In this page we’ll be going through some tips in order to try reduce the need for MIDI cleanup
Key Lock
To get the best experience when using Pitch to MIDI we strongly recommend using a key lock. Most people’s voices won’t stick accurately to a certain key or scale, so a key lock will ensure the melodies you hum or sing stay in tune. The more you restrict the notes, the fewer ghost notes will appear
You can also use the note collector to restrict notes through singing. Check out our page on Key Fixing here to find out how to use the note collector
Adjusting Pitch Stickiness and Sensitivity
As described in our Pitch help page adjusting the stickiness and sensitivity is the best way to make the pitch wheel more responsive to your voice. Find what settings best fit your singing and musical style.
Confident Sounds
Dubler will struggle to detect more mumbly or low register humming and singing, try making a clear and confident tone that will be easier for Dubler to detect. A mumbled ‘hum’ can have quite different results compared to a clean ‘eee’
Plugin Settings
Some synths or plugins settings will make the pitch seem less responsive. For example, a synth with a high attack will take a long time from you making a note before you hear it in your DAW, or when you finish singing a note there might be a long release. Try adjusting the attack, decay, sustain and release in the plugin to make it feel more responsive
MIDI Channels
Make sure that you’re not also accidentally putting in notes from the Triggers side of Dubler. Each drum trigger sends out a MIDI note such as C1 if assigned to a kick, these notes will then also play on other instruments. To prevent this either turn off the triggers side when using pitch, or make sure the channel in your DAW is only receiving information from MIDI channel 1
Pitch Bend
If you’re trying to capture something quite intricate, or trying to get something to sound more ‘natural’, and you can’t quite get the results with clean MIDI notes – try Pitch Bend. You can find out how to set up Pitch Bend correctly on our Pitch and Control Settings page
Whistling
To ensure good results when whistling melodies be careful not to blow or whistle directly into the microphone. Instead have the Dubler mic a good 5-10 cm below and whistle across the top. You can up the sensitivity in the control settings if necessary