Echo Pitch
by Avi Bortnick
Four pitch-shifting delay lines with a cross-feedback matrix, looper and reverb
May 12, 202626 minWatch on YouTube ↗
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- 3:19The four delay lines: time, pitch, feed, level, drive, pan, high and low cut
- 6:06Pitch in semitone steps, one octave up or down
- 11:10Master delay with loop hold, host sync, wet-only and high cut
- 13:35The feedback matrix, D1 into D2 and back, and how quickly it builds
- 16:38Spiral up, spiral down, analog hole and guitar harmonizer presets
- 19:50On Playbeat 4 drums at 50 bpm
What it does
A multi-delay with four lines, each with time from a 16th note to a whole bar, pitch in semitone steps up to an octave up or down, feedback, level, drive, pan and high and low cut. A four by four matrix feeds any line into any other, and a master delay adds loop hold, host sync, wet-only output, an amp stage and reverb.
In the demo
Jade starts from one line on a Pianoteq piano, then stacks three pitched lines into a slow harmonised trail. She switches on the matrix to show a single note climbing and thickening, runs the spiral and harmonizer presets, and puts it over Playbeat 4 drums, Hammerhead, strummed acoustic guitar and a repeating drone.
Worth knowing
Feedback and matrix routing build fast, and Jade keeps a limiter after it throughout. Knobs open in circular drag mode, with vertical gestures a setting away. The AUv3 update is free to existing owners.
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