# Pitch Shift instead of Time Stretching

**URL:** <https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749>\
**Category:** Loopmix\
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749 "2022-11-16T07:12:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mafgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@mafgar](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/mafgar)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/1 "2022-11-16T07:12:05Z")

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Would love the ability to turn OFF time-stretching and use classic pitch shifting, letting the user decide if the sample is ‘in time’ or not. Lots of loop slicers play the loop from the start position and let you pitch the rest of the sample to help preserve groove of things like 80bpm drum breaks sped up to 160 etc like in Jungle.

Thanks!!!

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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/2 "2022-11-16T13:50:22Z")

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Hi mafgar,  
Thanks for reaching out. Can you achieve the same result using the speed control (X0.5 , X1, X2 etc…) ?

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**Author:** ![mafgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@mafgar](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/mafgar)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/3 "2022-11-16T15:08:10Z")

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No, this option just time stretches the loop and doesn’t pitch shift it.

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**Author:** ![dnbhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@dnbhead](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/dnbhead)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/4 "2023-11-28T13:44:34Z")

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I also need the choice for Loopmix to allow “normal” sample rate pitch shifting. It’s a matter of audio fidelity.  
One shots and loops are often compromised in quality when manipulated with stretch on. It is pretty fundamental to have that choice imo.

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**Author:** ![petech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@petech](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/petech)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/5 "2023-12-07T10:38:19Z")

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I would like to have this option as well!

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**Author:** ![dsorce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/dsorce/32/452_2.png) [@dsorce](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/dsorce)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/pitch-shift-instead-of-time-stretching/749/6 "2024-04-11T11:51:22Z")

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+1 on this please, i agree with the above peeps, Its essential for some types of loop based music