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1/32. (dotted 32nd note)
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1/32 (32nd note)
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1/32T (32nd note triplet)
For example, if you select 4/4, each note of
your pattern will last for four beats, while
selecting 1/16 will result in one pattern note
per sixteenth note.
Absolute BPM: When Sync to Host is not
selected, the Tempo knob lets you set the
tempo in beats per minute. The available
range is 20 BPM to 260 BPM.
4. Trigger the Pattern
Play your track. At any point, click and hold
the Trigger button to play the selected
pattern. Continuing to hold down the
Trigger button will cause the pattern to
repeat for as long as you hold it down.
Release the Trigger button to stop the
pattern. Repeat as desired.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Since the Auto-
Motion patterns are being generated
from your vocal track, they will only
play as long as there is actually vocal present
on the track. If you continue to hold down
the Trigger button in a portion of the track
where there is no vocal, the pattern will cease
sounding. However, the pattern will continue to
cycle through the silence and will again sound
at the point that the vocal once again enters.
ANOTHER NOTE: The overall pitch of the pattern
is determined by the note being
sung at the moment you click the
Trigger button. If you continue to
hold down the button, the pattern will continue
to repeat at the same pitch, regardless of the
pitch of subsequently sung notes. However, if
you briefly release and then re-click the button
during a dierent note, the pattern will be
transposed to reflect the pitch of the new note.
Auto-Motion Pattern Generation oers
enormous possibilities for striking eects. As
always, experimentation is the order of the day.
Some useful tips
Pitch Correction and Auto-Tune
Vocal Eect
1. If you’re not getting the result you want,
even though you’re sure you’ve set the
correct Key and Scale, try some other keys
and/or scales. Sometimes a melody might
actually give a more interesting eect in
other than its “correct” scale.
2. Use your host’s automation facility to
change the Key or Scale, or toggle the
state of various Note buttons, in real
time. This is particularly useful for songs
with complex chord progressions or
modulations.
3. Try the chromatic scale. If you are doing
pitch correction and the singer is never
more than 49 cents o (i.e., just less than
half a semi-tone — actually a pretty huge
error), everything should work just fine,
regardless of key changes or modulations.
Although our experience shows that if
you’re going for the classic Auto-Tune
Vocal Eect, chromatic rarely provides it,
for a specific song, it might be just what
you want.
4. Create a custom scale for a particular vocal
track. Start by selecting any chromatic
scale and remove selected notes until
you’re left with a combination that sounds
good.
5. Try re-pitching the vocal line. Watch
Mr. Hand and note which notes appear
in the melody. Remove one or more of
those notes from the scale and try adding
various adjacent notes. You might end
up with something interesting (but then
again, you might not).
6. Don’t forget your host’s Bypass function.
Limiting the Auto-Tune Vocal Eect to
specific phrases can provide sonic contrast
in your song.