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Topic: cd key change |
Gil Berry
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Westminster, CA, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2015 10:02 am |
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| I do a lot of playing along with cd's, tapes, and old vinyl. For many recordings, the band was not tuned "standard" and to play with them requires playing "between the frets". While this is possible, it is a pain in the you-know-what if the key is off more than 20 or 25 cents from a standard key. I know a lot of devices that will allow you to make a recording of a cut then, from that recording, adjust tempo and/or key pretty much at will, but I want something that will allow me to adjust the key +/- 50 cents or so on the fly without having to make a recording. Does such a gadget exist? Maybe some kind of karaoke player? Software for a PC? Device would need a good buffer and would perhaps record the incoming music in RAM then modify in key based on a single "slew" control (and maybe one for tempo as well?) immediately (maybe a one or two second delay). Is there such a device? |
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Paul Arntson
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Washington, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2015 10:19 am
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Tascam CD-GT2 guitar trainer does that but sounds kind of grainy.
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Chuck Stowe
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Sycamore, Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2015 10:30 am
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Audacity is a free program for PC. It has a lot of functions including both pitch and speed change. I've used it to slow down licks but retain the key.
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Gil Berry
From:
Westminster, CA, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2015 12:16 pm
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| Thanks, Chuck, but doesn't audacity require first making a recording then adding desired "effects" such as tempo or key change, then replay? I'm looking for the computer or device to be fast enough to do my changes on the fly. |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Chuck Stowe
From:
Sycamore, Illinois, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 10:26 am
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Yes you need a track loaded into the program.
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Ian Worley
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Sacramento, CA
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 1:09 pm
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This is exactly what Riffstation does -- you can open a track directly from a CD and tweak the pitch, tempo, isolate various instruments, etc., no "recording". You have to put the CD in your computer's CD drive of course so it doesn't work for LP, cassettes etc. without recording them first, but that's as complex as it gets. Download the trial give it a whirl. The only way to make it any easier or more direct would be through telekinesis  |
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