11 Antares Auto-Tune Pro

Why Auto-Tune Pro 11?

Auto-Tune stands out as the most sophisticated pitch correction effect, setting the industry standard for how tuning vocals should be done. Real-time pitch correction has never been easier, thanks to the low-latency mode, usable during studio recording or live performances. Furthermore, it seamlessly integrates with our Auto-Key 2 plug-in, allowing for quick and precise detection of keys, scales and tempos. With over two decades of development and evolution, Auto-Tune Pro 11 remains the industry-standard pitch-correction plug-in, trusted by both award-winning and independent artists.

What is pitch correction software?

A pitch correction plug-in is an effect that alters the pitch of your voice to make it sound perfectly tuned to the song’s key. It takes the original pitch of the recordings and optimizes it so that each part of the vocals is pitch-perfect. Pitch correction is a carefully crafted effect that leaves the voice’s harmonic characteristics untouched while fixing any pitch-related issues, both in real-time or in the recording studio. Pitch correction software can be used as a natural sounding correction that is barely evident or a creative effect that changes vocals to give them the sound of modern productions.

How does Auto-Tune Pro 11 pitch correction software work?

On Auto-Tune Pro 11, you can use either the Auto Mode or Graph Mode interface. The Auto Mode is available in two different modes: Basic and Advanced. The Basic Auto Mode provides all the crucial features of Auto-Tune Pro 11 at a glance and lets you adjust the pitch easily and in real-time. The Advanced Auto Mode unlocks a series of more sophisticated processing tools, like Scale Editing and Vibrato Control. The Graph Mode gives you complete control over the vocal track, with revolutionary pitch editing tools that can apply customized settings to individual notes.. You can even apply different settings to different words in a song on an individual basis for super-granular control! Furthermore, thanks to the time correction features, you’ll be able to correct timing imprecisions and improve your workflow immensely. The compatible Auto-Key 2 plug-in detects the key and scale of your track. It automatically transfers the information to the Auto-Tune Pro 11 plug-in for a faster and more straightforward vocal editing process.

What is ARA2 Support?

Audio Random Access (ARA) enhances communication between a DAW and a plug-in, enabling them to exchange more information, such as audio data, tempo, pitch, and rhythm, for an entire song rather than just at the moment of playback. The increased information exchange eliminates the need for audio material to be transferred to and from the plug-in. What this means for you is that ARA allows a plug-in to be used as a more closely integrated part of the DAW, and features such as playback and timeline selections are synced between the DAW and the Graph Mode in Auto-Tune Pro. This enables users to stay focused on working with vocals without constantly switching between the plug-in and DAW to adjust timeline locations.

What is Harmony Player?

Harmony Player is an innovative vocal effect that is seamlessly integrated into Auto-Tune Pro 11. It generates four-part harmonies, providing users with a hands-on approach to creating and mixing harmonies like an instrument.

How do I turn on the Harmony Player in Auto-Tune Pro 11?

Powered by the technology of our renowned Harmony Engine plug-in, Harmony Player allows users to create, mix, and MIDI-trigger four different harmonies within Auto-Tune Pro. To activate this feature, navigate to the Auto-Mode screen and click the power button labeled ‘Harmony Player.’ This button is located to the right of the Graph mode button and will turn blue when it’s on. To access the controls for Harmony Player, click the ‘Harmony Player’ button located below the Auto Mode and Graph Mode buttons. This will display all the controls for Harmony Player while still providing access to all the controls for Auto Mode on the left side of the screen.

What controls are available for each harmony in Harmony Player?

Each harmony comes with mix controls for formant, pan, and level. Additionally, there are master mix controls, including EQ, envelope, gate, and width.

Can I tune the harmonies like a vocal in Harmony Player?

Yes, harmonies in the Harmony Player can be tuned in a similar way to a vocal using Auto Mode. The controls, such as Retune Speed, Flex Tune, Natural Vibrato, and Humanize, are conveniently placed on the left side of the GUI in Auto-Tune Pro 11.

How can I control Harmony Player’s individual harmonies in real time?

