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Pitch Meter

Semantic type: PitchMeter · Category: analyzer

Passes audio through while exposing one detected fundamental pitch, cents offset, confidence, and level.

Use the opt-in decoded telemetry callback or subscription API to observe this analyzer. See Compatibility.

Contract

  • Seeded: no
  • Catalog sample rates: not declared; this does not mean unsupported
  • Assets: none
  • Catalog-declared latency: zero
  • Analyzer telemetry: decoded semantic observations are available
Semantic name Python constructor keyword Type / count Default Unit Range or values
referenceA4 reference_a4 number / 1 440 Not declared in catalog 400 … 480
minimumMidi minimum_midi integer / 1 36 Not declared in catalog 21 … 108
maximumMidi maximum_midi integer / 1 96 Not declared in catalog 21 … 108

EffeTune app documentation

The following section is reproduced from the English EffeTune app documentation. Its parameter names and values describe the app UI and can differ from semantic API parameters through transforms or value maps. The generated contract above is authoritative.

Pitch Meter

Tracks one fundamental pitch (F0) at a time in a two-second scrolling piano roll without changing the audio. Use it to check the tuning and pitch movement of a solo voice or instrument.

Visualization Guide

  • Horizontal (default) places low notes on the left and high notes on the right. The newest estimate appears above the keyboard and history scrolls upward.
  • Vertical places low notes at the bottom and high notes at the top. The newest estimate appears beside the keyboard at the right and history moves left.
  • The line position shows pitch between semitones. A more confident estimate appears more strongly; the line breaks when the input is too quiet or no stable single pitch is found.
  • The current label shows the nearest note and the difference in cents. A positive value is above the note and a negative value is below it. The label disappears when there is no reliable estimate.

Listening Guide

  • Start with a single sustained note, then watch whether the line stays centered on a note or moves sharp or flat.
  • Vibrato and pitch bends appear as smooth movement across the note rows.
  • This analyzer follows one dominant pitch. Chords, dense mixes, percussion, noise, or unclear repeating sounds can interrupt the line or produce an incorrect octave.

Parameters

  • Layout - Selects Horizontal (default) or Vertical.
  • Reference A4 (400 to 480 Hz) - Sets the tuning reference used for note names and cents. Default: 440 Hz.
  • Lowest Note - Sets the bottom of the displayed and analyzed range. Default: C2. The lowest available setting is A0.
  • Highest Note - Sets the top of the displayed and analyzed range. Default: C7. The highest available setting is C8.
  • Stereo input is analyzed by averaging the first two channels; mono input is used directly. Strong opposite-polarity content can cancel in the average and leave no pitch trace.

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