©2001 Antares Audio Technologies. All Rights Reserved. Antares Audio Technologies 231 Technology Circle Scotts Valley, California 95066 USA voice: (831) 461 7800 fax: (831) 461 7801 service: (831) 461 7814 web: www.antarestech.com Printed in USA ii Rev 1.0-02/01 The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-Jumbo The Antares Auto-Tune 3 software and this User's Manual are protected by copyright law. Making copies, adaptations, or derivative works without the prior written authorization of Antares Audio Technologies, is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. Antares Audio Technologies retains all ownership rights to the Auto-Tune 3 software and its documentation. Use of Auto-Tune 3 is limited by the following license agreement. Please carefully read all the terms and conditions of this license agreement. At the time of installation of the Auto-Tune 3 software you will be presented with a copy of the agreement and asked whether or not you agree to it. Continuing with the installation process beyond that point constitutes such agreement. Auto-Tune 3 License Agreement Antares Audio Technologies grants you a non-transferable, nonexclusive license to use Auto-Tune 3 under the terms and conditions stated in this agreement. Use of Auto-Tune 3 indicates your agreement to the following terms and conditions. License You may: 1. Use Auto-Tune 3 on only one computer. You may not: 1. Make copies of Auto-Tune 3 or of the user manual in whole or in part except as expressly provided for in this agreement. Your right to copy Auto-Tune 3 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 3 without prior written authorization of Antares, is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. 2. Make alteration or modifications to Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy) or disassemble or de-compile Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy), or attempt to discover the source code of Auto-Tune 3. 3. Sub-license, lease, lend, rent, or grant other rights in all or any portion of Auto-Tune 3 (or any copy) to others. iii Term of the Agreement This agreement is effective until terminated by you or Antares. You may terminate the agreement at any time by notifying Antares and destroying all copies of the manual, and erasing Auto-Tune 3 from all machine-readable media, whether on-line or on archival copies. In the event of breach of any of the terms of this agreement, you shall pay the attorney's fees of Antares that are reasonably necessary to enforce the agreement plus resulting damages. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AUTO-TUNE 3 AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Antares Audio Technologies does not warrant that the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements. The entire risk as to the use, quality, and performance of Auto-Tune 3 is with you. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL ANTARES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF AUTO-TUNE 3 OR ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANTARES OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LICENSE FEE REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Whew! Now that that's over, let's get on to the good stuff. iv Contents Getting Started Chapter 1 What's New in Auto-Tune 3 Installing Auto-Tune 3 Authorizing Auto-Tune 3 Technical Support 2 3 4 5 Introducing Auto-Tune 3 Chapter 2 Some background A little bit about pitch Some pitch terminology How Auto-Tune 3 detects pitch How Auto-Tune 3 corrects pitch Automatic Mode Graphical Mode 6 7 8 9 10 10 13 Auto-Tune 3 Controls Chapter 3 Common Controls Sample Rate Display Input Type Correction Mode Select Pitch Reference Bypass Automatic Mode Controls Knobs Key Selection Scale Selection The Scales The Edit Scale Display 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 20 v Bypass Remove Cents Set Major/Minor Scale Target Notes via MIDI Learn Scale from MIDI Scale Detune Retune Speed Tracking the Vibato Section The Pitch Change Indicator Graphical Mode Controls The Playback Controls The Pitch Graph Display The Graphical Tools Tracking Retune Speed The Use Cursor Button 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 31 32 37 38 39 Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial Chapter 4 Tutorial 1: Automatic Mode Tutorial 2: Graphical Mode Tutorial 3: Precision Tutorial 4: The Make Curve Function Tutorial 5: The Make Auto Function 40 42 44 45 48 Creative Applications Chapter 5 Index 51 52 vi Welcome! On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we'd like to offer both our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase AutoTune 3, the most powerful intonation correction tool in the world. Before you proceed any farther, we'd like to strongly encourage you to register and authorize your copy of Auto-Tune 3. (You can skip ahead to the Authorization and Installation instructions on page 4. We'll wait.) Also, if you're planning on discarding that lovely Auto-Tune 3 box, it's probably a good idea to write down the serial number that appears on the bottom of the box for future reference. (The inside cover of this manual would be a good place.) As an Auto-Tune 3 owner, you are entitled to receive notification of any software upgrades, technical support, and advance announcements of upcoming products. But we can't send you stuff unless we know who and where you are. So please, register. At Antares, we are committed to excellence in quality, customer service, and technological innovation. With your purchase of Auto-Tune 3, you have created a relationship with Antares which we hope will be long and gratifying. Let us know what you think. You can count on us to listen. Again, thanks. The Whole Antares Crew 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started What's New in Auto-Tune 3 If you are upgrading from a previous version of Auto-Tune, you will find that most all of what you're already doing will continue to work in AutoTune 3, only better. The following are the key new features that have been added in AutoTune 3: · A revised core pitch detection algorithm that greatly improves pitch detection reliability in both Automatic and Graphical Modes. · "Source Specific" pitch detection and correction algorithms. 