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USERÕS GUIDE
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Auto-Tune
Antares Advanced Tuning Effects
Plug-in for Mackie Digital Mixers
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Contents Introduction ----------------------------------------4 About Antares ---------------------------------------------------4 About the D8B UFX Card -------------------------------------- 5 About Auto-Tune------------------------------------------------ 5 LetÕs Get Started ---------------------------------- 6 Requirements ----------------------------------------------------6 Authorizing the Plug-in ----------------------------------------6 Unlock Procedure ----------------------------------
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing Auto-Tune from Antares. It is one of the exciting new family of 24-bit plug-ins for the D8B, specifically designed for the new Mackie Universal Effects (UFX) card. The Auto-Tune plug-in is a precision instrument for controlling pitch, allowing you to apply nuances of intonation to virtually any performance. This plug-in is an implementation of the Antares Auto-Tune pitch correcting software for the Mac and PC. It employs state-of-the-art digital signal proce
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About the D8B UFX Card The UFX card provides robust processing power for computation- heavy plug-ins. The UFX card is a 4-in/4-out architecture, which means it can support four mono, two mono and one stereo, or two stereo sends simultaneously. Up to four UFX cards can be installed in the D8B, allowing up to sixteen simultaneous single- channel effects, eight stereo plug-ins, or combinations thereof. Note: Earlier D8Bs were fitted with 16 MB of memory. It is recommended that you increase this to
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LetÕs Get Started Requirements • One or more Mackie UFX cards • Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 Software • Plug-in Software We will assume you have successfully installed a Mackie UFX card and Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 software upgrade. If you have encountered problems with the installation of hardware or software please see their associated user guides or contact Mackie support (www.mackie.com). Authorizing the Plug-in If you have D8B v 3.0 b186 or greater, the plug-in is already installed on the D8B
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Unlock Procedure 1. Locate your D8B’s Electronic Serial Number (ESN). This is displayed at the bottom of the Licensing window, which is accessed from the Setup screen. The 12 digit ESN is made from numbers 0–9 and letters A–F. It is unique to the D8B processor, and is not the serial number label on the rear of the control surface or CPU chassis. 2. You will also need your plug-in’s serial number which is printed on the floppy disk label. 3. To obtain the unlock code, have the ESN and plug-in
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Configuring the Plug-in After booting the D8B you must assign the Auto-Tune plug-in to a UFX card. See FX Routing on page 23 for more details. Assign the Auto-Tune Plug-in to a UFX card 1. Click the Plugins menu and select Plugins, (or Ctrl+P on the keyboard). 2. In the Plugin Configuration window, locate the card slot that contains the UFX card you wish to assign to. 3. In the Mode column, click the Mono/Stereo toggle button and set it to Mono. 4. In the Plugin column, select Antares Autot
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Assign an Input Source to the Plug-in • Click the plug-in’s INPUT button to select an input source. In the example below, we have chosen the Aux 5 Bus as the input to the plug-in installed in slot 5. When a plug-in is fed from an aux bus, its output appears on the FX Return channels (faders in the EFFECTS bank). The return channel is determined by the slot number and whether the effect output is mono or stereo. For example, a reverb with a mono input and stereo output that is installed in Slot
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Using the Auto-Tune Plug-in Front Panel Overview You can think of Auto-Tune as being broken into three sections. 1. Global Controls 2. Auto-Tune Controls 3. Vibrato Controls Global Controls Auto-Tune Controls Vibrato Controls 10 Antares Auto-Tune
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Global Controls Input Select Display & Hide Plug-In Meter Displays Drop-down Menu Window Button (In/Out) Preset Select Menu Bypass Preset Display/ Memory A/B Select Button Button Buttons Input Select Assign Auto-Tune’s input from any of the DB8’s pre, post, or auxiliary channels. Input and Output Meters The input meter represents the incoming signal from the D8B, with a range from –50 dB to 0 dB. The output meter is located just beneath the input meter. Menu Button The drop-down menu button will
