Time and Pitch
This doesn’t quite work for me, the chirps aren’t high enough. So undo the mix paste and return to the chirps file.
- Select the entire file and apply a Stretch … Effects > Time and Pitch > Stretch and Pitch
- Do not check the “Lock Stretch and Pitch Shift” toggle. This will cause a “resample” of the file. Sometimes when changing just the Time or Pitch, the effect can sound digitized (try it out!), but if we Resample, it’s like playing a record faster or slower. I think here we want them separate (or to keep the original length of the file) and we’re fine with digitized audio for our aliens.
- Now adjust the pitch by 6 Semitones, or 6 half steps.
- Apply the effect
- Now copy this on top of the other sound; however, note that the times are no longer the same. This isn’t a huge deal, so simply place your Play Head at about 2.5 seconds into our low file, then repeat our Mix Paste.
This is all very weird.
And very fun.