropTune-Octave-Guitar-Effects-Pedal?sku=583554

Interesting, thanks, had'n noticed.  Only drops though..



> james fowler schrieb:
> 
>> eventide. detune, retune, any sort of pitchshifting with impressive 
>> realism.
>>
>> digitech dhp-33 and -55 both do good jobs as well and cost about
>> 1/10th what an eventide will run you.
>>
>> - jim
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 25, 2009, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone using a programmable pitchtransposer for retuning guitars?
>>> Just tried this with my ADA PitchTraq.  I used the Effects Out jack 
>>> only, set direct to zero and effects to 100 (full).
>>> Setting Cents to -100 gives me an Eb tuning, -200 a D tuning etc..
>>> However, the tone is a bit flaky/blurred when used this way.
>>>
>>> Any devices on the market which can do this?
>>> Preferably without too many gadgets, so I won't have to rob a bank ;)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> rgds,
>>> van Sinn
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> 


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rgds,
van Sinn