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When Number of Note Objects is set to the
“Less” end of its range:
•
Small variations in pitch are treated as a
single Note.
•
Large cyclical variations in pitch are seen as
vibrato and treated as a single Note.
•
A gradual pitch change is seen as a transition
between notes and no Note objects are
created for it.
When Number of Note Objects is set to the
“More” end of its range:
•
Small variations in pitch are treated as
separate Notes.
•
Large cyclical variations in pitch are seen
as individual notes that alternate between
the central pitch and the upper and lower
adjacent pitches and separate Notes are
created for each pitch.
•
A gradual pitch change is seen as a glissando
and multiple successive Notes are created
for it.
As you might imagine, when Number of Note
Objects is set to intermediate values, the
results fall somewhere between these two
extremes.
A TIP: As good as Auto-Tune 8’s
analysis capabilities are, there may
nonetheless be occasional situations
in which its creation of Notes is not exactly
what you want. In those cases, you can use the
editing tools described later in this chapter to
quickly and easily modify any errant Notes.
Again, what may seem slightly bewildering
in verbal description, is immediately obvious
when you see it in action. So track some pitch
and experiment with the Number of Note
Objects control. You’ll see.
Retune Speed
The Retune Speed
setting is used
only during the
pitch correction
process. It’s similar
in function but
separate from
the Retune Speed
control in Automatic Mode.
In Graphical Mode, the target pitch is not the
scale tone nearest to the input, but rather
the blue target pitch object (for Curves and
Lines) or the exact note represented by a Note
object.
The Retune Speed control allows you to
specify how quickly Auto-Tune 8 will change
the pitch of the input to that of the target
pitch curve or Note Object pitch. A value of
zero will cause the output pitch to precisely
track the target pitch of a curve line or be
locked to the pitch of a Note object. Slower
values will have the eect of “smoothing out”
the target pitch curve. As ever, you should
let your ears be your guide to selecting the
proper value for each note in a particular
performance.
Since each correction object (Curve, Line or
Note) can have its own independent Retune
Speed, the Retune Speed control is only active
when at least one correction object is selected.