AllyMusicGirl Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 So I have a great singer but he can get a little "pitchy". So my question is with my limited understanding of theory what's the best option for simple yet effective pitch correction with minimal hassle. Heck sometime I don't even know what key my songs are in or the chords. We go on "feel" here - lol Thanks forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 If the singer is just slightly out of key, then all you need is to pull a plug-in like Logic's pitch correction or Waves' Tune and maybe adjust the response time so it sounds natural, and that should be it. If the plug-in does funny sounds, then that's when you start having to tweak things .... or leave it like that and tell everyone you were going for that Cher effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I find the Melodyne Plug-In to be PERFECT for this kinda thing...The Logic one works pretty well, but nothing compares to Melodyne.. just my .03 worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMusicGirl Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Wonderful - thanks David & DK You know we got a GREAT back up singer effect with the Pitch Shifter plug-in within Logic Studio. Sounds like some awesome soul singer back ups! I love it. Can't wait to show everyone my first track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrofani Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I have tried lots of pitch correction plug ins and in the end I came back to Logic's own pitch correction plug for fast, natural sounding results. But the key is to use automation and also, I rarely use the actual pitch correction buttons. Instead I like to "play" the detune slider in touch or latch mode. It may take a few passes in places to practice but the result is very natural sounding and lacks any of those traditional artifacts. You can also use Logic's Pitch SHIFTER plug for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMusicGirl Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hold the presses - pitch correction plug? In Logic Studio - where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamworkmammal Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 haha, in the uh, er, "pitch" plug category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instantpop Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I also gotta throw my vote in for the Melodyne Plug-in. It can be quirky at times with some distortion on plosives and breath sounds, but for 98% of the time it works wonderfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor99 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Here it is Ally: P.S. I use Melodyne Plug-In mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliam Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I'll vote for the Melodyne plugin as well. It's great and easy to use if you only need to correct a couple of notes here and there. Although you can automate the Logic one on and off, it's more like auto-tune in that it's always real-time. I prefer to "fix and forget" by using either the Autotune graphical mode, or (mostly) Melodyne plugin. Of course, it's a no-cost option to try the Logic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Wikman Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I tell singers they need three things. Good Tone, Pitch & Ideas. And I believe that Pitch is the only one that they can actually improve. So if they have the other two, a hardcore few months with intervals/scales can make a big diff. At least get then started with that in the meanwhile. Also some singers run out of air and go flat at the End. That is better than the squirrely ones where the pitch is ALL over the place ....in even one word. Hope your guy falls into the first category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeb Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I've worked with Autotune, the Waves one (can't remember it's name), the Logic one and i thought by an absolute MILE that Melodyne was the best sounding and best interface. But i don't own it and i've been thinking about buying it. Anyone using it successfully in Logic 8? I'm running a G5 Dual 2.3 and OSX 10.4.11. I've heard there are issues in Leopard but haven't heard how it runs in Tiger. Having said that Ally, i've been using the Logic Pitch plug in a bit and it's mostly pretty good. Works a treat on backing vocals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Peeb....Celemony just released an update for Melodyne. I have the fully Studio version, but also the plug in. No issues with Logic 8 so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeb Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Thanks for the info Dave. I'll definitely get the plug in. Anyone running the Melodyne plug in inside Logic Pro 8 running Leopard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor99 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Save as often as possible.. my system has crashed occasionally using L8 & Leopard with Melodyne Plug In and other plug ins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamworkmammal Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 all im gona say is the melodyne plugin is so poorly integrated in to logic that i balk at using it. get the standalone version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 teamwork...are you on Leopard? I seem to be just fine with Logic 8/Melodyne Plugin on Tiger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufuss Sewell Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 He may be referring to the fact that it's very difficult to navigate from within the plug in compared to using the stand alone version. In the stand alone version I've gotten very used to clicking in the background to position the playhead. This is not possible with the plug in. You have to use Logic key commands or the arrange page which is VERY distracting to me. I much prefer using Studio for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ahh..good point..with the plug in..you navigate within IT. I still love what Melodyne does better than any other pitch correction software made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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