Owner`s manual

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Chapter 1:
Introducing the Antares Vocal Producer
How to use this manual
The Antares Vocal Producer (henceforth referred to as the AVP) has a very
friendly user-interface and is extraordinarily easy to use. However, to get
the full benefit of its capabilities, we recommend that you give this
manual at least a quick once over.
If the AVP is your first experience with vocal signal processing, you’ll find a
brief introduction to the theory and application of the various processing
modules in this chapter. (More in-depth information can be found in a
variety of books on recording technique and periodically in recording-
oriented magazines like Electronic Musician, EQ, Mix, Recording,and
Home Recording, among others.)
If you’re already familiar with the functions and uses of basic studio signal
processors (compressor, gate, de-esser, EQ, etc.), you can go straight to
Chapter 4 to see how they are implemented in the AVP. On the other
hand, unless you have experience with Auto-Tune and Antares Micro-
phone Modeler, it’s probably wise to at least read the background infor-
mation on those features in Chapter 1.
The contents of this manual
Chapter 1: Introducing the Antares Vocal Producer
The chapter you are reading. It provides an overview of the AVP as well as
background information on Auto-Tune pitch correction and Antares
Microphone Modeling. It also includes an introduction to basic concepts in
compression, expansion, gating, de-essing, and parametric equalization.
Chapter 2: Setting Up the Antares Vocal Producer
How to get the AVP up and running.
Chapter 3: Controls and Connectors
This chapter provides a reference for all of the controls, displays and
connectors on the AVP’s front and back panels.