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Memory A/B Memory A and Memory B are two separate storage banks that let you temporarily store setups. This is handy for quickly referencing and comparing sounds while you are creating edits. Bypass This allows the input signal to pass through Auto-Tune without being processed. Click the button again to resume processing. Switching the Bypass state will not cause any audio artifacts, so it can be used in real time for live performance, recording or mixing applications. 12 Antares Auto-Tune
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Auto-Tune Controls This section is a reference for all of the Auto-Tune controls and describes the function of each control. Scale Display & Scale Editor Drop-down Menu Button Pitch Controller Change Meter Key Display & Drop- MIDI Input down Menu Channel Display Scale Detune Display & Slider Retune Display Tracking Display & Slider & Slider Scale Selection Select the desired scale from the drop-down scale list. The first three scales are equal tempered. These are the ubiquitous scales typically
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Scale Editor Click the Scale button to open the Scale Editor window. Edits made using this dialog are associated with each scale. That is, each scale retains its own edits separate from the other scales. When finished editing, click the Done button to close the window. Scale Display Key Display Go to Previous Page Go to Next Page Set to Major Scale Set to Minor Scale Cancel Button (to close with- out saving) Done Button (to close and save) Do Not Track Remove Note Cent Value Value Column Column
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If the Do Not Track box is selected, when the input pitch is close to this note the input will be passed through with no correction. If the Remove box is selected, then the note is simply removed from the current scale. For example, selecting the Chromatic scale and then setting C#, D#, F#, G#, A# to Remove would cause a C Major scale to remain. In that case Auto-Tune would always retune the input to the closest note of the C Major scale. Why Remove? A pitch error greater than 49 cents could all
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Pitch Controller The Pitch Controller is used to force the input to an exact pitch. Trigger the desired note(s) by selecting keys on the keyboard image or by using a MIDI input controller. MIDI Chan 6 As long as a key is selected or held/triggered from an external controller, the chosen note will adjust the input pitch. Only when you release the note will the input return to its original pitch. An external MIDI controller can also be used to gain immediate access to multiple octaves. Note: If y
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Retune Speed Retune Speed controls how rapidly the pitch correction is applied to the incoming sound. The units are milliseconds. A value of zero will cause instantaneous changes from one tone to another and will completely suppress a vibrato (note that any related volume changes will remain). Values from 10 to 50 are typical for vocals. Larger values let through more vibrato and other interpretative pitch gestures but also Retune Tracking Change Slider Slider Meter slow down how rapidly pitch c
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Vibrato Controls The Vibrato Section contains one drop-down menu and three sliders. The Vibrato drop-down allows you to select the shape of the vibrato’s pitch variation through time. The choices are: (no vibrato), sine wave, square, and sawtooth. Depth varies from 0 to 100 cents, controlling the amount of pitch variation in the vibrato. Rate varies from 0.1 to 10.0 Hz and controls the speed of the vibrato. Delay varies from 0 to 300 milliseconds, controlling the speed of onset of the vibrato. V
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Saving, Loading, and Resetting a Preset Auto-Tune settings can be saved and recalled from the hard drive. You can save and load files using either Memory A or Memory B. To Save a Preset: 1. Click and hold the Menu button. 2. Select Save User Preset to overwrite the file currently opened. 3. Select Save User Preset As to save to a new file name. The Save Preset File As dialog box appears. 4. A default name for the preset is automatically displayed, such as Preset#1. If you want to rename it,
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To Load a Preset: 1. Click Mem A or Mem B to choose the memory location from which to load the file. 2. Click and hold the Menu button. 3. Select Load Antares Autotune to open a file. The Load Preset File dialog box appears. 4. Click INTERNAL if the file is on the internal drive, or click FLOPPY if the file is on a floppy disk. 5. Select the preset you want to load. 6. Click Open to load the selected preset. You can also load a preset from the Preset Display. 20 Antares Auto-Tune