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. · Phase-coherent pitch correction of stereo tracks. · A Bass Mode that lowers the lowest detectable frequency by about one octave to 25Hz. Since the lowest E string on a bass guitar is approximately 41Hz, Bass Mode allows the user to apply pitch correction to fretless bass lines as well as other low bass range instruments. · The ability to set target pitches in real-time via MIDI from a keyboard or sequencer track. · A new Make Scale From MIDI function for occasions when it is not clear exactly what key a melody line is in, or where the line has too many accidentals to fit comfortably into a conventional scale. For those occasions, the Make Scale From MIDI function allows you to simply play the line from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer and let Auto-Tune 3 construct a custom scale containing only those notes that appear in the line. · High sample rate (88.2kHz, 96kHz) compatibility (depends upon host application and audio hardware support). · Enhanced MIX chip usage efficiency for more instantiations per MIX chip (TDM only) 2 · An AudioSuite version (TDM only). · A spiffy new user interface. How To Use This Manual Auto-Tune 3 has a very friendly user-interface and is extraordinarily easy to use. However, because Auto-Tune 3 does things that have never been done before, a few aspects of the user-interface may not be immediately obvious. You should read either Chapter 3, Auto-Tune 3 Controls, or Chapter 4, Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial, to learn the essential information you will need to operate Auto-Tune 3. The Contents Of This Manual Chapter 1: Getting Started The chapter you are reading. Chapter 2: Introducing Auto-Tune 3 This chapter explains basic facts about pitch and how Auto-Tune 3 functions to correct pitch errors. The basic functionality of Auto-Tune 3 is discussed, and information you need in order to use it effectively is provided. Chapter 3: Auto-Tune 3 Controls This chapter is reference information for all of the controls used in the Auto-Tune 3 interface. Much of the information in this chapter is also presented in Chapter 4, however some of the less important controls are only explained in Chapter 3. Chapter 4: Auto-Tune 3 Tutorial This chapter introduces you to details of how Auto-Tune 3 works by guiding you through several tutorials. The tutorials will give you insight into how and when to use each of Auto-Tune 3's key functions. Chapter 5: Creative Applications for Auto-Tune 3 Some cool, but not-so-obvious stuff you can do with Auto-Tune 3. Installing Auto-Tune 3 Instructions for installing Auto-Tune 3 for your specific plug-in format are located in the Auto-Tune 3 Read Me file that accompanies the plug-in. This file may also contain any last-minute Auto-Tune 3 information that didn't make it into this manual. Auto-Tune 3 is designed to work with a wide variety of digital audio applications. Please refer to your host application's user manual for more information on installing and using plug-ins. 3 Authorizing Auto-Tune 3 Authorization (the process by which this software is allowed to run on your computer) is accomplished by a technique called "Challenge/Response." Basically, the first time you launch this software you will be presented with a string of words (the Challenge) and will be asked to enter another string of words (the Response). Note: When initially installed, this software will run for ten days without authorization. So even if you can't authorize it right away you can still use your software in the meantime. (During this period, click the "Try It" 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 this software until the correct Response is entered. Challenge/Response Authorization: If you have internet access, you can authorize your software using our automated web form by doing the following: · Access Challenge/Response authorization by pressing "Next" at the Trial Period screen. This will take you to the iLok screen. Be sure to uncheck the box that says "Use my iLok key" and then press "Next" to access the Challenge screen. The Challenge screen displays the Challenge string. To receive the appropriate Response you will need to provide us with both the Challenge string and the Registration Code that was included on the yellow card in your software package (if you bought a retail package) or supplied with your download. · To obtain your Response, have your Registration Code and Challenge string at hand. (If you will be accessing the web from the same computer that will be running your software, you can press "Copy Challenge" at the Challenge screen and then simply paste the Challenge into the appropriate field on the web page below.) · Point your web browser to: http://www.antarestech.com/register/ and simply follow the directions there. (Be extremely careful to enter the Registration Code and Challenge string accurately.) You will receive your Response, which you should carefully copy into the appropriate field on Auto-Tune 3's Challenge/Response screen. You should also copy the Response in a safe place - like the inside front cover of this manual -- so that you can refer to it if it is ever necessary to reinstall your software. 4 If, 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 email along with your name and the product name (e.g., Auto-Tune 3 for MAS), and send it to: register@antarestech.com. You will receive your Response by return email, typically within one working day (unless you have registered on a weekend, in which case you should receive it the following Tuesday). If you do not have access to the web or email, fax your Challenge string along with your Registration ...