VARIAUDIO: Where do you set reference pitch? Is this fixed yet?

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Its 2024…1I years after initial release of variaudio…I use pitch correct very seldom
BUT
Practically all the projects Im involved with use 432hz.
I simply want to take a very cleanly played guitar arp and turn its timing and velocity into a layer synth for a segue and cross fade.
I could just play it in, but hopefully, in 11 years, this is now a quick workflow…right?

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Hi,

I’m sorry, this is not possible.

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Thanks @Martin.Jirsak
Thats very disappointing. My question would be, if its true (the neg feedback on the forum posts), then it should just be removed.
Variable tuning has become quite common (we have been tuning 432 for many years now) and without reference, its pretty much useless for any non 440 which is relative anyway.

Instead, bring back Houpert Multiband compressor from SX :slight_smile: for something incredibly useful. SmartComp is the closest but still a very long way behind in certain features

Peace!

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You can see how far in percentage an A432 is from 440, and use that reference to offset all your corrected notes. You can see that information on the editor’s info line. Not ideal, but it’s just a visual offset from the 440 horizontal grid. And if you are just snapping notes around, you can snap all of them and then drag the whole thing with the offset amount.

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Ill give it a go…but i have owned melodyne since release but would have to upgrqde…i would at most correct 2 or 3 spots only if distracting…which is why i havent used melodyne for years…it just removes the humanity. Im so sensitive to pitch correction makes me vomit. As soon as i hear it, i skip the track unless its for a effect
Cheers
:slight_smile:

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Hi,

I’m sorry, maybe it sounds unpolite, but I just don’t get the reason. Why is anyone tuning to 432Hz, if he/she can’t tune and has to use tune-correction later?

Isn’t it easier to tune to 440Hz then?

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I understand you to be polite and informative; no offense taken @Martin.Jirsak
For me, it was for a number of reasons;

PROS
It equates to a more ancient tuning, 440 it quite a recent change
It is mathematically more sensible and integer based
Has quantum implications
The slight drop in tuning makes the tension lower and eg feels nicer to play
Above all…It just feels better and i find it much easier to vocally pitch to.

CONS
Until synths of the last decade, it was easy to use midi master tune but now its a pain per preset
Hehe having to explain and some people cant actually tell the diff :slight_smile:
Because we are told something is the best, doesnt mean it is

I actually prefer just temperament @432hz as well vs equi temp but try finding a guitar with just intonation :slight_smile:

Btw, nothing changes back to 440…i no longer use that as reference. The standard for me is actually 432

Hth und Alles Klar!

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I think this all depends what your doing. I am restoring some forty year old multi-tracks which seem to have drifted, - maybe tape degrade or whatever - and Melodyne is definitely better for this because it will detect what the reference pitch for each track is and you can manually set a best compromise for any or all of them.