stftPitchShiftPlugin User Manual

This audio effect modifies the frequency content of the input signal in several ways in real-time.

Parameters

Following customizations are currently available:

#	Parameter	Function
1	Bypass	Enable to skip the signal processing and pass the input signal directly to the output.
2	Normalize	Enable to match the processed output loudness level to the input level.
3	Timbre quefrency	Cutoff quefrency of the cepstral low-pass lifter in milliseconds used for timbre extraction. If you set it to zero, the pitch independent timbre processing disappears.
4	Timbre shift	Number of semitones to shift the timbre independent of the pitch when 3 is enabled.
5-9	Pitch shift	Number of semitones to repeatedly shift the pitch. Depending on 3 it will have an equal effect on the timbre.
10	Pitch stages	Total amount of pitch shifts that will be applied.
11	STFT overlap	Degree of the internal audio segment overlap.
12	DFT size	Number of frequency bins to be used for spectral processing.
13	Low latency	Reduce the output latency to the lowest possible value based on the preset block size.

Automation

• All parameters are adjustable at runtime, the changes take effect immediately.
• Manually adjusting parameters 11, 12, and 13 causes a complete reset of the internal signal processing. It is not recommended to permanently change these parameters at runtime.
• Additionally, parameters 11 and 12 are automatically adapted for extremely small and large block sizes. This usually happens only once at startup or on each manual change of 11 and 12.

Routing

Formally, the stftPitchShiftPlugin supports any mono/stereo combination of input and output. However, only the first input channel (usually left) will be captured and passed to all connected output channels.

Latency

The output latency generally depends on the preset block size and the DFT size 12. In low latency mode 13, smaller blocks can also affect the overall quality of the signal processing.

Furthermore, the low latency mode 13 requires a constant block size. Some plugin hosts may vary the block size erratically during the processing time. In this case, this feature is not applicable.

Performance

The plugin performance is most affected by parameters 3, 11 and 12. If you're experiencing dropouts, consider disabling 3 or reducing 11 and 12.