Antares Auto-Tune 7 manual

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    O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l A u t o - T u n e ® 7 Wo r l d S ta nd a rd Pr ofe s s io n a l Pitc h a n d Ti me Cor re cti o n[...]

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    ©20 1 1 An ta re s A ud io T ec hn ol ogi es . Al l ri gh t s re s erv ed . Cert ifi ed I si ng la ss-f r ee . ™ Au t o - T un e ® , An ta r es ® , A V O X ® an d Ha rmo n y E ngi n e ® ar e r eg is t er ed tr ade ma rk s o f An ta re s A ud io T ech n ol ogi es . Al l t ra de mar k s ar e p r ope rty o f th ei r r e spe ct iv e o wn er s. [...]

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    Th e O b l i g at o ry L e g a l M u m b o -J u m b o Th e An ta re s ® Au to- T un e ® 7 so ftw ar e a nd t hi s U se r’ s M an ua l ar e p r ot e ct ed b y c op yri gh t la w . Ma ki ng c opi e s, a dap ta t io ns , or der iv a ti ve w or ks w it ho ut th e pr io r wr itt e n a ut ho ri za ti on o f An ta re s A udi o T ech no lo gi es , i s [...]

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    T er m o f th e A g re em e nt Th is a gr e em en t i s e ff ect iv e u n ti l t er mi na t ed b y yo u o r An ta re s. Y ou m ay t e rm in at e t h e ag r ee me nt at a n y t im e by no ti fyi ng Ant ar e s an d de st r oy in g a ll c op ie s o f th e m an ua l, an d er as i ng Au t o - T un e 7 f r om a l l ma ch in e- r ea dab le med ia , wh e t[...]

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    C o n t e n t s Ch apte r 1 Ge t ti ng Started What’ s New i n Auto- T une 7 3 Instal li ng a nd Authorizi ng 6 T e chn ical Support 6 Ch apte r 2 In trodu ci ng Aut o- T une 7 Some background 7 So w hat exa c tly i s Auto- T une 7? 7 A l ittle bi t about pitch 7 How Auto- T une 7 detects pitch 9 How Auto- T une 7 corrects pitch 9 Automatic Mode [...]

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    vi T u toria l 8 : Make Curve Functi on 69 T u toria l 9: Import Auto Function 70 T u toria l 1 0: Make Notes Functi on 72 T u toria l 1 1 : Ti me: Error Correction 7 4 T u toria l 1 2: Ti me: Creative E ditin g 75 Ch apte r 5 The Aut o- T une V oca l E ffect 77 Ch apte r 6 The Aut o- T une 7 S ca les 7 9 In de x 8 1[...]

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    1 W e l c o m e ! On beh alf o f e v eryon e a t Antar es ® A udio T ech nol ogie s, we ’d lik e t o off er bot h our th ank s and con gra tul ati ons on y our de cis ion t o p ur chas e Aut o - T une ® 7 , the la te st (a nd ind isp utabl y g re at est) ge ner ati on of th e wor ldwid e s tan dard i n p ro fe ssi ona l pi tch co rre ctio n. Be[...]

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    3 C h a p t e r 1 : G e t t i n g S t a r t e d Au t o - T un e 7 , wi t h it s ne w- fr om-t he-gr ou nd-up ti me m an ip u la ti on c apa bi li t ie s, r ep re s en ts t h e mo st s u bs ta nt ia l a dva nc em en t i n f un ct io na li ty s in ce A ut o- T un e ’ s or ig in al in t ro du ct io n in 1 997 . If yo u a re ne w t o A ut o - T un e,[...]

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    4 W h a t’ s n e w i n A u t o - T u n e 7 Th e f ol lo wi ng ar e t he k ey n e w f ea tu r es t ha t ha v e be en add ed in A ut o- T un e 7 : T he s ec o nd g en e ra t io n o f E v o ™ V o ic e P ro c ess i ng T ech n ol o g y I n 2 0 08, Au t o- T un e Ev o in t r od uc ed An ta r e s ’ s er i ou sl y e v o lv e d E v o V o i ce Pr oc e [...]

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    5 H o w t o u s e t h i s m a n u a l If th is is y o ur fi rs t e xp er ie nc e of Au to- T un e, y o u wi l l fin d th at Au to- T un e 7 ha s a v e ry fr ie nd ly us e r-i n te rf ace an d is ext r aor d in ar il y ea sy to us e . Ho w ev e r , b eca u se A ut o- T un e 7 d oe s th i ng s th at ha v e ne v er bee n do n e be f or e , so me as [...]

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    6 I n st a l l i n g A u t o - T u n e 7 An y u ni qu e in s tr uct i on s f or i ns ta l li ng A ut o- T un e 7 f or yo ur spe ci fic h os t or pl ug-in f orm at a r e lo ca te d i n th e A ut o- T un e 7 R ead Me fi le t ha t ac co mpa n ie s th e p lu g- in . Th i s fil e ma y a ls o co n tai n a n y la st -mi n ut e A ut o- T un e 7 i n fo r[...]

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    7 C h a p t e r 2 : I n t r o d u c i n g A u t o - T u n e 7 S o m e b a c k g r o u n d In 1 997 , An ta r es A ud io T ec hn ol ogi e s fir st i n tr od uc ed t he gr ou nd-br ea ki n g Au t o - T un e Pi t ch Co rr e cti n g Pl ug-In . Au t o - T un e w as a to ol t ha t a ct ua ll y co rr ec t ed t he p it c h o f v oca ls an d ot h er s ol o[...]

