Antares auto-tune 4 Manual Do Utilizador
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VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
The Virtual Keyboard displays Auto-Tune 4’s pitch
detection range and acts both as a display of the current Scale settings
and as a tool for setting target note behaviors.
and as a tool for setting target note behaviors.
NOTE: The keyboard is only active for the Major, Minor and Chromatic
scales.
scales.
KEY COLORS: The color of the keys of the Virtual Keyboard indicate
their current state as follows:
their current state as follows:
Blue: The currently detected input pitch
White or Black: Scale Note
Brown: Bypass
Invisible: Remove
White or Black: Scale Note
Brown: Bypass
Invisible: Remove
KEYBOARD EDIT: These buttons are used to select which state
(Remove or Bypass) will be toggled when you click on a key.
(Remove or Bypass) will be toggled when you click on a key.
When Remove is selected, clicking on any key that is not currently
set to Remove will set that key to Remove. Clicking on any key that
is currently set to Remove will set that key to a Scale Note.
set to Remove will set that key to Remove. Clicking on any key that
is currently set to Remove will set that key to a Scale Note.
When Bypass is selected, clicking on any key that is not currently set
to Bypass will set that key to Bypass. Clicking on any key that is
currently set to Bypass will set that key to a Scale Note.
to Bypass will set that key to Bypass. Clicking on any key that is
currently set to Bypass will set that key to a Scale Note.
NOTE: In the descriptions above, “clicking” on a key refers to
pressing the mouse button down and then releasing it. The edit
action is executed when the mouse button is released. Therefore, if
the Momentary button is Off (see below), dragging across the
keyboard highlights each key in turn, but it is only when you release
the mouse button that the resulting key will change state.
pressing the mouse button down and then releasing it. The edit
action is executed when the mouse button is released. Therefore, if
the Momentary button is Off (see below), dragging across the
keyboard highlights each key in turn, but it is only when you release
the mouse button that the resulting key will change state.
MOMENTARY: When this button is not On (i.e., its “LED” is not lit),
any edits made to the keyboard will latch - i.e., clicking a key will
change its state and the key will retain that state until some other
action causes it to change.
any edits made to the keyboard will latch - i.e., clicking a key will
change its state and the key will retain that state until some other
action causes it to change.
When the button is On (i.e., its “LED” is lit), keyboard edits are only
active for as long as the mouse is held down on a key.
active for as long as the mouse is held down on a key.
Pressing and holding the Shift key on your keyboard will temporarily
toggle the state of the Momentary button.
toggle the state of the Momentary button.
A TIP: The main purpose of the Momentary function is to allow you
to deal easily with specific individual events in a performance.
However, you can also use it to “play” the target melody notes in
real time. To do this, set the scale to Chromatic and use the Scale
Edit window Remove All button to remove all notes from the scale.
Set Keyboard Edit to Remove and Momentary to On. Now use your
mouse to play the target melody on the keyboard. It’s not as easy as
Target Notes via MIDI, but if you don’t have a MIDI controller handy,
it’ll do in a pinch.
to deal easily with specific individual events in a performance.
However, you can also use it to “play” the target melody notes in
real time. To do this, set the scale to Chromatic and use the Scale
Edit window Remove All button to remove all notes from the scale.
Set Keyboard Edit to Remove and Momentary to On. Now use your
mouse to play the target melody on the keyboard. It’s not as easy as
Target Notes via MIDI, but if you don’t have a MIDI controller handy,
it’ll do in a pinch.