current state of pitch-shifting/transposing technology in DAWs

[silky smoove]

There really isn't anything gained by using higher sampling rates unless you're planning doing a LOT of processing prior to the final mastering.

Even then it only tends to matter if the specific processing being applied is generating harmonics above Nyquist, and in that case an internal oversampling function on the offending plugin is a far more practical choice than simply running the session at a higher rate. That said, there are a number of softsynths that function noticeably better at 96khz sampling and noticeably worse as you go down OR up from that point. It seems that world has been optimized for working at 96khz for some reason.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

Gee, maybe the band should just re-play / retrack it in the correct key? Probably too retro an answer for this forum.

 

[Bob_Ross]

I have a feeling that in the time you're going spend to put those two versions together, you could have the band back in the studio to recut the project.

At some point it's probably easier and more cost-effective to re-record one of the versions instead of spending hours/days/weeks editing it

Gee, maybe the band should just re-play / retrack it in the correct key?

For everyone who has suggested getting the band to re-track the tune in a different key: Neither band still exists. These two versions of the same song were recorded by two different bands a number of years ago. My client doesn't want the song newly re-recorded, they want those original old recordings spliced together.

As far as how long it'll take...the edit took less than 5 minutes. If I don't bother doing any pitch transposing -- (which, if I do it, I'll definitely be subbing out, as per my OP) -- I'm gonna feel guilty about billing out my time at 1 hour. Pretty sure I can't get a 4-piece band into the studio and setup, much less mic'd up, in less than 1 hour. We're good. I've spent more time writing posts in this TB thread than I did in the studio working on this job!

But I genuinely appreciate all the input, thanks! I'll think I'll definitely check out Audacity at some point, 'cuz who can argue with free?

 

[silky smoove]

For everyone who has suggested getting the band to re-track the tune in a different key: Neither band still exists.

Additionally, you stated in your OP that this was intended to be a mashup. The point of a mashup is to take existing material, combine it, and create something new. Retracking, even with an existing band, would be missing the point of the OP entirely.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

For everyone who has suggested getting the band to re-track the tune in a different key: Neither band still exists. These two versions of the same song were recorded by two different bands a number of years ago. My client doesn't want the song newly re-recorded, they want those original old recordings spliced together.

As far as how long it'll take...the edit took less than 5 minutes. If I don't bother doing any pitch transposing -- (which, if I do it, I'll definitely be subbing out, as per my OP) -- I'm gonna feel guilty about billing out my time at 1 hour. Pretty sure I can't get a 4-piece band into the studio and setup, much less mic'd up, in less than 1 hour. We're good. I've spent more time writing posts in this TB thread than I did in the studio working on this job!

But I genuinely appreciate all the input, thanks! I'll think I'll definitely check out Audacity at some point, 'cuz who can argue with free?

I got it. thanks for the response. Best wishes.

 

[JazznFunk]

For everyone who has suggested getting the band to re-track the tune in a different key: Neither band still exists. These two versions of the same song were recorded by two different bands a number of years ago. My client doesn't want the song newly re-recorded, they want those original old recordings spliced together.

As far as how long it'll take...the edit took less than 5 minutes. If I don't bother doing any pitch transposing -- (which, if I do it, I'll definitely be subbing out, as per my OP) -- I'm gonna feel guilty about billing out my time at 1 hour. Pretty sure I can't get a 4-piece band into the studio and setup, much less mic'd up, in less than 1 hour. We're good. I've spent more time writing posts in this TB thread than I did in the studio working on this job!

But I genuinely appreciate all the input, thanks! I'll think I'll definitely check out Audacity at some point, 'cuz who can argue with free?

I got it. But since the original objective (and the title of the thread) dealt with the capabilities of current software to pitch-shift polyphonically in order to 'even out' the recordings in terms of tonality being 'mashed up'.... the pragmatic solution was to perhaps re-record the material IF POSSIBLE, versus accepting a substandard result by over-processing one of the selections to force it into a new key. Of course 'mashing up' 2 recordings with minimal additional processing or effort was a short-commitment job. Glad it worked out!