User Manual

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Graphical Mode
Editing Tools Active During Playback
For those XIPprefer editing on the fly or with
looped segments, Auto-Tune 8’s editing tools
are now active during playback, so you never
haWF to stop and restart just to hear the results
of an edit.
Audio Feedback of Note Object Pitch
Auto-Tune’s Note mode was already the
easiest way to re-pitch already recorded
melodies. In Auto-Tune 8, you can choose to
have any note edits provide audio feedback of
the note’s pitch, so selecting new notes is just
a matter of using your ears.
Hide or Show Amplitude Envelope in
Main Edit Display
You can now choose to hide or show the
amplitude envelope plot in the main edit
window.
Hide or Show Envelope Display
You can now choose to hide or show the
dedicated envelope display. Particularly useful
when working on a laptop, where screen real
estate is at a premium.
Increased Maximum Timeline Resolution
in Bars + Beats Mode
The maximum resolution of the timeline in
Bars + Beats mode has been increased to 16th
notes.
Automatic Update Notification
Auto-Tune 8 will notify you whenever an
update to the plug-in or an upgrade is
available.
How To Use This Manual
If this is your first experience of Auto-Tune,
you will find that Auto-Tune 8 has a very
friendly user-interface and is extremely easy
to use. However, because Auto-Tune 8 does
things that have never been done before,
some aspects of the user-interface may not
be immediately obvious. You should at least
read either Chapter 3, Auto-Tune 8 Controls,
or Chapter 4, Auto-Tune 8 Tutorial, to learn the
essential information you will need to operate
Auto-Tune 8.
The Contents Of This Manual
Chapter 1: Getting Started
The chapter you are reading.
Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 8
This chapter presents some basic facts about
pitch and how Auto-Tune 8 functions to
correct pitch and timing errors. The basic
functionality of Auto-Tune 8 is discussed,
and information you need in order to use it
eectively is provided.
Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 8 Controls
This chapter is reference information for all of
the controls used in the Auto-Tune 8 interface.
Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 8 Tutorial
This chapter introduces you to details of how
Auto-Tune 8 works by guiding you through
several tutorials. The tutorials will give you
insight into how and when to use each of
Auto-Tune 8’s key functions.
Chapter 5: The Auto-Tune Vocal Eect
What it is. How to do it.
Chapter 6: The Auto-Tune 8 Scales
Brief descriptions of the various scales
available in Auto-Tune 8.