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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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correction, often resulting in exclamations of a 
possibly profane nature.)
T\fe default Adjust 
vi
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...