Antares AutoTune Evo user manual

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Pitch Tracking and Correction Objects
Track Pitc\f
T\fe Track Pitc\f function is used 
to detect t\fe pitc\f of t\fe audio 
to be processed so t\fat it can 
be displayed on t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f 
Display.
Locate t\fe desired audio and press t\fe Track 
Pitc\f button. (If you are using Auto-Tune E\bo’s 
Internal clock (see below) you may (depending 
on your \fost) need to click t\fe Reset button to 
reset t\fe clock position to 00:00:0.) T\fe Track 
Pitc\f button will flas\f blue and red to indicate 
t\fat Auto-Tune is in Track Pitc\f mode.
Next, start playback of t\fe audio. A grap\fic 
representation of t\fe pitc\f will be drawn to t\fe 
display as t\fe audio plays. W\fen all of t\fe audio 
you want to correct \fas played, stop playback. 
Note t\fat Auto-Tune will remain in Track Pitc\f 
mode (t\fe button will continue to flas\f). If you 
are using t\fe Host Clock and want to track t\fe 
pitc\f of audio elsew\fere in your track, simply 
use your \fost’s transport controls to mo\be to 
t\fat audio and start playback again. Auto-Tune 
will continue tracking pitc\f at t\fat point. W\fen 
you \fa\be tracked all of t\fe audio you want to 
correct, click t\fe Track Pitc\f button again. You 
will exit Track Pitc\f mode and, if you \fa\be Auto-
Scroll enabled (as described in t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f 
Display section below), t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f will 
automatically scale in suc\f a way as to include 
all of t\fe tracked audio. If you \fa\be not enabled 
Auto-Scroll, no scaling will occur.
NOTE: I\f you are using Auto-Tune 
Evo’s Internal Clock (because your 
host does not provide valid clock 
in\formation), you will not be able to navigate 
around your audio while tracking as described 
above. In that case you should either track all o\f 
the audio at once, or track an individual section, 
then correct it and bounce the changes (or use  a destructive editor i\f available) and then move 
on to the next section.
ANOTHER NOTE: I\f the length o\f the 
audio to be processed exceeds the 
currently set si\be o\f the bu\f\fer as set 
in the Options dialog (or your start point lies 
beyond the current bu\f\fer area), tracking will stop 
when the bu\f\fer is \full and a warning message 
will appear noti\fying you o\f that \fact. I\f this 
happens, increase the bu\f\fer si\be as necessary.
YET ANOTHER NOTE: Be cautious 
about changing the Tracking value (in 
the Options dialog) a\fter per\forming 
the Track 
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tch \function. Auto-Tune Evo uses 
the Tracking setting during both the Track 
pi

tch 
\function and while correcting pitch. Changing 
the Tracking setting a\fter Tracking 
pi

tch, but 
be\fore correcting, may result in unpredictable 
pitch modifications or strange (though possibly 
interesting) arti\facts.
Correct Pitc\f
In \bersions of Auto-Tune prior to Auto-Tune 5, 
after creating correction objects, you would 
\fa\be to press t\fe Correct Pitc\f button in order 
to put Auto-Tune into correction mode. As a 
result, t\fe Auto-Tune window always \fad to be 
open in order to use Grap\fical Mode. Well, no 
longer. Now, simply create your corrections and 
play. Essentially, anytime you are not tracking 
pitc\f, Auto-Tune E\bo will be correcting. It is t\fis 
basic c\fange t\fat allows you to use multiple 
instances of Auto-Tune E\bo simultaneously in 
Grap\fical Mode wit\fout \fa\bing to \fa\be t\feir 
windows \bisible.
NOTE: The ability to use multiple 
instances o\f Auto-Tune Evo 
simultaneously in Graphical Mode 
without having to have their windows visible is 
only available \for hosts that provide valid time 
in\formation. See the Clock Source section above 
\for details.  
						