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    8 m idd le . A s ym ph on y o rc he st r a pl ay in g a s cal e i n un is on , f or e xa mpl e , r es ul ts in a n e xt re me ly co mp le x w a ve f or m, y e t y ou a r e s ti ll abl e t o ea si ly se ns e t he p it c h. Th e v oca li st s a nd t he so lo i ns tr um e nt s th at Au t o - T un e 7 i s d es ig ne d t o pr oc es s h av e a v ery c le[...]

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    9 H o w A ut o - T u n e 7 d et e c t s p it c h In or de r f or A ut o- T un e 7 t o a u to ma ti ca ll y co rr ec t pi t ch , it mu st fi rs t d et e ct t he p it c h o f th e i np ut so un d. Cal cu la ti ng th e pi t ch o f a p er io di c wa v e fo rm is a s t ra ig htf o rwa rd p r oce ss . S im ply me as u re th e ti m e be tw ee n r epe t i[...]

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    10 A u t o m a t i c M o d e Au t o - T un e 7’ s Au t om at ic Mod e wo rk s b y co n ti nu ou sl y t ra cki n g th e p it ch o f a n i np ut so un d a nd c om pa ri ng i t t o a u se r - de fin ed sc al e. The sca le to ne clo s es t t o th e i np ut i s co nt in u ou sl y id en t ifie d. I f th e i np ut pi tc h e xa ct ly m at c he s th e s[...]

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    11 R et u ne S p ee d Au t o - T un e 7 a l so g iv es yo u co n tr ol ov e r ho w ra pi dl y , i n t im e , th e p it ch adj u st me nt is m ad e t ow a rd t he sca le to n e. T hi s is se t w it h th e Re t un e Sp ee d co n tr ol ( s ee C ha pt e r 3 f or mo re de ta i ls ) . Fa st Spe ed s e tti ng s a re app r op ria t e f or sh ort du ra t io[...]

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    12 G r a p h i c a l M o d e Th e Gr ap hi ca l Mod e i s si m il ar t o t he Au to ma ti c Mo de i n t ha t it al so c on ti n uo us ly t ra ck s t he pi t ch o f t he in co mi ng s ou nd an d mo difi es t h e ou tp ut pi tc h t o be clo s er t o a des i re d p it ch . B ut i n th e Gr ap hi ca l Mo de , th e d es ir e d pi tc h i s no t a pr e d[...]

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    13 Th e ho ri z on ta l g ri d li ne s ( or Lan es , wh en Sho w Lan e s in se le ct ed ) r epr e se n t sc al e pi t ch es . Th e k e y an n ot at io n, s ca le n am e , an d s cal e d et un e va l ue a r e th os e d efi ne d by th e co mm on a r ea co n tr ol s a t th e t op of t h e in t erf ac e. The y d o no t a ffe ct t h e co mp uta t io ns[...]

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    14 le t s y ou u se Ant ar e s’ un iq ue th ro at mod el in g t ec hn ol ogy t o m od ify a vo ic e ’ s c ha ra ct er b y pa ss in g i t th r ou gh a pr ec is e ph y si ca l mo de l of th e h um an vo cal tr act . Ne w t o A ut o- T un e 7 i s th e a bi li ty i n Gr ap hi cal Mo de t o i nd iv id ua ll y mo di fy th e t hr oa t mo de li ng f or[...]

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    15 Mo v e Po i nt to ol , y ou fi rs t se l ect a ra ng e o f au di o an d t he n s el ect th e r eg io n wi th in th at s e le cti on th a t yo u w an t t o m ov e a nd mo ve it f o rwa rd o r ba ck i n t im e , ag ai n co mp r es si ng a nd ex pa nd in g th e a ud io ar ou nd it . Bo t h t ool s a r e co nt e xt s en s it iv e. Tha t i s, t he y[...]

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    16[...]

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    17 C h a p t e r 3 : A u t o - T u n e 7 C o n t r o l s C o n t i n u o u s C o n t r o l s Au t o - T un e 7’ s co n ti nu ou s co n tr ol s a r e r ep re s en t ed g ra ph ica l ly a s vi rtu al kno bs . De pe nd in g on yo ur pr e fe r en ce , y ou c an c on t ro l kn ob s b y ve rti ca l, ho ri zo n ta l or r ad ia l m ou se mo v em en t . S[...]

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    18 If , on th e o th er h an d, yo ur s i gn al i s n oi sy o r n ot w el l-is ola t ed ( a s mi gh t b e mo r e co mm on i n a l iv e pe rf orm an ce si tu at io n ) or y o u ar e d ea li ng wi th a pa rti cu la rl y br ea t hy or g utt ur al vo ic e , it ma y be ne ces sa ry t o al lo w m or e s ig na l va ri a ti on ( hi gh er T ra cki n g nu mb[...]

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    19 S ca le D et u ne Th e De t un e pa ra me t er a ll ow s y ou t o ch an ge t h e pi t ch s ta nd ar d o f Au t o - T un e 7 f r om t he de fa u lt A = 440Hz . Th e v al ue is s e t in ce nt s ( 1 00 ce n ts = 1 se mi t on e) . The ra ng e of ad ju st me n t i s fr om - 1 00 t o + 1 00 c en ts . Fo r co n ve n ie nc e, th e d et u ne a mo un t i [...]

