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  • Page 1 Auto-Tune 5 Pitch Correcting Plug-in Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Hi Five! ©2006 Antares Audio Technologies. All rights reserved. Certified Isinglass-free™ All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Antares Audio Technologies 231 Technology Circle, Scotts Valley, California 95066 USA www.antarestech.com Printed in USA Rev 1.0 PN P23035-0906-M01...
  • Page 3 This agreement is effective until terminated of the agreement and asked whether or not by you or Antares. You may terminate the you agree to it. Continuing with the installation agreement at any time by notifying Antares...
  • Page 4 RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL ANTARES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF AUTO-TUNE 5 OR ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents C hapter 1 Getting Started What’s New in Auto-Tune 5 Installing and Authorizing Technical Support C hapter 2 Introducing Auto-Tune 5 Some background A little bit about pitch How Auto-Tune 5 detects pitch How Auto-Tune 5 corrects pitch Automatic Mode Graphical Mode C hapter 3 Auto-Tune 5 Controls Common Controls Automatic Mode Controls MIDI Functions...
  • Page 6 C hapter 5 New Features Quick Start Guide C hapter 6 Creative Applications...
  • Page 7 With your purchase of Auto-Tune authorize your copy of Auto-Tune 5. (You can 5, you have created a relationship with Antares skip ahead to the Authorization and Installation which we hope will be long and gratifying. Let instructions on page 5.

  • Page 9: C Hapter 1 Getting Started

    Chapter 1: Getting Started If you are new to Auto-Tune, we encourage you to read this manual and work through the tutorials in Chapter 4. It’s the quickest way to become familiar with what Auto-Tune 5 does and how it does it. If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will find that most of what you’re already doing will continue to work in Auto-Tune 5, only better.

  • Page 10: How To Use This Manual

    • Selectable Clock Source: For hosts that do Using the I-Beam to make a selection on the not provide valid time information, Auto-Tune Envelope Display now automatically causes 5’s clock display and selection functions let the Pitch Graph Display to move to the you use an internal time reference for Auto- selected audio.

  • Page 11: Installing And Authorizing

    The Contents Of This Manual Installing Auto-Tune 5 Any unique instructions for installing Auto- Chapter : Getting Started The chapter you are reading. Tune 5 for your specific plug-in format are located in the Auto-Tune 5 Read Me file Chapter : Introducing Auto-Tune 5 that accompanies the plug-in.

  • Page 12: Technical Support

    Who knows? You may have stumbled onto some feature that you didn’t notice the first time through. 2. Check our web page for tips, techniques, or any late-breaking information: http://www.antarestech.com 3. Consult our searchable knowledgebase at: http://www.antarestech.com/support/ index.html 4. Call your local Antares dealer.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 5

    Now, never content to leave a good thing alone, Antares has created Auto-Tune 5. Preserving the great sound quality, transparent processing, and ease of use of previous versions of Auto-Tune, Auto-Tune 5 adds significant new features as well as a sleek new user interface.
  • Page 14 exactly, as in the periodic waveform shown in The twelve equally-spaced tones of the Equal the diagram below: Tempered Scale happen to contain a number of intervals that approximate integer ratios in pitch. The following table shows these approximations: INTERVAL CENTS NEARBY RATIO IN...

  • Page 15: How Auto-Tune 5 Detects Pitch

    How Auto-Tune 5 detects pitch what it considers “periodic.” Experimenting with this setting will often allow Auto-Tune 5 to In order for Auto-Tune 5 to automatically track even noisy signals. correct pitch, it must first detect the pitch of the input sound. Calculating the pitch of How Auto-Tune 5 corrects pitch a periodic waveform is a straightforward process.

  • Page 16: Automatic Mode

    Automatic Mode Auto-Tune 5’s Automatic Mode works by Scales The heart of Automatic Mode pitch correction continuously tracking the pitch of an input is the Scale. Auto-Tune 5 lets you choose sound and comparing it to a user-defined from major, minor, chromatic or 26 historical, scale.
  • Page 17 Retune Speed An Example of Automatic Mode Correction Auto-Tune 5 also gives you control over how As an example, consider this before-and- rapidly, in time, the pitch adjustment is made after graphic representation of the pitch of a toward the scale tone. This is set with the vocal phrase that contains both vibrato and Retune Speed control (see Chapter 3 for more expressive gestures.

