Module Reference · Pitch & Vocal

Pitch / Formant

Pitch / Formant shifts pitch up to an octave each way and moves the vocal character (the formants) independently - deepen a voice without dropping the note, or shift the note while the character stays put. Glide smooths transitions, and transient preservation keeps drums snappy through the shifter.

Two harmony voices with independent interval, level and pan turn it into an instant harmonizer; spread and detune thicken the wet path; texture modes add Robot, Grain, Bright or Sub colors. Set Pitch Src to MIDI and the shift amount follows the notes you play - a playable pitch shifter.

Pitch / Formant module editor in GhostInTheMachine
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Why it hits different

The GhostWare take.

  • Pitch and vocal character (formant) on separate knobs - note and voice decoupled.
  • Two pannable harmony voices built in.
  • MIDI pitch source makes the shifter performable.

In the shot

Reading the panel.

  • 1
    SHIFT CURVE

    The pitch transfer curve with its live marker.

  • 2
    PITCH / TILT PADS

    Current shift and formant tilt.

  • 3
    PITCH DECK

    Pitch, fine, formant, harmony voices and texture.

Control Showcase

Every control, explained.

18 controls, named exactly as they appear in the plugin.

Pitch -12 to 12 st (default 0 st)

Main pitch shift in semitones, up or down an octave.

Fine -100 to 100 cent (default 0 cent)

Fine pitch offset in cents.

Formant -100 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Shifts the vocal character independently of pitch - deeper or chipmunk without changing the note.

Quality

Trade CPU for fidelity: Low, Med or High.

LowMedHigh
Mix 0 to 100 % (default 100 %)

Blend between the untouched signal and the processed one. 100% is fully wet.

Glide 0 to 500 ms (default 0 ms)

Smooths pitch changes over time instead of jumping.

Transient 0 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Preserves attack transients through the shifter so drums stay snappy.

Harm 1 -24 to 24 st (default 0 st)

Interval of the first harmony voice, in semitones.

Harm 1 Lvl 0 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Level of the first harmony voice.

Harm 1 Pan -100 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Stereo position of the first harmony voice.

Harm 2 -24 to 24 st (default 0 st)

Interval of the second harmony voice, in semitones.

Harm 2 Lvl 0 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Level of the second harmony voice.

Harm 2 Pan -100 to 100 % (default 0 %)

Stereo position of the second harmony voice.

Spread 0 to 200 % (default 0 %)

Stereo spread of the shifted output.

Detune 0 to 50 cent (default 0 cent)

Detunes the wet path against the dry for thickening.

Texture Mode

Special colors for the shifted signal: Robot (monotone), Grain (granular texture), Bright or Sub (adds a low octave).

OffRobotGrainBrightSub
Texture 0 to 100 % (default 0 %)

How much of the selected texture effect is applied.

Pitch Src

Where the pitch target comes from: the Knob, or live MIDI notes played into the plugin.

KnobMIDI