Rocktron Intellipitch - Manual (Page 25)

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INTELLIGENT SHIFT Function
The Hush; Intelligent Shift configuration provides two voices that can be used for intelligent (or diatonic) pitch
shifting. Intelligent pitch shifting produces harmony notes that are always generated diatonically within a user-
specified key and scale type when the user plays in key. Therefore, any input note played in the prescribed key will
result in harmony notes that are also in the proper key.
Intelligent Shift Parameters
KEY The Key parameter defines the tonic, or root note, that the Intellipitch will
use in conjunction with the current Mode setting to generate the correct
harmony notes. Note that sharp keys are represented by the " " charac-
ter, and flat keys are represented by the " " character.
MODE The Mode setting defines the musical scale that the Intellipitch will use to
generate the proper harmony notes. Any of the following scales may be
selected:
IONIAN LYDIAN LOCRIAN BLUES WHOLE TONE
DORIAN MIXOLYDIAN PENTATONIC MELOD MINOR
PHRYGIAN AEOLIAN BLUES PENT HARM MINOR
The scalular structure for each of the above mode settings is shown in
the following section (
"Using the Intelligent Shift Configuration").
INTERVL The Interval parameter determines the scale degree from the input signal
that the harmony note will be generated. For example, if Interval is set to
3, the harmony note generated will always be the third scale step above
the input note based on the current key and mode selected.
DELAY The Delay parameter allows for the shifted signal to be delayed up to
500mS following the input signal. It is adjustable from 0 to 500mS in
10mS increments.
LEVEL The Level parameter determines the volume of each voice relative to the
other voices of the effect.
Note: This Level parameter is not the same as the Pitch Shift
Level parameter found in the Mixer function parameter
list.
PAN The Pan parameter allows you to pan the shifted note to the left or right
output of the Intellipitch. It is adjustable from 0 to 100 (where 0 = full-left,
100 = full-right, and 50 = center).
QUANT The Quantize parameter determines how the Intellipitch will respond to
input notes that are not exactly in pitch with any of the 12 even-tempered
notes. Higher Quantize settings will pitch-correct the harmony notes
produced to the nearest even-tempered interval any time that the input is
slightly off pitch, and thus will restrict harmony notes from fluctuating if
the input pitch varies (i.e., when vibrato is applied to a note). Lower
settings of the Quantize parameter will not perform pitch correction on the
harmony note, and therefore will allow it to fluctuate in pitch with the input
note.
Please note that, when
selecting the key for an
Intelligent Shift preset, the
symbol " " refers to a sharp
key, and the symbol " "
referes to a flat key.
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