Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual page 215

the pitch can be corrected using the Pitch
Bender. The pitch bend range is set by grabbing
the red circle (located in the Pitch Bend Range
window) with your mouse. When the range is
set to maximum, the pitch can be corrected by
When the pitch bend range is set to its minimum
the pitch can be corrected by 50 cents (1
semitone). Set the range for the maximum
amount of pitch correction needed. If the vocal
track travels a full semitone out of tune, set the
range to 1 or 2 semitones.
to an exact pitch. With the spin dial located
above the pitch controller keyboard, set the oc-
tave of the note you want to force the vocal line
to sound. Once you have set the octave, trigger
the note you want using the Pitch Controller
keyboard. As long as you are holding/triggering
the note with the mouse or MIDI keyboard, the
vocal line will sing the corrected pitch indefi-
nitely. Only when you release the note will the
vocal line return to the original pitch. An exter-
nal MIDI keyboard can also be used to give
immediate access to multiple octaves.
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Pitch Bend Range sets a maximum amount
12 semitones (1 octave) with the Pitch Bender.
Pitch Controller is used to force the vocal line
Slope controls the switching rate between
the pitch corrected sound and the original
sound when using the Vocal Studio's keyboard
control graphic. Use the red circle in the Slope
window to adjust the slope. When the Slope is
pulled all the way to the left, the switch
between original and pitch-corrected sound is
instantaneous. The more you pull the slope to
the right, the more gradual the fade between
original and pitch-corrected sound becomes.
This parameter can be set to make pitch
correction more natural.