PITCHMAP is a real-time plug-in... does that mean "no latency"?

No. When we say "real-time", we mean that you do not have to do any off-line analysis, rendering or recording into a new file or plug-in buffer prior to editing pitches. PITCHMAP can be inserted into a live audio stream but does use a stream buffer, which introduces some latency. In a studio setting, this is compensated for on playback by the host.

Is PITCHMAP a pitch-shifter?

No. PITCHMAP de-mixes your signal into individual pitches and allows you to correct their tuning and map them to new pitches individually. Non-tonal mix components such as drums are excluded from the processing. By mapping all pitches up or down by the same amount, you will effectively be pitch-shifting (which sounds great, by the way), BUT that is only one of the options that PITCHMAP gives you. 

How is PITCHMAP different to other pitch correction software?

PITCHMAP combines polyphonic capability with real-time operation and automatic correction and mapping, and allows for real-time MIDI control over the polyphonic pitch grid. Other pitch correction solutions are either real-time and automatic, but not capable of polyphonic operation, or they allow manual polyphonic processing but require recording into a file/buffer and/or offline analysis of the signal prior to processing.

Also, PITCHMAP uses a proprietary technology called MAP that works in an entirely different way than other software.

In effect, these differences result in a significant change in workflow --- you can instantly try different chords, manipulate melodies and otherwise manipulate the pitch aspect of a mixed recording while it is playing. Try it, you'll be amazed.