Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual page 831

The stretch controls at the bottom of the Edit page.
These controls allow you to adjust the parameters of the time stretching / pitch shifting func-
tion before applying it to the selected region. Pitch shifting and time stretching can be applied
independently.
The following parameters are available:
Parameter
STRETCH section
TUNE
FORMANT C
(Formant Correction)
MODE
AUTO DTCT (Auto
Detection, Beat
mode only)
Description
Adjusts the detuning (pitch shifting) to be applied (in semitones and
cents). Leave this value to
Enables/disables the formant correction. Formant correction allows the
pitch-shifted audio to retain the timbre (or "color") of the original
audio as much as possible. This is especially useful for melodic
instruments.
Selects between Beat and
In Beat mode, the new tempo is defined relative to the time signature
(the beats and bars) of the original audio. This can be useful if you
sampled a loop with a clearly defined rhythm (e.g., a drum loop).
In Free mode, the new tempo is defined independently from the time
signature of the source. This is more suited for non-rhythmic Samples.
In this mode only one parameter is available:
If enabled, MASCHINE automatically detects the tempo of the original
audio.
0.00 to leave the original pitch untouched.
Free mode:
SPEED
Sampling and Sample Mapping
Editing a Sample
(see below).
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