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Pitch Correction
Pitch correction detects the note you’re singing and processes it to make it more precise. For
example, if you’re singing a C, and it’s a little flat (but not quite B), pitch correction alters the
note so that a more precise C is heard through the mixer or P.A. Pitch correction requires you
to choose a scale (or mode) and a key (or root note) so the Vocalist
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Live 4 knows what notes
to correct to. The parameters below control how pitch correction is applied to the lead vocal.
Typically, most singers use the PC CHROM scale for pitch correction. In this case, the Key param-
eter is not used, and there is no need to change the pitch correction scale between songs.
Scales and modes are described below using degrees, where the number 1 represents the root
of the scale or mode, and is determined by the Key parameter. A lowercase “b” indicates the
note is flat.
Type
1 PC off
Pitch correction is
turned off.
15 pc phryg
Phrygian Mode
[1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7]
2 pc chrom
12 Note Chromatic
Scale
[1 b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 b6 6
b7 7]
16 pc lydian
Lydian Mode
[1 2 3 b5 5 6 7]
3 pc major
Major Scale
[1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
17 pc mixolyd
Mixolodian Mode
[1 2 3 4 5 6 b7]
4 pc min nat
Natural Minor Scale
[1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7]
18 pc aeolian
Aeolian Mode
[1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7]
5 pc min hrm
Harmonic Minor Scale
[1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7]
19 pc locrian
Locrian Mode
[1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7]
6 pd min mel
Ascending Melodic
Minor Scale
[1 2 b3 4 5 6 7]
20 pc in sen
Japanese In Sen Scale
[1 b2 4 5 b7]
7 pc blues
Blues Scale
[1 b3 4 b5 5 b7]
21 pc arabic
Arabic Scale
[1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7]
8 pc pentmaj
Major Penatonic Scale
[1 2 3 5 6]
22 pc neapol
Neapolitan Scale
[1 b2 b3 4 5 6 7]
9 pc pentmin
Minor Penatonic Scale
[1 b3 4 5 b7]
23 pc neapmin
Neapolitan Minor Scale
[1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7]
10 pc dimin
Diminished Scale
[1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7]
24 PC hungmin
Hungarian Minor Scale
[1 2 b3 b5 5 b6 7]
11 pc bebpmaj
Major Bebop Scale
[1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7]
25 pc enigma
Enigmatic Scale
[1 b2 3 b5 b6 b7 7]
12 pc bebpdom
Dominant Bebop Scale
[1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7]
26 pc maj tri
Major Triad Scale
[1 3 5]
13 pc whltone
Whole Tone Scale
[1 2 3 b5 b6 b7]
27 pc min tri
Minor Triad Scale
[1 b3 5]
14 pc dorian
Dorian Mode
[1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7]
28 pc note
Single Note
[1]