Auto-Tune A Quick Guide
How Auto-Tune Works!
Auto-Tune is very common these days & if you're an engineer or even a producer, you have a strong likelihood that Auto-Tune will be in your regular rotation.
So why not understand how it works??
We do have a full blog on our website detailing everything Auto-Tune has to offer for a more in-depth breakdown.
• Input Type - Helps Auto-Tune focus on specific frequency types (The settings are Soprano, Tenor, Alto, Low Male, & Instrument)
• Key & Scale - Setting the correct key & scale will narrow down the choices Auto-Tune will have to tune your voice to the right note. This is a critical parameter & plays a significant role in whether or not your Auto-Tune will sound like 🔥 or 🗑
• Retune Speed - Sets how fast the Auto-Tune will tune a note. Slower retune speeds will sound more natural. Faster retune speeds such as 0-10, will sound more computerized & give off the sound we hear in records by Migos, Swae Lee, & Future.
• Humanize - Allows sustained notes to have a slower retune speed than the shorter notes. This helps to create a more natural sound by a lot! When a note is held out, Auto-Tune won't overreact to it. The note won't sound overly tuned the more you increase this knob.
This is great for singers, but you would usually avoid using this knob for modern hip-hop vocals.
• Flex-Tune - Allows you to set the rate at which Auto-Tune will correct the pitch away from scaled notes. What it's doing is allowing singers to sing in-between notes, use some vibrato to get to the note, or do melisma techniques without the Auto-Tune stepping in & ruining the unique natural tones the human voice gives. Again, for modern hip-hop vocals, you would usually avoid this knob or if the person really can't sing don't use this knob 😂
• Natural Vibrato - Allows you to add or take away the vibrato that is in the voice. Usually best to avoid this knob!
• Auto VS Graph Mode - Auto is Auto-Tune automatically making the changes based on the settings you have. Graph allows you to make manual adjustment on every individual note & pitch. You can also adjust the vibrato, timing, & speed of each note. It can sound more natural if you have a good ear, but it's time consuming!
• Target Notes VIA MIDI - You can play in a melody or chords from a MIDI device, and the track will be tuned to what you play. This option is usually best for sound design or production purposes. You can get some cool vocal effects doing this & really turn a vocal performance into an instrument.
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