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If you have a tone that you want to use as the pitch standard, select that
tone and play it in a loop. Adjust Scale Detune until the Change meter
reads zero. (You may be required to use the Edit Scale dialog to remove
adjacent notes so that Auto-Tune 3 doesn’t tune to the wrong note.)
The default Scale Detune setting is 0 cents. Double-clicking the Scale
Detune knob will reset it to that value.
Retune Speed
Retune Speed controls how rapidly the pitch correc-
tion is applied to the incoming sound. The units are
milliseconds. A value of zero will cause instantaneous
changes from one tone to another and will com-
pletely suppress a vibrato (note that any related
volume changes will remain). Values from 10 to 50 are typical for vocals
(unless you’re going for the now-infamous “Cher effect,” in which case
use 0). 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 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 you ears be your
guide.
The default Retune Speed is 20. Double-clicking the Retune Speed knob
will reset it to that value.
Tracking
In order to accurately identify the pitch of the input,
Auto-Tune 3 requires a periodically repeating wave-
form, characteristic of a voice or solo instrument. The
Tracking control determines how much variation is
allowed in the incoming waveform for Auto-Tune 3
to still consider it periodic.
If you are working with a well-isolated solo signal (e.g., tracking in a
studio or off of a multi-track tape) you can typically set the Tracking
control to 25 and forget it.
If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or not well-isolated (as might be
more common in a live performance situation) or you are dealing with a
particularly breathy or guttural voice, it may be necessary to allow more
signal variation (higher Tracking numbers). However, under these circum-
stances tracking is not guaranteed and a too “relaxed” setting may
introduce distortion and popping.
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