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Time stretching / pitch shifting – Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument User Manual

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The Audio Toolbar provides the following audio processing functions:

Command

Description

TRUNCATE

This deletes the part of the Sample that is outside of the selected region.

NORM.

(Normalize)

This adjusts the level of the selected region to the maximum possible

value without clipping.

REVERSE

This reverses the selected region of the Sample.

FADE IN

This applies a fade in to the selected region of the Sample.

FADE OUT

This applies a fade out to the selected region of the Sample.

DC CORRECT

This removes the DC offset. DC offset (“Direct Current offset”) is an

undesirable constant shift in the signal level that might be introduced by

some audio processing units. This offset can notably waste some of the

available headroom.

SILENCE

This silences the selected region of the Sample.

CUT

This deletes the selected region from the Sample and places it into the

clipboard for later use.

COPY

This copies the selected region of the Sample to the clipboard for later

use.

PASTE

This pastes the cut/copied region of the Sample, replacing the region of

the Sample currently selected.

DUPL.

(Duplicate)

This duplicates the selected region of the Sample. The copy is placed

right after the original region.

STRETCH

This allows you to apply time stretching and/or pitch shifting to the

selected region of the Sample. See below for a detailed description.

Time Stretching / Pitch Shifting

When

STRETCH

, is selected, pressing Button 7 (

SETTINGS

) enables you to adjust the parameters

of the time stretching / pitch shifting function before applying it to the selected region. Use Knobs

1 to 8 to adjust the parameters. Pitch shifting and time-stretching can be applied independently.

The stretch controls at the bottom of the Edit page.

The following parameters are available:

Parameter

Description

STRETCH

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