Antares AutoTune 8 user manual

							Owner’s Manual
World Standard Professional 
Pitch and Time Correction
Auto-Tune 8 
						

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v 2.0 PN P23038-1014-M01 
						

							The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-Jumbo 
The Antares Auto-Tune 8 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 8 software and its documentation. Use of Auto-Tune 8 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 8 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 8 License Agreement Antares Audio Technologies grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use Auto-Tune 8 under the terms and conditions stated in this agreement. Use of Auto-Tune 8 indicates your agreement to the following terms and conditions. 
License You may: 
 1. Use Auto-Tune 8 on only one computer at a time.
You may not: 
 1.  Make copies of Auto-Tune 8 or of the user manual in whole or in part except as expressly provided for in this agreement. Your right to copy Auto-Tune 8 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 8 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 8 (or any copy) or disassemble or de-compile Auto-Tune 8 (or any copy), or attempt to discover the source code of Auto-Tune 8. 
 3.  Sub-license, lease, lend, rent, or grant other rights in all or any portion of Auto-Tu n e   8     (o r   a n y   c o p y )   t o   o t h e r s . 
						

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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 8 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 8 is with you.  
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							Contents 
Chapter 1 Getting Started  
What’s New in Auto-Tune 8 3
Installing and Authorizing 5
Technical Support  5
Chapter 2 Introducing Auto-Tune 8
Some background  6
So what exactly is Auto-Tune 8? 6 
A little bit about pitch 6
How Auto-Tune 8 detects pitch 7
How Auto-Tune 8 corrects pitch 8 
Automatic Mode 8
Graphical Mode  11
Pitch Shifting and Formant Correction 12
Time Shifting and Correction 13
Chapter 3 Auto-Tune 8 Controls  
Common Controls 15
The Options Dialog 19
Automatic Mode Controls 22
Graphical Mode Controls 34
Pitch and Envelope Graph Displays 44
Time Shifting 54 
						

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Chapter 4 Auto-Tune 8 Tutorials
  Tutorial 1: Automatic Mode Basics 64
  Tutorial 2: Flex-Tune 66
  Tutorial 3: Targeting Ignores Vibrato Function  66
  Tutorial 4: Natural Vibrato Function 67
  Tutorial 5: Transpose and Formant Control 68
  Tutorial 6: Graphical Mode Basics  68
  Tutorial 7: Precision 70
  Tutorial 8: Make Curve Function 70
  Tutorial 9: Import Auto Function 72
  Tutorial 10: Make Notes Function 74
  Tutorial 11: Time: Error Correction 76
  Tutorial 12: Time: Creative Editing 78
Chapter 5 The Auto-Tune Vocal E(ect 80 
Chapter 6 The Auto-Tune 8 Scales 82 
						

