User manual ANTARES AUTO-TUNE EFX

[. . . ] Use Auto-Tune EFX on only one computer at a time. Make copies of Auto-Tune EFX or of the user manual in whole or in part except as expressly provided for in this agreement. Your right to copy Auto-Tune EFX and the user manual is limited by copyright law. Making copies, verbal or media translations, adaptations, derivative works, or telecommunication data transmission of Auto-Tune EFX without prior written authorization of Antares, is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. [. . . ] Consult our searchable knowledgebase at: http://www. antarestech. com/support/ index. html 2. Check our web page for tips, techniques, or any late-breaking information: http://www. antarestech. com 3. Submit a question directly to our Customer Support department at: http://www. antarestech. com/contact 4. The one who lives in his mom's basement and spends his days playing World of WarcraftTM. He'll know. ) So even if you can`t authorize it right away you can still use your software in the meantime. (During this period, click the "Continue" button whenever you are presented with the Trial Period screen at launch. ) But don't procrastinate too long. After those ten days are up you will no longer be able to launch Auto-Tune EFX until it's authorized. Auto-Tune EFX authorization requires an iLok USB smart key. If you already own other audio plug-ins, you probably already have one. If not, they can be purchased from many local music stores as well as most online music technology retailers. 4 5 Chapter 2: How It Works Some background In 1997, Antares first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune Pitch Correcting Plug-In and Recording Magazine called Auto-Tune the "holy grail of recording. " In the intervening years, Auto-Tune has established itself as the worldwide standard in professional pitch correction. Today, it's used daily by tens of thousands of audio professionals to save studio and editing time, ease the frustration of endless retakes, or save that otherwise once-in-a-lifetime performance. What's it do? Auto-Tune EFX lets you choose between two different flavors of the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect and real-time pitch correction. Pitch Correction Auto-Tune EFX pitch correction works by continuously tracking the pitch of your vocal and comparing it to the notes in the (usercustomizable) scale of your song. The scale note closest to the input pitch is identified as the target note. If the vocal's pitch exactly matches the target note, no correction is applied. If the vocal's pitch varies from the target note, either sharp or flat, the output pitch is smoothly corrected to the target note. But in addition to its use in pitch correction, Auto-Tune has also gained renown as the tool of choice for what has become one of the signature vocal sounds of our time. First heard on Cher's 1998 mega-hit "Believe, " variations of the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect have gone on to appear on songs from a huge variety of artists. Most recently, its use by T-Pain (and many others in the pop, R&B and hip-hop communities) has rekindled intense interest in the effect and introduced the magic of Auto-Tune to an even larger community of musicians and producers. As a result, we have created Auto-Tune EFX, an affordable, easy-to-use tool for basic real-time pitch correction and creating the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect. Auto-Tune Vocal Effect The Auto-Tune Vocal Effect is what is technically known as "pitch quantization. " That is, instead of allowing all of the small variations in pitch and the gradual transitions between notes that are a normal part of singing (and speaking, for that matter), the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect limits each note to an exact pitch, stripping out any variation, as well as forcing instantaneous transitions between notes. The process of choosing the pitches to quantize to is the same as described above for pitch correction. The difference is that for pitch correction, the correction is done smoothly in order to make the process as transparent as possible. For the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect, the correction is instantaneous. 6 How to do it Auto-Tune EFX has been designed to make almost everything automatic. Select an effect type Auto-Tune EFX provides two alternative versions of the Auto-Tune Vocal Effect as well as real-time pitch correction. 2. [. . . ] Mute or discard the tracks from Tutorial 1 from your project. Import the tutorial files "dont_give_up_ vocal. wav" and "dont_give_up_accomp. wav" onto two tracks of your project. Play the tracks and adjust their relative levels to your taste. [. . . ]