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I need a pitch shifter

What would you guys recommend for a simple octave up? Smallest footprint possible and only need an octave up.

I want to start using one with the B9/C9/Key9/Mel9 series

Definitely go digital, not analogue — for your needs/purposes.

"Smart Harmony" on the M5, though the "Pitch Glide" can be set up in a way that's cool too.

Even so, I wish I had a Pitch Fork...

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Upping an older thread, looking for a solution that pitch shifts a quarter up... I use 1 line in a song that is in fact written on the 4 lowest strings of a 6 string bass (A - D - G - C), but due to some back issues, the 6 stringer is gone.

There is no use for a 6 string bass or a retuned bass for only that 1 song.

What are the options?
 
Upping an older thread, looking for a solution that pitch shifts a quarter up... I use 1 line in a song that is in fact written on the 4 lowest strings of a 6 string bass (A - D - G - C), but due to some back issues, the 6 stringer is gone.

There is no use for a 6 string bass or a retuned bass for only that 1 song.

What are the options?

What do you mean by "quarter up", in terms of half-steps?
 
n terms of half steps, I am talking 5 semitones up (so eg a C turns into F)

Well, if you check out my second post in the thread I compared the Drop, Droptune, M5, and Pitchflex (Pitchfactor/H9). The last two can go up in any sort of increments, so they would do the job for you. The M5 is a lot cheaper than buying an Eventide pedal.

Other people here have mentioned the Pitchfork, I'm pretty sure that will do +4th (5 semitones). In the reviews I've read it seems to have worse latency than some of these other options because it is more of a harmonizer, but lots of people swear by it. YMMV.
 
Upping an older thread, looking for a solution that pitch shifts a quarter up... I use 1 line in a song that is in fact written on the 4 lowest strings of a 6 string bass (A - D - G - C), but due to some back issues, the 6 stringer is gone.

There is no use for a 6 string bass or a retuned bass for only that 1 song.

What are the options?

Son of a pitch this was confusing at first — I couldn't figure out why you're needing to go up if you got rid of the 6-stringer and no longer have the lower strings.

Then I re-read your post and "(A - D - G - C)" — ahhh, high C what you mean now.
I was going to pitch in with suggesting the M5, but Adamixoye already toned up, as he frequency does, and made sound suggestions.

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Or play the correct note value really high up the neck and use an octave-down...