Antares Auto-Tune 5 Bedienungshandbuch

1Auto-Tune® LiveUltra Low Latency Pitch Correction and Auto-Tune Vocal EectOwner’s Manual

10IChapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune LiveSome backgroundIn 1997, Antares Audio Technologies first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune Pitch Correct

11To take maximum advantage of the power of Auto-Tune Live’s pitch cor-rection functions, you should have a basic understanding of pitch and how Auto-

12Some pitch terminologyThe pitch of a periodic waveform is defined as the number of times the periodic element repeats in one second. This is measured

13How Auto-Tune Live detects pitchIn order for Auto-Tune Live to automatically correct pitch, it must first detect the pitch of the input sound. Calcul

14How Auto-Tune Live corrects pitchAuto-Tune Live works by continuously tracking the pitch of an input sound and comparing it to a user-defined scale.

15depths for pitch, amplitude (loudness) and formant (resonant frequencies). You can also specify delayed vibrato with independently programmable onse

16Formant Correction and Throat ModelingFormant CorrectionA sound’s “formants” are the combined acoustic resonances that result from the physical stru

17LatencyDue to the nature of how Auto-Tune works, along with dierences in the various hosts, who all add their own bit of latency during tracking, i

18TChapter 3: Auto-Tune Live ControlsThis chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune Live interface. How these controls are

19Input TypeAs a result of Antares’ research into the unique characteristics of various types of audio signals, Auto-Tune Live oers a selection of op

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20Select Pitch ReferenceAuto-Tune Live provides the ability to pitch correct stereo tracks while maintaining the tracks’ phase coherence. (Refer to yo

21Auto-Tune Live comes with 29 preprogrammed scales. The first three equal-tempered scales, chromatic, major, and minor, are the ubiquitous scales typi

22The actual values represent the percentage change in the throat length. For example, a value of 120 represents a 20% increase in throat length, whil

23OptionsClicking the Options button will bring up a window contain-ing a number of settings that fall into the “set and forget” category. They are:

24Knob ControlLets you select how you want to control the virtual “knobs” in the Auto-Tune Live interface.• Linear Position the cursor over a knob, p

25MIDI Input ChannelThis control lets you select the MIDI channel to which Auto-Tune Live responds. The choices are channels 1–16 or Omni (i.e., Auto-

26The default Retune Speed value is 20. Double-clicking or Command (Mac)/Control (PC) clicking the Retune Speed knob will reset it to that value.Human

27This function uses the same Stochastic Optimal Linear Estimation Theory as the Targeting Ignores Vibrato function (described below) to dierentiate

28it doesn’t, it works pretty much the same way it would work if the function were ”O.”The default state of this control is O. When you’ve got a vib

29If the scale selected in the Scale popup contains exactly 12 notes (e.g., Chromatic, Pythagorean, Meantone Chromatic, Just, etc.), the Virtual Keybo

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30This phrase is in D Major and, if all the pitch errors were no greater than about 49 cents, would work fine with a standard D Major scale (D, E, F#,

31Set AllClicking this button sets all notes in the current scale to Scale Notes in all octaves. This function is useful as a Reset button to instantl

32Keyboard EditThese buttons are used to select which state (Remove or Bypass) will be toggled when you click on a key.When Remove is selected, clicki

33Sample Rate Display This display indicates the sample rate of the current audio file as reported to Auto-Tune Live by the host application. NOTE: Aut

34Instance IDSome host applications assign numerical instance IDs to multiple instances of the same plug-in. If your host does this, the ID will appea

35When you have played the entire melody, press the Learn Scale From MIDI button again to end the process. The Edit Scale Display will now contain a s

36Octave As Played/All OctavesFor both of the MIDI functions (Learn Scale from MIDI and Target Notes via MIDI), you can choose whether you want incomi

37RateSets 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)

38ONSET EXAMPLE: As an example of the above parameters, assume an Onset Delay of 1000ms and an Onset Rate of 750ms. In that case, each time a new note

39ANOTHER NOTE: As mentioned above, although we perceive vibrato primarily as a variation in pitch, in most cases there is also matching (though more

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40TChapter 4: Auto-Tune Live TutorialsThis chapter introduces you to how Auto-Tune Live works by guiding you through a number of brief tutorials. Thes

41Now do the following: 1. In the Edit Scale Display, click the Remove buttons next to the notes B, D, F# and G#. 2. Play “A2-A3-A2 sweep” again.

42Tutorial 2: Targeting Ignores Vibrato FunctionThis tutorial will demonstrate the purpose and use of Auto-Tune Live’s Targeting Ignores Vibrato funct

43Tutorial 3: Natural Vibrato FunctionThis tutorial will demonstrate the use of the Natural Vibrato function using the same audio file we used in the

44IChapter 5: The Auto-Tune Vocal EectIn addition to its adoption as the worldwide standard in professional pitch correction, Auto-Tune has also gain

45 5. Don’t forget your host’s Bypass function. Limiting the Auto-Tune Vocal Eect just to specific phrases can provide sonic contrast in your song.

46TChapter 6: The Auto-Tune Live ScalesThe following are brief descriptions of the scales available in Auto-Tune Live:MODERN EQUAL TEMPERAMENTThese fi

47Vallotti & Young chromatic: A twelve-tone scale. Another derivative of the Pythagorean scale designed to allow arbitrary keys.Barnes-Bach (chrom

48Carlos Alpha: Wendy Carlos performed extensive computer analysis to devise a number of equal tempered scales with good approximations for the primar

49IndexAAmplitude Amount 38Antares Audio Technologies 2Auto-Tune Vocal Eect 44BBypass 25, 29Why set Scale notes to “Bypass?” 29Bypass All 31CCe

5546321Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 07 Installing and Authorizing 07Technical Support 08 Chapter 2 Introducing Auto-Tune Live 10Some ba

50LLatency 17Learn Scale From MIDI 34MMIDI Control Assignments 24MIDI Functions 33Instance ID 34Learn Scale From MIDI 34Octave As Played/All Oct

6OWelcome!On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to oer both our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase Auto

7IChapter 1: Getting StartedIf you are new to Auto-Tune, we encourage you to read this manual and work through the tutorials in Chapter 4. It’s the qu

8Authorizing Auto-Tune Live Authorization is the process by which Auto-Tune Live is allowed to permanently run on your computer. Detailed instructions

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