Owner`s manual

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• Flexible Parametric EQ You can fine-tune your vocal sound with two
independent bands of equalization that let you select from 6dB or 12dB
high or low cut, high or low shelving with variable slope, bandpass,
notch and fully parametric peaking.
• Automatic Mono or Stereo Double Tracking You can automatically mix
a doubled track into the AVP’s main output or route it to a separate
output for post-processing and mixing.
• Fully Programmable Once you’ve created the perfect vocal sound for a
particular track, every parameter can be saved as a preset for instant
recall.
• Factory Presets for a Wide Variety of Vocal Styles The AVP comes out-
of-the-box with an extensive collection of factory presets for a variety
of vocal styles. (We’ve even included a selection of presets for instru-
mental and percussion tracks.)
• MIDI Automation Every variable module parameter can be controlled
via MIDI continuous controllers for realtime automation.
• Really Easy To Use No scrolling though endless menus to find the
parameter you want. Virtually every major function is only a single
button press away.
Read on for the details.
Auto-Tune Pitch Correction
In 1997, Antares first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune Pitch
Correcting Plug-In for ProTools™ (eventually followed by most other plug-
in formats). Here was a tool that actually corrected the pitch of vocals and
other solo instruments, in real time, without distortion or artifacts, while
preserving all of the expressive nuance of the original performance.
Recording Magazine called Auto-Tune a “Holy Grail of recording.” And
went on to say, “Bottom line, Auto-Tune is amazing… Everyone with a
Mac should have this program.” In fact, we know of quite a few people
who bought kilo-buck ProTools systems just to be able to run Auto-Tune.
The AVP’s Auto-Tune module is a hardware implementation of our Auto-
Tune pitch correcting software. Like Auto-Tune, the AVP employs state-of-
the-art digital signal processing algorithms (many, interestingly enough,
drawn from the geophysical industry) to continuously detect the pitch of a
periodic input signal (typically a solo voice or instrument) and instantly
and seamlessly change it to a desired pitch (defined by any of a number of
user-programmable scales).