User Manual

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How to do it
Auto-Tune EFX  has been designed to make
almost everything automatic. Simply follow
the steps below:
Pitch Correction or
The Auto-Tune Vocal Eect
1. Set Tracking
In most cases, simply
leaving the Tracking
switch at its default
setting of “Normal”
will ensure accurate
pitch detection and
tracking. In the rare
event that you encounter a problem (e.g.,
a vocal playing back at the wrong octave),
moving the switch to “Choosy” should
make everything right.
2. Select Vocal Type
In order to do its magic, Auto-Tune EFX 
needs to figure out exactly what pitches
are being sung. It will do its best job of
pitch detection if it knows the general
range of the vocal part. You can help it out
by clicking on the Vocal Type popup menu
and selecting your track’s vocal type. The
choices are:
•
Soprano Voice
•
Alto/Tenor Voice
•
Baritone/Bass Voice
•
Instrument (anything that isn’t actually
a voice)
3. Select Key and Scale
Use the Key and Scale popup menus to
set the Key and Scale of your track. The
appropriate Note buttons will light blue to
indicate that they are in the scale and that
the input vocal can be corrected or forced
to those notes.
A TIP: If you don’t know the key of
your track, trial-and-error works
pretty well. Start by setting Major
or Minor and then just trying one Key after
another until one sounds good.
4. Set the Retune Speed
The Retune Speed is the key to natural (or
unnatural) sounding pitch correction. If set
at too slow a setting, Auto-Tune EFX  will
not have enough time to move short notes
to the correct pitch
If set too fast, you’ll be able to hear Auto-
Tune working, creating an unnatural
sounding eect (unless that’s what you
want).
A value of  will cause instantaneous
changes from one tone to another and will
completely suppress a vibrato. If you’re
going for the Auto-Tune Vocal Eect, use .
Values from 10 to 50 are typical for vocal
pitch correction. 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.
5. Play Your Track
Auto-Tune EFX 3 will process your input
vocal according to your settings. Mr. Hand
will continuously indicate the current
target note.
If you like the result, you’re done. If not,
continue with the next steps.