Antares ATR-1 Bedienungsanleitung

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4Authorizing Auto-Tune 3Authorization (the process by which this software is allowed to run onyour computer) is accomplished by a technique called “Ch

5If, for some reason, you do not have access to the web but do have email,copy and paste your Challenge string and Registration Code into an emailalon

6Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 3Some backgroundIn 1997, Antares Audio Technologies first introduced the ground-breakingAuto-Tune Pitch Correcting P

7To take maximum advantage of the power of Auto-Tune 3, you shouldhave a basic understanding of pitch and how Auto-Tune 3 functions tocorrect pitch er

8Some pitch terminologyThe pitch of a periodic waveform is defined as the number of times theperiodic element repeats in one second. This is measured

9As you can see, the intervals in the Equal Tempered Scale are NOT equal tothe harmonious integer ratios. Rather, the Equal Tempered Scale is acomprom

10How Auto-Tune 3 corrects pitchAuto-Tune 3 provides two separate and distinct ways to approach pitchcorrection: Automatic Mode and Graphical Mode. Th

11ScalesThe heart of Automatic Mode pitch correction is the Scale. Auto-Tune 3lets you choose from major, minor, chromatic or 26 historical, ethnic an

12An Example of Automatic Mode CorrectionAs an example, consider this before-and-after graphic representation ofthe pitch of a vocal phrase that conta

13Graphical ModeThe Graphical Mode is similar to the Automatic Mode in that it alsocontinuously tracks the pitch of the incoming sound and modifies th

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14The horizontal grid lines represent scale pitches. The key annotation, scalename, scale pitches and Scale Detune value are those defined in theAutom

15Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 3 ControlsThis chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune 3interface. This chapter describes the func

16Input TypeAs a result of Antares research into the unique charac-teristics of various types of audio signals, Auto-Tune 3offers a selection of optim

17Another Note: Auto-Tune 3 will only pitch correct true stereotracks. If the second track (i.e., the track not selected as a pitchreference) is simpl

18Scale SelectionTo select a scale, click on the Scale pop-up and thenselect the desired scale from the pop-up list.Note: To avoid having to deal with

19• Just (major chromatic): a twelve-tone scale. Just intonation tunes themost frequently used intervals to be pure (integer ratios in frequency).Thes

20• 24 Tone: Also know as the quarter tone scale, this scale is used forvariety but has no advantage in terms of ratios that better approximatepure in

21edits associated with C Major will be restored.The Edit Scale window displays each note of the currently selected scale inthe currently selected key

22Why set Scale notes to “Remove?”To understand why it is sometimes necessary to set even correct scale notesto ”Remove,“ let’s look again at the exam

23Set Major Scale/Set Minor ScaleWhen any scale that includes more than seven notes(i.e., any non-diatonic scale) is selected, the Set MajorScale and

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24Learn Scale From MIDIIn most cases, you will probably tell Auto-Tune 3 which notes tocorrect to using the Edit Scale Display described above. Howeve

25Note: When you start the process by pressing the Make ScaleFrom MIDI button, all notes are first Removed from the chro-matic scale in preparation fo

26If you have a tone that you want to use as the pitch standard, select thattone and play it in a loop. Adjust Scale Detune until the Change meterread

27The default Tracking setting is 25. Double-clicking the Tracking knob willreset it to that value.Note: The improved pitch detection algorithm in Aut

28The Pitch Change IndicatorThe Pitch Change Indicatorshows you how much thepitch is being changed,measured in cents (100 cents= one semitone). For ex

29Graphical Mode ControlsThe Playback ControlsTrack PitchThe Track Pitch function is used to detect the pitch of theaudio to be processed so that it c

30Correct PitchAfter you have used the graphical tools (as described below) to create atarget pitch contour, this button is used to apply the pitch co

31The Pitch Graph DisplayThe Pitch Graph displays the pitch contour of the audio to be processed aswell as the target pitch contour objects that you c

32Note: The horizontal scale buttons always control the PitchGraph. They also control the Envelope Graph when it is set to“Tie” (see below).The Envelo

33Pressing Option/Alt on your keyboard during line entry will force thecurrent segment to be perfectly horizontal.Only one pitch contour object (line

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34• Moving the Pointer Tool over a pitch contour object anchor point(whether that point is currently selected or not) causes the cursor tochange into

35The Undo ButtonThe Undo button becomes active whenever you move ormodify a target pitch contour object. Clicking the Undo buttonallows you to altern

36The Make Curve ButtonThe Make Curve button is enabled whenever there is any redinput pitch contour data present in the Pitch Graph (whether itis dis

37If you aren’t satisfied with the results of the Make Auto function, simplyswitch to Automatic Mode, modify any of the settings as desired, and thenr

38If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or not well-isolated (as might bemore common in a live performance situation) or you are dealing with ap

39The Use Cursors ButtonNormally, Auto-Tune 3 displays different cursor shapes inthe Pitch Graph Display to help you grab and drag objects(e.g., the o

40Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 3 TutorialThis chapter introduces you to how Auto-Tune 3 works by guiding youthrough a a number of brief tutorials.The Auto-Tun

412. Play “A2-A3-A2 sweep” again.You will now hear an arpegiated A Major triad because you have removedall the other notes from the scale.To continue:

42Tutorial 2: Graphical ModeThis tutorial will introduce you to the basic Graphical Mode functions,again using the “A2-A3-A2 sweep” file from Tutorial

432. Select the Line tool and enter a line similar to that below. By clickingmultiple anchor points on the Pitch Graph, line segments joining thepoint

vContentsGetting Started Chapter 1What’s New in Auto-Tune 3 2Installing Auto-Tune 3 3Authorizing Auto-Tune 3 4Technical Support 5Introducing Auto-Tune

44Now that we have some yellow lines and curves on the Pitch GraphDisplay, this would be a good time to become familiar with the functionsof the Point

455. Do whatever your host application requires to bypass both instances ofAuto-Tune 3.6. Play back the files so you can hear them together without pr

466. Use the Zoom/Select tool to drag a selection of “-gether” in the Enve-lope Graph. The result will be something like the following:7. Click the Ma

4710. Set the Retune Speed to 0 and play back the sound. Note that theerrant note is now in tune.To continue, here is an alternative approach to the s

48because the new pitch variation does not correspond to the original (andstill present) loudness variation.These considerations are also important wh

497. Use the Zoom/Select Tool to drag a selection in the Envelope Graph asshown:8. Click the Make Auto button. Auto-Tune 3 will compute a new yellowc

50Assuming that this entire phrase should be centered around E3, there areseveral problem spots, indicated above, where the pitch is being incor-rectl

51Chapter 5:Creative Applications for Auto-Tune 3Auto-Tune 3 works on vocals so well you may think that’s all it can do.Actually, lots of instruments

52IndexAAntares Audio Technologiescontacting iiAuthorizing Auto-Tune 3 4Auto-Tune 3background 6creative applications 51installation 3serial numbe

53IInput Type 16Alto/Tenor Voice 16Bass Instrument 16Instrument 16Low Male Voice 16Soprano Voice 16Installing Auto-Tune 3 3KKey Selection 17ke

viBypass 21Remove 21Cents 22Set Major/Minor Scale 23Target Notes via MIDI 23Learn Scale from MIDI 24Scale Detune 25Retune Speed 26Tracking 26the Vibat

1Welcome!On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to offerboth our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase Auto-

2Chapter 1: Getting StartedWhat’s New in Auto-Tune 3If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will findthat most all of what you’

3• An AudioSuite version (TDM only).• A spiffy new user interface.How To Use This ManualAuto-Tune 3 has a very friendly user-interface and is extraord