User Manual

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3: Auto-Tune 8 Controls
Continuous Controls
Auto-Tune 8’s continuous controls are
represented graphically as virtual knobs.
Depending on your preference, you can
control knobs by vertical, horizontal or radial
mouse movement. Set your preference in the
Options dialog described below.
Double-clicking on a knob will return it to
its default value. In some host applications,
Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking on a
knob will also reset it to default).
Common Controls
The following controls and displays are
visible regardless of which operating mode is
selected. Their settings aect both Automatic
and Graphical Modes.
Input Type
As a result of
Antares research
into the unique
characteristics
of various types of audio signals, Auto-Tune
8 oers a selection of optimized processing
algorithms for the most commonly pitch-
corrected inputs. Choices include Soprano
Voice, Alto/Tenor Voice, Low Male Voice,
Instrument, and Bass Instrument. Matching
the appropriate algorithm to the input
results in even faster and more accurate pitch
detection and correction.
To select the desired Input Type, click on the
Input Type pop-up and then select the desired
type from the pop-up list.
This chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune 8 interface. How these
controls are used together for pitch correction and time shifting is demonstrated in Chapter 4,
Auto-Tune 8 Tutorial.
NOTE: Choosing the wrong Input
Type (or just forgetting to set it
at all) can result in compromised
performance. Pay attention.
ANOTHER NOTE: When any Input
Type other than Bass Instrument
is selected, Auto-Tune 8 is reliably
able to detect pitches down to A1 (55Hz).
Selecting Bass Instrument lowers the lowest
detectable frequency by about one octave to
25Hz. Since the lowest E string on a bass guitar
is approximately 41Hz, Bass Instrument (as its
name so ably implies) allows you to apply pitch
correction to those pesky fretless bass lines
as well as other low bass range instruments.
However, when Bass Instrument is selected,
pitches above A4 may be incorrectly tuned, so
be sure to select Bass Instrument only when
correcting bass range tracks.
Tracking
In order to
accurately identify
the pitch of the
input, Auto-
Tune 8 requires
a periodically
repeating
waveform,
characteristic of a
voice or solo instrument. The Tracking control
determines how much variation is allowed in
the incoming waveform for Auto-Tune 8 to
still consider it periodic.
If you are working with a well-isolated solo
signal (e.g., tracking in a studio or o of a
multitrack master) you can typically set the
Tracking control to 50 and forget it.