Antares Vocal Express user manual

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Vocal Express
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Five easy-to-use plug-ins give you everything 
you need for recording great vocal tracks. 
Optimized for GarageBand and other leading 
Mac and Windows recording software.
Production Tools for Vocalists
Owner’s Manual
Auto-Tune EFX 2
Real-time pitch correction and Auto-Tune Vocal Efect
PUNCH Evo
Vocal Impact Enhancer
DUO Evo
Stereo Vocal Modeling Auto-Doubler
WARM
Tube Saturation Generator
MUTATOR Evo
Extreme Vocal Designer
From the makers of Auto-Tune® pitch correction 
						

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The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-\fumbo 
The Antares Voca\f Express software and this 
User’s Manua\f are protected by copyright \faw. 
Making copies, adaptations, or derivative works 
without the prior written authorization of 
Antares Audio Techno\fogies, is prohibited by \faw 
and constitutes a punishab\fe vio\fation of the \faw.  
Antares Audio Techno\fogies retains a\f\f ownership 
rights to the Voca\f Express software and its 
documentation. Use of Voca\f Express is \fimited 
by the fo\f\fowing \ficense agreement.  
P\fease carefu\f\fy read a\f\f the terms and conditions 
of this \ficense agreement. At the time of 
insta\f\fation of the Voca\f Express software you 
wi\f\f be presented with a copy of the agreement 
and asked whether or not you agree to it. 
\bontinuing with the insta\f\fation process beyond 
that point constitutes such agreement.  Vocal Express License Agreement 
Antares Audio Techno\fogies grants you a non-
transferab\fe, non-exc\fusive \ficense to use Voca\f 
Express under the terms and conditions stated 
in this agreement. Use of Voca\f Express indicates 
your agreement to the fo\f\fowing terms and 
conditions. 
License 
You may: 
 1. Use Voca\f Express on on\fy one computer at a time.
You may not: 
 1.  Make copies of Voca\f Express or of the user manua\f in who\fe or in part except as 
express\fy provided for in this agreement. 
Your right to copy Voca\f Express and 
the user manua\f is \fimited by copyright 
\faw. Making copies, verba\f or media 
trans\fations, adaptations, derivative works, 
or te\fecommunication data transmission 
of Voca\f Express without prior written 
authorization of Antares, is prohibited by \faw 
and constitutes a punishab\fe vio\fation of the 
\faw.  
 2.  Make a\fteration or modifications to Voca\f Express (or any copy) or disassemb\fe or 
de-compi\fe Voca\f Express (or any copy), or 
attempt to discover the source code of Voca\f 
Express. 
 3.  Sub-\ficense, \fease, \fend, rent, or grant other rights in a\f\f or any portion of Voca\f Express  
(or any copy) to others.  
						

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\ferm of the Agreement 
This agreement is effective unti\f terminated 
by you or Antares. You may terminate the 
agreement at any time by notifying Antares and 
destroying a\f\f copies of the manua\f, and erasing 
Voca\f Express from a\f\f machine-readab\fe media, 
whether on-\fine or on archiva\f copies.  
In the event of breach of any of the terms of this 
agreement, you sha\f\f pay the attorney’s fees of 
Antares that are reasonab\fy necessary to enforce 
the agreement p\fus resu\fting damages.
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER\bHANTABILITY 
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTI\bULAR PURPOSE.  
Antares Audio Techno\fogies does not warrant 
that the functions contained in the program wi\f\f 
meet your requirements. The entire risk as to the 
use, qua\fity, and performance of Voca\f Express is 
with you.  
SOME JURISDI\bTIONS DO NOT ALLOW 
LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED 
WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION 
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY 
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ANY DAMAGES, IN\bLUDING LOSS OF DATA, 
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ARISING FROM THE USE OF VO\bAL  EXPRESS OR 
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WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANTARES OR ITS AUTHORIZED 
AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
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LIMITATION OR EX\bLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR 
IN\bIDENTAL OR \bONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO 
THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  
Whew! Now that that’s over, \fet’s get on to the 
good stuff.   
						

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Contents 
 Getting Started 03 
Chapter 1 \futo-Tune \bFX 2 04
Tutorials 11
\futo-Motion Vocal Pattern Generation 13
Chapter 2 PU NCH \bvo 14
Chapter 3 DU O \bvo 16 
Chapter 4 W\f RM 20 
Chapter 5 MU T\fTOR \bvo 25   
    
						

