Antares AutoTune 3 user manual

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Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 3 Controls
This chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune 3
interface. This chapter describes the function of each control. How these
controls are used together for intonation correction is demonstrated in
Chapter 4, Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial. Much of the information in this chapter is
also presented in Chapter 4. However, a few of the less commonly used
controls are only explained here.
Common Controls
The following controls and displays are visible...

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Input Type
As a result of Antares research into the unique charac-
teristics of various types of audio signals, Auto-Tune 3
offers a selection of optimized processing algorithms for
the most commonly pitch-corrected inputs. Choices
include Soprano Voice, Alto/Tenor Voice, Low Male Voice, Instrument, and
Bass Instrument. Matching the appropriate algorithm to the input results
in even faster and more accurate pitch detection and correction.
To select the desired Input Type, click on the Input Type...

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Another Note: Auto-Tune 3 will only pitch correct true stereo
tracks. If the second track (i.e., the track not selected as a pitch
reference) is simply an independent unrelated track, unpredictable
(and potentially unpleasant) sounds may result. On the other
hand, something interesting might happen. You never know.
Bypass
Auto-Tune 3 does not include a dedicated Bypass control as that function
is typically provided by the host application’s plug-in interface. However, it
is worth noting that Auto-Tune...

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Scale Selection
To select a scale, click on the Scale pop-up and then
select the desired scale from the pop-up list.
Note: To avoid having to deal with scales containing those
annoying double flats, double sharps and notes like Cb, E#, Fb
and B#, Auto-Tune 3 will automatically choose the simpler of
two enharmonically equivalent scales. For example, if you select
Db Major, the Edit Scale Display will duly display the Db Major
scale. However, if you then go to the Scale selection pop-up and
select...

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•Just (major chromatic): a twelve-tone scale. Just intonation tunes the
most frequently used intervals to be pure (integer ratios in frequency).
These tunings depend on the mode (major or minor) and the key. This
scale is tuned for major mode.
•Just (minor chromatic): (See Just (major chromatic), above)
•Meantone chrom.: a twelve-tone scale. This tuning is a combination of
Pythagorean and just tunings so that music in a wider variety of keys
could be usable.
•Werckmeister III chrom.: a twelve-tone...

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•24 Tone: Also know as the quarter tone scale, this scale is used for
variety but has no advantage in terms of ratios that better approximate
pure intervals.
•31 Tone: In addition to intervals that better approximate pure intervals,
this scale also contains good approximations to Indonesian pelog and
slendro scales.
•53 Tone: Related mathematically to the cycle of fifths, the 53-tone scale
has very pure major and minor thirds, and fifths and fourths.
•Partch: Harry Partch is considered the father of...

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edits associated with C Major will be restored.
The Edit Scale window displays each note of the currently selected scale in
the currently selected key. If the selected scale includes more than twelve
notes, Up and Down arrows will appear to allow scrolling through all of
the available notes.
Beside each note name are two buttons: a Bypass button and a Remove
button. Click on a button to toggle its state. The button will light to
indicate that its mode is active.
If neither of these buttons are lit,...

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Why set Scale notes to “Remove?”
To understand why it is sometimes necessary to set even correct scale notes
to ”Remove,“ let’s look again at the example from Chapter 1.
10.0 10.5 11.0 D3
B2 C

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ORIGINAL
PERFORMANCE CORRECTED BY 
AUTO-TUNE 3
This phrase is in D Major and, if all the pitch errors were no greater than
about 49 cents, would work fine with a standard D Major scale (D, E, F#, G,
A, B, C# ). However, the pitch error of three semitones at the end of the
last note is so large that with B and...

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Set Major Scale/Set Minor Scale
When any scale that includes more than seven notes
(i.e., any non-diatonic scale) is selected, the Set Major
Scale and Set Minor Scale buttons will appear. Clicking
on either of these buttons will “Remove” all notes
from the scale except for those notes closest to the
notes of a traditional diatonic major or minor scale
(depending, of course, on which button you clicked).
Auto-Tune 3 MIDI Functions
Auto-Tune 3 contains two new functions that require it to receive MIDI...

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Learn Scale From MIDI
In most cases, you will probably tell Auto-Tune 3 which notes to
correct to using the Edit Scale Display described above. However,
there may be occasions when it is not clear exactly what key a
melody line is in, or where the line has too many accidentals to
fit comfortably into a conventional scale. For those occasions,
the Make Scale From MIDI function allows you to simply play the
line into Auto-Tune 3 from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer track and let
Auto-Tune 3 construct a...