User Manual

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Bypass
Auto-Tune 7 does not include a dedicated
Bypass control as that function is typically
provided by the host application’s plug-in
interface.
Automatic Mode Controls
Pitch Correction Functions
Retune
Speed
Retune Speed
controls
how rapidly
the pitch
correction
is applied to
the incoming
sound. The units are milliseconds. A value
of zero will cause instantaneous changes
from one tone to another and will completely
suppress a vibrato (note that any related
volume changes will remain). Values from 10
to 50 are typical for vocals (unless you’re going
for the now-infamous Auto-Tune Vocal Effect,
in which case use 0). Larger values let through
more vibrato and other interpretative pitch
gestures but also slow down how rapidly pitch
corrections are made.
Although the above suggestions can be used
as starting points, finding the correct Retune
Speed setting for a particular performance is
largely a matter of trial-and-error and depends
on such attributes as song tempo, note
duration and vocal style, among others. As
always, let your ears be your guide.
The default Retune Speed value is 20. Double-
clicking or Command (Mac)/Control (PC)
clicking the Retune Speed knob will reset it to
that value.
Humanize
One situation that
can be problematic
in Automatic Mode
is a performance
that includes
both very short
notes and longer
sustained notes.
The problem is that in order to get the short
notes in tune, you’d have to set a fast Retune
Speed, which would then make any sustained
notes sound unnaturally static. Luckily, the
Humanize function easily solves this problem.
The Humanize function differentiates between
short and sustained notes and lets you apply
a slower Retune Speed just to the sustained
notes. Thus, the short notes are in tune and the
sustained notes still allow the natural variations
of the original performance.
Here’s how it works:
Start by setting Humanize to 0 and adjusting
the Retune Speed until the shortest problem
notes in the performance are in tune. At
this point, any sustained notes may sound
unnaturally static. If so, start advancing the
Humanize control. The higher the Humanize
setting, the more the Retune Speed is slowed
for sustained notes. The goal is to find the
point where the sustained notes are also in
tune and just enough of the natural variation
in the performance is present in the sustained
notes to sound natural and realistic. (If you set
Humanize too high, any problem sustained
notes may not be fully corrected.)
This is another of those settings where you
have to let your ears be your guide. The
optimum Humanize setting for any particular
performance will depend on the performance
style, the other Automatic Mode settings and
the specific effect you desire.
The default Humanize setting is 0. Double-
clicking or Command (Mac)/Control (PC)
clicking the Humanize knob will reset it to that
value.