Closing the Mixer controls for the Harmony Player reveals four pads. These pads can be set as latching or momentary, allowing real-time control with a mouse or MIDI controller to turn individual harmonies on and off. Additionally, there are Smart MIDI Learn functions for all knobs and buttons in Auto-Tune Pro 11, including those for the Harmony Player pads. Simply right-click on a pad, knob, or button, and select “Learn” from the drop-down menu. This will automatically map these controls to a MIDI controller as long as it is set up to receive CC messages, enabling you to adjust parameters such as pan, formant, level, and toggle individual harmonies or all at once.

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Auto-Tune Pro 11

Harmony Player

• The Harmony Player is a brand new section of creative controls added to Auto-Tune Pro, starting in version 11. With the Harmony Player, you can create and trigger up to 4 individual harmonies (called Harmony Voices) based on your input vocal. You can adjust their controls individually, then blend their outputs together.
• Harmony Player controls can be mapped to MIDI hardware.

Auto Mode New Features

• Conform to Scale control for smart transpositions
• Improved MIDI mapping workflow

Graph Mode New Features

• Graph mode startup helper
  • The first time you open Graph Mode, you will be prompted to record audio into the graph via an instructional pop-up.
• Toolbar Show/Hide Buttons to increase on-screen working area
  • Show/Hide the Global Controls Bar
  • Show/Hide the Graph Mode Toolbar
• New Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Clutch scrolling
  • Hot keys for quickly adjusting Per Object Controls on Correction Objects
  • See the Keyboard Shortcuts Index for a list of all Keyboard Shortcuts
• Zoom Outline feature on the Waveform Graph
  • Provides a clear view of the zoom range you have selected, and which part of the waveform you’re looking at in the Main Graph
• Zoom After Tracking setting to customize zoom behavior in the Main Graph after tracking audio into Graph Mode.

Global Improvements

• Larger Interface
  • Improves workflow by increasing screen real estate, reducing onscreen clutter, and allowing for more detailed control labels.
• Revamped Preset Manager
• New factory presets

Auto-Tune Pro X (Version 10.3.1)

We’re happy to announce that the Auto-Tune Pro 10.3.1 release introduces ARA2 support in Cubase! Additionally, this release includes a number of bug fixes to help improve the user experience and workflow.

New Features

Cubase ARA2 Support

• Auto-Tune Pro X version 10.3.1 and later is now ARA2 compatible in Cubase. Please visit this article for more information.

Workflow Enhancements

• Added new Preference to display “All Keys / Root Note Keys Only” on the vertical keyboard.
• Added new Preference for bi-directional scrolling that allows users to choose between traditional scrolling vs. “natural scrolling” in Graph Mode. This preference allows you to customize the behavior of vertical scrolling when using the mouse wheel or trackpad.

Bug Fixes

• Improved sound integrity to match that found in Auto-Tune Pro 9.1.
• Pro Tools AudioSuite compatibility improvements.
• Fixed a bug that prevented custom target note settings from being recalled correctly when saving/re-opening a session.

Auto-Tune Pro X (Version 10.2)

The 10.2 release includes the following changes, updates, and additional features:

New Features

• The AAX plug-in format is now natively compatible with Apple Silicon!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in Digital Performer where Graph Mode would not work properly if the plug-in was instantiated as an Audio Unit (AU) instead of a VST
• Fixed a backward compatibility issue that caused Pro Tools to crash or not restore time correction edits after saving, closing, or recalling legacy sessions
• Updated the link for the “View Help Topics” option in the Quick Settings Menu.
• Fixed the keyboard shortcut for resetting the onscreen keyboard.

Auto-Tune Pro X 10.1 Release Notes

ARA2: Audio Random Access Support

New to Auto-Tune Pro X is ARA2 support for Logic Pro and Studio One. This seamless DAW integration provides instantaneous transfer of audio between the DAW and our graph, as well as airtight synchronization between the host’s time ruler and ours. No more workflow interruptions or delays.

Auto-Tune Pro X features a looping capability in our time ruler that also has bi-directional synchronization with the playhead and loop points displayed in the host’s time ruler. 

Basically, when you make a loop in our Graph, the DAW puts the same loop points in its timeline or the other way around, DAW-to-Graph. This makes Graph Mode operate as an integrated part of the DAW.

