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Auto Tune Cheatsheet

This document provides a cheatsheet for using Auto-Tune to tune vocal and instrumental tracks. It recommends settings for input type, tracking, key and scale, and other basic options. It then outlines steps for using graphical mode to tune tracks phrase by phrase, providing tips to avoid overly digital or aggressive tuning and maintain context in the full mix. The summary encourages experimenting with settings and taking breaks during the tuning process.

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Auto Tune Cheatsheet

This document provides a cheatsheet for using Auto-Tune to tune vocal and instrumental tracks. It recommends settings for input type, tracking, key and scale, and other basic options. It then outlines steps for using graphical mode to tune tracks phrase by phrase, providing tips to avoid overly digital or aggressive tuning and maintain context in the full mix. The summary encourages experimenting with settings and taking breaks during the tuning process.

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Auto-Tune Cheatsheet

*While these settings will usually lead you in the right direction, I encourage
you to experiment and come up with your own choices.

Input Type:​ Set to the appropriate choice for the track you’re tuning. If you
need help figuring out what the range of your voice is, ​watch this video​.
When in doubt, choose “Alto/Tenor” for vocals and “Instrument” for
instruments.

Tracking:​ Leave as is.

Key and Scale:​ Set to the key and scale of the song you’re working on. To
learn how to determine the key and scale of your song, ​watch this video​.

Transpose, Throat Length:​ Leave as is.

Formant:​ Turn on.

Click the “Options” button to open the settings panel. Set ​“Default Retune
Speed for Note Objects”​ to:

● 25 - 40​ for the most transparent, natural sound. Great for


general-purpose tuning, where you don’t want to hear any tuning
artifacts.

● 10 - 20​ for a stylized tuning effect that you can hear (works well with
pop music, where you want a tight, hyperreal sound)

● 0 - 5​ for an aggressive, T-Pain style tuning effect


Click the “Graph” button under “Correction Mode” to switch to ​Graphical
Mode​. This is the preferred mode for tuning. It will give you the highest
degree of control over the way Auto-Tune works.

Make sure ​“Snap to Note”​ is turned off.

Click the ​“Track Pitch + Time”​ button at the bottom of the


screen.

Play the song from start to finish and let Auto-Tune track the pitch of the
entire performance.

After Auto-Tune has tracked the pitch of the performance, click the ​“Make
Notes”​ button. Adjust the ​“Number Of Note Objects”​ control until you see
boxes over the majority of notes within the performance.
Go through the song phrase by phrase, as shown in my video, and tweak
the tuning as needed.

For best results:

● ALWAYS listen to the track you’re tuning IN CONTEXT with the rest
of the tracks in your mix. NEVER solo a vocal or instrument and
make tuning decisions.

● If the tuning starts to sound too digital or aggressive, turn up the


“Retune Speed”​ control. This will give you a more transparent,
natural sound.

● Take frequent breaks while tuning. It’s easy to lose perspective and
end up going down the wrong road.

● Tuning is not about making everything perfect. Even the best


performances have imperfections, and the art of tuning is in knowing
when to fix and when to leave it alone.

For more mixing tips, visit ​BehindTheSpeakers.com​.


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