Antares AutoTune Live user manual

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Auto-Tune Li\be comes wit\f 29 preprogrammed scales. T\fe first t\free 
equal-tempered scales, c\fromatic, major, and minor, are t\fe ubiquitous 
scales typically found in Western tonal music. T\fe ot\fer scales are \fistorical, 
et\fnic, and micro-tonal scales. An in-dept\f discussion of t\fese scales and 
t\feir \fistory is beyond t\fe scope of t\fis manual. T\fe interested reader will 
find more information in Tuning In — Mi\bro-tonality In Ele\btroni\b Musi\b  by 
Scott R. Wilkinson, publis\fed by...

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T\fe actual \balues represent t\fe percentage c\fange in t\fe t\froat lengt\f. For 
example, a \balue of 120 represents a 20% increase in t\froat lengt\f, w\file a 
\balue of 70 represents a 30% decrease in t\froat lengt\f.
NOT\b: This \bontrol is only a\bti\fe wh\Len Formant Corre\btion is engaged. \L
When Formant Corre\btion is not engag\Led, this \bontrol is disabled 
(grayed out). 
NOT\b: While this \bontrol gi\fes you the ab\Lility to radi\bally \bhange the 
throat length, keep in mind that t\Lhe...

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Options
Clicking t\fe options button will bring up a window contain -
ing a number of settings t\fat fall into t\fe “set and forget” 
category. T\fey are: 

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Kno\f Control
Lets you select \fow you want to control t\fe \birtual “knobs” in t\fe Auto-Tune 
Li\be interface.• Linear  Position t\fe cursor o\ber a knob, press and \fold t\fe left mouse 
button (or t\fe only mouse button, if you’re using a one-button mouse) 
and mo\be t\fe cursor up or to t\fe rig\ft to turn t\fe knob clockwise or 
down or to t\fe left to turn t\fe knob counterclockwise. T\fe current \balue 
of t\fe knob’s parameter appears in its associated numeric display.
• Circular  Click...

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MIDI Input Channel
T\fis control lets you select t\fe MIDI c\fannel to w\fic\f Auto-Tune Li\be 
responds. T\fe c\foices are c\fannels 1–16 or omni (i.e., Auto-Tune Li\be will 
respond to messages on any MIDI c\fannel). Additionally, you can select  oFF, 
w\fic\f turns off MIDI control, regardless of w\fet\fer any controls are mapped 
in t\fe section abo\be.
NOT\b: Although these da\Lys \firtually all maj\Lor hosts allow the\L routing 
of MIDI to plug-ins\L, there may still be a few hosts lurking o\Lut...

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T\fe default Retune Speed \balue is 20. Double-clicking or Command (Mac)/
Control (PC) clicking t\fe Retune Speed knob will reset it to t\fat \balue.Humanize
one situation t\fat can be problematic is a 
performance t\fat includes bot\f \bery s\fort notes 
and longer sustained notes. T\fe problem is t\fat 
in order to get t\fe s\fort notes in tune, you’d 
\fa\be to set a fast Retune Speed, w\fic\f would 
t\fen make any sustained notes sound unnatu -
rally static. Luckily, t\fe Humanize function easily...

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T\fis function uses t\fe same Stoc\fastic optimal Linear  estimation T\feory 
as t\fe Targeting Ignores  vibrato function (described below) to differentiate 
between \bibrato and intended pitc\f c\fanges, adjusting t\fe \bibrato dept\f 
w\file lea\bing intended pitc\f c\fanges intact.
T\fe Natural  vibrato function acts independently of t\fe pitc\f correction 
functions.  of particular note is t\fe fact t\fat setting a scale note or notes 
to Bypass still allows \bibrato adjustment for t\fose notes....

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it doesn’t, it works pretty muc\f t\fe same way it would work if t\fe function 
were ”off.”
T\fe default state of t\fis control is  off. W\fen you’\be got a \bibrato problem, 
try turning it on and see if it \felps.
The \bdit Scale Display
T\fe  edit Scale Display is used to create custom scales or to modify any of 
t\fe preset scales selected in t\fe Scale popup.  edits made using t\fis display 
are associated wit\f eac\f scale. T\fat is, eac\f scale retains its own edits 
independent of t\fe ot\fer...

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If t\fe scale selected in t\fe Scale popup contains exactly 12 notes (e.g., 
C\fromatic, Pyt\fagorean, Meantone C\fromatic, Just, etc.), t\fe virtual 
Keyboard (see below) will be acti\be and any edits to t\fe scale notes made in 
t\fe  edit Scale Display will also be reflected on t\fe  virtual Keyboard.
NOT\b: Although Auto-Tune Li\fe allows set\Lting s\bale note beha\fiors \Lin 
indi\fidual o\bta\fes, \Lany edits made \fia \Lthe Edit S\bale Display will aff\Le\bt 
all o\bta\fes. To edit notes in...

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T\fis p\frase is in D Major and, if all t\fe pitc\f errors were no greater t\fan 
about 49 cents, would work fine wit\f a standard D Major scale (D, e, F#, 
G, A, B, C# ). Howe\ber, t\fe pitc\f error of t\free semitones at t\fe end of t\fe 
last note is so large t\fat wit\f B and C# present in t\fe Scale, as t\fe pitc\f 
fell, Auto-Tune Li\be would see first C# and t\fen B as t\fe target pitc\f and 
t\ferefore allow t\fe error to remain. Wit\f C# and B remo\bed from t\fe Scale, 
Auto-Tune Li\be...