[sdiy] samplers & pitch shifting

[paula at synth.net]

Have to agree, consider the tom tom, the lower one has a longer decay 
than the higher ones, naturally.


On 2018-05-16 22:12, Gordonjcp wrote:
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 01:54:33PM -0700, Tim Ressel wrote:
>> 
>> I was told things like drum samples would be worthless without pitch
>> shifting. Not sure if that is true, but if I can pull it off then
>> why not?
> 
> For my 2p worth, I have *never* come across a drum machine that used
> actual pitch shifting to retune drum sounds.  They all just speed up or
> slow down the sample, so lower pitched sounds play out for a little
> longer.
> 
> Pitch shifting to tune the drums would make the envelope sound weird 
> for
> the pitch of the drum, and would give an un-natural and
> profoundly-sounding effect.