User Guide

CHP. 4 ADVANCED EDITING TECHNIQUES
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Pitch shifting audio events
A pitch shift is a way to raise or lower the pitch of an audio event. Vegas provides three ways to pitch shift:
• The
Change Length, Preserve Pitch method shifts the length without altering the pitch of the event.
• The
Change Pitch, Preserve Length method shifts the pitch without altering the length of the event.
• The
Change Length and Pitch method speeds up or slows down the audio and changes the pitch at the
same time. You can shorten the event duration and raise the pitch, or lengthen the event duration and
lower the pitch.
The semitone range in Vegas is -24 to 24. Twelve semitones equal one octave, so you may increase or
decrease the pitch of an event within a two-octave range. Within each semitone is a finer pitch adjustment
called cents. There are one hundred cents in one semitone.
1. Right-click an audio event to display a shortcut menu.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose Properties.
3. From the Method list, select Change Length, Preserve Pitch, or
Change Pitch, Preserve Length, or Change Length and Pitch.
4. Adjust the pitch shift in the Semitone, Cents, or both by using
the arrows or by typing the desired value.
5. Select the desired crossfade mode from the Crossfade drop-
down list.
6. Click OK to set the pitch shift for the event.
Original event
Event with pitch shift
of 12 or one octave speeds up
Event with pitch shift
of -12 or one octave slows down
Change length and pitch