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Welcome!
On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to o(er both our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase Auto-Tune 8, the latest (and indisputably greatest) generation of the worldwide standard in professional pitch and time correction and manipulation. 
Before you proceed any farther, we’d like to strongly encourage you to register and authorize your copy of Auto-Tune 8. (You can skip ahead to the Authorization and Installation instructions on page 5. We’ll wait.) Also, if you’re planning on discarding that lovely Auto-Tune 8 box, it’s probably a good idea to write down the serial number that appears on the bottom of the box for future reference. 
At Antares, we are committed to excellence in quality, customer service, and technological innovation. With your purchase of Auto-Tune 8, 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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1: Getting Started 
If you are new to Auto-Tune, we encourage you to read this manual and work through the tutorials in Chapter 4. It’s the quickest way to become familiar with what Auto-Tune 8 does and how it does it.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will find that most of what you’re already doing will continue to work in Auto-Tune 8, only better. To get up to speed quickly, just check out the new feature overview below and then refer to related sections of in Chapter 3.
ONE BIG IMPORTANT NOTE 
For those upgrading from versions of Auto-Tune prior to Auto-Tune 7, is it critical to note the following:
Auto-Tune 8 will NOT open sessions created with Auto-Tune Evo or earlier versions. The improvements made to the core technology are so extensive that it just won’t work. 
For that reason, we have configured Auto-Tune 8 such that it and Auto-Tune Evo and all earlier versions of Auto-Tune can be active in your DAW simultaneously. 
However, it’s important to note that Auto-Tune Evo (and earlier versions) have long been discontinued and we will not be releasing future updates to any of them. Consequently, it’s inevitable that between computer OS advancements and host updates, those earlier versions will eventually stop working (if they haven’t already).
If you have current saved sessions with instances of Auto-Tune Evo or earlier that you may need to access into the indefinite future, we o(er the following suggestions:
• If you are satisfied with the current Auto-Tune settings, use whatever method your host o(ers (bouncing, o,ine editing, etc.) to permanently render the corrected tracks.
• If you believe you will need to keep editing into the future, remove the instances of the earlier versions of Auto-Tune and replace them with instances of Auto-Tune 8.
What’s New in Auto-Tune 8 
The following are the key new features that have been added in Auto-Tune 8: 
Automatic Mode
Flex-Tune Pitch Correction Technology 
By far the most dramatic addition to Auto-Tune 8 is our new Flex-Tune pitch correction technology. 
Other real-time pitch correction methods, including previous versions of Auto-Tune, are always pulling every note towards a scale note, in the process distorting any of the singer’s expressive vocal gestures. In contrast, Flex-Tune only provides correction when the vocalist approaches a scale note.  At all other times, they are free to sing with whatever vocal gestures best express their emotional connection to their song, secure in the knowledge that Auto-Tune 8 will pass them through, exactly as they are sung. 
Low Latency Mode
Auto-Tune 8’s low latency mode allows for use when tracking or during live performance, letting vocalists monitor their performance with no disorienting delay. 
						

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Graphical Mode
Editing Tools Active During Playback
For those XIP
prefer editing on the fly or with looped segments, Auto-Tune 8’s editing tools are now active during playback, so you never haWF to stop and restart just to hear the results of an edit.
Audio Feedback of Note Object Pitch
Auto-Tune’s Note mode was already the easiest way to re-pitch already recorded melodies. In Auto-Tune 8, you can choose to have any note edits provide audio feedback of the note’s pitch, so selecting new notes is just a matter of using your ears.
Hide or Show Amplitude Envelope in  
Main Edit Display
You can now choose to hide or show the amplitude envelope plot in the main edit window.
Hide or Show Envelope Display
You can now choose to hide or show the dedicated envelope display. Particularly useful when working on a laptop, where screen real estate is at a premium.
Increased Maximum Timeline Resolution 
in Bars + Beats Mode
The maximum resolution of the timeline in Bars + Beats mode has been increased to 16th notes.
Automatic Update Notification
Auto-Tune 8 will notify you whenever an update to the plug-in or an upgrade is available.
How To Use This Manual
If this is your first experience of Auto-Tune, you will find that Auto-Tune 8 has a very friendly user-interface and is extremely easy to use. However, because Auto-Tune 8 does things that have never been done before, some aspects of the user-interface may not be immediately obvious. You should at least read either Chapter 3, Auto-Tune 8 Controls, or Chapter 4, Auto-Tune 8 Tutorial, to learn the essential information you will need to operate Auto-Tune 8. 
The Contents Of This Manual 
Chapter 1: Getting Started 
The chapter you are reading. 
Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 8 
This chapter presents some basic facts about pitch and how Auto-Tune 8 functions to correct pitch and timing errors. The basic functionality of Auto-Tune 8 is discussed, and information you need in order to use it e(ectively is provided. 
Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 8 Controls 
This chapter is reference information for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune 8 interface. 
Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 8 Tutorial 
This chapter introduces you to details of how Auto-Tune 8 works by guiding you through several tutorials. The tutorials will give you insight into how and when to use each of Auto-Tune 8’s key functions.
Chapter 5: The Auto-Tune Vocal E!ect
What it is. How to do it.
Chapter 6: The Auto-Tune 8 Scales
Brief descriptions of the various scales available in Auto-Tune 8.