Chimes Delay

Will add random delay to your audio, and randomly changes the pitch of each delay if you specify a note list (which is where the name 'Chimes Delay' comes from).

Each number in the note list indicates how many semitones your audio should be pitch shifted (along with matching tempo shift). For example, 0 indicates no pitch shift, 12 indicates a rise of 12 semitones (one octave), -5 indicates drop of 5 semitones (like going from C down to G below that C note).

Example: If the audio you have loaded into Audacity is C3, the above note list would randomly produce the following major-sounding notes:

C1 C2 G2 C3 E3 G3 C4 D4 G4

If you delete this note list, a list of notes will be generated between a lower and upper number. The default values of these two numbers are -12 semitones (decrease of 1 octave) and +24 semitones (increase of 2 octaves) respectively.

If your audio is stereo, each random delay with random volume and pitch change will also be randomly panned anywhere between left and right. (It is best that your audio is first panned to center before applying Chimes Delay.)

Tips:

Adding a bit of regular delay and/or other effects before applying Chimes Delay results in a richer sound. If you want a particular note (from the note list) to be repeated more often, you can enter it more than once in the list. If you simply want your audio randomly delayed with no multiple pitch changes, either enter just one number into the note list, or enter the same number into the minimum and maximum notes fields. It is possible that total length of your resulting audio will be maximum delay time *plus* the duration of your original audio. This may be still longer if the final delay(s) is/are decreased in pitch (resulting in a reduced tempo). Warning: If your original audio is non-musical, Chimes Delay will not make it musical!

Parameters:

1. Chimes note list: [default list: -24 -12 -5 0 4 7 12 14 19] 2. Minimum note: [semitones from -12 to +48] 3. Maximum note: [semitones from -12 to +48] 4. Maximum delay time: [seconds from 0.5 to 120] - the maximum delay of the random delays 5. Minimum volume: [percentage] - the minimum random volume that each random delay can have. If you want no random amplitude changes, set this field to 100 percent. 6. Number of chime delays: [from 1 to 100] - how many delays within the maximum delay time.