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Make Curve
T\fe Make Cur\be button is enabled w\fene\ber 
t\fere is any red input pitc\f contour data present 
in t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f (w\fet\fer it is displayed in t\fe 
current Pitc\f Grap\f \biew or not). Pressing t\fe 
Make Cur\be button causes blue target pitc\f 
contour objects (cur\bes for s\fort) to be created 
from t\fe input pitc\f contour data. T\fese cur\be 
objects can t\fen be dragged and stretc\fed for 
\bery meticulous pitc\f correction. T\fis is one 
of t\fe central tec\fniques of Auto-Tune E\bo’s 
Grap\fical Mode and is described in more detail 
in C\fapter 4.
Additionally, green output pitc\f cur\bes are 
created t\fat represent t\fe exact pitc\fes output 
at t\fe currently selected Retune Speed. If you 
select t\fe correction cur\be, mo\be it, and adjust 
t\fe Retune Speed, you will see t\fe green 
output cur\be c\fange in real time to reflect t\fe 
c\fanging Retune Speed.
NOTE: I\f a range o\f time has been 
selected by using the I-Beam 
Tool (see below), the Make Curve 
button works only in the selected time range. 
Otherwise it works on all red pitch data.
ANOTHER NOTE: Whenever you 
create Correction curves with the 
Make Curve \function, those curves 
will initially be assigned the de\fault Curves 
Retune Speed set in the Options dialog. I\f that 
de\fault value is “0” (as it may well be), the 
green output curve will be positioned exactly 
on top o\f the blue correction curve, e\f\fectively 
hiding it. Even though you can’t see it, it may 
still be selected and edited in all the ways 
described in the Editing Tools section. 
YET ANOTHER NOTE: Remember that 
while all new curves are created with 
the de\fault Curves Retune Speed, 
you can then select individual curves (or cut 
up single curves to create multiple curves) 
and assigned a custom Retune Speed to each 
one. This is an incredibly power\ful capability \for 
insuring that your corrections are as natural and 
seamless as possible. Import Auto
T\fe Import Auto button is enabled w\fene\ber 
t\fere is any red input pitc\f contour data present 
in t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f (w\fet\fer it is displayed in t\fe 
current Pitc\f Grap\f \biew or not).
Pressing t\fe Import Auto button causes blue 
target pitc\f contour objects (cur\bes for s\fort) 
to be created from t\fe red input pitc\f contour 
data. T\fe blue cur\be(s) created by t\fe Import 
Auto function is a precise representation of 
t\fe pitc\f correction t\fat would result from 
processing t\fe tracked input pitc\f t\froug\f t\fe 
current settings of Auto-Tune E\bo’s Automatic 
Mode. In addition to t\fe Key and Scale 
selections, t\fe Retune Speed, and any Scale 
Detune, it reflects t\fe Automatic Mode’s Edit 
Scale settings, Targeting Ignores 
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brato mode 
(if selected), and  Humanize, Natural 
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 brato 
and Create 
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 brato settings.
As described abo\be for Make Cur\be, green 
output pitc\f cur\bes are also created t\fat 
represent t\fe exact pitc\fes output at t\fe 
currently selected Retune Speed.
NOTE: I\f a range o\f time has been 
selected by using the I-Beam Tool, 
the Import Auto button works only in 
the selected time range. Otherwise it works on 
all red pitch data.
ANOTHER NOTE: The curves created 
by Import Auto will initially be 
assigned the same de\fault Curves 
Retune Speed as those created with Make 
Curve. In \fact, pretty much everything we said 
about the Make Curve \function above is equally 
applicable to the Import Auto \function.
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ce you \fa\be used t\fe Import Auto function 
to create a blue target pitc\f cur\be, setting t\fe 
Grap\fical Mode Retune Speed to 0 (or \fa\bing 
set t\fe default Cur\bes Retune Speed to 0) will 
result in exactly t\fe same output as you would 
\fa\be gotten by processing t\fe audio t\froug\f 
Automatic Mode. Alternati\bely, you can adjust 
t\fe Retune Speed for all or selected correction 
cur\be segments, or furt\fer edit t\fe blue cur\be 
using any of t\fe Grap\fical Mode tools to get 
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If you aren’t satisfied wit\f t\fe results of 
t\fe Import Auto function, simply switc\f to 
Automatic Mode, modify any of t\fe settings as 
desired, and t\fen return to Grap\fical Mode and 
click Import Auto again.
NOTE: In addition to its use as a 
Graphical Mode correction tool, 
the Import Auto \function can also be used to 
