Flex Pitch Adjustment Question

I have recorded audio that needs to be adjusted from a little sharp and a little flat. I know how to accomplish it with Flex Pitch in the editor with the Hot Spots.

 

The musicians tuned to 442Hz - they are orchestral, but I have a feeling that Logic is analyzing pitch at 440hz. I do not see a place to change that Flex Pitch analysis, only where to change the tuning of Software Instruments in the Project Settings/Tunings. Is this a correct assumption? If so then for example a note that has a Flex Pitch number of 11 is actually a Flex Pitch number of 3 because of the 8 cents difference (roughly +7.85 cents). Am I thinking correctly? I just don't want to adjust some players to 440Hz and leave others at 442hz.

 

Thx!

Any ideas anyone?

Isn't a half-step 50 numbers in Flex Pitch?

I do it so automatically that I don't pay attention to the actual number.

A half step is 100 cents, just wondering how Logic analysis the flex pitch. My bet is at 440hz, just can't find any documentation.

I just checked, you can go 50 cents sharp and 50 cents flat. Total 100 cents for a half-step in Flex Pitch.

Yup - Thanks. Still wondering at what tuning it analysis at though. I thought maybe David N. would know.

Yes I believe that the Flex Pitch reference is stuck to A = 440 Hz. I honestly work only at that tuning. I've never done any tuning at all with classical music. And in general I do most of my tuning by ear anyway, as what Flex Pitch determines to be the perfect pitch is just some kind of average of the pitch curve but that rarely matches what you're hearing exactly.

Thanks! That is what I figured. This is my first time at it as well but working with younger musicians and want to tweak things a little more than normal. It’s a pretty straightforward process and for the most part works well.

Ah yes, the key to tuning is to know when to stop tuning. Unless it's Top 40 pop music, which is a different animal.

Ha! Exactly, they tune pop until it’s beyond perfect!

Ha! Exactly, they tune pop until it’s beyond perfect!

With pop music that's the sound they're going for, super polished and synthetic.

A crazy idea.... what if you changed the sampling rate by the same percentage. I'm no Einstein but something like either 440/442 or 442/440 (I think it's 440/442 because you want a smaller number. Once you find that percent then multiply 48000 by that (Should be lower than 48k). Then change your sample rate, taking all the audio and slowing it down so that A is 440. Then, once you do your editing, put the sample rate BACK at 48 k and viola! An in tune viola!

A crazy idea.... what if you changed the sampling rate by the same percentage. I'm no Einstein but something like either 440/442 or 442/440 (I think it's 440/442 because you want a smaller number. Once you find that percent then multiply 48000 by that (Should be lower than 48k). Then change your sample rate, taking all the audio and slowing it down so that A is 440. Then, once you do your editing, put the sample rate BACK at 48 k and viola! An in tune viola!

Aside from RME I don't think many audio interfaces allow you to set custom sample rates other than the standard 44.1k or 48k or multiples thereof.

That is an interesting suggestion but like David said I do t think my interface will allow that.

Yeah, I thought if I turned off Core Audio and just used the mac system for input/output that maybe I could use a variable sample rate... but that didn't work.

Thanks for trying!

Is there any way now to change A 440hz?