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    20 Th e Th ro at Le ngt h co n tr ol le ts yo u mo di fy th e l en gt h o f th e m ode le d th r oa t. T he r an ge o f th e c on tr o l is 50 to 1 80. V al ue s ab ov e 1 0 0 r ep re s en t a l en gt he ni ng of th e th r oa t wh il e va l ue s be lo w 1 0 0 r ep re s en t a s ho rt en in g o f th e th r oa t. Th e ac tu al v a lu es r e pr es e n[...]

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    21 Op t io n s Cl i cki n g th e Op t io ns b utt o n wi ll br in g u p a wi nd o w co nt ai ni n g a n um be r of se tt in gs t ha t f al l i nt o th e “ se t a nd fo r ge t” cat e go r y . The y a r e : BU FFE R SI ZE Th is c on t ro ls th e n um ber of s eco nd s o f me mo ry bu ff er s pa ce t ha t a re pe rm an en t ly r es e rve d f or p [...]

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    22 US E CUST OM C URS ORS C li ck t h e ch ec k bo x t o u se C us t om C ur so rs i n G ra ph ica l Mo de . No rma l ly , Au t o - T un e 7 d is pl ay s d iff e re n t cu rs or s hap es in t he Pi tc h Gr ap h Di sp la y t o h el p y ou s el ect ra nge s a nd g ra b a nd d ra g ob je ct s (e . g. , th e o bj ect cu rs or , t he a nc ho r po in t c[...]

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    23 E di t F u nct i o ns Cl ea r Al l Un do Re do Se le ct Al l Cu t Co py Pa st e T im e C on tr o l Un do Tim e Ch an ge Re do T im e Ch an ge Cl ea r Al l Ti me C ha ng es C on tr o l T og g le s Sn ap T o No te Au t o -Scr o ll Sh o w Lan es T ra ck Pit c h Cu rs or Tim e I ndi ca t or Sh o w Ou tp ut C urv e Sh o w MID I T ra ck Pit c h + Ti m[...]

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    24 B yp as s Au t o - T un e 7 d oe s no t i nc l ude a de di cat e d By pa ss c on tr o l as t ha t f un ct io n i s typi ca ll y pr o vi de d by th e ho st app l ica ti on ’ s pl ug-i n i nt e rfa ce . A u t o m a t i c M o d e C o n t r o l s P it c h Co rr e c ti o n Fu n ct i o n s R et u ne S pe ed Re t un e Sp ee d co n tr ol s ho w r ap i[...]

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    25 N at ur a l V ib ra t o Th e Na tu ra l Vib ra t o f un ct io n a ll ow s r ea l-ti me mo difi ca ti on ( ei th er i ncr e as e or dec r ea se ) o f t he d ep th of a n y vi br at o p r es en t i n t he i np ut au di o wh il e pr e se rvi ng t he or ig in al s ha pe a nd ch ar act e r o f th e v ib ra t o. Th is fu nc ti on u s es t he sa me S [...]

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    26 T h e E d i t S c a l e D i s p l a y Th e E di t Sca le D is pl ay is u se d t o cr e at e c us t om sc al es o r t o m odi fy a ny of t h e pr e se t s cal es s el ect e d in th e Sca le pop up . E di ts m ad e us i ng th i s di sp la y a re as so cia t ed w it h e ach sca le . Th a t i s, e ach sca le re t ai ns i ts ow n ed it s in de pe nd [...]

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    27 2. If a p erf o rma nc e co n ta in s on ly a si ng le er r or , y ou c an s e t al l n ot e s t o By pa ss e x ce pt t he on e “ so ur ” no t e . Au t o - T un e 7 w il l t he n pa ss t he en t ir e pe rf or ma nce th r ou gh u n pr oc es sed e xc ep t f or th e so ur no t e , wh ic h wi l l be c or r ect e d. R em o v e If th e Re mo v e b[...]

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    28 T h e Vi rt u a l K e y b o a r d Th e Vi rtua l K e ybo ar d di sp la y s Au t o - T un e 7’ s pi t ch d e te ct io n ra ng e a nd a ct s as a re al- ti me di sp la y o f t he c ur r en tl y de t ec t ed p it ch , a d is pl ay o f th e c ur re n t Sca le se tt in gs , an d a s a t oo l f or s e tti ng ta rg et no t e be ha vi or s i n sp eci [...]

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    29 S am p le R a te D i sp la y Th is d i spl ay in di ca te s t he sa mp le r a te of t h e cu rr e nt a udi o fi le a s r ep ort ed t o Au t o - T un e 7 b y t he ho st ap pl ic at io n. NO TE : Au t o- T un e 7 i s hi gh s am pl e r a t e co mpa t i bl e. If yo ur ho st ap pl ica t i on a nd a ud io h ar dw ar e a r e ca pab le of dea li n g wi[...]

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    30 A u t o m a t i c M o d e M I D I F u n c t i o n s Au t o - T un e 7 p r ov id es tw o f un ct io ns th at r eq ui r e it t o re ce iv e MI DI d at a fr o m th e h os t ap pl ic at io n. D ep en di ng o n y ou r i nt e nt , t hi s da ta co ul d co me in r e al t im e f r om a M IDI co nt r ol le r (ty pi cal ly a k e ybo ar d) o r f ro m a p re[...]