User Interface Changes

• Graph Mode Default Preferences
  • “Make Notes” preference is enabled by default
    Red input source curve is not shown by default
    “Custom Cursors” are no longer enabled by default

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in the drawing of correction objects if there is a time edit starting at time 0
• Fixed latency reporting that was computed incorrectly in several cases
• Fixed failure to apply Formant knob changes to the audio in certain cases
• Fixed a bug where empty folders were being created and abandoned in Pro Tools when no Pitch+Time tracking was performed
• Fixed several problems loading legacy (pre Auto-Tune Pro X) sessions
• Fixed a problem where the plug-in would open in Auto Mode when the session was saved in Graph Mode
• Fixed an issue where tracking some data a second or subsequent time always zoomed to the start of the timeline instead of the start of newly tracked data
• Fixed incorrect restoration of saved Zoom levels
• Fixed an issue that required two Undo’s to remove Density knob adjustments
• Fixed an issue where the two Track buttons were sometimes disabled if using a stereo track in Graph Mode
• Fixed an issue on Windows 11 where the Auto/Graph Mode button sometimes “flashed” or drew incorrectly when adjusting the controls in the top section

Auto-Tune Pro X 10

Auto-Tune Pro X includes all the same features you know and love from Auto-Tune Pro (9), but contains some new features and a reorganized GUI to enhance your workflow.

The initial 10.0 release includes the following changes, updates, and additional features:

All New User Interface & More Customization Options

The Auto-Tune Pro X user interface has been beautifully redesigned to bring it to the modern age. For the first time, Auto-Tune Pro X features Light and Dark Mode variations to suit your preference.

Additionally, the Quick Settings and Preferences menus have been redesigned to improve their organization. 
 

Graph Mode Improvements

We thoughtfully redesigned the layout of Graph Mode’s controls to increase the clarity of functions and make the workflow more intuitive for new and experienced users alike. Here’s a short list of improvements: 

• Automatic Correction Object Generation
• New Modifier Key Shortcuts for zooming in/out on a vertical axis, horizontal axis, or both
• New workflow customization options in Graph Mode
  • Ability to show/hide waveforms within Note Objects
  • Ability to show/hide Red Input Pitch Curves
  • Ability to display single or dual waveforms in the Waveform Graph
  • Ability to start Auto-Tune Pro X in either Auto Mode or Graph Mode upon instantiation
• New Mouse and Trackpad based zooming features in Graph Mode
• Custom naming and location options for audio folders created when making time edits

Multi-View Instance List

When you have multiple instances of Auto-Tune Pro X running in your DAW, the Multi-View Instance List helps you quickly switch between them in a single window to edit multiple vocals more efficiently.

Another useful feature of the Multi-View Instance List is that it automatically syncs custom track names from the DAW to the list of instances. For example, if you have track names like ‘Lead Vocal’, ‘Doubled Vocal’, ‘BG Vox 1’, etc. on your DAW channels, all the track names appear automatically in the Multi-View Instance List.

This gets rid of labeling headaches and makes Auto-Tune Pro X faster and more convenient while working with multiple tracks.  

Apple Silicon Native Compatibility

Auto-Tune Pro X is natively compatible with Apple Silicon, which means more vocal tracks in your DAW, more instances of Auto-Tune running at the same time, and more freedom to create without worrying about your system being bogged down by CPU-heavy plug-ins. You’ll work faster with fewer interruptions on bigger projects.

4K Vector Graphics

4K Vector Graphics make Auto-Tune Pro X look better than ever! The plug-in window is now resizable and stays sharp no matter how big or small it is.

Presets

You asked, and we delivered! Auto-Tune Pro X now features a collection of artist presets and a method for saving your own custom presets.

Expanded Tooltips

If you’re feeling stuck, hover over any parameter in the user interface to bring up its tooltip. This will give you a quick description of the control and offer an example use case. It’s like a mini manual built right into the plug-in!

Open the Quick Settings menu (Gear Icon), to Enable/Disable tooltips.

Machine Learning

Automatic Input Type detection uses the power of Machine Learning to help you identify the Input Type best suited for your track. And best of all, it only takes a few seconds!

New Global Controls

We also added a few global controls to help with your workflow:

• Undo/Redo Buttons
  • These buttons were previously only found in Graph Mode. In Auto-Tune Pro X, the Undo/Redo buttons can be used in both Graph Mode and Auto Mode.
• Bypass Button
• Mix Knob