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ISOPitchControl:
I am shopping for a new mp3 player.  I want to get an iPod and install RockBox on it.  But I have 3 questions about the pitch control feature.

Question #1
I am wondering if pitch control works on the iPod.

This discussion suggests no:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=3223.msg22998#msg22998

But this discussion is almost 6 mths old.

Questions #2
If pitch control works, the user manual says:

The pitch value can be adjusted between 50% and 200%.

Short Scroll Fwd/Scroll Back Increase / Decrease Pitch by 0.1%
Long Scroll Fwd/Scroll Back Increase / Decrease Pitch by 1%
Prev/Next Temporarily Increase / Decrease Pitch by 2.0%

I am assuming this means I can pitch my music from 50%, 50.1%, 50.2%, ..., 99.9%, 100%, 101.1%, ..., 199.8%, 199.9%, 200%.

Question #3
If pitch control works, does it work well (eg no skipping)?

Thanks in advance for your input.

travishayes89:
it works, but its not true pitch control, it actually works by adjusting the playback speed.

xlarge:

--- Quote from: travishayes89 on August 20, 2006, 04:04:57 PM ---it works, but its not true pitch control, it actually works by adjusting the playback speed.

--- End quote ---

That is what i would call "true pitch".
I'm guessing you are thinking about time stretch/compress to alter the tempo but not the pitch?
That is not supported in rockbox. (besides, it never sounds good when done in realtime anyway. (it barely sounds even ok when done with very expensive equipment for that matter))
The Pitch function works nice in my x5 (present button issues not regarded...)

lini:
Works just fine on the iPod Video here. That is if you set the pitch value from 50% to around 133%. More than 133% will cause skips because the MP3 decoder routine cannot keep up with the amount of data requested. I am sure that with other formats you can go for an even higher pitch (FLAC?).

ISOPitchControl:
Thank you for your replies.

You are correct. 
I am interested in altering the tempo. 
If the pitch changes, that is OK.

I will use the +-10% range. 

I need relatively fine granularity, e.g. at most 1% increments.
If the user's guide is correct, I should be able to get 0.1% increments. 

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