  • Page 37

    31 Wh en y o u ha v e pl ay e d th e e nt ir e m el od y , p r es s th e L ea rn Sc al e F ro m MI DI b utt o n ag ai n t o e nd th e p ro ce ss . Th e E dit Sca le D is pl ay wi ll n o w co n tai n a s ca le c on ta i ni ng o n ly t ho se n o te s t ha t ap pe ar ed i n y o ur m el ody . If yo u h app en t o ha ve mad e a n er r or d ur in g no t [...]

  • Page 38

    32 C r e a t e Vi b r a t o F u n c t i o n s Th e co nt r ol s i n th i s se ct io n ar e d es ig ne d t o a dd a s yn th es i z ed v ib ra to to th e i np ut . Wh il e vi br at o i s typ ic al ly p er ce i ve d t o be a v ar ia ti on sol e ly i n pi t ch , ca re f ul a na ly s is s ho ws t ha t, dep en di ng on t he vo ic e or i ns tr um en t a n[...]

  • Page 39

    33 no ne t o th e f ul l a mo un ts s e t i n th e v ar io us Am ou nt p ar am e te rs - f or a to ta l o f 1 . 75 se con ds f ro m th e b eg in ni ng of th e no t e t o t he t i me f ul l vi br at o d ep th wa s r ea ch ed. P it c h Am o un t Se ts th e am ou n t th a t th e p it ch c ha ng es . Th e ra ng e i s fr o m 0 ( no c ha ng e) to 1 00 (m[...]

  • Page 40

    34 T h e P i t c h C h a n g e M e t e r T he P i tc h C ha n ge A m ou n t In d ic at o r Th e Pi t ch C ha ng e In di ca to r s ho ws yo u ho w m uch th e pi t ch i s b ei ng c ha ng ed, me as ur e d in ce n ts ( 1 0 0 c en ts = on e s em it o ne ) . F or e x am pl e, if th e i nd ica t or b ar h as mo v ed t o t he l e ft t o -50, it in di ca te[...]

  • Page 41

    35 G r a p h i c a l M o d e C o n t r o l s Th e C l o c k Co nt ro l s S yn c t o h os t tr a ns po rt ( ho st d ep en d en t ) If yo ur ho st p r ov id es v al i d ti me in f or ma ti on , on ce yo u ha v e t ra ck ed au di o an d c re at e d co rr ec ti on obj ec ts ( s ee b el ow ) , Au t o - T un e 7 w il l ma i nt ai n s ync wi th t he ho st[...]

  • Page 42

    36 NO TE : As t h e v ar i ou s ho s t de v el op er s ar e co ns t a nt l y u pda t i ng t h ei r ap pl ica t i on s ’ f u nc t io na li t y , i t m a y be n ece ss ar y t o up da t e t o t he la t es t v e r si on o f y ou r h os t t o u se H os t C lo ck Mo de . T im e D is pl a y M od e U se t hi s c on tr o l t o di sp la y t he t im el i ne[...]

  • Page 43

    37 Ne xt, st art p la yba ck of t h e au di o. A gr ap hi c r ep re s en ta ti on o f t he pi tc h a nd i ts a m pl it ud e en v e lop e wi l l be d ra wn to th e di sp la y a s th e a udi o p la ys . Wh en a l l of th e a udi o y ou wa nt t o co rr ec t ha s p la ye d, s t op p la yb ac k. Y ou wi ll e xi t T ra ck Pit c h mo de a nd , if yo u ha [...]

  • Page 44

    38 an d a ss ig ne d a c us t om R e t un e Spe ed to ea ch on e . T hi s i s an in cr edi bl y po w er f ul cap abi l it y f or in s ur i ng t h at y ou r co r r ec t io ns ar e as n a t ur a l an d s eam l es s as pos si bl e . I mp or t A ut o Th e Im po rt Au t o bu tt on is e na bl ed w he n ev e r t he re is a n y r ed i n pu t pi t ch c on t[...]

  • Page 45

    39 Co mb in ed w it h Au t o - T u ne 7’ s f or ma nt co rr ec ti on an d th r oa t mo de li ng c apa bi l it ie s, i t pr o vi de s an ea sy , i nt ui t iv e me t ho d of mod ify in g th e p it ch of in di vid ua l n ot e s or ph ra se s. An d wh en p r ogr am m in g Au t o - T un e V o cal e ff ect s, it g iv es yo u a bs ol ut e co n tr ol ov [...]

  • Page 46

    40 a s pec ifi c pe rfo rm an ce . Th e Nu mb er o f N ot e Ob je cts co nt r ol l e ts y ou giv e A ut o- T un e 7 s om e gu i dan ce i n m ak in g t he se d ec is io ns . NO TE : T hi s f u nc t ion is o nl y a v ai la bl e w he n so me tr ack ed a ud io h as b ee n s el ec t ed w i t h t he I-Be am to ol . I f n o a udi o i s se le c te d, th e[...]

  • Page 47

    41 R et u ne S p ee d Th e Re t un e Sp ee d s ett in g i s us ed on ly du ri ng t he pi t ch c or re ct io n pr o ces s. It’ s s im il ar i n fu nc ti on but s epa ra t e fr o m th e R et u ne S pe ed c on tr o l in Au t om at ic Mod e. In Gr aph i cal Mod e, th e ta rg e t pi tc h i s no t t he sc al e t on e n ea re st to th e in pu t, b ut ra[...]

