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because the new pitch variation does not correspond to the original (and

still present) loudness variation.

These considerations are also important when correcting pitch. It’s rarely

effective to draw in a new pitch gesture at the desired pitch, even though

that gesture may have worked well in another performance.

As this tutorial has demonstrated, the following two techniques are the

most commonly successful approaches to Graphical Mode pitch correction:

• The first technique uses the Make Curve button to create a curve of the

existing pitch, allowing you to drag that curve up or down, or stretch it

by dragging one end vertically. The Retune slider can then be set very

fast (0 to 5). This will force a precise re-tuning, but will sound extremely

natural since the target pitch curve will precisely synchronize with the

original loudness gestures of the voice.

• The second technique is to draw a flat line segment across the duration

of a tone at the desired pitch and then set the Retune Speed in the

range of 20 to 40. This has the effect of gently moving the input pitch

towards the desired pitch. The slower values of 20 to 40 will let through

a vibrato but still draw the overall pitch closer to being in tune. The

average pitch will eventually settle to the given line and the pitch

gestures will occur both sharper and flatter relative to that line. The

settling time is about twice the Retune Speed setting (in milliseconds).

20 to 40 will let through about one-half of a typical vibrato. Slower

settings will let through more vibrato but will cause the new pitch to be

reached more slowly.

Tutorial 5: The Make Auto Function

The Make Auto function allows you to display and edit the pitch correc-

tions that would result from specific Automatic Mode settings.

1. Setup to process the file “Crowd All” through Auto-Tune 3.

2. Select Automatic Mode and set the Key and Scale to C Major and the

Retune Speed to the default of 20.

3. Select Graphical Mode.

4. Press the Track Pitch button.

5. Play the “Crowd All” file.

6. Select the Zoom/Select tool and drag out a box on the Pitch Graph that

encloses the red curve for the words “crowd all rushed.” You will see

something like the following:

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