provide an in\formative visual representation 
o\f the results o\f Automatic Mode settings. 
I\f there are times when you’ d pre\fer to use 
Automatic Mode, but can’t quite \bero in on the 
ideal settings, examining the results o\f various 
settings with the Import Auto \function can give 
you a visual picture o\f exactly what’s going on. 
This will o\ften make it readily apparent which 
Automatic Mode settings need to be changed 
to give your desired results.
STILL ANOTHER NOTE: One potentially 
con\fusing aspect o\f the Import Auto 
\function is the relationship between 
the Automatic Mode Retune Speed setting and 
the Graphical Mode Retune Speed setting. To 
summari\be:
T\fe Automatic Mode Retune Speed controls 
\fow t\fe input audio would be processed in 
Automatic Mode. C\fanging t\fis setting will 
c\fange t\fe s\fape of t\fe blue cur\be t\fat will be 
created by t\fe Import Auto function.
T\fe Grap\fical Mode Retune Speed controls 
\fow quickly t\fe pitc\f of t\fe input audio will be 
c\fanged to t\fat of t\fe blue target pitc\f cur\be. 
As mentioned abo\be, to precisely duplicate t\fe 
results of Automatic Mode, set t\fe Grap\fical 
Mode Retune Speed to 0.  Make Notes
T\fe Make Notes function pro\bides an entirely 
new range of ways to use Auto-Tune E\bo. 
For pitc\f correction, it combines t\fe ease of 
Automatic Mode wit\f t\fe control of Grap\fical 
Mode to allow you to get optimum results wit\f 
a minimum of tedious tweaking. 
Combined wit\f Auto-Tune E\bo’s formant 
correction and t\froat modeling capabilities, it 
pro\bides an easy, intuiti\be met\fod of modifying 
t\fe pitc\f of indi\bidual notes or p\frases. 
And w\fen programming Auto-Tune 
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cal 
effects, it gi\bes you absolute control o\ber 
exactly w\fic\f notes will be quantized to.
Here’s \fow it works:
T\fe Make Notes button is enabled w\fene\ber 
t\fere is any red input pitc\f contour data present 
in t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f (w\fet\fer it is displayed in 
t\fe current Pitc\f Grap\f \biew or not). Pressing 
t\fe Make Notes button causes Auto-Tune E\bo 
to analyze t\fe input pitc\f and create Target 
Note objects (Notes for s\fort), eac\f of w\fic\f is 
centered on a \forizontal Pitc\f Grap\f line. T\fese 
Notes represent t\fe pitc\fes t\fat Auto-Tune E\bo 
sees as t\fe performer’s target notes.
NOTE: I\f a range o\f time has been 
selected by using the I-Beam 
Tool (see below), the Make Notes 
button works only in the selected time range. 
Otherwise it works on all red pitch data.
Notes also display t\fe audio’s en\belope contour 
o\ber t\fe Note’s duration and a green output 
pitc\f cur\be based on t\fe currently selected 
Retune Speed. 
NOTE: The Retune Speed behavior 
\for Notes is a bit di\f\ferent \from that 
o\f the other correction objects. Unlike 
the other correction objects, Notes do not 
provide a blue correction curve. The implied 
correction curve is the hori\bontal 
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tch Graph 
line upon which the Note is centered (unless 
the Note has been moved o\f\f o\f that line - see 
the Snap To Note \function \for details). Setting 
the Retune Speed to “0” will cause the output 
to be locked to that note, suppressing any o\f 
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As you select slower Retune Speeds, the 
output progressively reflects the shape and 
position o\f the original tracked input pitch. 
T\fis is muc\f easier to understand \bisually t\fan 
to describe. Simply zoom in on a Note and 
adjust its Retune Speed o\ber its entire range. 
You will see t\fe green output cur\be c\fange in 
real time and all will be clear.
ANOTHER NOTE: Remember that 
while all new Notes are created with 
the de\fault Notes Retune Speed 
set in the Options dialog, you can then select 
individual Notes (or cut up single Notes to 
create multiple Notes) and assigned a custom 
Retune Speed to each one. 
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ce created, Note objects can be dragged up 
or down to c\fange t\feir pitc\f, can \fa\be t\feir 
beginning and/or end positions mo\bed forward 
or backward, or can be cut into multiple s\forter 
Notes for indi\bidual processing. C\feck out t\fe 
tutorial in C\fapter 4 for an example of working 
wit\f Notes.
Number of Note Objects
W\fen Auto-Tune E\bo analyzes t\fe input pitc\f 
for t\fe purpose of creating Note objects, it 
must make decisions about w\fat constitutes 
notes and w\fat constitutes transitions between 
notes as well as differentiating between a 
single note wit\f wide \bibrato and a series of 
separate notes of alternating pitc\f. 
of

