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A Detailed Analysis of a Time-Domain Formant-Corrected Pitch-Shifting Algorithm

Authors: Bristow-Johnson, Robert

AES Convention 95 · Paper 3718 · October 1993

Abstract

A novel algorithm to perform real-time pitch shifting of quasi-periodic musical tones in such a way as to preserve the apparent spectral envelope was proposed by Lent in 1989. A functional and analytical comparison of that method and most commercial methods of pitch shifting that shift the spectral envelope along with the fundamental frequency is made in this paper. Analytical results show that this method, indeed, attempts to preserve the spectral envelope similarly to frequency domain methods that interpolate between discrete spectral lines and resample the interpolated spectrum at the output fundamental and its harmonics.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 95
AES Convention
95
Paper number
3718
Publication date
October 6, 1993
Session subject
Digital Music
Affiliation
Fostex R & D, Inc., Hanover, NH (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper