Voice tune is lower, why?

[limakid2015]

Hello,

I recorded some voice over in Audition CC. I saved it last night as *wav. Today I opened them in order to continue working with them: mixing, equalizing, whatever... when listening to them I noticed the the tune of my voice is Lower! Let's say that originally was in "G" but now I heard it in F# or F. Hos did it Happened? I have some explanations:

1. When I saved them last night, I moved something regarding the tune or speed, so they got distorsion without my acknowledge.

2. It's more related to the monitoring. So, in the interface is something regarding the tune that makes the file to be heard like that. But, when I opened those WAV files with another player, they are still LOWER.

3. What did I do wrong without notice?

I guess I have to record again everything! I saw the options of Effects > Tunes and timing >.. so, manually I can correct, but... if there is something that affects to all the files at the same time, I can try it. Otherwise, better record again. Suggestions please.

[ryclark · Accepted solution]

It could be a problem with sample rates. If you recorded with a sample rate of 48kHz and then the audio is being played back at 44.1kHz it will sound lower in pitch. What sample rate does Audition say the .wav file is when opened up in Audition again?

To test to see if this is the problem open the file in Audition and go to the Edit menu and select Interpret Sample Rate and select 48000. Then listen to hear if pitch is now correct. If it is do a Save As with the sample rate selected as 44.1kHz and your audio will be saved sounding at the correct pitch.

[limakid2015]

That might be... because I used to record at 48 but finally, I export in 44.1 due to standards that clients ask me. Actually, I didn't think that 48 and 44.1 were related about the tune pitch. I will make tests and I'll see, thanks a lot!

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

The correct procedure for fixing this is to use Edit>Convert Sample Type. This will do the conversion correctly without the pitch shift and timing difference, by correctly resampling your file. If you then export the resampled version, it should work correctly.