Fluid Pitch is a MIDI pitch bend plugin from Pitch Innovations that turns a standard MIDI keyboard into a scale-locked, polyphonic, micro-tunable controller with MPE capabilities.
Fluid Pitch is a pitch bend plugin for musicians who play standard MIDI keyboards. Its scale-locked pitch bend system keeps the wheel on notes that fit the scale you choose, so bending stays in key. The plugin also adds polyphonic chord bending, per-note micro-tuning up to 100 cents, and an MPE upscale engine that lets a basic keyboard drive MPE-compatible synths without MPE hardware. Developer Pitch Innovations positions it as a way to add expressive pitch control without buying a new keyboard.
The core feature of Fluid Pitch is its Scale Locked Pitch Bend System, which locks the keyboard's pitch bend to a scale you select. Pitch Innovations says this removes the need to think about which scale or which note the wheel is on while performing.
Polyphonic pitch bending extends the same idea to chords, so whole chords can be bent together. The pitch bend range can be set to any value and changed in real time during a performance.
Micro-tuning lets you tune any note in the scale up to 100 cents up or down. The developer points to microtonal use in Indian ragas and Middle Eastern maqams as typical applications.
The MPE Upscale Technology converts a standard MIDI keyboard into an MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) device, giving access to MPE synths without dedicated MPE hardware.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Pitch Innovations |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Pitch Shifter |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, Standalone |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Free trial | Yes |
Fluid Pitch is available in VST3, VST2, AU and Standalone formats. The AU format is for macOS only.
Fluid Pitch runs on Windows 10 (64-bit) and macOS 10.9 or later (64-bit only). The developer notes it may run on Windows 7 but does not officially support it.
Fluid Pitch needs a host that supports its format, such as Cubase, FL Studio, Studio One, Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, Reaper, MainStage, Bitwig Studio or Gig Performer. Reason, Maschine and Digital Performer are supported through Blue Cat's PatchWork. In Ableton Live, polyphonic mode requires the standalone app.
No. The MPE Upscale Technology lets a standard MIDI keyboard access MPE synths without MPE hardware.
Yes, Fluid Pitch offers a trial.
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