ten, 
t\fe “rig\ft” c\foice depends on t\fe style and 
tec\fnique of a specific performance. T\fe 
Number of Note 
ob

jects control lets you gi\be 
Auto-Tune E\bo some guidance in making t\fese 
decisions.
NOTE: This \function is only available 
when some tracked audio has been 
selected with the I-Beam tool. I\f no 
audio is selected, the knob will not become 
active. Once some audio is selected, the knob 
will become active. To set the Number o\f Note 
Objects value \for all tracked audio, double-click 
the I-Beam tool in the 
pi

tch or Envelope Display 
to highlight the range o\f all tracked audio.
IMpORTANT NOTE: Adjusting the 
Number o\f Note Objects in a range 
where you have already per\formed 
some pitch correction will regenerate new 
Note objects and replace any correction objects 
that were previously in that range. As a result, 
adjusting the Number o\f Note Objects value 
should be the first action you take be\fore 
proceeding with any pitch correction or Note or 
Curve-based pitch shi\fting. I\f not, \frustration is 
almost guaranteed to ensue.
W\fen Number of Note 
ob

jects is set to t\fe 
“Less” end of its range:
• Small \bariations in pitc\f are treated as a  single Note.
• Large cyclical \bariations in pitc\f are seen as \bibrato and treated as a single Note.
• A gradual pitc\f c\fange is seen as a transition between notes and no Note objects are 
created for it.
W\fen Number of Note 
ob

jects is set to t\fe 
“More” end of its range:
• Small \bariations in pitc\f are treated as  separate Notes.
• Large cyclical \bariations in pitc\f are seen as indi\bidual notes t\fat alternate between 
t\fe central pitc\f and t\fe upper and lower 
adjacent pitc\fes and separate Notes are 
created for eac\f pitc\f.
• A gradual pitc\f c\fange is seen as a glissando and multiple successi\be Notes are created 
for it.
As you mig\ft imagine, w\fen Number of Note 
ob

jects is set to intermediate \balues, t\fe 
results fall somew\fere between t\fese two 
extremes.
A TIp: As good as Auto-Tune Evo’s 
analysis capabilities are, there may 
nonetheless be occasional situations 
in which its creation o\f Notes is not exactly 
what you want. In those cases, you can use the 
editing tools described later in this chapter to 
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Again, w\fat may seem slig\ftly bewildering 
in \berbal description, is immediately ob\bious 
w\fen you see it in action. So track some pitc\f 
and experiment wit\f t\fe Number of Note 
ob
jects control. You’ll see. Retune Speed
T\fe Retune Speed 
setting is used 
only during t\fe 
pitc\f correction 
process. It’s similar 
in function but 
separate from t\fe Retune Speed control in 
Automatic Mode.
In Grap\fical Mode, t\fe target pitc\f is not t\fe 
scale tone nearest to t\fe input, but rat\fer t\fe 
blue target pitc\f object (for Cur\bes and Lines) 
or t\fe exact note represented by a Note object. 
T\fe Retune Speed control allows you to 
specify \fow quickly Auto-Tune E\bo will c\fange 
t\fe pitc\f of t\fe input to t\fat of t\fe target pitc\f 
cur\be or Note 
ob

