Pitch Shifting

[{Category: Techniques]] Pitch Shifting is the technique of shifting the pitch of an audio file. This is different than speeding up/slowing down, as the footage is not going any faster or slower.

Usage

In Vegas

Pitch Shifting is very easy in Vegas, all you need to so is click on your footage of choice, then use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to increase/decrease the pitch. Simple as that!

In Premiere

Premiere requires a plugin to do pitch shifting, and it isn't very good. Be ready for audio stutters or nothing at all when working with it (especially if the footage is sped up/slowed down as well). Most premiere users will switch to a different editor like Audacity or even just Vegas to get the desired sound, render as a puzzle piece, then bring it back into Premiere.

Other Usage

Chords

A rudimentary form of Vocoding can be done by creating chords - copies of the footage where each one is a different pitch. If you know a little music theory and can line them up to create a chord, you can use this to create very pleasant sounding things (or really, however you'd want it to sound)!

G Major

The most famous of 'chords', very common in YTP as well. This is exactly how it sounds, but its default layout makes footage sound "demonic". This is often done in tandem with an inversion of the video footage to add to the creepiness.