How many times do i go to listen to a tune on youtube and find that some clown as downloaded the track pitched up.... When its a deeper track/ ballad it can sound so f"cking wrong... Do they think they are clever or trying to turn it into more of a dancer, maybe some trying to sell it as such.... I know we have the pitching going on with certain tracks but leave these great soul ballads alone please.... Here is an example of one of my fav tunes....   Maybe they have a player that plays it a touch fast... Let me know your thoughts.. Maybe there are folk who like the pitched up version....    

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZhTyfyAMtU

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgNGuXl92fI

Edited September 16, 201311 yr by little-stevie

ame="drewid" post="1988981" timestamp="1380058191 refosoul

I'm a tradesman too and, although I might not think it's a good decision, what someone does with my work once they've bought it is up to them.

Besides, in my initial effort, I might be constrained by materials, cost...

Music is a fluid, interactive thing...it's quite meaningless if not being listened to, dance music more meaningless if not being danced to.

Very few artists have objected to theur work being sampled or covered, the ultimate bastardisation.

To object to pitch changing you're basically saying you would rather a record was never played than played pitched up. Obviously, thats crazy.

If you asked any artist if they'd rather that no one danced to their record in a club - the main place records got exposure pre internet - or that they danced ti it at + 4, do you think any artist would really prefer the former?

As long as nothing sounds wrong because of it - for example esther philips voice couldnt take much extra pitch - than why would you care.

One example I can think of is lee brackett ruby, I started playing thus in the middle of nights, to great response, but only at +4, because, although it's a great track at normal speed, it's just uncomfortably slow to dance to.

Lee stone im gonna put yiu down is another one, becomes a club track at + 4 or so

Lee Brackett...  More than happy to dance to it at its normal speed   ...

Lee Brackett...  More than happy to dance to it at its normal speed   ...

I'm sure. It's quite subjective and down to judgement, but if I've tried it at both speeds and judge that it has more drive and urgency a bit faster and that this suits the environment I'm playing it in, and more people dance to it, then that really is my call. Especially as it's up to me to decide to play it in the first place, or not!