Pitchproof
by Aegean Music
4.5 / 5     (46 votes)
Win32 Win64 OSX
   
VST AU
Pitchproof can shift the pitch of the input. The effect is meant to combine old styles of pitch shifting with the quality you expect from modern plug-ins.

The result is this pitch pedal simulation that has most of what is great about guitar harmonizer pedals, and still preserves the signal's integrity.

The Blend control will let you use a fully shifted output, or the dry and wet signals mixed (a harmony). The Pitch menu lets you select pitches like +7 or -7, or harmonies which are intelligent pitch shift effects. These harmonizer effects are intended to be played in a certain major or minor scale. So selecting C (major that is) scale for Key, which doubles as Am (A minor), means you should play only the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G for the most harmonized results. Key is not important for non-harmony settings. Detune is good for getting a more natural effect, only a little is needed (a little up or down from the center position).

On the bottom there are some other options. You can choose mono, for lower CPU usage, or stereo for stereo inputs. Transient Fix can be on or off, on is recommended but if you have strange glitches you may try turning it off. If you have a strong attack to your input it will clearly preserve that better, but if you have a fade in to notes, like a pad it won't have a noticeable effect.

It's got a guitar tuner! That's right, since it detects pitch anyway we decided to display it as a tuner and it can be made stationary in the bottom right if it is an eyesore.
Downloads
Osborn Mar 04 2024
(5 / 5)
Mar 04 2024
Any help on installing in ableton? Plugin is not showing up, thanks!
jared808 Dec 26 2023
(4 / 5)
Dec 26 2023
very fun for old school alt/goth/dreampop tones. You have to use different notes on some chords cause they won't sound right played regular. you'll see what I mean. It is fun and I love it with a clean tone, reverb, chorus, delay, to get a nice alternative dream pop sound.
John Nov 12 2022
(4 / 5)
Nov 12 2022
Been using it a lot lately. Great plugin.
Will Aug 13 2022
(4 / 5)
Aug 13 2022
Tip: It is new to me; but, I didn't know this. Steinberg suggests you store all your 64 bit VST3 files in the common file dir. --> C:Program FilesCommon FilesVST3. The C:Program Files (x86) locations are for 32bit. Hope that helps!
Val Kon Jun 11 2022
(5 / 5)
Jun 11 2022
Great plugin! The only thing missing is the ability to control Pitch and Key modes via MIDI (like BLEND and DETUNE).
miroshinalexander Jul 04 2021
(5 / 5)
Jul 04 2021
Thanks! Great plugin!
gmixing studio Jun 06 2021
(4 / 5)
Jun 06 2021
Window user, open local disk c, then go program files(x86),thn go vstplugin and paste your dll file here, then open your fl studio n refresh n get it.
Bob Angelo Jun 12 2021
Jun 12 2021
In FL Studio you can put the plugin in any folder your like, because the program can be configured to search in multiple vst folders. Go to Option/Manage Plugins, and left side of the plugin manager next to "Plugin Search Paths" you have an icon with a folder with a "+". Also note that FL Studio can find the dll files a few levels deep, meaning that you can have in each of your VST folders multiple folder named after the plugin.
waiyan May 09 2021
May 09 2021
A little help pls. I put the dll file into obs-studio plugin folder but nothing shows up. Help
Maic Jun 01 2021
Jun 01 2021
its in vst2 folder
dd Aug 28 2021
Aug 28 2021
Maic, that folder doesnt exist
STEVEN BYRD Oct 01 2021
Oct 01 2021
SAME PROBLEM HERE BUD.. ANY NEW SOLUTIONS?
sing wong Apr 09 2021
(5 / 5)
Apr 09 2021
Excellent vst, very helpful, thanks for the hard work you put in.
Anonymous Dec 10 2020
(5 / 5)
Dec 10 2020
Excellent piece of software. Sounds good, very easy to use, very stable. Especially good with electric guitars. Plus, there aren't many free harmonizer VSTs around, so this one is absolutely worth having. The "Detune" function, if a very small amount is used, can add a touch of realism at simulating different voices.
Rock`n`dress Nov 26 2020
(5 / 5)
Nov 26 2020
I use to "fake" a bass with my guitar in my home recordings. This plugin is the best i`ve tried for that. I put it on -12, and works really good. The better way i know to make a guitar sounds like a bass.
miguel Nov 09 2020
(5 / 5)
Nov 09 2020
Go to program files (x86) pit the dll. in the vstplugin folder worked for me
George Oct 15 2020
Oct 15 2020
Doesn't show up in filters (placed in in OBS plug-ins. Can't use it.
dd Aug 28 2021
Aug 28 2021
Same! im wondering what to do
Michael Aug 22 2020
(0 / 5)
Aug 22 2020
Didn't work on my Mac, rescanned in Ableton deleted and re dowloaded with no success, I guess you get what you pay for haha
jared808 Jan 28 2021
Jan 28 2021
responding late, lol. I use winrar. so I open in folder once downloaded, then right click open with winrar, then open in specified folder, move to program files, then vst, and it works every time
Noone Feb 21 2021
Feb 21 2021
I've tried all ways and nothing, don't have and folders or smth like that put file .dll inside of obs plugins folders and nothing dunno what to do or how fix this.....
damien Aug 11 2020
Aug 11 2020
