>> in time machine what is harmonic shift (cent) for a >> half step? whole step? trying to pitch shift a vox -2 >> steps down. > >I don't know what a "step" or "halfstep" is. >Perhaps you mean "semitone"? > >100 cents = 1 semitone > >1200 cents = 12 semitones = 1 octave I'm sure all the music you work with is up-to-the-minute 12-tone stuff with rippling chromatic runs everywhere but back in the 17th century there was this music with diatonic scales - they had whole steps and half steps - hence the "di". These quaint scales leant themselves to harmonious chords and other archaic noise forms. Of course, in this post-modern, age we are liberated from that straight jacket and can compose never-ending motifs on 17 step per octave scales - or whatever aural torment our hearts desire. Regards, M