ject pitc\f. A \balue of zero will 
cause t\fe output pitc\f to precisely track t\fe 
target pitc\f of a cur\be line or be locked to a t\fe 
pitc\f of a Note object. Slower \balues will \fa\be 
t\fe effect of “smoot\fing out” t\fe target pitc\f 
cur\be. As e\ber, you s\fould let your ears be your 
guide to selecting t\fe proper \balue for eac\f 
note in a particular performance.
Since eac\f correction object (Cur\be, Line or 
Note) can \fa\be its own independent Retune 
Speed, t\fe Retune Speed control is only acti\be 
w\fen at least one correction object is selected. 
W\fene\ber you select a single correction object, 
t\fe Retune Speed Control will become acti\be 
and its data display will s\fow t\fe object’s 
current Retune Speed.
If you select multiple objects wit\f different 
Retune Speeds, t\fe Retune Speed control 
will mo\be to a \balue t\fat is an a\berage of t\fe 
Retune Speeds of all of t\fe selected objects. 
Howe\ber, t\fe Retune Speeds of t\fose objects 
will not be modified until you actually mo\be t\fe 
Retune Speed control, at w\fic\f time all of t\fe 
objects’ Retune Speeds will snap to t\fe new 
\balue and continue to follow any c\fanges you 
make to t\fe Retune Speed control.VERY IMpO RTANT NOTE: Although 
it’s been mentioned be\fore (and will 
probably be mentioned again), we 
can’t stress too strongly the extent to which the 
ability to assign independent Retune Speeds 
to individual correction objects streamlines 
Auto-Tune Evo’s Graphical Mode workflow 
and makes it easier than ever to get natural 
sounding correction results. 
In the past, your choice was typically picking 
a Retune Speed that was a “good enough” 
compromise \for an entire track, or painstakingly 
automating the Retune Speed \from phrase to 
phrase or even note to note (with the attendant 
cost in time and e\f\fort). With independent 
object Retune Speeds, getting exactly the 
desired e\f\fect \for every note o\f a per\formance 
is a quick, simple, and intuitive process. 
Adjust Vibrato
T\fe purpose of 
t\fis function is 
to let you quickly 
and easily c\fange 
(eit\fer increasing or 
decreasing) t\fe amount of an existing \bibrato, 
w\file preser\bing t\fe original s\fape and 
c\faracter of t\fe \bibrato.
To use t\fis function, select t\fe I-Beam tool and 
\fig\flig\ft t\fe range of audio you’d like to edit. 
Set t\fe desired amount of c\fange using t\fe 
Adjust 
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brato slider. A blue correction cur\be 
will be created t\fat reflects your setting, along 
wit\f a green output cur\be t\fat will be defined 
by t\fe current default Cur\bes Retune Speed.
NOTE: Double-clicking with the 
I-Beam tool in the pi tch or Envelope 
Graph will highlight all tracked audio.
If a correction object already exists in t\fe 
selected range (as a result of Make Cur\be, 
Import Auto, Make Notes, or t\fe use of t\fe 
Line or Cur\be tool), t\fat object will be replaced 
by t\fe Adjust 
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brato cur\be. Consequently, if 
you need to bot\f modify t\fe \bibrato and correct 
t\fe pitc\f of a p\frase, you s\fould first adjust 
t\fe \bibrato and t\fen manipulate t\fe resulting 
blue cur\be to correct t\fe pitc\f. (If you do it in 
t\fe opposite order, your \bibrato adjustment 
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correction, often resulting in exclamations of a 
possibly profane nature.)
T\fe default Adjust 
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brato setting is 0. 
Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking t\fe slider 
will reset it to t\fat \balue.
NOTE: This \function is only available 
when some tracked audio has been 
selected with the I-Beam tool. I\f no 
audio is selected, the knob will not become 
active. Once some audio is selected, the knob 
will become active.
ANOTHER NOTE: This \function uses 
the same Stochastic Optimal Linear 
Estimation Theory as the Auto 
The Pitch and Envelope Graph Displa\fs
T\fe Pitc\f Grap\f Displa\b 
T\fe Pitc\f Grap\f displays t\fe pitc\f contour of 
t\fe audio to be processed as well as t\fe pitc\f 
correction objects t\fat you create and a plot of t\fe 
exact output pitc\f based on eac\f object’s current 
Retune Speed. 
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 t\fis display, t\fe \bertical axis 
represents pitc\f (wit\f \fig\fer notes towards t\fe 
top) w\file t\fe \forizontal axis represents time.
T\fe \forizontal grid lines or lanes (depending on 
t\fe current display mode) represent scale pitc\fes.  Mode’s Targeting Ignores Vibrato \function 
to attempt to di\f\ferentiate between vibrato 
and intended pitch changes. There\fore, you 
can typically select a portion o\f your audio 
containing both vibrato and intended pitch 
change and the Adjust Vibrato \function will 
scale the vibrato while leaving the intended 
pitch changes alone. But again, depending 
on the actual per\formance, sometimes this 
will work better than others. I\f Adjust Vibrato 
seems to be making changes to parts o\f the 
audio you’ d like to leave alone, simply Undo the 
adjustment and use the I-Beam to select only 
the vibrato portions you wish to edit.T\fe grid lines pro\bide a reference to guide you 
in drawing and editing correction objects. T\fe 
positions of t\fe grap\f lines correspond to t\fe 
pitc\fes of t\fe notes in t\fe currently selected 
scale. C\fanging t\fe Scale Detune setting will 
result in t\fe scale pitc\f grap\f lines mo\bing up 
or down relati\be to t\fe tracked pitc\f.
New to Auto-Tune E\bo is t\fe ability to resize 
t\fe Grap\fical Mode window to take ad\bantage 
of t\fose nice big monitors t\fat \fa\be become 
so muc\f more affordable. In most \fosts, Auto-  
						

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Tune E\bo’s Grap\fical Mode window can be 
resized in real-time, limited only by t\fe size of 
your monitor. 
In \fosts t\fat don’t support real-time resizing, 
t\fe window size can be set in t\fe 
op
tions 
Dialog as described abo\be. In 
vS

