Antares AutoTune EFX user manual

							Owner’s Manual
Real-Time Auto-Tune Vocal Effect 
and \fitch Correctin\b \flu\b-in  
						

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t\fis User’s Manual are protected by copyrig\ft 
law. Making copies, adaptations, or deri\bati\be 
works wit\fout t\fe prior written aut\forization 
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law and constitutes a punis\fable \biolation of 
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owners\fip rig\fts to t\fe Auto-Tune EFX 
software and its documentation. Use of Auto-
Tune EFX is limited by t\fe following license 
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Please carefully read all t\fe terms and 
conditions of t\fis license agreement. At t\fe 
time of installation of t\fe Auto-Tune EFX 
software you will be presented wit\f a copy 
of t\fe agreement and asked w\fet\fer or not 
you agree to it. Continuing wit\f t\fe installation 
process beyond t\fat point constitutes suc\f 
agreement.   Auto-Tune EFX License Agreement 
Antares Audio Tec\fnologies grants you a 
non-transferable, non-exclusi\be license to use 
Auto-Tune E\bo under t\fe terms and conditions 
stated in t\fis agreement. Use of Auto-Tune 
E\bo indicates your agreement to t\fe following 
terms and conditions. 
License 
You may: 
 
1.  Use Auto-Tune EFX on only one computer 
at a time.
You may not: 
  1.   Make copies of Auto-Tune EFX or of t\fe 
user manual in w\fole or in part except as 
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Tune EFX (or any copy) or disassemble or 
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T o  Y oU.  
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good stuff.  
						

							Contents 
Chapter 1 Getting Started     
Installing and \futhorizing  3
\bechnical Support    3
Chapter 2 How It Works      
What’s it do?   5
How to do it   6
Useful tips   8 
Chapter 3  \futo-\bune EFX \butorials   
1: \futo-\bune Vocal Effect   9
2: Pitch Correction   9 
						

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Welcome!
on be\falf of e\beryone at Antares Audio Tec\fnologies, we’d like to offer bot\f   
our t\fanks and congratulations on your decision to purc\fase Auto-Tune EFX,   
t\fe quickest, easiest tool for real-time pitc\f correction and creating t\fe Auto-
Tune Vocal Effect.  
Before you proceed any fart\fer, we’d like to strongly encourage you to register and aut\forize 
your copy of Auto-Tune EFX. (You can skip a\fead to t\fe Aut\forization and Installation instructions 
on page 5. We’ll wait.) Also, if you’re planning on discarding t\fat lo\bely Auto-Tune EFX box, it’s 
probably a good idea to write down t\fe serial number t\fat appears on t\fe bottom of t\fe box for 
future reference. (T\fe inside co\ber of t\fis manual would be a good place.)  
At Antares, we are committed to excellence in quality, customer ser\bice, and tec\fnological 
inno\bation. Wit\f your purc\fase of Auto-Tune EFX, you \fa\be created a relations\fip wit\f Antares 
w\fic\f we \fope will be long and gratifying. Let us know w\fat you t\fink. You can count on us   
to listen. 
Again, t\fanks.
T\fe W\fole Antares Crew  
						

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Chapter 1: Getting Started 
Installing Auto-Tune EFX 
Auto-Tune EFX is designed to work wit\f a wide \bariety of digital audio applications. 
Please refer to your \fost application’s user manual for more information on installing 
and using plug-ins. (Alt\foug\f in most cases, simply double-clicking t\fe Auto-Tune 
EFX installer and following t\fe resulting directions will be all you need to do.) 
Authorizing Auto-Tune EFX  
Aut\forization is t\fe process by w\fic\f Auto-
Tune EFX is allowed to permanently run on 
your computer. Detailed instructions co\bering 
t\fe a\bailable aut\forization options will be found 
in t\fe file “Aut\forization Read Me” w\fic\f is 
included wit\f your software download.  
NOTE: When initially installed, 
this so\ftware will run \for ten 
days without authori\bation.  
So e\ben if you can‘t aut\forize it rig\ft away you 
can still use your software in t\fe meantime. 
(During t\fis period, click t\fe “Continue” 
button w\fene\ber you are presented wit\f 
t\fe Trial Period screen at launc\f.) But don’t 
procrastinate too long. After t\fose ten days 
are up you will no longer be able to launc\f 
Auto-Tune EFX until it’s aut\forized.  
Auto-Tune EFX aut\forization requires an 
iLok USB smart key. If you already own 
ot\fer audio plug-ins, you probably already 
\fa\be one. If not, t\fey can be purc\fased 
from many local music stores as well as 
most online music tec\fnology retailers. 
Technical Support  
In t\fe unlikely e\bent t\fat you experience a 
problem using Auto-Tune EFX, try t\fe following:  
  1.  Make sure you \fa\be t\fe latest \bersion of 
t\fe plug-in. You can download and install 
t\fe latest \bersion of Auto-Tune EFX from 
t\fe following web page: 
    \fttp://www.antarestec\f.com/download/
update.s\ftml 
  2.  If you are \fa\bing problems aut\forizing 
your software, be sure t\fat you \fa\be t\fe 
latest \bersion of t\fe PACE Interlok dri\bers. 
You can download and install t\fe latest 
\bersion for your operating system from t\fe 
following web page: 
    \fttp://portal.knowledgebase.net/article.
asp?article=174703&p=5764 
If your problem is not resol\bed after taking t\fe 
abo\be actions, try t\fe following: 
  1.  Consult our searc\fable knowledgebase at: 
    \fttp://www.antarestec\f.com/support/
index.\ftml 
  2.  C\feck our web page for tips, tec\fniques, or 
any late-breaking information: 
    \fttp://www.antarestec\f.com 
  3.  Submit a question directly to our Customer 
Support department at: 
    \fttp://www.antarestec\f.com/contact 
  4.  Ask t\fat guy down t\fe street. (You know. 
T\fe one w\fo li\bes in \fis mom’s basement 
and spends \fis days playing World of 
Warcraft™. He’ll know.)  
						

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