Antares AutoTune Evo user manual

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controls at t\fe top of t\fe interface. T\fey do not 
affect t\fe computations of t\fe Grap\fical Mode 
in any way. T\fey are merely a reference to 
guide you in setting t\fe target pitc\fes. 
Grap\fical Mode also includes t\fe En\belope 
Grap\f, w\fic\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. T\fe \forizontal scale of t\fis 
grap\f will eit\fer 1) s\fow t\fe en\belope of t\fe 
entire extent of t\fe pitc\f-detected sound or 2) 
align...

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W\fen a \bocal is pitc\f-s\fifted by large inter\bals 
wit\fout formant correction, not only is t\fe pitc\f 
of sung notes s\fifted, but t\fe formants are 
s\fifted as well. T\fe resulting effect is not just 
of a person singing \fig\fer or lower notes, but 
of a person w\fo is literally growing or s\frinking 
(depending on t\fe direction of t\fe s\fift).  
W\file t\fis can be useful for producing singing 
c\fipmunks, it typically does not produce 
realistic pitc\f-s\fifting o\ber ranges larger t\fan...

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Chapter 3: Auto\bTune Evo Controls
Continuous Controls
Auto-Tune E\bo’s continuous controls are 
represented grap\fically as \birtual knobs. 
Depending on your preference, you can control 
knobs by \bertical, \forizontal or radial mouse 
mo\bement. Set your preference in t\fe 
op
tions 
dialog described below. 
Double-clicking on a knob will return it to 
its default \balue. In some \fost applications, 
Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking on a 
knob will also reset it to default (see t\fe Auto-
Tune...

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If, on t\fe ot\fer \fand, your signal is noisy or not 
well-isolated (as mig\ft be more common in a 
li\be performance situation) or you are dealing 
wit\f a particularly breat\fy or guttural \boice, 
it may be necessary to allow more signal 
\bariation (\fig\fer Tracking numbers). Howe\ber, 
under t\fese circumstances tracking is not 
guaranteed and a too “relaxed” setting may 
introduce distortion and popping.
NOTE: The improved pitch detection 
technology in Auto-Tune Evo (in 
combination with the...

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Scale 
Detune 
T\fe Detune 
parameter 
allows you 
to c\fange 
t\fe pitc\f standard of Auto-Tune E\bo from 
t\fe default A = 440Hz. T\fe \balue is set in 
cents (100 cents = 1 semitone). T\fe range 
of adjustment is from -100 to +100 cents. 
For con\benience, t\fe detune amount is also 
displayed in Hertz relati\be to A440.
T\fe Detune function can be used to tune 
a \bocal performance to some irreparably 
out-of-tune instrument (a piano or organ, for 
example), or to allow correction to ot\fer t\fan...

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you wish to use the Throat Length \function 
on a TDM system, be sure to select the RTAS 
version o\f Auto-Tune Evo.
In addition to simply c\fanging \bocal timbre, 
increasing t\froat lengt\f is useful w\fen t\fe 
original performance is female and you want 
to transpose it down and \fa\be it sound more 
male. Con\bersely, decreasing t\froat lengt\f 
is useful w\fen t\fe original input is male and 
you want to transpose it up and \fa\be it sound 
female or c\fildlike.
NOTE: While this control gives...

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Options
Clicking t\fe options button will 
bring up a window containing a 
number of settings t\fat fall into t\fe 
“set and forget” category. 
BUFFER SIZE T\fis controls t\fe number of 
seconds of memory buffer space t\fat are 
permanently reser\bed for pitc\f tracking and 
pitc\f correction data in Grap\fical Mode. 
(T\fere is a separate buffer for eac\f plug-in 
occurrence.) To c\fange t\fe buffer allocation, 
click in t\fe data field and enter t\fe required 
number of seconds.
T\fe maximum buffer...

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position in Grap\fical Mode. T\fis is most useful 
w\fen you are comparing t\fe \barious pitc\f 
\balues (tracked pitc\f, correction object pitc\f, 
and output pitc\f) at one or more time locations 
in your track. 
A TIp: Since the line indicator can be 
somewhat annoying during normal 
editing tasks, you can, i\f you pre\fer, 
uncheck this box in the Options dialog and 
then assign Toggle Time Indicator to one o\f 
the number keys as described below. That 
way, you can turn it on only when you need...

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N
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: Some hosts do not support 
immediate resi\bing o\f an open plug-
in window. I\f yours in one o\f those, 
a\fter clicking Save, you will have to close the 
Auto-Tune Evo window and reopen it to have 
the si\be change take a\f\fect.
ANOTHER NO TE: Since real-time 
resi\bing is supported in all current 
versions o\f 
pr

o Tools LE and HD, 
neither the RTAS nor TDM versions o\f Auto-
Tune Evo include (or need) the Window Si\be 
controls.
SAv E AS DEFAULT: W\fen t\fe “Sa\be as 
default” box is...

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a slower Retune Speed just to t\fe sustained 
notes. T\fus, t\fe s\fort notes are in tune and t\fe 
sustained notes still allow t\fe natural \bariations 
of t\fe original performance.
Here’s \fow it works:
Start by setting Humanize to 0 and adjusting 
t\fe Retune Speed until t\fe s\fortest problem 
notes in t\fe performance are in tune. At 
t\fis point, any sustained notes may sound 
unnaturally static. If so, start ad\bancing t\fe 
Humanize control. T\fe \fig\fer t\fe Humanize 
setting, t\fe more...