  • Page 48

    42 co n ta in i ng b ot h v i br a t o an d i n te nd ed pi t ch ch an ge a nd th e A dj us t V ib r a to f un ct i on w i ll sc al e t h e vi br at o w h il e le a vi ng th e i n te nd ed pi t ch cha ng es al on e. Bu t a gai n, de pen di ng on th e a ct u al p er f or m an ce , so me t i me s t hi s w il l w or k b e tt e r t ha n o t he r s. I f[...]

  • Page 49

    43 S ho w MI DI Wh en t he Sh ow MI DI b utt o n is bl ue , a n y MI DI da ta th a t ha s pr e vi ou sl y be en re co rd ed w il l be di spl a ye d as re d bo x e s on t he Pi tc h Gr ap h. Cl ic ki ng t he Sh ow MI DI b utt o n wi ll to gg le i ts s ta t e. NO TE : T he r ed M ID I no t es di spl a y is f or r e f er en ce o nl y . Un l es s y ou [...]

  • Page 50

    44 T h e P i t c h a n d E n v e l o p e G r a p h D i s p l a y s T he P i tc h G ra p h Di sp la y Th e Pi t ch G ra ph d is pl ay s th e p it ch co nt o ur o f th e a ud io t o b e pr o ce ss ed a s w el l as th e pi t ch c or re ct io n ob je ct s th at yo u cr e at e a nd a pl o t of th e e xa ct o ut pu t pi t ch b as ed o n ea ch ob je ct’[...]

  • Page 51

    45 Cl i ck t he Sho w La ne s b utt o n t o t ogg le i ts sta t e . Th e bu tt on w il l t ur n bl u e wh en S ho w La ne s mo de i s o n (b ut o f c ou rs e wh en Sho w La ne s mo de i s o n, t he Pit c h Gr ap h is fu ll of Lan es , so it ’ s p re tty h ar d t o g et co nf us ed abo ut wh ic h mo de y o u’ re in ) . NO TE : Y ou ca n s w it c[...]

  • Page 52

    46 A ll /T ie B u tt on s Th e E nv e lop e G rap h’ s ho ri z on ta l ( ti me ) s ca le i s co n tr ol le d b y th e “ Al l” an d “Ti e ” bu tto n s. Cl i cki n g th e Al l bu tt on cau se s t he e n v el ope gr ap h t o di sp la y a ll of t h e cu rr e nt ly t ra ck ed a udi o . Th is i s u se f ul f o r qu ic kl y lo ca ti ng a nd s el[...]

  • Page 53

    47 T h e G r a p h i c a l T o o l s Th e gr ap hi ca l t ool s a r e us ed i n c on ju nc ti on w it h th e e di t bu tt on s t o cr e at e o r mo di fy th e de s ir ed co rr ec ti on obj ec ts . NO TE : T he t w o t oo ls d ed ica t ed to t im e co r r e ct i on a nd m an ip ul a ti on wi ll be de scr ibe d in t he T i me C on t r o ls s ec t ion[...]

  • Page 54

    48 Th e Sn ap T o No t e mo de d oe s no t a ff ec t th e Cu rv e T ool . On ly o n e pi tc h c on t ou r ob je ct ( Li ne , Cu rv e, or No te ) c an e x is t a t an y t im e po in t o n t he Pi t ch G ra ph . Whe n y ou com pl e te th e en t ry of a C urv e ob je ct, an y o bj ect ( s) t ha t p r ev io us ly e xi st e d at th e sa me ti me w il l [...]

  • Page 55

    49 Th e e xt en t t o wh i ch y o u can dr ag s el ec te d ob je ct s is con s tr ai ne d b y th e po si t io n of n ei gh bor in g u ns el ec te d ob je ct s. Cl i cki n g on t h e ba ck g ro un d o f th e P it ch G ra ph de se l ect s a ll s el ec t ed o bj ect s. ADDI NG AND DE LETIN G ANCHOR POINTS : Mo vi ng th e Arr o w T oo l o ve r a n e xi[...]

  • Page 56

    50 de si r e d ce n t r al p i tc h, ju st gr a b t he a pp r op r ia t e en d o f t h e fir s t o r la s t ce n t r al p i tc h No t e a nd dr ag i t o v er a ll of t he o t he r No t e s. Y ou ’ ll en d up wi t h a s in gl e No t e o n t he d es ir ed f r eq ue nc y w ho se v i br a t o y ou c an t a me w i t h a s in gl e ad ju s t me nt of t[...]

  • Page 57

    51 T h e E d i t B utt o n s On ce s om e a ud io h as bee n t ra ck e d an d/o r co rr ec ti on obj ec ts c r ea te d, t h ey c an b e a ffe ct ed or edi t ed i n v ar io us wa ys w it h t he E d it B utt o ns . Th e E di t Bu tt on s ar e c on t e xt s en si ti v e, i . e. , o nl y th e b utt o ns t ha t a re ap pl ica bl e t o th e c ur re n t s[...]

  • Page 58

    52 • Cl i ck t he Pa st e b utt on (t he c u rso r w il l t ur n i nt o t he Pa st e c ur so r) . • Pr e ss a nd h ol d y ou r l eft (o r on ly ) mo us e bu tt on . A g ra ph ic r e pr es e nt at io n o f th e ob je ct (s ) t o b e pa st ed wi ll app ea r . • Wh il e ho ld in g d ow n th e mo u se b utt o n, d ra g th e o bj ect s t o t he e [...]

