Zynaptiq PITCHMAP is a groundbreaking audio processing plug-in that revolutionizes the way musicians, producers, and sound engineers work with pitch in mixed and polyphonic signals. Here’s an overview of what PITCHMAP does and its key features:
What PITCHMAP Does
PITCHMAP is the world’s first plug-in capable of real-time polyphonic pitch-correction and pitch-mapping. It allows users to correct tuning issues, change the key, scale, chords, harmonies, and melodies of a mixed or polyphonic signal in real-time. This is achieved through Zynaptiq’s proprietary MAP (Mixed-Signal Audio Processing) technology, which de-mixes the input signal into individual sounds, including their harmonics and transients, using perceptive modeling and pattern recognition techniques similar to those in artificial intelligence applications.Key Features and Functionality
Real-Time Processing
PITCHMAP operates in real-time, enabling immediate adjustments to pitch-related aspects of a recording without the need for offline analysis or buffering.Pitch Correction and Mapping
- Automatically corrects pitch inaccuracies in polyphonic and mixed signals.
- Allows for pitch mapping, where users can change harmonies and melodies on the fly using a MIDI keyboard or the plug-in’s GUI.
MIDI Control
- Supports real-time MIDI control over the polyphonic pitch grid, enabling users to map pitches by playing notes on a MIDI keyboard.
- The MIDI MAP feature allows users to force melodies or harmonies onto the signal being processed, effectively playing the instruments within the signal via MIDI.
Advanced Sound Transformations
- Provides functions to suppress or isolate individual sounds within a mix.
- Applies advanced synthesizer-like sound transformations, such as continuously variable synthetic coloration options via parameters like Electrify and Purify.
Workflow Efficiency
- Macro controls for near-instant creation of harmony and key changes.
- Snapshot functionality with 8 slots to compare multiple settings, adapt the process to different parts of a recording, and create parameter automation efficiently.
Customization and Precision
- Offers a Natural mode that uses a perceptive model to discern and process voice components independently, preventing unwanted coloration.
- Includes a Strict mode for more aggressive pitch correction, though this may reduce transient crispness.
Creative Applications
- Enables rapid song prototyping, creative sound design, and significantly speeds up sample-based music production, remixing, and mash-up creation workflows.
- Allows users to adapt one recording to fit another, change the key or scale of a recording, and extract or isolate mix elements based on their pitch.