  • Page 18: Graphical Mode

    Graphical Mode The Graphical Mode is similar to the Automatic The red curve represents the original pitch Mode in that it also continuously tracks the contour of the input track, while the desired pitch of the incoming sound and modifies the target pitch or pitch contour is indicated in blue.
  • Page 19 The Graphical Mode also includes the Envelope Graph, which displays the amplitude (loudness) envelope of the sound whose pitch is shown in the Pitch Graph. The horizontal scale of this graph will either 1) show the envelope of the entire extent of the pitch- detected sound or 2) align with the horizontal scale and position of the Pitch Graph above it.

  • Page 21: C Hapter 3 Auto-Tune 5 Controls

    Input Type name so ably implies) allows you to apply pitch As a result correction to those pesky fretless bass lines of Antares as well as other low bass range instruments. research However, when Bass Instrument is selected, into the...
  • Page 22 most isolated track. For example, if one track If you are working with a well-isolated solo is a close mic’d vocal while the other is mic’d signal (e.g., tracking in a studio or off of a multi- from farther away for ambience, or is heavily track master) you can typically set the Tracking processed, select the close mic’d track.
  • Page 23 KNOB CONTROL Lets you select how you Sample Rate Display want to control the “knobs” in the Auto-Tune This display 5 interface. indicates the VERTICAL: Position the cursor over a knob, sample rate of press and hold the left mouse button (or the current audio file as reported to Auto-Tune the only mouse button, if you’re using a 5 by the host application.

  • Page 24: Automatic Mode Controls

    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.
  • Page 25 by tuning twelve pure perfect fifths upward and chords. The typical approach is to analyze and adjusting the octaves downward. This a passage (or less) of music and select tones leads to some pure intervals and some very from a scale that will best approximate the impure intervals.
  • Page 26 The Edit Scale Display If the scale selected in the Scale popup The Edit Scale Display is used to create contains exactly 12 notes (e.g., Chromatic, custom scales or to modify any of the preset Pythagorean, Meantone Chromatic, Just, etc.), scales.
  • Page 27 2. If a performance contains only a single Cents The number in the Cents column is the error, you can set all notes to Bypass associated note’s interval, in cents, from except the one “sour” note. Auto-Tune the root note of the scale. It’s provided for 5 will then pass the entire performance reference purposes and to help you choose through unprocessed except for the sour...
  • Page 28 Virtual Keyboard KEY COLORS The color of the keys of the The Virtual Keyboard displays Auto-Tune 5’s Virtual Keyboard indicate their current state as pitch detection range and acts as a realtime follows: display of the currently detected pitch, a display of the current Scale settings, and as a COLOR STATE...

  • Page 29: Midi Functions

    The main purpose of the to a chromatic scale with all of the notes set A TIP: Momentary function is to allow you to Remove. While in this mode, Auto-Tune 5 to deal easily with specific individual continuously monitors its MIDI input for Note events in a performance.
  • Page 30 As each note is played, the corresponding We realize that ANOTHER NOTE: Remove button in the Edit Scale Display is there is some possibility of confusion turned off (adding that note to the scale as a between the Learn Scale From MIDI Scale Note).
  • Page 31 When this function is ”On,“ Auto-Tune 5 uses the impressively named Stochastic Optimal Linear Estimation Theory to attempt to recognize vibrato and differentiate between it and intended note changes. Our testing has shown that it works a lot of the time — but not always (it depends a great deal on the actual performance).
  • Page 32 Nonetheless, one situation that could previously send you to Graphical Mode was a performance that included both very fast notes and longer sustained notes. The problem was that in order to get the fast notes in tune, you’d have to set a fast Retune Speed, which would then make any sustained notes sound unnaturally static.
  • Page 33 RATE Sets the rate of the vibrato over a range of 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz. The default Rate setting is 5.5 Hz. Double-clicking or Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking the Rate knob will reset it to that value. VARIATION Sets the amount of random variation that will be applied to the Rate and Amount parameters on a note to note basis.
  • Page 34 As mentioned above, NOTE: although we perceive vibrato primarily as a variation in pitch, in most cases there is also matching (though more subtle) variations in amplitude and timbre. Setting Auto-Tune 5’s Retune Speed to 0 will remove an existing vibrato’s pitch variation, but the amplitude and timbral variation will remain.
  • Page 35 The Pitch Change Amount Indicator Hold Button The Pitch Change Indicator shows you how Clicking and holding the Hold button while much the pitch is being changed, measured Auto-Tune 5 is processing audio will freeze in cents (100 cents = one semitone). For both the Pitch Change Amount Indicator and example, if the indicator bar has moved to the the blue Detected Pitch indication on the...