  • Page 59

    53 T i m e S h i ft i n g O v e rv i e w As m en t io ne d ba ck i n C hap t er 2, i n o rd er t o d o it s t im e s hi fti ng ma gi c, A ut o - T un e 7 m us t fir st cr e at e a c op y o f an y a ud io yo u wi s h t o ed it . As y ou mi gh t i ma gi ne , t he se au di o fil es can be qu it e l ar ge . U nl ik e th e pi t ch d at a ge ne ra t ed[...]

  • Page 60

    54 ca n ac co mpl i sh t h is i n m os t ca se s, b ut it’ s i mpo rta nt to k eep in m i nd t ha t i f y ou r se ss io n i s pa rti cu la rl y co mp le x, wit h m an y t ra ck s an d l ot s o f o th er p ot e n ti al ly p r oce ss or -h un gry p lu g -in s a ll r un n in g at on ce , e ve n t he f a st es t c om put e r ma y h av e t r ou bl e k[...]

  • Page 61

    55 Th e P it c h G r a p h D i s p l a y In th e pr o ces s o f t im e s hi fti ng , th e a rti cu la ti on an d t ra ns ie n t pr o fil e of yo ur au di o is typi ca ll y mo r e r el ev a nt t ha n i ts p it c h co nt o ur . F or t ha t r ea so n, t he am pl it ud e en v e lop e o f th e t ra ck e d a udi o i s no w d is pl ay e d as a bac k gr o[...]

  • Page 62

    56 T he C l ea r Al l B ut to n Cl i cki n g th e C lea r Al l b utt on cl ea rs a ll ti me e di ts f ro m th e t ra ck, es se nt i al ly r e st or in g t he t i mi ng o f th e o ri gi na l a udi o . NO TE : Un li k e t h e Cl ea r Al l f u nc t io n de sc r ib ed i n t he Pi t ch E di t i ng T ool s s ec t ion , t h e T im e Co n t r ol Cl ea r Al[...]

  • Page 63

    57 ANO T HE R NO TE : Y o u w il l fin d t ha t t he en v el ope di spl a y in th e P i t ch E di t Gr aph pr o v id es a us ef ul r ef er en ce f or s el ec t in g t he i n it i al r ang e a nd e x ac t l y t he r igh t po in t t o m o ve . Y E T ANO TH ER N O T E : W he n s el ec t in g an d m ov i ng a poi n t , t he v e rt ic al po si t io n o[...]

  • Page 64

    58 ( si ng le ) I-bea m a nd c li ck in g a nd d ra gg in g th e mo us e w il l s el ect a ne w r an ge . • Wh en ev e r th e c ur so r is ov e r an ar ea th at I S lo ca te d wi th i n an e xi st in g ra ng e s el ect i on , bu t NO T l oca t ed w it hi n a p r ev io us ly d efi ne d r eg io n, t he cu rs or a pp ea rs a s a do ub le I- be am a[...]

  • Page 65

    59 • Ea ch i n sta nc e o f Au t o - T u ne 7 t ha t i s u se d f or t im e sh i fti ng w il l h av e i ts ow n da ta f o lde r . So if , f or e xam pl e , yo u h av e i ns ta nc es of A ut o- T un e 7 o n fiv e s ep ar at e t ra ck s i n y ou r pr o je ct, y ou w il l h av e fi ve dat a f ol de rs a ss oc ia t ed wi th th at p r oj ec t wh ic [...]

  • Page 66

    60 NO TE : Wh il e t h e “ Se t up F o lde r L o ca t ion … ” f un ct i on i s o nl y a v ai lab le be f o r e t r ac k in g a ny au dio , i f y o u in i t ia ll y t r a ck a udi o t o t h e de f a ul t f o lde r l oca t io n an d l at e r de ci de t h a t y ou ’ d li k e t o ha v e i t a t a di f f er en t l oca t i on , y ou c an , a t a [...]

  • Page 67

    61 T o r en am e a d at a f ol der , si mp ly ty pe t he n e w na me in t h e f ol der na me fi el d a nd c li ck t h e Re na m e Fo lde r b utt o n. D el et e A ll D a ta Fi l es It is i mp ort an t t o n ot e t ha t de l et in g a n in s tan ce o f Au t o - T un e 7 ( a fte r bo u nci n g or f r ee z in g a pr o ces se d t ra ck) w il l n ot au [...]

  • Page 68

    62 S et up F o l de r Lo ca t i on … If th e w or st h as h ap pe ne d an d t he c or re ct d at a f ol de r ha s a ctu al ly be en p er ma ne nt ly d el e t ed, y ou w il l h av e t o r e-t ra ck y ou r a ud io a nd re ma k e an y p r ev io us edi ts . T o do t ha t: • Cl i ck t he “S et up Fo lde r L oca ti on … ” bu tt on . Di sm i ss [...]

  • Page 69

    63 C h a p t e r 4 : A u t o - T u n e 7 T u t o r i a l s Th is c ha pt e r i nt r od uce s y ou to ho w Au t o - T un e 7 w o rk s by gu id in g y ou t h ro ug h a n um be r of br ie f t ut or ia ls . Th es e t ut or ia ls ma k e us e o f a n um be r o f a udi o a nd M ID I fil es . (We w il l a ss um e t ha t y ou a r e fa m il ia r wi t h lo a[...]

