MAutoPitch Quality Loss? (for Universal Pitch-Shifting)

[seefranc]

I've used MAutoPitch on my 64-bit Windows 10 systems for months now, for the sole purpose of pitch-shifting all Windows 10 computer audio to make up for my pitch-distortion hearing issues. I've consistently noticed that there's a very subtle but noticeable compression, particularly to music files, that lowers some of the range and punch of all frequencies. Additionally, sounds that usually approach clearly from the left or right side of a stereo file tend to be more central (mono) with the plugin. Background instruments can sound a little more warbly or fuzzy. Are these just inherent qualities of the software or do I possibly have inadequate settings for the wide-range pitch-shifting I'm looking for?

My Current Settings:
Depth: 0.0%
Speed: 50.0%
Detune: -40.0 cents
Base: 440.00 Hz
Dry/Wet: 100% wet, 0% dry
Width: 0.0 cents
Keep Formants: 100%
Formant Shift: 0.00
Threshold: silence
Stabilization: 0 ms
Min Frequency: 20.00 Hz
Max Frequency: 1000 Hz
GPU acceleration enabled
Smart interpolation: Very high

[MeldaProduction]

That's quite normal, pitch shifting unfortunately always has some side effects. After all it is a purely physics-cheating process. As for the stereo, if you feel something is wrong, try a different channel mode, M/S I suppose.