  • Page 36: Graphical Mode Controls

    Graphical Mode Controls Be cautious YET ANOTHER NOTE: about changing the Tracking value (in Track Pitch the Options dialog) after performing The Track Pitch function is the Track Pitch function. Auto-Tune 5 uses the used to detect the pitch of Tracking setting during both the Track Pitch the audio to be processed so function and while correcting pitch.
  • Page 37 Additionally, if your host does not provide valid Using Internal Clock Mode To select Auto-Tune 5’s Internal clock, click the time information or does not strictly adhere to Internal button. its plug-in format specification, sync problems could ensue. In that case, see the Selectable To track and correct pitch in Internal Clock mode: Clock Source section below.
  • Page 38 Make Curve Once you have used the Import Auto function The Make Curve button is to create a blue target pitch curve, setting enabled whenever there is the Graphical Mode Retune Speed to 0 will any red input pitch contour result in exactly the same output as you would data present in the Pitch have gotten by processing the audio through...
  • Page 39 If a correction curve already exists in the selected range (as a result of Make Curve, Import Auto or the use of the Line or Curve tool), that curve will be replaced by the Adjust Vibrato curve. Consequently, if you need to Retune Speed both modify the vibrato and correct the pitch The Retune Speed setting is used only during...
  • Page 40 The Pitch Graph Display The horizontal scale buttons NOTE: The Pitch Graph displays the pitch contour of always control the Pitch Graph. They the audio to be processed as well as the target also control the Envelope Graph pitch contour objects that you create. On when it is set to “Tie”...
  • Page 41 The End Of Editing Modality In previous versions of Auto-Tune, tracking • Click either Make Curve or Import Auto pitch, editing pitch objects and correcting pitch while tracking or correcting pitch. (If you do operated in a modal manner — i.e., when this while tracking pitch, the resulting curves you were doing any one of those things, you will apply only to the audio that has already...
  • Page 42 not function in those versions. However, you Unlike the Line Tool, the Pitch Graph will not can get an equivalent effect by using the Snap scroll if you attempt to move the Curve Tool To Note function (see below) to constrain a cursor outside the current display area.
  • Page 43 • Moving the Arrow Tool over a pitch contour If, while the Arrow Tool is NOTE: object anchor point (whether selected, you move the cursor onto that point is currently selected or the Envelope Graph Display, it will not) causes the cursor to change temporarily change to the Magnifying Glass into the anchor point cursor (four Tool, allowing you to quickly and easily move to...
  • Page 44 Dragging the Magnifying Glass in the Envelope The Clear All Button Clicking the Clear All button Display will cause the selected time range erases all tracking and to appear in the Pitch Display (most useful correction information, whether for navigating when the Envelope Display is or not it is currently visible on the Pitch Display.

  • Page 45: Pen Tablet Input

    The Cut And Copy Buttons The Cut and Copy buttons become active whenever a pitch contour object is selected. Cut removes selected objects. Both Cut and Copy copy selected objects to the Auto-Tune 5 clipboard. You can then paste the objects elsewhere in the Pitch Graph display.

  • Page 47: C Hapter 4 Auto-Tune 5 Tutorial

    Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 5 Tutorial This chapter introduces you to how Auto-Tune 5 works by guiding you through a number of brief tutorials. These tutorials make use of a number of audio and MIDI files. (We will assume that you are familiar with loading audio and MIDI files into your host application.) If you purchased a packaged version of Auto-Tune 5, your will find the required files in the “Tutorial Audio”...

  • Page 48: Tutorial 2: Targeting Ignores Vibrato Function

    To continue: 1. Set the Retune Speed to 0 2. In the Edit Scale Display, click the Remove 1. Set the Retune Speed to about 30. buttons next to all the notes except F#. 2. Play “A2-A3-A2 sweep” again. Compare 3.

  • Page 49: Tutorial 3: Natural Vibrato Function

    Next, we’ll use Graphical Mode for a dramatic 9. Set Targeting Ignores Vibrato to On. graphic demonstration of the effect of 10. Return once again to Graphical Mode. Targeting Ignores Vibrato: 11. Click Import Auto (there is no need to track 1.

  • Page 50: Tutorial 4: Midi Functions

    Tutorial 4: Using the Automatic Mode MIDI Functions This tutorial will introduce you to Auto-Tune 5’s With Target Notes Via MIDI, Auto-Tune 5 looks two Automatic Mode MIDI functions: Learn at its MIDI input in real time to determine its Scale From MIDI and Target Notes Via MIDI.

