Changing Pitch question

[TomVAtkinson]

If I load a backing track and I go to the "change pitch" feature and it says "change from F" to, whatever, and then I play the same chord progression, licks, etc. without the backing track and then go to the same feature and it says of my recording chanage from "G" what is the best way to do this? In other words, I have a backng track where the band has tuned down for its recording, my guitar is in standard tuning. I don't want to tune my guitar down, I want to know how can I change the pitch of the backing track and bring it into standard pitch? I've tried to simply change the F to G, and it is still way off. My intro, etc.., is the same but I'm standard tuning and they are down, how should I proceed? Any ideas?

[steve]

The note names that appear are produced by the effect guessing what the original note is. The note name is not used directly in determining how much to shift the pitch, the important thing is the "interval". Whether you change from A to G or from C# to B, the interval is 2 semi-tones and the effect will be the same.

I have a backng track where the band has tuned down for its recording,

How much have they tuned down?
If they tuned down by exactly one semi-tone, then raising the pitch of the recording will bring it back up to concert pitch. If they have tuned down by 2.37 semitones, then you will need to raise the pitch by 2.37 semi-tones to bring it back to concert.

Also worth mentioning that the Change Pitch effect causes (unavoidable) damage to the sound quality. If you only need to shift the pitch a small amount you may be better to use the "Change Speed" effect. The Change Speed effect literally slows down or speeds up the recording like playing a tape at a different speed and the pitch changes as the speed is altered (faster speed causes the pitch to rise). The sound quality is damaged less by the Change Speed effect than by the Change Pitch effect, though of course the tempo also changes.