Antares AutoTune 3 user manual

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©2001 Antares Audio Technologies.
All Rights Reserved.
Antares Audio Technologies
231 Technology Circle
Scotts Valley, California 95066 USA
voice: (831) 461 7800
fax: (831) 461 7801
service: (831) 461 7814
web: www.antarestech.com
Printed in USA Rev 1.0-02/01
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The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-Jumbo
The Antares Auto-Tune 3 software and this User’s Manual are
protected by copyright law. Making copies, adaptations, or
derivative works without the prior written authorization of
Antares Audio Technologies, is prohibited by law and constitutes
a punishable violation of the law.
Antares Audio Technologies retains all ownership rights to the
Auto-Tune 3 software and its documentation. Use of Auto-Tune 3
is limited by the following license agreement.
Please carefully read all the terms and conditions of this license
agreement. At the time of installation of the Auto-Tune 3 software
you will be presented with a copy of the agreement and asked
whether or not you agree to it. Continuing with the installation
process beyond that point constitutes such agreement.
Auto-Tune 3 License Agreement
Antares Audio Technologies grants you a non-transferable, non-
exclusive license to use Auto-Tune 3 under the terms and conditions
stated in this agreement. Use of Auto-Tune 3 indicates your
agreement to the following terms and conditions.
License
You may:
1. Use Auto-Tune 3 on only one computer.
You may not:
1. Make copies of Auto-Tune 3 or of the user manual in whole or in
part except as expressly provided for in this agreement. Your
right to copy Auto-Tune 3 and the user manual is limited by
copyright law. Making copies, verbal or media translations,
adaptations, derivative works, or telecommunication data
transmission of Auto-Tune 3 without prior written authorization
of Antares, is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable
violation of the law.
2. Make alteration or modifications to Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy)
or disassemble or de-compile Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy), or
attempt to discover the source code of Auto-Tune 3.
3. Sub-license, lease, lend, rent, or grant other rights in all or any
portion of Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy) to others.
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Term of the Agreement
This agreement is effective until terminated by you or Antares. You
may terminate the agreement at any time by notifying Antares and
destroying all copies of the manual, and erasing Auto-Tune 3 from
all machine-readable media, whether on-line or on archival copies.
In the event of breach of any of the terms of this agreement, you
shall pay the attorney’s fees of Antares that are reasonably
necessary to enforce the agreement plus resulting damages.
Limited Warranty and Disclaimer
AUTO-TUNE 3 AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED
“AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Antares Audio Technologies does not warrant that the functions
contained in the program will meet your requirements. The entire
risk as to the use, quality, and performance of Auto-Tune 3 is with
you.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG
AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM
JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL ANTARES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING
FROM THE USE OF AUTO-TUNE 3 OR ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS.
THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANTARES OR ITS AUTHORIZED
AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LICENSE FEE REFLECTS THIS
ALLOCATION OF RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
Whew! Now that that’s over, let’s get on to the good stuff.
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Contents
Getting Started Chapter 1
What’s New in Auto-Tune 3 2
Installing Auto-Tune 3 3
Authorizing Auto-Tune 3 4
Technical Support 5
Introducing Auto-Tune 3 Chapter 2
Some background 6
A little bit about pitch 7
Some pitch terminology 8
How Auto-Tune 3 detects pitch 9
How Auto-Tune 3 corrects pitch 10
Automatic Mode 10
Graphical Mode 13
Auto-Tune 3 Controls Chapter 3
Common Controls 15
Sample Rate Display 15
Input Type 16
Correction Mode 16
Select Pitch Reference 16
Bypass 17
Automatic Mode Controls 17
Knobs 17
Key Selection 17
Scale Selection 18
The Scales 18
The Edit Scale Display 20
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Bypass 21
Remove 21
Cents 22
Set Major/Minor Scale 23
Target Notes via MIDI 23
Learn Scale from MIDI 24
Scale Detune 25
Retune Speed 26
Tracking 26
the Vibato Section 27
The Pitch Change Indicator 28
Graphical Mode Controls 29
The Playback Controls 29
The Pitch Graph Display 31
The Graphical Tools 32
Tracking 37
Retune Speed 38
The Use Cursor Button 39
Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial Chapter 4
Tutorial 1: Automatic Mode 40
Tutorial 2: Graphical Mode 42
Tutorial 3: Precision 44
Tutorial 4: The Make Curve Function 45
Tutorial 5: The Make Auto Function 48
Creative Applications Chapter 5 51
Index 52
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Welcome!
On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to offer
both our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase Auto-
Tune 3, the most powerful intonation correction tool in the world. Before
you proceed any farther, we’d like to strongly encourage you to register
and authorize your copy of Auto-Tune 3. (You can skip ahead to the
Authorization and Installation instructions on page 4. We’ll wait.) Also, if
you’re planning on discarding that lovely Auto-Tune 3 box, it’s probably a
good idea to write down the serial number that appears on the bottom of
the box for future reference. (The inside cover of this manual would be a
good place.)