  • Page 70

    64 pi t ch c ha ng es . Th is p ar am e te r c on tr o ls h o w ra pi dl y th e p it ch cor r ect i on i s ap pl ie d t o t he i nco mi n g pi t ch . The un it s ar e m i ll is ec on ds . A v al ue of z er o wi l l ca us e in s tan t an eo us ch an ge s f ro m on e t o ne t o a no t he r an d wi l l co mp le t el y su pp re ss a vi br at o ( n ot e[...]

  • Page 71

    65 6. St op pla yb ac k an d c li ck t he T ra ck P it ch bu tt on a ga in to st op th e tr ac ki ng fu nc ti on . 7 . Cl ic k t he I mp ort A ut o b utt o n. A b l ue c urv e wi l l ap pea r . Th is c urv e r ep r es en ts th e pi t ch c or re ct io n t ha t wo ul d r es u lt f r om pr o ces s in g th e a ud io w it h t he c ur r en t Au t om at i[...]

  • Page 72

    66 as th e s cal e de v el op s on Au to- T un e 7’ s vi rtu al k ey boa r d an d i n th e Sc al e Ed it wi nd ow . As e ac h no t e i s s un g, i t is add ed t o t he s ca le u n ti l th e s ca le i nc lu de s e ve ry no t e t ha t ap pe ar s in th e me lo dy . 8. Se t th e R et u ne c on tr o l t o 20 a n d pl ay t h e a udi o t ra ck u s in g [...]

  • Page 73

    67 T ut o r i a l 6 : G r a p h i c a l M o d e B a s i c s Th is t u to ri al wi ll i n tr od uc e y ou t o t h e ba si c Gr ap hi ca l Mod e f un ct io ns , ag ai n u si ng t h e “ A 2- A3 -A 2 s we ep ” fil e f ro m T ut or ia l 1 . Be gi n t he t u to ri al by d oi ng t h e f ol lo wi ng : 1 . Loa d o r im po rt “ A2-A3 -A 2 s we ep ” [...]

  • Page 74

    68 No w t ha t w e ha v e so me cor r ect i on o bj ect s o n th e P it ch Gra ph Dis pl ay , th is wo ul d be a goo d t im e t o be co me f am i li ar w it h t he f u nct io ns of th e Ar ro w a nd Sci ss or s T oo ls . (R e fe r b ac k t o Ch ap t er 3 f or d et ai le d de s cri p ti on s o f th e Ar ro w an d Sc is so rs T ool s ’ be ha vi or [...]

  • Page 75

    69 T ut o r i a l 8: M a k e C u rv e F u n c ti o n Th is t u to ri al wi ll i n tr od uc e y ou t o t h e Ma k e Cu rv e fu nc ti on . Th e Ma k e Cu rv e fu nc ti on giv e s y ou p r eci s e co nt r ol o v er pi tc h ac cu ra cy a nd i nfle ct io n. 1 . Se tu p t o pr o ces s t he fi le “ Cr o wd A ll ” th r ou gh A ut o- T un e 7 . 2. Sel[...]

  • Page 76

    70 2. Mak e su r e Sn ap T o No t e i s en ga ged an d us e t he Lin e T ool to dr aw a ho ri z on ta l li n e at C3 as sh ow n be lo w: 3. Se t th e R et u ne S pee d t o 20 an d pl ay bac k th e s ou nd . Exp er im en t w it h o th er R e tu ne Sp ee ds t o s ee t h ei r e ff ect on t he gr ee n co rr ec ti on cu rve a nd to he ar t he i r e ffe [...]

  • Page 77

    71 7 . Us e t he I-Be am T ool to dr ag a s e lec ti on in th e P it ch or E n ve lo pe G ra ph a s s ho wn : 8. Cl ic k th e I mp ort A ut o b utt on . A ut o- T un e 7 wi l l co mp ut e a n e w bl ue cu rve o bj ec t fr o m th e e x is ti ng pi tc h da ta a s w el l a s a g re en ou tp ut cu rve : PIT CH DRA WN T O NE IGHB ORIN G NOTE S As su mi [...]

  • Page 78

    72 T ut o r i a l 1 0: M a k e N o t e s F u n c ti o n Th is t u to ri al wi ll h e lp y ou bec om e f am il ia r w it h Au t o - T un e 7’ s n ew N ot e s co rr ec ti on obj ec ts an d h ow th ey ar e u se d f or p it c h co rr ec ti on a nd s el ect iv e p it c h sh if ti ng . Fo r t hi s t ut or ia l, we w i ll o nc e ag ai n u se t he “ so[...]

  • Page 79

    73 Cl i ck o n th e n ot e a n d dr ag i t up two s em it on e s t o A3. P la y th e fi le a nd l i st e n t o th e m el od ic c ha ng e. 1 2. Se le ct t he Sci ss or s t ool an d cl ic k o n th e A3 no t e a t ab ou t th e 8.3 se con d po i nt (a t th e pr o no un ced pi tc h pe ak ) t o cu t i t in t o tw o no t e s. 1 3. Se le ct t he Ar r ow t[...]