T \fosts, 
resizing is limited to a maximum size of 1600 x 
1200 pixels — still not too s\fabby.
S\fow Lanes
T\fe Pitc\f Grap\f Display’s default 
mode displays \forizontal lines t\fat 
represent eac\f pitc\f. Prior to Auto-
Tune E\bo, t\fis was Auto-Tune’s only 
display mode and is still probably t\fe most 
useful mode wit\f Cur\be and Line correction 
objects.
Howe\ber, wit\f t\fe introduction of Note objects, 
we \fa\be added an additional Lanes display 
mode t\fat, as t\fe name implies, displays 
\forizontal lanes t\fat extend from t\fe left-\fand 
“keys” and are tinted to differentiate t\fe s\farps 
and/or flats. Note objects snap neatly into t\fese 
lanes. T\fey are particularly useful w\fen you 
will be using Note objects to s\fift t\fe pitc\f of 
indi\bidual notes.
NOTE: The Show Lanes option is only 
available when the Major, Minor or 
Chromatic scales are selected. In all 
other cases, the Show Lanes button will be 
disabled.
Click t\fe S\fow Lanes button to toggle its state. 
T\fe button will turn blue w\fen S\fow Lanes 
mode is on (but of course w\fen S\fow Lanes 
mode is on, t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f is full of Lanes, so 
it’s pretty \fard to get confused about w\fic\f 
mode you’re in).
NOTE: You can switch back and \forth 
between display modes at any time. 
Switching modes has no e\f\fect on  any previous correction objects. So you could, 
\for example, use the de\fault graph mode \for 
creating and tweaking some curves in one 
section o\f your track, and then switch to Lanes 
mode to create and edit some Notes objects in 
a di\f\ferent section o\f the track. Your previously 
created and edited curves would remain 
una\f\fected.
Pitc\f Grap\f Scale
T\fe Pitc\f Grap\f Scale 
Buttons control t\fe 
\forizontal (time) and \bertical (pitc\f) 
scaling of t\fe grap\f. Clicking t\fe 
appropriate “+” button causes t\fe \biew 
to zoom in, w\file clicking a “-” button 
causes it to zoom out.
NOTE: The hori\bontal scale buttons 
always control the pi tch Graph. They 
also control the Envelope Graph 
when it is set to “Tie” (see below).
Detected Pitc\f 
Displa\b
T\fe Detected 
Pitc\f Display will 
always s\fow t\fe exact pitc\f of t\fe tracked 
input data (t\fe red cur\be) at t\fe current cursor 
position. 
Output Pitc\f 
Displa\b
T\fe 
ou

tput Pitc\f 
Display will always 
s\fow t\fe exact output pitc\f (t\fe green cur\be) 
at t\fe current cursor position. 
Object Pitc\f 
Displa\b
T\fe 
ob

ject Pitc\f 
Display will always 
s\fow t\fe exact target pitc\f of t\fe correction 
object at t\fe current cursor position. 
For Lines and Cur\bes, t\fis will correspond 
to t\fe pitc\f indicated by t\fe blue target pitc\f 
cur\be. 
For Notes, t\fis will correspond eit\fer to t\fe 
pitc\f of t\fe grap\f line or lane on w\fic\f t\fe 
Note is situated, or, if Snap to Note \fas been   
						

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turned off and t\fe Note \fas been offset from 
t\fe grap\f line or lane, it will display t\fe note and 
t\fe amount of offset (in cents).
T\fe Envelope Grap\f Displa\b
T\fe En\belope Grap\f displays t\fe amplitude 
(loudness) en\belope of t\fe sound w\fose pitc\f 
is s\fown in t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f.All/Tie Buttons
T\fe En\belope Grap\f’s 
\forizontal (time) scale is 
controlled by t\fe “All” and 
“Tie” buttons.
Clicking t\fe All button causes t\fe en\belope 
grap\f to display all of t\fe currently tracked 
audio. T\fis is useful for quickly locating and 
selecting \barious portions of audio spread o\ber 
t\fe duration of a song.
Clicking t\fe Tie button sla\bes t\fe position of 
t\fe En\belope Grap\f to t\fat of t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f. 
W\fen t\fis setting is selected, t\fe \forizontal 
scale of t\fe En\belope Grap\f is controlled by t\fe 
Pitc\f Grap\f \forizontal scale buttons. Auto Scroll
W\fen Auto-Scroll is on (t\fe 
button is blue), Auto-Tune E\bo will 
automatically scroll t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f 
Display to ensure t\fat t\fe current play 
position is always in t\fe display. 
W\fen Auto-Scroll is off (t\fe button is pale 
gray), t\fe display will not scroll to follow t\fe 
play position.
NOTE: In addition to the above, i\f 
Auto-Scroll is o\f\f while tracking 
pitch, when the transport is stopped 
and the Track 
pi

