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Hello! I am new to LMMS and I need some help with pitch bending. I am using a soundfont but when I use pitch bending it does not do anything.

sometrollguy wrote: ↑

Sun May 05, 2024 4:05 am

Hello! I am new to LMMS

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I need some help with pitch bending using a soundfont

Soundfont are actually embedded wave-files, so in that context you get the same effect from pitching a soundfont as you do with a wave-file, and that is wrong speed!
Because of that pitching soundfonts cant really be done sanely, however used as an effect, you can use automation of PITCH-dial on the SF2-Player
Remember that with a higher RANGE you get significant more change in pitch over the same automation.
If this is unclear, let me know, i can make a video for you.

Thx! But is there any other ways like any online plugins?

sometrollguy wrote: ↑

Sun May 05, 2024 5:39 pm

Thx! But is there any other ways like any online plugins?

Most native LMMS instruments can use pitch-bend, but VSTs cant! -The feature it self is wonky to use. A tip that can make it a bit less tedious to use is that notes that has defined pitch-bend, can be copied with the made pitch-bend intact.
Automating PITCH is general supported.
But I wonder if you are looking for pr. notebased pitching? Eg do you want every note you play to have a bending?
That is different all together and can be achieved with VSTs that has discreet envelopes. One of these are Synth1

Was that what you wanted?

Thanks for the video! I am trying to pitch bend one note. Also I am not using VST I am using SF2 Player.

sometrollguy wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 9:40 pm

I am using SF2 Player.

Then you have to use PITCH and automation.
a low RANGE will let you pitch most smoothly, whereas a high value in RANGE crates a stepped and not bend output.
A RANGE of 12 covers one octave
Do you need a video for this?

Yes, thanks for your help

sometrollguy wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 5:27 pm

Yes, thanks for your help

Here is a short how-to video

musikbear wrote: ↑

Wed May 08, 2024 4:12 pm

sometrollguy wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 5:27 pm

Yes, thanks for your help

Here is a short how-to video
https://youtu.be/v4_MktmIBXQ

Thank you so much for the video.

Edit: This video is very helpful for me.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! You really helped me! Thanks for your time and effort for the video!