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When last we visited the world of Antares Auto-Tune (my review in the January 2002 issue), the plug-in had hit version 3. That version introduced some very useful additions such as voice-specific algorithms (soprano, low male, etc.), as well as a bass mode for use with bass guitar and other low-end instruments. Support for sample rates increased to 96kHz, and there was more as well.
Now Antares has upped the pitch-correction ante again, this time with version 4 of Auto-Tune. Seeing that we've covered earlier versions of Auto-Tune before, this review will focus on the new developments in v4.
WHAT'S NEW
The new version includes numerous enhancements in all areas of the plug-in: Auto mode, Graphical mode, and the user interface.
- Support for 192kHz sample rate (if the host software supports it).
- Greatly improved vibrato functions. You can set the vibrato shape, rate, depth, add amplitude modulation (which makes a surprising difference in how real the vibrato sounds), randomization, and more.
- Better pitch tracking due to a feature called "Improved Targeting," which allows Auto-Tune to more accurately find pitch despite vibrato in the source audio. You can still fool it with a wide vibrato, but it tracks much better on "normal" vibrato.
- Octaves As Played/All Octaves - when you're using MIDI to control notes, you can specify whether the MIDI notes affect a note in all octaves or just the octave the MIDI note is actually played in.
- The Scale Edit Window now has Set All, Remove All, and Bypass All controls for affecting how notes in a scale are treated across all octaves.
- The Virtual...