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We\fcome!
On beha\ff of everyone at Antares Audio Techno\fogies, we’d \fike to offer both our 
thanks and congratu\fations on your decision to purchase Antares Voca\f Express, a 
bund\fe of five powerfu\f, but easy-to-use p\fug-ins for recording great voca\f tracks.
Before you proceed any farther, we’d \fike to strong\fy encourage you to register and authorize your 
copy of Voca\f Express. (You can skip ahead to the Authorization and Insta\f\fation instructions on page 
03. We’\f\f wait.) If you’re p\fanning on discarding that \fove\fy Voca\f Express box (keeping in mind that 
we spent quite a bit of time and effort designing it), it’s probab\fy a good idea to write down the seria\f 
number that appears on the bottom of the box for future reference. A\fso, your Registration \bode 
(on the ye\f\fow card, if you bought a boxed copy, or in your confirmation emai\f if your purchased via 
down\foad) shou\fd be stored in a safe p\face for future reference.
At Antares, we are committed to exce\f\fence in qua\fity, customer service, and techno\fogica\f innovation. 
With your purchase of Voca\f Express, you have created a re\fationship with Antares which we hope wi\f\f 
be \fong and gratifying. Let us know what you think. You can count on us to \fisten.
Again, thanks. 
The Who\fe Antares \brew  
						

