Hive Tutorial: Using the delay as a pitch shifter

[Sound Author]

I thought this might be a fun thread, especially if anyone out there might know more about pitch shifting than I do...

In this tutorial, we take a look at how we can use the delay as a sort of crude pitch shifter, which is useful in a few different scenarios. You can use a pitch shifted delay line to create a "shimmer" effect popularized by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. You can also create pitchy rhythmic effects by gating the pitch modulation with the second LFO. There are a lot of sound design possibilities that will open up to you while experimenting with this technique.

Here's the chart...

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5A42C6A1

[clangorous]

This is pretty cool. I'm modulating Timescale to get a really short slapback for an acoustic piano patch. But with the short delay time I had not noticed any pitch shift. Thanks for sharing!

[Sound Author]

This is pretty cool. I'm modulating Timescale to get a really short slapback for an acoustic piano patch. But with the short delay time I had not noticed any pitch shift. Thanks for sharing!

Glad you got something out of it! Hive's ability to modulate pretty much any parameter on the interface opens up all kinds of possibilities. I just wish I could modulate both left and right delay lines independently. That would be pretty nifty

[Sound Author]

"THE SLEEPER HAS AWAKEN!"

[Aerithos]

That sounds amazing! The reverb does an excellent job of smoothing out the clicks.

[Sound Author]

Thanks! Yeah, smothering the delay with reverb is the only way to hide those clicks. I wish it didn't have to be so drenched in reverb, but it's a necessary evil