tch button is clicked to exit 
Track 
pi

tch Mode, Auto-Tune Evo will not 
automatically scale the display to encompass all 
o\f the tracked audio, as it normally would. 
T\fis is useful w\fen you \fa\be zoomed in to 
a problematic bit of audio and want to track 
it a number of times wit\f different Tracking 
settings and obser\be t\fe effects of t\fe 
different settings. If Auto-Scroll were on, Auto-
Tune E\bo would rescale t\fe display after eac\f  tracking pass, annoyingly requiring you to zoom 
back in to t\fe bit you were interested in eac\f 
time. Wit\f Auto-Scroll (and t\ferefore automatic 
rescaling) off, t\fat wouldn’t be necessary.
Editing Tools
Editing Modalit\b  
Unlike \bersions of Auto-Tune prior to Auto-Tune 
5, wit\f Auto-Tune E\bo, you are free to use any 
of t\fe grap\fical editing functions w\file eit\fer 
tracking or correcting pitc\f.
You can, for example: 
• Draw new correction objects w\file you are 
eit\fer tracking or correcting pitc\f. 
• Edit existing correction objects w\file correcting pitc\f — e\ben w\fen t\fe position 
indicator is passing o\ber t\fe object you’re 
editing (in w\fic\f case t\fe edit takes effect as 
soon as you release your mouse button).
• Click Make Cur\be, Import Auto or Make Notes w\file tracking or correcting pitc\f. (If 
you do t\fis w\file tracking pitc\f, t\fe resulting 
objects will apply only to t\fe audio t\fat \fas 
already been tracked at t\fe instant you click 
t\fe respecti\be button).
• Cut, copy or paste correction objects w\file tracking or correcting pitc\f.
Now, just because you  can do somet\fing, 
doesn’t necessarily mean you would want 
to (or t\fat it e\ben makes sense to), but wit\f 
t\fis functionality, you \fa\be a lot of flexibility in 
de\beloping w\fate\ber workflow works best for 
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The Graphical Tools
T\fe grap\fical tools are used in conjunction wit\f 
t\fe edit buttons to create or modify t\fe desired 
correction objects.
NOTE: In addition to clicking on the 
various tools, i\f your host passes key 
presses to plug-ins, you can assign 
selected tools to QWERTY number keys using 
the Key Binding \function in the Options dialog.
T\fe Line Tool
T\fe Line Tool is used to draw 
multi-segment straig\ft lines on t\fe 
Pitc\f Grap\f. Start t\fe process by 
selecting t\fe Line Tool and clicking anyw\fere 
on t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f to set an anc\for point. As 
you mo\be t\fe cursor, a line will extend from t\fe 
anc\for point to t\fe cursor position. Click again 
to set a second anc\for point and define t\fe 
first segment of your pitc\f contour. Continue 
clicking and defining lines until your contour is 
complete. End t\fe process by double-clicking 
on t\fe final anc\for point or pressing esc on 
your keyboard.
Pressing 
op

tion/Alt on your keyboard during 
line entry will force t\fe current segment to be 
perfectly \forizontal.
NOTE: Due to issues in pr o Tools HD 
and LE \for pC  that are beyond our 
control, using the Alt key to constrain 
a line segment to hori\bontal does not \function 
in those versions. However, you can get an 
equivalent e\f\fect by using the Snap To Note 
\function (see below) to constrain a line segment 
to a semitone, and then using the Arrow Tool 
to move that hori\bontal line segment to any 
intermediate pitch.
If you \fa\be enabled Snap To Note mode (see 
below), eac\f segment will automatically snap 
to t\fe nearest semitone. Pressing t\fe S\fift 
key on your keyboard w\file drawing a line 
temporarily toggles t\fe state of t\fe Snap To 
Line button. I.e., if Snap To Note mode is not  enabled, pressing S\fift will enable it for as long 
as S\fift is pressed. Con\bersely, if Snap To Note 
mode is enabled, pressing S\fift will disable it for 
as long as S\fift is pressed.
If you mo\be t\fe cursor outside t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f 
during point entry, t\fe grap\f will automatically 
scroll.
To delete t\fe last anc\for point entered, press 
delete on your keyboard (you can do t\fis 
repeatedly back to t\fe \bery first anc\for point).
on

ly one pitc\f correction object (Line, Cur\be, 
or Note) can exist at any time point on t\fe Pitc\f 
Grap\f. W\fen you complete t\fe entry of a line 
object, any object(s) t\fat pre\biously existed at 
t\fe same time will be deleted.
NOTE: I\f, while the Line Tool is 
selected, you move the cursor onto 
the Envelope Graph Display, it will 
temporarily change to the Magni\fying Glass Tool, 
allowing you to quickly and easily move to any 
other point in your audio and then resume editing 
without needing to manually change tools.
T\fe Curve Tool
T\fe Cur\be Tool is used to draw 
arbitrary cur\bes on t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f. 
Start t\fe process by selecting t\fe 
Cur\be Tool and clicking anyw\fere on t\fe Pitc\f 
Grap\f to set an anc\for point. Hold down your 
mouse button and mo\be t\fe cursor to draw t\fe 
desired pitc\f contour cur\be. End t\fe process by 
releasing your mouse button.
Unlike t\fe Line Tool, t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f will not 
scroll if you attempt to mo\be t\fe Cur\be Tool 
cursor outside t\fe current display area.
T\fe Snap To Note mode does not affect t\fe 
Cur\be Tool.
on

ly one pitc\f contour object (Line, Cur\be, or 
Note) can exist at any time point on t\fe Pitc\f 
Grap\f. W\fen you complete t\fe entry of a Cur\be   
						

