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As somebody who enjoys listening to beatmatched DJ mixes, I'm glad I don't have "perfect" pitch. I'd hate to have vast amounts of music sound "wrong" just becau
by mrob 4mo ago
As somebody who enjoys listening to beatmatched DJ mixes, I'm glad I don't have "perfect" pitch. I'd hate to have vast amounts of music sound "wrong" just because the speed and pitch was changed slightly to synchronize it with other tracks.
Relative pitch is very important for musicians, but absolute pitch is mostly useless. The only use I can think of is singing songs with a cappella intros, so you're in tune with the instruments that come in later, but even this is of very limited value. In a casual setting you can just play a note on an instrument before you start, and for a professional performance you're going to have IEMs that can play the reference note for you.
- jayknight 4mo agoA little niche, but that would be handy while directing an a capella choir. Giving starting pitches without a pitch pipe or tuning fork would be useful.
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- crote 4mo agoDoesn't most DJing software support constant-pitch speed adjustment? Pitch and speed are inherently linked when you are dealing with physical vinyl, but time-stretching in software isn't too complicated.
- mrob 4mo ago>Doesn't most DJing software support constant-pitch speed adjustment? Modern software does, but there's always the risk of introducing artifacts, and I like older music that's usually mixed with pitch shifting.
- kome 4mo agopeople with perfect pitch can recognize when pitch has been shifted, but it's not like they perceive it (necessarily) as wrong or annoying - it's a matter of taste. most of them can still enjoy microtones, detuned tracks, and beatmatched dj mixes just like everybody else.
- qwertytyyuu 4mo agoIf you compose, i can see it being a nice speed up on your process