Owner`s manual

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Automatic Mode Controls
Knobs and Sliders
Auto-Tune 5’s continuous controls are represented graphically as knobs or sliders.
Depending on your preference, you can control knobs by vertical, horizontal or radial mouse
movement. Set your preference in the Options dialog described above. Double-clicking on a knob
will return it to its default value. In some host applications, Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking
on a knob will also reset it to default (see the Auto-Tune 5 Read Me and/or your host application
manual for details).
To adjust a slider, click on the “thumb” indicator and move it to the desired value, or click anywhere
on the display scale to instantly move the indicator to that position. Command (Mac)/Control (PC)
clicking anywhere in the display scale will set a control to its default value.
Key Selection
To select the desired key, click
on the Key pop-up and then
select the desired note from
the pop-up list. This determines
the pitch of the first note of
the scale according to the standard A3 = 440
Hertz.
Scale
Selection
To select a
scale, click on
the Scale pop-
up and then
select the desired scale from the pop-up list.
NOTE: To avoid having to deal with
scales containing those annoying
double flats, double sharps and
notes like Cb, E#, Fb and B#, Auto-Tune 5
will automatically choose the simpler of two
enharmonically equivalent scales. For example,
if you select Db Major, the Edit Scale Display
will duly display the Db Major scale. However,
if you then go to the Scale selection pop-up
and select Minor, the Key will automatically be
changed to C# and the Edit Scale Display will,
in fact, display the much friendlier C# Minor
scale. This will also be reflected on the Pitch
Graph Display in the Graphical Mode.
The Scales
Auto-Tune 5 comes with 29 preprogrammed
scales. The first three scales are equal
tempered. These are the ubiquitous scales
typically found in Western tonal music. The
other scales are historical, ethnic, and micro-
tonal scales. An in-depth discussion of these
scales and their history is beyond the scope
of this manual. The interested reader will find
more information in Tuning In — Micro-tonality
In Electronic Music by Scott R. Wilkinson,
published by Hal Leonard Books.
The following is a brief synopsis of the scales:
MODERN EQUAL TEMPERAMENT
• major: a seven-tone equal tempered major
scale.
• minor: a seven-tone equal tempered minor
scale.
• Equal Tempered chrom.: a twelve-tone
equal tempered chromatic scale.
HISTORICAL TUNINGS
• Ling Lun: a twelve-tone scale dating from
2700 B.C. China.
• Scholar’s Lute: a seven-tone scale dating
from 300 B.C. China.
• Greek diatonic genus: a seven-tone scale
from ancient Greece.
• Greek chromatic genus: a seven-tone scale
from ancient Greece.
• Greek enharmonic genus: a seven-tone
scale from ancient Greece.
• Pythagorean: a twelve-tone scale dating
from 600 B.C. Greece. This scale is derived