Pitch shifting samples into different tones

I got a single shot sample, witch i wanna make a melody off.

how many cents do I have to pitch the original sample for it to get in tune with the next note?

is there any program for this?

What sampler are you using?

Most samplers are probably gonna do that for you, sou you might be missing out on a feature of your machine, but you can allways just adjust it until it sounds right.

got the 2000xl

I know there aint a funtion for pitchshifting into different notes on the XL, like the chromatic function...

but im planing on pitch shiftin on the computer. so I just want to know how many cents pitchshift u have to add to get the next note..

like if I have a note thats a straight C, and I whant the note next to it, how much do I have to pitch shift it?

It's +/- 100 but semitones work better for what you want, cents are for more fine adjustments.

2wice wrote:semitones work better for what you want, cents are for more fine adjustments.

yep.

Lampdog wrote:

2wice wrote:semitones work better for what you want, cents are for more fine adjustments.

yep.

so 1 tonestep is 100 semsonties?

I thought I was in the MPC forum, my screen looks like I'm in the scrabble forums, dammit Jim........ I mean, Luigi. haha

yeah semitones, use cents for fine-tuning.
get the semitones as close as you can, THEN use cents to
fine tune it even closer and tighter.

Luigi wrote:got the 2000xl

I know there aint a funtion for pitchshifting into different notes on the XL, like the chromatic function...

but im planing on pitch shiftin on the computer. so I just want to know how many cents pitchshift u have to add to get the next note..

like if I have a note thats a straight C, and I whant the note next to it, how much do I have to pitch shift it?

This is tough becasue some notes are 20 semitones between, and some are 10. For example, Going from C to D is 20, but going from E to F is only 10. Basically, it should be 20 if there's a black key in between the 2 and 10 if not.

This should be accurate:

G1=-50
A1=-30
B1=-10
C2=0
D2=+20
E2=+40
F2=+50

where do you find that on your XL semitones and cents i aint never seen that .maybe cause i dont know what you guys are talkin about can you elabrate on this a bit so i can understand you want to make it like a keyboard right where that one sample is the same but different keys

sorry to go off topic but it sounds interesting to me something new you kno

M.ic P.ro C.rusher wrote:

Luigi wrote:got the 2000xl

I know there aint a funtion for pitchshifting into different notes on the XL, like the chromatic function...

but im planing on pitch shiftin on the computer. so I just want to know how many cents pitchshift u have to add to get the next note..

like if I have a note thats a straight C, and I whant the note next to it, how much do I have to pitch shift it?

This is tough becasue some notes are 20 semitones between, and some are 10. For example, Going from C to D is 20, but going from E to F is only 10. Basically, it should be 20 if there's a black key in between the 2 and 10 if not.

This should be accurate:

G1=-50
A1=-30
B1=-10
C2=0
D2=+20
E2=+40
F2=+50

Correct me if I'm wrong bro but in music theory I was taught that a semitone is the smallest interval between keys. I.e. from one key to the one directly next to it (be it a black or white key) would be one semitone.

Therefore, from C to C sharp is one semitone. From C to D is two semitones, i.e. a 'tone'. One tone is two semitones.

And there are 100 cents in one semitone.

Hope that wasn't too complicated without soundin patronising!

On the mpc2000xl, and drum pgm on mpc4000

if you want every note including wholesteps and halfsteps. go +10.

c to c # to d to d# to e to f to f# to g to g # to a to a# to b to c

thats +10 inbetween each.

I recomend buying a mpc pgm from mpc-tutor...........a bass multisample. Then find out what note your sample is in then replace his samples with yours and look at how he does it. he has his samples tuned right plus the midi notes match the right notes-this is important if you are using a midi controller keyboard........your samples and thier tuning match the right keys on your keyboard.......that is, a c note is a c key on your keyboard.

im using some computer program to pitch shift...

but aint there like 10 semitones between all notes?

i dont read notes or anything. but aint it like, from the C to the next key it is 10 semitones, dosent matter if it is a black or white. it is always 10 semitones to the next key... black or white...

wrong or right?

I think yall said the same, but I just had to get it confirmed :-p

mikey beats wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong bro but in music theory I was taught that a semitone is the smallest interval between keys. I.e. from one key to the one directly next to it (be it a black or white key) would be one semitone.

Therefore, from C to C sharp is one semitone. From C to D is two semitones, i.e. a 'tone'. One tone is two semitones.

And there are 100 cents in one semitone.

Hope that wasn't too complicated without soundin patronising!

You are correct, sir.