As an Auto-Tune 3 owner, you are entitled to receive notification of any
software upgrades, technical support, and advance announcements of
upcoming products. But we can’t send you stuff unless we know who and
where you are. So please, register.
At Antares, we are committed to excellence in quality, customer service,
and technological innovation. With your purchase of Auto-Tune 3, you
have created a relationship with Antares which we hope will be long and
gratifying. Let us know what you think. You can count on us to listen.
Again, thanks.
The Whole Antares Crew
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
What’s New in Auto-Tune 3
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will find
that most all of what you’re already doing will continue to work in Auto-
Tune 3, only better.
The following are the key new features that have been added in Auto-
Tune 3:
•A revised core pitch detection algorithm that greatly improves pitch
detection reliability in both Automatic and Graphical Modes.
•“Source Specific” pitch detection and correction algorithms. 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.
•Phase-coherent pitch correction of stereo tracks.
•A Bass Mode that lowers the lowest detectable frequency by about one
octave to 25Hz. Since the lowest E string on a bass guitar is approxi-
mately 41Hz, Bass Mode allows the user to apply pitch correction to
fretless bass lines as well as other low bass range instruments.
•The ability to set target pitches in real-time via MIDI from a keyboard or
sequencer track.
•A new Make Scale From MIDI function for 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 from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer and let Auto-Tune 3
construct a custom scale containing only those notes that appear in the
line.
•High sample rate (88.2kHz, 96kHz) compatibility (depends upon host
application and audio hardware support).
•Enhanced MIX chip usage efficiency for more instantiations per MIX
chip (TDM only)
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•An AudioSuite version (TDM only).
•A spiffy new user interface.
How To Use This Manual
Auto-Tune 3 has a very friendly user-interface and is extraordinarily easy
to use. However, because Auto-Tune 3 does things that have never been
done before, a few aspects of the user-interface may not be immediately
obvious. You should read either Chapter 3, Auto-Tune 3 Controls, or
Chapter 4, Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial, to learn the essential information you will
need to operate Auto-Tune 3.
The Contents Of This Manual
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The chapter you are reading.
Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 3
This chapter explains basic facts about pitch and how Auto-Tune 3 func-
tions to correct pitch errors. The basic functionality of Auto-Tune 3 is
discussed, and information you need in order to use it effectively is
provided.
Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 3 Controls
This chapter is reference information for all of the controls used in the
Auto-Tune 3 interface. Much of the information in this chapter is also
presented in Chapter 4, however some of the less important controls are
only explained in Chapter 3.
Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial
This chapter introduces you to details of how Auto-Tune 3 works by
guiding you through several tutorials. The tutorials will give you insight
into how and when to use each of Auto-Tune 3’s key functions.
Chapter 5: Creative Applications for Auto-Tune 3
Some cool, but not-so-obvious stuff you can do with Auto-Tune 3.
Installing Auto-Tune 3
Instructions for installing Auto-Tune 3 for your specific plug-in format are
located in the Auto-Tune 3 Read Me file that accompanies the plug-in. This
file may also contain any last-minute Auto-Tune 3 information that didn’t
make it into this manual.
Auto-Tune 3 is designed to work with a wide variety of digital audio
applications. Please refer to your host application’s user manual for more
information on installing and using plug-ins.
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Authorizing Auto-Tune 3
Authorization (the process by which this software is allowed to run on
your computer) is accomplished by a technique called “Challenge/Re-
sponse.” Basically, the first time you launch this software you will be
presented with a string of words (the Challenge) and will be asked to
enter another string of words (the Response).
Note: When initially installed, this software will run for ten days
without authorization.
So even if you can’t authorize it right away you can still use your software
in the meantime. (During this period, click the “Try It” button whenever
you are presented with the Trial Period screen at launch.) But don’t
procrastinate too long. After those ten days are up, you will no longer be
able to launch this software until the correct Response is entered.
Challenge/Response Authorization:
If you have internet access, you can authorize your software using our
automated web form by doing the following:
•Access Challenge/Response authorization by pressing “Next” at the Trial
Period screen. This will take you to the iLok screen. Be sure to uncheck
the box that says “Use my iLok key” and then press “Next” to access the
Challenge screen.
The Challenge screen displays the Challenge string. To receive the
appropriate Response you will need to provide us with both the Chal-
lenge string and the Registration Code that was included on the yellow
card in your software package (if you bought a retail package) or
supplied with your download.
•To obtain your Response, have your Registration Code and Challenge
string at hand. (If you will be accessing the web from the same com-
puter that will be running your software, you can press “Copy Chal-
lenge” at the Challenge screen and then simply paste the Challenge
into the appropriate field on the web page below.)
•Point your web browser to:
http://www.antarestech.com/register/
and simply follow the directions there. (Be extremely careful to enter
the Registration Code and Challenge string accurately.) You will receive
your Response, which you should carefully copy into the appropriate
field on Auto-Tune 3’s Challenge/Response screen. You should also copy
the Response in a safe place - like the inside front cover of this manual
— so that you can refer to it if it is ever necessary to reinstall your
software.
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