User Manual

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Chapter 3: Auto-Tune Evo Controls
Continuous Controls
Auto-Tune Evo’s continuous controls are
represented graphically as virtual knobs.
Depending on your preference, you can control
knobs by vertical, horizontal or radial mouse
movement. Set your preference in the Options
dialog described below.
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 Evo Read Me and/or your host application
manual for details).
Common Controls
The following controls and displays are
visible regardless of which operating mode is
selected. Their settings affect both Automatic
and Graphical Modes.
Input Type
As a result of Antares
research into the
unique characteristics
of various types of
audio signals, Auto-Tune Evo offers a selection
of optimized processing algorithms for the
most commonly pitch-corrected inputs.
Choices include Soprano Voice, Alto/Tenor
Voice, Low Male Voice, Instrument, and Bass
Instrument. Matching the appropriate algorithm
to the input results in even faster and more
accurate pitch detection and correction.
To select the desired Input Type, click on the
Input Type pop-up and then select the desired
type from the pop-up list.
This chapter is a reference for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune Evo interface.
How these controls are used together for intonation correction is demonstrated in
Chapter 4, Auto-Tune Evo Tutorial.
If you are upgrading from Auto-Tune 5, you can probably skip ahead to Chapter 5, New Feature
Quick Start Guide.
NOTE: Choosing the wrong Input
Type (or just forgetting to set it
at all) can result in compromised
performance. Pay attention.
ANOTHER NOTE: When any Input
Type other than Bass Instrument is
selected, Auto-Tune Evo is reliably
able to detect pitches down to A0 (55Hz).
Selecting Bass Instrument lowers the lowest
detectable frequency by about one octave to
25Hz. Since the lowest E string on a bass guitar
is approximately 41Hz, Bass Instrument (as its
name so ably implies) allows you to apply pitch
correction to those pesky fretless bass lines
as well as other low bass range instruments.
However, when Bass Instrument is selected,
pitches above A4 may be incorrectly tuned, so
be sure to select Bass Instrument only when
correcting bass range tracks.
Tracking
In order to
accurately
identify the
pitch of the
input, Auto-
Tune Evo
requires a periodically repeating waveform,
characteristic of a voice or solo instrument.
The Tracking control determines how much
variation is allowed in the incoming waveform
for Auto-Tune Evo to still consider it periodic.
If you are working with a well-isolated solo
signal (e.g., tracking in a studio or off of a multi-
track master) you can typically set the Tracking
control to 50 and forget it.