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object, any object(s) t\fat pre\biously existed at 
t\fe same time will be deleted.
NOTE: I\f, while the Curve Tool is 
selected, you move the cursor onto 
the Envelope Graph Display, it will 
temporarily change to the Magni\fying Glass 
Tool, allowing you to quickly and easily move to 
any other point in your audio and then resume 
editing without needing to manually change 
tools.
T\fe Note Tool
T\fe Note Tool is used to draw new 
Notes (du\f!). Simply click and drag 
near t\fe desired \forizontal grap\f 
line or lane (depending on t\fe current display 
mode) to create a new Note. 
on

ly one pitc\f contour object (Line, Cur\be, or 
Note) can exist at any time point on t\fe Pitc\f 
Grap\f. W\fen you complete t\fe entry of a new 
Note, any object(s) t\fat pre\biously existed at 
t\fe same time will be deleted.
NOTE: New Notes will always be 
drawn precisely on semitone or scale 
note graph lines or lanes (depending 
on the display mode), regardless o\f the setting 
o\f the Snap To Note button. I\f you wish to 
create a note that is o\f\fset \from a line or lane, 
first draw the note on the nearest line or lane, 
then ensure that Snap To Note mode is o\f\f and 
use either the Arrow tool or the Nudge buttons 
to move the Note to the desired pitch.
ANOTHER NOTE: I\f, while the Note 
Tool is selected, you move the cursor 
onto the Envelope Graph Display, it 
will temporarily change to the Magni\fying Glass 
Tool, allowing you to quickly and easily move to 
any other point in your audio and then resume 
editing without needing to manually change 
tools (is this beginning to sound \familiar?).
T\fe Arrow Tool
T\fe Arrow Tool is used to select 
and drag or edit existing correction 
objects (Lines, Cur\bes, or Notes) 
as well as to add or delete anc\for points to 
existing lines.
T\fe Arrow Tool be\fa\bes as follows:
MANIPULATING LINES AND CURv ES: Clicking 
on t\fe background of t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f and 
dragging \forizontally selects objects’ anc\for 
points. S\fift-clicking extends t\fe selection.
Dragging beyond t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f boundaries 
automatically scrolls t\fe grap\f.
Mo\bing t\fe Arrow Tool o\ber a Line or Cur\be 
causes t\fe cursor to c\fange to t\fe object 
cursor (a \forizontal bar). Clicking on an 
unselected cur\be or line segment wit\f t\fe 
object cursor causes t\fe cur\be or segment 
and its anc\for points to become selected and 
allows t\fat object to be dragged. Clicking on an 
already selected cur\be or line segment wit\f t\fe 
object cursor allows t\fat object, along wit\f all 
ot\fer selected objects, to be dragged.
By default, w\fen you click to drag an object, 
you will be restricted to \bertical mo\bements 
only (t\fe cursor will indicate t\fis state). T\fe 
effect of t\fis is to allow you to modify t\fe pitc\f 
contour w\file preser\bing t\fe object’s location 
in time. T\fis is particularly \fandy after using t\fe 
Make Cur\be  or Import Auto buttons.
In some \fost applications, \folding down t\fe 
op

tion/Alt key and t\fen clicking to drag will 
allow mo\bement in bot\f \bertical and \forizontal 
directions.
Mo\bing t\fe Arrow Tool o\ber a Line or Cur\be 
anc\for point (w\fet\fer t\fat point is currently 
selected or not) causes t\fe cursor to c\fange 
into t\fe anc\for point cursor (four diagonal 
arrows). Clicking on an anc\for point wit\f t\fe 
anc\for point cursor deselects all ot\fer objects 
and anc\for points and selects t\fat anc\for point 
so t\fat it can be dragged. Dragging an anc\for 
point stretc\fes or compresses t\fe correction 
object relati\be to t\fe nearest unselected anc\for 
point(s).
T\fe extent to w\fic\f you can drag selected 
objects is constrained by t\fe position of 
neig\fboring unselected objects.
Clicking on t\fe background of t\fe Pitc\f Grap\f 
deselects all selected objects.
ADDING AND DELETING ANCHoR  PoI NTS: 
Mo\bing t\fe Arrow Tool o\ber an existing line 
segment and double-clicking will add an