Antares AutoTune 8 user manual

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3: Auto-Tune 8 Controls
Continuous Controls
Auto-Tune 8’s continuous controls are represented graphically as virtual knobs. Depending on your preference, you can control knobs by vertical, horizontal or radial mouse movement. Set your preference in the Options dialog described below. 
Double-clicking on a knob will return it to its default value. In some host applications, Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking on a knob will also reset it to default).
Common Controls
The following controls and displays...

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If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or not well-isolated (as might be more common in a live performance situation) or you are dealing with a particularly breathy or guttural voice, it may be necessary to allow more signal variation (higher Tracking numbers). However, under these circumstances tracking is not guaranteed and a too “relaxed” setting may introduce distortion and popping.
NOTE: The improved pitch detection technology in Auto-Tune 8 (in combination with the Input Type selection...

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Auto-Tune 8 comes with 29 preprogrammed scales. The first three equal-tempered scales, chromatic, major, and minor, are the ubiquitous scales typically found in Western tonal music. The other scales are historical, ethnic, and micro-tonal scales. An in-depth discussion of these scales and their history is beyond the scope of this manual. The interested reader will find more information in Tuning In — Micro-tonality In Electronic Music by Scott R. Wilkinson, published by Hal Leonard Books.
A brief...

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correction will result in the “munchkinization” 
e! ect familiar from tape speed changing and 
early digital sampling. (Of course, if singing 
chipmunks are what you’re going for, leave 
Formant Correction o !.)
The default Transpose setting is  0 semitones 
(i.e., no transposition). Double-clicking or 
Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking the 
Transpose knob will reset it to that value.
Throat Length
As mentioned above, 
the shape of a singer’s 
throat is a prime 
contributor to their 
vocal...

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AN IMPORTANT NOTE:
 Over the very 
small intervals usually associated 
with basic pitch correction, formant 
shifting is essentially inaudible and Auto-
Tune’s classic pitch adjustment technology 
still provides the optimum results. Formant 
Correction is designed to be used with overall 
transposition or on tracks where notes are 
shifted by large intervals.
Correction Mode
Click the appropriate 
button to select either 
Automatic or Graphical 
Mode.
The Options Dialog
Clicking the Options button...

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CIRCUL AR: Click any where around the circumference of the knob, press and hold the left mouse button and “rotate” the knob in the desired direction. The current value of the knob’s parameter appears in its associated numeric display.
FOLLOW HOST: Some hosts also allow you to select a knob control method and pass that selection on to plug-ins. If yours does, selecting Follow Host will automatically set Auto-Tune 8’s Knob Control to the method selected in your host. If you select Follow Host, but your...

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SMOOTH SCROLLING DELAY We have found that some hosts result in smoother smooth scrolling than others. If you have selected Smooth Scrolling and the display does not scroll smoothly (I.e., it jerks or jumps), changing the Smooth Scrolling Delay value can often help. 
DEFAULT RETUNE SPEEDS Since Auto-Tune 8 allows independent Retune Speeds for each correction object, we’ve provided the ability to set custom default Retune Speeds for each of the three object types: Lines, Curves and Notes. These are the...

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Other ControlsReset Internal CockNudge UpNudge DownZoom In HorizontalZoom Out HorizontalZoom In VerticalZoom Out VerticalAdjust Retune Speed FasterAdjust Retune Speed SlowerAdjust Vibrato Depth MoreAdjust Vibrato Depth LessAdjust Throat Length LongerAdjust Throat Length Shorter
WINDOW SIZE Since some hosts and/or plug-in formats do not support real-time plug-in window resizing (i.e., dragging on the corner of the window), the Window Size controls allow you to select among three preset sizes or specify...

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The default Retune Speed value is 20. Double-clicking or Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking the Retune Speed knob will reset it to that value.
Correction Style
The Correction Style control lets you select either the classic Auto-Tune-style pitch correction or our new Flex-Tune pitch correction technology, which is designed to provide pitch correction while also preserving a singer’s expressive vocal gestures intact. 
Other real-time pitch correction methods, including previous versions of Auto-Tune,...

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Natural Vibrato
The Natural Vibrato function allows real-time modification (either increase or decrease) of the depth of any vibrato present in the input audio while preserving the original shape and character of the vibrato.
This function uses the same Stochastic Optimal Linear Estimation Theory as the Targeting Ignores Vibrato function (described below) to di(erentiate between vibrato and intended pitch changes, adjusting the vibrato depth while leaving intended pitch changes intact.
The Natural...