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freshkilla
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January 3, 2022
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Pitch Shifter Distortion in Premiere Pro

  • January 3, 2022
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Facing this issue in different projects therefore can't achieve a good result. 

I edit video in Premiere Pro CC2022 and when the project is done (mainly talking head)

I create a new sequence where put already finished sequence and speed up video and audio about102-106%

Of course, audio sounds unnatural and I apply pitch shifter. I've tried "Maintain Audio Pitch" it works even worse. 

For some reason, pitch shifter randomly distorts audio during playback, and if I play this part one more time I hear no distortion, but it reveals in a different part of the audio. 

This option works much better in Final Cut Pro. Hope to have it in PP. 

Maybe you have some recommendations on how to fix it? 

P.S. I can make 2 renders and this distortion can be in two clips but different places. 

    Correct answer freshkilla

    Finally I've found the problem. 

    Seems like pitch shifter works really bad with stereo audio. 

    I added Fill left with right effect and now everything sounds better. 

    Anyway that's so strange that pitch shifter doesn't work with stereo....

    Hope Adobe can fix this in a future update!

    6 replies

    mum1s
    mum1s
    Participant
    March 5, 2026

    Life saver. And id sounds so obvious after knowing it.

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    WATON28107307bnf9
    Participant
    January 30, 2025

    first time adobe foro helps me, and the solution come from the community, bc mods sucks hahaha

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      Michael Grenadier
      Legend
      October 17, 2022

      generally I find that sending the audio to Audition solves these sorts of problems.  Although you can throw almost anything at Premiere and it will do a decent job, sometimes working in a more specialized program like Audition, Photoshop or AfterEffects will give you more control and better quality...  Of course you'll need the full creative cloud suite...

        CMG Alex
        CMG Alex
        Participating Frequently
        September 27, 2022

        I had weird and inconsistent artifacts as well, I fixed it (finally [weirdly]) by unchecking "use appropriate default settings" and turning the splicing frequency down all the way to 5Hz, as far as it would go.

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          Ambalika5FC3
          Participant
          October 17, 2022

          Hi! Where did you uncheck "use app def settings"?

          CMG Alex
          CMG Alex
          Participating Frequently
          October 17, 2022

          In the Effect Controls panel, under Pitch Shifter, where it says Custom Setup, click the Edit button. That will open a popup window, the Clip Fx Editor. There it will be.

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          Mahad25517565ct6u
          Participant
          August 10, 2022

          Bro is a genius

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            freshkillaAuthorCorrect answer
            Inspiring
            January 3, 2022

            Finally I've found the problem. 

            Seems like pitch shifter works really bad with stereo audio. 

            I added Fill left with right effect and now everything sounds better. 

            Anyway that's so strange that pitch shifter doesn't work with stereo....

            Hope Adobe can fix this in a future update!

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              Eli5CB6
              Participant
              June 2, 2022

              Thank you for your solution! I ran into the same problem and was very frustrated and didn't realize it had to do with the stereo vs mono settings. This solution worked for me as well!

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