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Pitch
The P
ITCH
S
CREEN
allows you to change the pitch and (at the same time) the playback
speed of your player. The pitch value can be adjusted between 50% and 200%. 50%
means half the normal playback speed and the pitch that is an octave lower than the
normal pitch. 200% means double playback speed and the pitch that is an octave higher
than the normal pitch. It is not possible to change the pitch without changing the play-
back speed and vice versa. Changing the pitch can be done in two modes: procentual
and semitone. Initially (after the player is switched on), procentual mode is active.
Key
Action
Long
Mode
Toggle pitch changing mode
Up
/
Down
Increase / Decrease pitch by 0.1% (in pro-
centual mode) or a semitone (in semitone
mode)
Long
Up
/ Long
Down
Increase / Decrease pitch by 1% (in pro-
centual mode) or a semitone (in semitone
mode)
Right
/
Left
Temporarily increase / decrease pitch by
2.0%
Mode
Reset pitch to 100%
On/Off
Leave the Pitch Screen
Warning:
Changing the pitch can cause audible ’Artifacts’ or ’Dropouts’.
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4.4. Working with Playlists
4.4.1. Playlist terminology
Some common terms that are used in Rockbox when referring to playlists:
Directory.
A playlist! One of the keys to getting the most out of Rockbox is under-
standing that Rockbox
always
considers the song that it is playing to be part of a
playlist, and in some situations, Rockbox will create a playlist automatically. For
example, if you are playing the contents of a directory, Rockbox will automatically
create a playlist containing all songs in it. This means that just about anything that
is described in this chapter with respect to playlists also applies to directories.
Dynamic playlist.
A dynamic playlist is a playlist that is created “On the fly.” Any
time you insert or queue tracks using the P
LAYLIST SUBMENU
(see section
4.4.3
(page
31
)), you are creating (or adding to) a dynamic playlist.
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