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PITCH CORRECTION OVERVIEW

Being able to correct a pitch in the studio has been a recent technological advancement. Pitch correction entails being able to identify the pitch, determine the correct pitch, and process the track with the pitch correction so that it does not sound artificial.

Since the beginning of digital audio workstations (DAWs), there have been techniques to adjust the pitch of tracks. This pitch adjustment would adjust the pitch of the entire audio region. This was not the best algorithm for adjusting the pitch of a lead vocal, as the result would have an artificial sound.

With the advance of processing and technology, pitch correction ...

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