User Manual
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1: Getting Started
If you are new to Auto-Tune, we encourage you to read this manual and work
through the tutorials in Chapter 4. It’s the quickest way to become familiar with
what Auto-Tune 8 does and how it does it.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will find that most
of what you’re already doing will continue to work in Auto-Tune 8, only better. To get up to speed
quickly, just check out the new feature overview below and then refer to related sections of in
Chapter 3.
ONE BIG IMPORTANT NOTE
For those upgrading from versions of Auto-
Tune prior to Auto-Tune 7, is it critical to note
the following:
Auto-Tune 8 will NOT open sessions created
with Auto-Tune Evo or earlier versions. The
improvements made to the core technology
are so extensive that it just won’t work.
For that reason, we have configured Auto-
Tune 8 such that it and Auto-Tune Evo and all
earlier versions of Auto-Tune can be active in
your DAW simultaneously.
However, it’s important to note that Auto-
Tune Evo (and earlier versions) have long been
discontinued and we will not be releasing
future updates to any of them. Consequently,
it’s inevitable that between computer OS
advancements and host updates, those earlier
versions will eventually stop working (if they
haven’t already).
If you have current saved sessions with
instances of Auto-Tune Evo or earlier that you
may need to access into the indefinite future,
we oer the following suggestions:
•
If you are satisfied with the current Auto-
Tune settings, use whatever method your
host oers (bouncing, oine editing, etc.)
to permanently render the corrected tracks.
•
If you believe you will need to keep editing
into the future, remove the instances of the
earlier versions of Auto-Tune and replace
them with instances of Auto-Tune 8.
What’s New in Auto-Tune 8
The following are the key new features that
have been added in Auto-Tune 8:
Automatic Mode
Flex-Tune Pitch Correction Technology
By far the most dramatic addition to Auto-
Tune 8 is our new Flex-Tune pitch correction
technology.
Other real-time pitch correction methods,
including previous versions of Auto-Tune,
are always pulling every note towards a scale
note, in the process distorting any of the
singer’s expressive vocal gestures. In contrast,
Flex-Tune only provides correction when the
vocalist approaches a scale note. At all other
times, they are free to sing with whatever
vocal gestures best express their emotional
connection to their song, secure in the
knowledge that Auto-Tune 8 will pass them
through, exactly as they are sung.
Low Latency Mode
Auto-Tune 8’s low latency mode allows for
use when tracking or during live performance,
letting vocalists monitor their performance
with no disorienting delay.