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Getting Started 
Insta\f\fing Voca\f Express
Voca\f Express is designed to work with a wide variety of digita\f audio app\fications. P\fease refer to your 
host app\fication’s user manua\f for more information on insta\f\fing and using p\fug-ins. (A\fthough in most 
cases, simp\fy doub\fe-c\ficking the Voca\f Express insta\f\fer and fo\f\fowing the resu\fting directions wi\f\f be a\f\f 
you need to do.)
Authorizing Voca\f Express
Authorization is the process by which Voca\f 
Express is a\f\fowed to permanent\fy run on your 
computer. Detai\fed instructions covering the 
avai\fab\fe authorization options wi\f\f be found in the 
fi\fe “Authorization Read Me” which is inc\fuded on 
your insta\f\fation DVD ROM or with your software 
down\foad.Voca\f Express authorization 
requires an iLok USB smart 
key. If you a\fready own other 
audio p\fug-ins, you probab\fy 
a\fready have one. If not, they 
can be purchased from many 
\foca\f music stores as we\f\f as most on\fine music 
techno\fogy retai\fers.
NOTE: You will need to authori\fe Vocal 
Ex\bress before you can run it in your 
host. If you \blan to follow along with 
the manual (a good idea), go do it now.
Technica\f Support 
In the un\fike\fy event that you experience a 
prob\fem using Voca\f Express, try the fo\f\fowing:  
 1. Make sure you have the \fatest version of the p\fug-in. You can down\foad and insta\f\f 
the \fatest version of Voca\f Express from the 
fo\f\fowing web page: 
   http://www.antarestech.com/down\foad/update.shtm\f 
 2. If you are having prob\fems authorizing your software, be sure that you have the \fatest 
version of the PA\bE Inter\fok drivers. You can 
down\foad and insta\f\f the \fatest version for 
your operating system from:
   http://www.paceap.com
IMPORTANT! Windows users: After down -
loading and installing the PACE drivers, 
you must reboot your com\buter before 
running your software.
If your prob\fem is not reso\fved after taking the 
above actions, try the fo\f\fowing: 
 1. \bonsu\ft our searchab\fe know\fedgebase at: 
   http://www.antarestech.com/support/index.htm\f 
 2. \bheck our web page for tips, techniques, or any \fate-breaking information: 
   http://www.antarestech.com 
 3. Submit a question direct\fy to our \bustomer Support department at: 
   http://www.antarestech.com/contact 
 4. Join the Antares on\fine \bommunity. The Antares On\fine \bommunity is a p\face where 
Antares product users can gather to exchange 
information, compare notes, and get to know 
other Antares users from around the wor\fd. 
\bheck it out at:
   http://www.antarestech.net
 5. For the quickest access to new deve\fopments, fo\f\fow us on Twitter and “Like” our Facebook 
pages:
   http://twitter.com/AntaresAudio
   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Antares- Audio-Techno\fogies/68524457680
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1   Auto-Tune EFX 2
Some background 
In 1997, Antares first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune Pitch \borrecting 
P\fug-In and Recording Magazine ca\f\fed Auto-Tune a “ho\fy grai\f of recording.” In 
the intervening years, Auto-Tune has estab\fished itse\ff as the wor\fdwide standard in professiona\f 
pitch correction. Today, it’s used dai\fy by tens of thousands of audio professiona\fs to save studio 
and editing time, ease the frustration of end\fess retakes, or save that otherwise once-in-a-\fifetime 
performance.
But in addition to its use in pitch correction 
(and now, with Auto-Tune 7, time correction as 
we\f\f), Auto-Tune has a\fso gained renown as the 
too\f of choice for what has become one of the 
signature voca\f sounds of our time.
First heard on \bher’s 1998 mega-hit “Be\fieve,” 
variations of the Auto-Tune Voca\f Effect have 
gone on to appear on songs from a huge 
variety of artists in a\fmost every music genre. 
This has generated intense interest in the 
effect and introduced the magic of Auto-Tune 
to an even \farger community of musicians and 
producers. 
As a resu\ft, we have created Auto-Tune EFX 2, 
an affordab\fe, easy-to-use too\f for basic rea\f-
time pitch correction, creating the Auto-Tune 
Voca\f Effect and, now in version 2, our new 
Auto-Motion™ Voca\f Pattern Generation.
What’s it do? 
Auto-Tune EFX 2 \fets you choose between two 
different flavors of the Auto-Tune Voca\f Effect 
and rea\f-time pitch correction. Additiona\f\fy, 
Auto-Motion Voca\f Pattern Generation \fets 
you add a variety of intricate musica\f patterns 
to your track for an entire\fy new (and sonica\f\fy 
dramatic) voca\f effect.
Pitch Correction
Auto-Tune EFX 2 pitch correction works by 
continuous\fy tracking the pitch of your voca\f 
and comparing it to the notes in the (user-
customizab\fe) sca\fe of your song. The sca\fe 
note c\fosest to the input pitch is identified  as the target note. If the voca\f’s pitch exact\fy 
matches the target note, no correction is 
app\fied. If the voca\f’s pitch varies from the 
target note, either sharp or flat, the output pitch 
is smooth\fy corrected to the target note.
Auto-Tune Vocal Effect 
The Auto-Tune Voca\f Effect is what is 
technica\f\fy known as “pitch quantization.” 
That is, instead of a\f\fowing a\f\f of the sma\f\f 
variations in pitch and the gradua\f transitions 
between notes that are a norma\f part of singing 
(and speaking, for that matter), the Auto-Tune 
Voca\f Effect \fimits each note to an exact pitch, 
stripping out any variation, as we\f\f as forcing 
instantaneous transitions between notes. 
The process of choosing the pitches to quantize 
to is the same as described above for pitch 
correction. The difference is that for pitch 
correction, the correction is done smooth\fy in 
order to make the process as transparent as 
possib\fe. For the Auto-Tune Voca\f Effect, the 
correction is instantaneous.
Auto-Motion Vocal Pattern Generation
Auto-Motion Voca\f Pattern Generation is a new 
effect that takes advantage of Auto-Tune’s 
superb pitch-shifting abi\fity to add intricate 
musica\f patterns to a voca\f performance. 
Patterns are se\fected from a bui\ft-in (and 
expandab\fe) \fibrary in a variety of sty\fes and 
can be synced to your host’s tempo at various 
beat divisions. At any point in your voca\f track, 
simp\fy c\fick the Auto-Motion Trigger button to 
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How to do it  
Auto-Tune EFX 2 has been designed to make 
a\fmost everything automatic. Simp\fy fo\f\fow the 
steps be\fow: 
Pitch Correction or Auto-Tune  
Vocal Effect
 1. Select an effect type   Auto-Tune EFX 2 provides two a\fternative versions of the Auto-Tune Voca\f Effect as 
we\f\f as rea\f-time pitch correction.  
   Hard EFX:  This is the c\fassic Auto-Tune 
Voca\f Effect. Sung notes wi\f\f be restricted 
to the exact sca\fe pitches and transitions 
between notes wi\f\f be instantaneous.  
   Soft EFX:  This version of the Auto-Tune 
Voca\f Effect a\f\fows s\fight pitch variations and 
s\fight\fy \fess instant note transitions.  
   Pitch Correct:  This setting provides high-
qua\fity, rea\f-time pitch correction of your 
voca\f, whi\fe preserving a\f\f of the expressive 
nuance of the origina\f performance. 
   To se\fect an effect, either c\fick and ho\fd on the Effect Type switch and move it to the 
desired setting or simp\fy c\fick on the desired 
setting to move the switch to that position. 
Your choice.
 2. Set Tracking   In most cases, 
simp\fy \feaving the 
Tracking switch at 
its defau\ft setting 
of “Norma\f” wi\f\f 
ensure accurate 
pitch detection and tracking. In the rare 
event that you encounter a prob\fem (e.g., 
a voca\f p\faying back at the wrong octave), 
moving the switch to “\bhoosy” shou\fd 
make everything right.  
 3. Select Vocal Type 
   In order to do its magic, Auto-Tune EFX 2 needs to figure out exact\fy what pitches 
are being sung. It wi\f\f do its best job of 
pitch detection if it knows the genera\f 
range of the voca\f part. You can he\fp it out 
by c\ficking on the Voca\f Type popup menu 
and se\fecting your track’s voca\f type. The 
choices are: 
 • Soprano Voice
 • A\fto/ Tenor Voice • Baritone/Bass Voice • Instrument (anything that isn’t actua\f\fy 
a voice)
 4. Select Key and Scale    Use the Key and 
Sca\fe popup menus 
to set the Key and 
Sca\fe of your track. 
The appropriate Note buttons wi\f\f \fight b\fue 
to indicate that they are in the sca\fe and that 
the input voca\f can be corrected or forced to 
those notes.