bro i put it in the same place i put all my other plugins but FL studio can't find it why?
Efrencres Jun 04 2020
Jun 04 2020
Hi I cant see PitchProof in the list of filters my OBS is OBS 25.0.8
Jeffy Aug 10 2020
Aug 10 2020
Drag the dll file to obs studio. Thats what I did, now it shows up
John May 27 2020
May 27 2020
fore what ever reason, I can't seem to install this on mu computer, I've got Logic Pro x. with Mac OS Catalina. please Help
Zak May 23 2020
(5 / 5)
May 23 2020
Thoroughly impressed at the quality of this plugin. This stands shoulder to shoulder with many paid plugins. Fantastic.
Ayne May 11 2020
May 11 2020
This is making a lot of sense, thanks. Your work is really appreciated
Dj leomc76 May 08 2020
May 08 2020
I dont get where to put the files into the OBS folders. Thanks for explain me.
Ray Apr 23 2020
Apr 23 2020
Excellent tool, your work is appreciated!
karim Apr 19 2020
Apr 19 2020
Perfect! Thank you!
JOHN Apr 12 2020
(5 / 5)
Apr 12 2020
EXCELLENT
ADE Mar 31 2020
Mar 31 2020
THANKS
Anonymous Mar 14 2020
(5 / 5)
Mar 14 2020
This tool is so damn useful and very quick.
Max Mar 05 2020
Mar 05 2020
Сорян классный плагин .. заикается другая прога
Anonymous Feb 28 2020
(5 / 5)
Feb 28 2020
Love this for live tracking guitar solos
Anonymous Feb 03 2020
Feb 03 2020
I have installed it and it should be working, but my daw wont let me use it. Im using fl studio, can anyone help?
Caraculez Jan 30 2020
(5 / 5)
Jan 30 2020
Best free pitch shifter and it comes with intervals! Uses a lot of CPU tho, so if you are using it on many tracks or clips you will have to pre-render. 5/5
Zachary Nov 07 2019
(4 / 5)
Nov 07 2019
Really nice, just wish I could add harmonies *below* the notes played
Tim Dec 05 2019
Dec 05 2019
You might be able to achieve this using a send to a standard pitch shift that puts the signal down an octave and then apply pitchproof. Might be artifacty but you could probably get some cool effects.
Dan The Trombone Man Jan 11 2020
Jan 11 2020
Dude, thats a really cool idea.
hidawg Sept 29 2019
Sept 29 2019
Just beautifulllll
Мутабор Sept 23 2019
(5 / 5)
Sept 23 2019
Ничтяк!!!
Oleg Jul 14 2019
Jul 14 2019
Its cool) But i hear some noise like 'clicks' and so effect autotune. but its not hear so much. i like this.
Yep!!!! Jun 25 2019
Jun 25 2019
Yep!!! Ideas flowing
Anonymous Feb 21 2019
(2 / 5)
Feb 21 2019
Does what it needs to do, uses a huge chunk of cpu power though.
L@zarus Apr 17 2018
(4 / 5)
Apr 17 2018
Very good tool! Simple in use and function, works well with Reason 10
Sjidjj Sept 20 2017
(5 / 5)
Sept 20 2017
Fabulous!!!
Pollo Jul 23 2017
(4 / 5)
Jul 23 2017
Been using this for a long while and only came back to say how much I love it. Simple to use and really effective. I use it to record fake bass lines with my guitar. It is not a bass, of course, but it does the job frequency-wise for home recordings.
HappyKafkaCrisis Sept 24 2016
Sept 24 2016
Superb.
FocksWifSocks Sept 24 2016
(4 / 5)
Sept 24 2016
Used it for down-tuning guitar for live practice, MIGHT be useable, the latency is really quite low but not perfect. if you have less than 6ms latency on your interface you might get away with it. Sounds great through an amp sim with high gain too, but most modern pitch shifting algorithms do anyway.
Anonymous Aug 19 2016
(5 / 5)
Aug 19 2016
Amazing!
Charlie Jun 07 2016
(5 / 5)
Jun 07 2016
Wow, fantastic!
Fl�vio May 18 2016
(5 / 5)
May 18 2016
Must Have!
YB Feb 28 2016
(5 / 5)
Feb 28 2016
Great! easy and intuitive to use. Gets the job done! Thanks!
M8C5V Feb 15 2016
(5 / 5)
Feb 15 2016
Much less artifacts than expected for a free vst. This seems to be a top notch solution... finally. Thank you!!
Garrett Jan 14 2016
(5 / 5)
Jan 14 2016
The speed and quality of this effect is incredible. I was amazed how low I could detune an instrument before any artifacts became audible at all. It does distort when using noisy samples but with a clear input signal this VST works at least as well as some $100+ stompboxes that I no longer regret not buying. One bit of caution - the "mono" mode is actually left channel only, so adjust your inputs accordingly. :)
Rik Oct 31 2015
(5 / 5)
Oct 31 2015
Easy harmonizer.
YES Oct 06 2015
(5 / 5)
Oct 06 2015
I'VE FINALLY FOUND IT! <3 took days worth of searching.
Mark Jul 12 2015
(5 / 5)
Jul 12 2015
Perfect! Thank you!
Peter May 11 2015
(5 / 5)
May 11 2015
Very nice, but one comment. I want to use it for vocal harmonies and it won't do a full octave under MIDI control. Can you fix that?
Esam May 08 2015
(5 / 5)
May 08 2015
This is really a great piece of art, a must have.
Anonymous Apr 15 2015
(5 / 5)
Apr 15 2015
I can't believe this is rated below Octopussy. Far, far superior sound and range. Octaves up and down, 3'rd,4'th 5'th intervals and more. And clean!! If I want distortion and fuzz Id rather add it selectively. Great effect plugin!! One of the best and free!!
TJ Jan 20 2015
(4 / 5)
Jan 20 2015
4 out of 5. This thing is top notch! Quite cpu heavy for 1 pedal but very worth it if ur system can handle it.
thanks Dec 18 2014
(5 / 5)
Dec 18 2014
You saved my day!!!
Anonymous Mar 04 2014
(5 / 5)
Mar 04 2014
This is an extremely fast pitch shifter with enhanced functions.