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70 Chapter 8 Tutorial 6: Arranging and Editing Your Music
Enhancing the Tuning of Regions in a Real Instrument Track
You can enhance the tuning of regions in a Real Instrument track. This is especially
useful when you record Real Instrument regions that have the right “feel” and timing
but that are not perfectly in tune.
When you enhance a track's tuning, all regions on the selected track (both your own
recordings and loops) are enhanced. Enhancing the tuning can produce accurate
results only on single-note (monophonic) Real Instrument regions, so be sure the track
does not include regions with chords or unpitched sounds.
By default, the Enhance Tuning slider enhances the tuning of notes by moving them to
the closest note on the chromatic (12-note) scale. You can limit the enhancement to the
notes of the project’s key (as chosen in the Track Info pane for the master track) by
selecting the “Limit to key” checkbox.
To enhance the tuning of a Real Instrument track:
1 In the timeline, double-click the Real Instrument track you want to enhance to open it
in the editor.
2 Drag the Enhance Tuning slider right to increase the amount of tuning enhancement,
or drag it left to decrease the amount of enhancement.
3 To limit tuning enhancement to the chromatic scale, rather than the project’s key,
deselect the “Limit to key” checkbox below the slider.
You hear the results immediately as the project plays.
Setting the Enhance Tuning slider to higher values can sometimes lead to undesirable
results. Listen carefully to the results of using the slider and set it to the value that
sounds best.
Setting Real Instrument Regions to Follow Their Original Tempo
and Pitch
By default, Real Instrument recordings (purple) and Real Instrument loops (blue) in the
timeline follow the project tempo and key. You can set a Real Instrument region to
keep its original tempo and pitch instead.
To set a Real Instrument region to follow its original tempo and pitch:
1 In the timeline, select the Real Instrument region.
2 Open the editor.
3 Deselect the Follow Tempo & Pitch checkbox.
If you decide you want the region to follow the project tempo and key, select the
region, then select the Follow Tempo & Pitch checkbox.