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i have the alesis bitrman that stg mentioned and it does say it's a
frequency shifter. i'm not sure if this is true though. My comparison
on the alesis bitrman's frequency shifting effect to that of the boss
ps-5 super shifter's pitch shifting effect shows that the boss unit
has a much higher level of articulation when it comes to speech. I had
assumed that this was due to alesis trying to stuff all of those
functions into one box making it slightly lower quality.. but perhaps
they ARE indeed 2 different effects. both of these digital units
produce aliasing effects when the signal has a large amount of
harmonic content. i was hoping to find an analog solution.. but i'm
sure the eventide and the TC unit are of a much higher quality than
i'm accustomed to. thanks to everyone putting their 2-cents in on this
subject. it's the best way to learn i think.


--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, John Mahoney <jmahoney@...> wrote:
>
> STG, don't you mean "there are also a lot of digital effects
processors which have *pitch* shifting"? Frequency shifting is
relatively rare, IMHO.

> 
> John
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >
> >there are also alot of digital effects processors which have  
> >frequency shifting.
> >
> >at the high end are the eventide h8k and the TC Firworx, at the low  
> >end are some Zoom boxes and one of the Alesis ModFX boxen.
> >---
> >Suit & Tie Guy
> >suitandtieguy.com
> >stgsoundlabs.com
>

STG, don't you mean "there are also a lot of digital effects processors which have *pitch* shifting"? Frequency shifting is relatively rare, IMHO.

John


-----Original Message-----

>
>there are also alot of digital effects processors which have  
>frequency shifting.
>
>at the high end are the eventide h8k and the TC Firworx, at the low  
>end are some Zoom boxes and one of the Alesis ModFX boxen.
>---
>Suit & Tie Guy
>suitandtieguy.com
>stgsoundlabs.com

On Jul 28, 2008, at 5:28 PM, John Mahoney wrote:
> STG, don't you mean "there are also a lot of digital effects  
> processors which have *pitch* shifting"? Frequency shifting is  
> relatively rare, IMHO.

nope. i was very specifically talking about frequency shifting.

if you need voltage control then, yes an analogue module is  
important. if it's not important then there are other ways of getting  
her done.
---
Suit & Tie Guy
suitandtieguy.com
stgsoundlabs.com

STG is quite likely correct. I don't know why I questioned the 
accuracy of his statement, except that I was surprised by the 
information he shared.

John


At 07:13 PM 7/28/2008, jonahrust wrote:

>i have the alesis bitrman that stg mentioned and it does say it's a
>frequency shifter. i'm not sure if this is true though. My comparison
>on the alesis bitrman's frequency shifting effect to that of the boss
>ps-5 super shifter's pitch shifting effect shows that the boss unit
>has a much higher level of articulation when it comes to speech. I had
>assumed that this was due to alesis trying to stuff all of those
>functions into one box making it slightly lower quality.. but perhaps
>they ARE indeed 2 different effects. both of these digital units
>produce aliasing effects when the signal has a large amount of
>harmonic content. i was hoping to find an analog solution.. but i'm
>sure the eventide and the TC unit are of a much higher quality than
>i'm accustomed to. thanks to everyone putting their 2-cents in on this
>subject. it's the best way to learn i think.

The Boss Pitch Shifter/ Digital Delay guitar pedal even has voltage 
control, though it needs scaling and such. I plugged an LFO into the 
expression pedal input (very brave/ foolhardy!) and it worked!

Scott Deyo
The Bridechamber
contact@bridechamber.com
http://www.bridechamber.com
Jealous Edison Record Kompany
http://www.jealousedison.com

On Jul 28, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Suit & Tie Guy wrote:

> On Jul 28, 2008, at 5:28 PM, John Mahoney wrote:
>  > STG, don't you mean "there are also a lot of digital effects
>  > processors which have *pitch* shifting"? Frequency shifting is
>  > relatively rare, IMHO.
>
>  nope. i was very specifically talking about frequency shifting.
>
>  if you need voltage control then, yes an analogue module is
>  important. if it's not important then there are other ways of getting
>  her done.
>  ---
>  Suit & Tie Guy
>  suitandtieguy.com
>  stgsoundlabs.com
>
>  
>