  • Page 80

    74 20 . The eas i es t so lu ti on , o f co u rs e, i s t o s el ec t th e r ig ht sca le . C ha ng e th e K e y an d Sca le f ro m G C hr om at i c t o G Ma jo r . Cl ic k Ma k e No t es a ga in . Se t t h e Nu mbe r o f No t e Ob je cts t o 20. V oi là . T ut o r i a l 1 1 : Ti m e : E r r o r C o r r e c t i o n In th is tu t ori al we ’ ll u[...]

  • Page 81

    75 1 . Adj u st t he zo om a nd sc ro ll con t r ol s t o f ocu s on ba rs 3 t h ro ug h 5. P la y t he t ra ck an d no t e th a t th e e nd o f t he s ec on d ph r as e (t he en d o f th e w or d “ i ll us io n ), is s u sta i ne d t oo l on g. 2. Sel ec t th e M ov e P oi n t T oo l an d s el ect th e ra ng e f ro m t he b eg in ni n g of th e [...]

  • Page 82

    76 Li st e n t o th e t ra ck t o b ec om e fa m il ia r wi th it . W e ’ r e go i ng t o u se th e Mo v e Re gi on t o ol t o mo v e t he s ec on d no t e o f t he p att e rn a nd ch an ge t h e f ee l o f th e ba ss li ne . 2. Se t up A ut o- T un e 7 a s a n in s ert e ff ec t on th e t ra ck a nd se le ct “ Ba ss In st ” a s th e In pu t [...]

  • Page 83

    77 C h a p t e r 5 : T h e A u t o - T u n e V o c a l E f f e c t In ad dit i on t o i ts a do pt io n a s th e w or ld wid e s ta nda r d in pr o f es si on al pi tc h co rr ec ti on , Au t o - T un e h as a l so g ai ne d r en ow n a s th e t oo l o f ch oi ce f o r wh at ha s be co me o ne of t h e si gn at u re vo cal so un ds o f ou r t im e.[...]

  • Page 84

    78 3. T rac k y ou r a ud io . 4. Cl ic k th e Ma k e No t e s bu tt on . If ne ce ssa ry , ad ju s t th e Nu mb er of N ot e O bj ec ts c on tr o l t o ge t a s a ccu ra t e a r ep r es en ta t io n o f th e de si r ed t ar ge t n o te s a s po ss ib le . 5. Mak e su r e th at al l o f t he N ot e o bj ect s i n th e r an ge w he r e y ou w an t t[...]

  • Page 85

    79 C h a p t e r 6 : T h e A u t o - T u n e 7 S c a l e s Th e f ol lo wi ng ar e b ri ef de scr ip t io ns o f t he sc al es a v ai la bl e i n Au t o - T un e 7 : M o d e r n E q u a l T e m p e r a m e n t Th es e fir st th r ee e qu al-t e mpe r ed s ca le s ar e t he ub iq ui t ou s s cal es typi ca ll y f ou nd i n W es t er n t on al m u s[...]

  • Page 86

    80 C o n t e m p o r a ry T u n i n g s E qu al t e mpe r ed s ca le s wi th a la rg e n um be r o f t on es a r e typ ica l ly u se d t o pl ay com mo n t on al h ar mo n y wi th g r ea te r p ur ity o f i n te rva ls an d c ho rd s. T he ty pi cal app r oac h i s t o an al yz e a pa ss ag e ( or l es s) of mu si c a nd s el ec t t on es f ro m a [...]

  • Page 87

    81 I n d e x A Adjust V ibrato 4 1 All/ Tie Buttons 46 Amplitude Amount 33 Antares Audio T echnologies i i, 1 Antares Online Comm unit y 6 Arrow T ool 48 Authoriz ing Aut o - T une 7 6 Automa tic Mode 1 0 Correction example 1 1 Retu ne Speed 1 1 Scales 1 0 Vibrato 1 1 Automa tic Mode Contr ols 2 4 Creat e Vibrato 32 MIDI Function s 30 Pitch Change [...]

  • Page 88

    82 E Edit Buttons 51 Clear All Button 5 1 Cut And Copy Buttons 51 Nudge Buttons 52 Paste Button 51 Redo Button 5 1 Select All B ut ton 5 1 Snap T o Not e Button 51 Undo Bu t ton 51 Edit Functions 23 Editin g Modality 4 6 Editin g T ools 4 6 Edit Sc ale Displa y Bypass 26 Bypass All 27 Cents 27 Remov e 27 Remov e All 27 Set All 27 Set Major / Set Mi[...]

  • Page 89

    83 MIDI Function s 30, 42 Instance ID 30 Learn Scale F rom MIDI 3 0 Make Notes From MI DI 43 Octave As Played/A ll Octav es 3 1 Recording MIDI Inf ormation 4 2 Show MI DI 43 T arge t Not es Via MIDI 3 1 Modern Equal T emperame nt 79 Move Data Files … 60 Move Point T ool 56 Move Region T ool 57 N Natural V ibrato 25 Note T ool 4 8 Nudge Buttons 52[...]

  • Page 90

    84 Scale Selection 1 8 Scissors T ool 50 Selectable Clock Source 35 Select All B ut ton 5 1 Select Pit ch Ref erence 18 serial number 1 Set All 27 Set Major / Set Mi nor 27 Setup Folder Location… 62 Shape 32 Show L anes 4 4 Show MI DI 43 Snap T o Not e Button 51 Sync t o host transport (host depende nt) 35 T T arge ting Ignor es Vibrato 25 T arge[...]