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A PRIMER ON LIVE SOUND PITCH CORRECTION ( PART 2 ) | Jeff Hawley
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There is a funny comment often attributed to Woody Allen that goes something like “ I took a speed-reading course and was able to get through War & Peace in about 20 minutes . It involves Russia .” I feel a bit like Woody Allen in this part of our overview on pitch correction in relation to formants . The topic is quite deep , and I don ’ t have nearly the space here to really get into all of the technical details . Formants don ’ t involve Russia , but they are really important to at least generally understand if we are to put high-powered pitch correction tools to work in live sound applications . So , with that caveat in place , let ’ s dig into the very high level basics that we ’ ll need as we move ahead !
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS One of the first albums I had as a child was Chipmunk Punk . If you ’ ve never heard Alvin and the Chipmunks sing “ My Sharona ,” you are missing out . Perhaps the best way to understand formants is to reference the Chipmunks . Recording a male vocalist and doing a strict pitch correction up an octave
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