Getting Started

[GDT]

Hi there - I am new to ModPlug so would really appreciate some help. Basically, I have a new sample and have inputted it as C-5 but how do I play a different note without the speed of the sample changing? As I go up in pitch, the sample plays quicker - how can I keep it at the original speed but play different notes?
Thank you very much - have tried to find answers myself but been sitting here for ages :cry:

[BooT-SectoR-ViruZ]

not possible... MPT acts like a sampler, not like an instrument.
i think the (buggy) time stretch function in the instrument tab was removed as well.

you could ofcause try to make a timestretch/tempo change in some external audio editor like wavelab or so or experiment with some plugins that are capable of doing this (though those might not give you the desired result as well)

[LPChip]

May I recommend the tutorial?

http://openmpt.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/TutMakeSong/

[Rakib]

The timestretcher is not buggy, I use it all the time. But i recon there are better alternatives out there though.

[GDT]

Thanks all....
So, do I need to pitch shift in another program (eg acid) and then input the different notes as different samples? Do you need a different channel for each note?

[Saga Musix]

The time stretcher is still there (it's a new one), on the sample tab.. Well, it's not really buggy, but like all time-stretchers, it doesn't sound very nice because stretching samples in time while preserving pitch is something that's nearly impossible to do perfectly.

[BooT-SectoR-ViruZ]

Thanks all....
So, do I need to pitch shift in another program (eg acid) and then input the different notes as different samples? Do you need a different channel for each note?

no, though the 1st note will be cut when the 2nd starts playing.
if you want polyphony you will need 2 channels

[LB]

Well aren't there options for the notes to NOT be cut even on multiple? I could have sworn I'd used them, and they wroked fine. :/

[LPChip]

Yes, if you use instruments, you can set the New Note Action (NNA) to continue or note-off.  It'll create virtual channels for the new notes.