Antares AutoTune 8 user manual

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The section should now look something like this:
 9. Play the project. You’ll note that the transition into the final syllable is now much smoother, but the original was so flat that the default Retune Speed of 50 is not fast enough to correct the attack of the final note.
 10  Still with the Arrow tool selected, click on the final C#3 to select it. Now adjust the Retune Speed for the desired correction (start with a value of 10 or so). Note that with a long held note like this, too fast a Retune Speed...

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Tu t o r i a l  11:  
Time: Error Correction
In this tutorial we’ll use Auto-Tune 8’s Move Point and Move Region functions to correct timing errors in a lead vocal track. While you can use Auto-Tune 8’s bars and beats scale as a reference for correction, we’ve also included a harmony track with proper timing that will let you try correcting by ear.
The Move Region Tool
 1. Load or import the audio files “Time_vocal” and “Time_accomp” into two separate tracks in your host and set your host’s tempo to...

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The Move Point Tool: Adjusting an Ending
Moving on in the track, we’ll use the Move Point Tool to correct a phrase that starts at the right point but ends late.
 1. Adjust the zoom and scroll controls to focus on bars 3 through 5. Play the track and note that the end of the second phrase (the end of the word “illusion), is sustained too long.
 2. Select the Move Point Tool and select the range from the beginning of the last syllable of “illusion” (at time position 4:1.80) to the beginning of the...

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Tu t o r i a l  12: 
Time: Creative Editing
In this tutorial we’ll use Auto-Tune 8’s Move Region function for a creative, rather than corrective, purpose.
 1. Load or import the audio file “Bass_ri(” (a two-bar bass line) into a track of your host and set your host’s tempo to 110 BPM. Listen to the track to become familiar with it. We’re going to use the Move Region tool to move the second note of the pattern and change the feel of the bass line. 
 2. Set up Auto-Tune 8 as an insert e(ect on the track...

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Yo u r d i s p l ay s h o u l d n o w l o o k li ke t h i s:
Play back your track and note the new feel. You can click the Time Control Enable button to A/B the original and time shifted versions. 
Also note how Auto-Tune 8’s time shifting algorithm has turned the small bit of audio at the end of the moved A# into a natural-sounding decay leading into the following C.  

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5: The Auto-Tune Vocal E(ect 
In addition to its adoption as the worldwide standard in professional pitch correction, Auto-Tune has also gained renown as the tool of choice for what has become one of the signature vocal sounds of our time.
First heard on Cher’s 1998 mega-hit “Believe,” variations of the e(ect have gone on to appear on songs from a huge variety of artists. Since there seems to be a lot of mythology about how it’s accomplished, we thought we’d provide the o-cial Antares version here....

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Graphical Mode
Using Auto-Tune 8’s graphical Note Objects will give you the ultimate control over the Auto-Tune Vocal E(ect.
 1. Since you want all of your notes quantized, start by opening the Options dialog and setting the default Notes Retune Speed to 0. 
 2. Unless you will using something other than a standard diatonic scale, turn on Show Lanes mode.
 3. Track your audio.
 4. Click the Make Notes button. If necessary, adjust the Number of Note Objects control to get as accurate a representation...

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6: The Auto-Tune 8 Scales
The following are brief descriptions of the scales available in Auto-Tune 8:
Modern Equal Temperament
These first three equal-tempered scales are the ubiquitous scales typically found in Western tonal music:
Major: a seven-tone equal tempered major scale.
Minor: a seven-tone equal tempered minor scale.
Equal Tempered chromatic: a twelve-tone equal tempered chromatic scale.
Historical Tunings
Ling Lun: a twelve-tone scale dating from 2700 B.C. China.
Scholar’s Lute: a...

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Contemporary Tunings
Equal tempered scales with a large number of tones are typically used to play common tonal harmony with greater purity of intervals and chords. The typical approach is to analyze a passage (or less) of music and select tones from a scale that will best approximate the desired pure intervals.
19 Tone: This scale has greater purity of minor thirds and major thirds (and conversely, minor and major sixths) than twelve-tone equal temperament. A disadvantage is that perfect fifths are...

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Index
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Adjust Vibrato  41
All/Tie Buttons  46
Amplitude Amount  32
Antares Audio Technologies  ii
Arrow Tool  48
Audio Feedback of Note Object Pitch  4
Authorizing Auto-Tune 8  5
Automatic Mode  8
Basics  64
Automatic Mode Controls  22
Create Vibrato Functions  31
Edit Scale Display  25
MIDI Functions  29
Pitch Change Meter  33
Pitch Correction Functions  22
Sample Rate Display  28
Virtual Keyboard  27
Automatic Mode MIDI Functions  29
Automatic Update Notification  4
Auto Scroll  46
Auto-Tune Vocal...