  • Page 51: Tutorial 5: Graphical Mode Basics

    Tutorial 5: Graphical Mode Basics This tutorial will introduce you to the basic Graphical Mode functions, again using the “A2-A3-A2 sweep” file from Tutorial 1. Begin the tutorial by doing the following: 1. Load or import “A2-A3-A2 sweep” into a track of your host program.

  • Page 52: Tutorial 6: Precision

    Now that we have some blue lines and 12. Still using the Arrow Tool, double-click on curves on the Pitch Graph Display, this the new anchor point you created in Step would be a good time to become familiar 11 to delete it and return the line to its with the functions of the Arrow and Scissors initial state.

  • Page 53: Tutorial 7: Make Curve Function

    Tutorial 7: The Make Curve Function 7. Click the Make Curve button. Auto-Tune 5 This tutorial will introduce you to the Make will compute a new blue curve object from Curve function. The Make Curve function gives the existing pitch data. (The new curve you by far the most precise control over pitch may be difficult to see at first because it accuracy and inflection.
  • Page 54 1. Click the Clear All button to delete the blue As this tutorial has demonstrated, the following curve created above. two techniques are the most commonly successful approaches to Graphical Mode 2. Use the Line Tool to draw a horizontal line pitch correction: as shown below (press the Option/Alt key to constrain the line to horizontal):...

  • Page 55: Tutorial 8: Import Auto Function

    Tutorial 8: The Import Auto Function The Import Auto function allows you to display 8. Click the Import Auto button. Auto-Tune 5 and edit the pitch corrections that would result will compute a new blue curve object from from specific Automatic Mode settings. the existing pitch data: 1.
  • Page 56 Note how the pitch errors from the previous curve have been removed. Also, note the “raised pitch” indicated above. This occurs because the Automatic Mode Retune slider value of 20 is slow compared to the rapidly increasing pitch that is occurring at that point in time.
  • Page 57 Chapter 5: New Feature Quick Start Guide This chapter brings all of the new Auto-Tune 5 features together in one place to help experienced Auto-Tune 4 users learn the new features without having to slog through all of the stuff they already know. (The items below also appear in their appropriate places elsewhere in the manual.) With a few exceptions, the new features in Auto-Tune 5 are additions to the current Auto-Tune 4 functionality.
  • Page 58 notes and lets you apply a slower Retune adjustment for those notes. So, if you want to Speed just to the sustained notes. Thus, the adjust a performance’s vibrato while making no short notes are in tune and the sustained notes other pitch changes, you can simply set all scale still allow the natural variations of the original notes to Bypass and still use the Natural Vibrato...
  • Page 59 Details Be cautious YET ANOTHER NOTE: about changing the Tracking value (in Larger Pitch Edit Display the Options dialog) after performing As you’ve no doubt noticed, the Pitch Edit the Track Pitch function. Auto-Tune 5 uses the Display is now bigger. Lots bigger. Tracking setting during both the Track Pitch function and while correcting pitch.
  • Page 60 Selectable Clock Source 6. Click the Reset button to reset the clock For hosts that do not provide valid time position to 00:00:0. information, Auto-Tune 5’s clock display and 7. Play your audio. Auto-Tune 5 will apply your selection functions let you use an internal time corrections.
  • Page 61 The End Of Editing Modality another portion of your audio without having In previous versions of Auto-Tune, tracking to manually change tools). pitch, editing pitch objects and correcting pitch • Using the I-Beam to make a selection on the operated in a modal manner — i.e., when Envelope Display now automatically causes you were doing any one of those things, you the Pitch Graph Display to move to the...
  • Page 62 change and the Adjust Vibrato function will scale the vibrato while leaving the intended pitch changes alone. But again, depending on the actual performance, sometimes this will work better than others. If Adjust Vibrato seems to be making changes to parts of the audio you’d like to leave alone, simply Undo the adjustment and use the I-Beam to select only the vibrato portions you wish to edit.
  • Page 63 Chapter 6: Creative Applications for Auto-Tune Auto-Tune 5 works on vocals so well you may think that’s all it can do. Actually, lots of instruments can use it to great advantage. Fretless bass, electric violin, trombone, even the theremin, all feature continuous pitch potential, unconstrained by frets or keys. Here are some other ideas for using Auto-Tune 5: •...

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