Antares ATR-1 Spécifications

10A little bit about pitchPitch is typically associated with our perception of the “highness” or“lowness” of a particular sound. Our perception of pit

11Pitches are often described relative to one another as intervals, or ratios offrequency. For example, two pitches are said to be one octave apart if

12How the ATR-1a corrects pitchThe ATR-1a works by continuously tracking the pitch of an input soundand comparing it to a user-defined scale. The scal

13An exampleAs an example, consider this before-and-after graphic representation ofthe pitch of a vocal phrase that contains both vibrato and expressi

14If a performance is quite close to begin with and only requires minorcorrection (i.e., never more that 50 cents), it’s often sufficient to simplycho

15Chapter 2:Setting Up the ATR-1aSetting up the ATR-1a is a very straightforward.1. Find a suitable location. The ATR-1a is designed to be mounted in

16An Important Note About Monitoring: If the ATR-1a is used to pitch-correct an artist’s performance in real time, it is very important that theperfor

17Chapter 3:Panel Controls and ConnectorsAs you have almost certainly noticed, the ATR-1a has relatively few controls.We’ll cover them here.The Front

187 SYSTEM Button Press this button to set various parameters that affectthe ATR-1a’s overall functionality (MIDI response, LCD contrast, etc.)The acc

19The Back Panel1 AC POWER INPUT Plug the 7-pin DIN connector from the includedpower supply in here. Do NOT use a supply which is not expresslyintende

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20Chapter 4:Display Screens and Menu PagesFlash ScreenATR-1a version 1.3 ATR-1a ProcessorThe Flash Screen appears for a few moments after the ATR-1a i

21To select a Program, move the cursor to the Program Number field and usethe data knob to choose the desired Program.If the Program Mode Main Screen

22Each Song Step must contain one of the following items:ITEM CODE MAIN SCREEN STEP DISPLAY0 (no program)## (Program number) the program nameB (B bypa

23Speed PageThe first edit page displayed is the SPEED page:Program:XX Speed(0 is fast): yyThe SPEED control determines how rapidly pitch correction i

24Now simply play the melody to be corrected from your keyboard orsequencer. Tempo and rhythm don’t matter, so take your time and makesure you don’t p

25This page allows you to specify the scale notes to which the ATR-1a tunesthe input sound. If you have used the Make Scale From MIDI functiondescribe

26This phrase is in D Major and, if all the pitch errors were no greater thanabout 49 cents, would work fine with a standard D Major scale (D, E, F,

27Program Name PageThis page allows you to name each of your Programs. Typically, you wouldname the program after the scale that it contains. Alternat

28To edit a specific Song, you must first select that Song as the current Song.Do that by calling up the appropriate Song number on the Song ModeMain

29<- (Loop) When a Song Step containing a Loop command becomes active,the Song immediately resets to Song Step #1. If Song Step #1 contains a“0” (N

ContentsGetting StartedWelcome 5Tech Support 6A few words from Dr. Andy 7Introducing the ATR-1a Chapter 1Background 9So what exactly is it? 9A little

30Song Name PageThis page allows you to name each of your Songs.Song:XXName:aaaaaaaaaaaaaTo enter the name, place the cursor under each character spac

31When editing System parameters, you progress from one edit page to thenext by pressing the PAGE button.After you have finished making changes, press

32If you are working with a well-isolated solo signal (e.g., tracking in astudio or off of a multi-track tape) you can typically set the Sensitivityco

33DETUNE SETTING A=HERTZ-20 435-16 436-12 437-8 438-4 4390 440+4 441+8 442+12 443+16 444+20 445This table can be extended in either direction by addin

34The source of the MIDI input would typically be a MIDI keyboard orsequencer, and could consist of chords, scales, or even the exact melodythat the i

35MIDI Page 3These next two MIDI Control pages allow you to assign various MIDIcontrollers to set selected ATR-1a parameters in real time. (Note that

36MIDI Page 5SysEx Device Number aaaThe ATR-1a supports a number of MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messagesusing the Antares manufacturer ID. (Se

37Chapter 5:Creative Applications for the ATR-1aThe ATR-1a works on vocals so well you may think that’s all it can do.Actually, lots of instruments ca

38• The ATR-1a can be used to simulate other singing styles. Many ethnicstyles feature exceptional (almost unbelievable) intonation during fast,melism

39• Use the MIDI Note function to create amazing ornamental flourishesand trills. Connect a MIDI keyboard and turn on the MIDI Note func-tion. Set a f

Program Name page 27Save Program page 27Song Edit pages 27Song Speed page 28Song Items page 28Song Vibrato page 29Song Name page 30Save Song page 30Sy

40AppendixFactory ProgramsThe ATR-1a comes from the factory pre-programmed with the basicchromatic, major, and natural minor scales in Programs 1–13 a

41Scale and Chord GuidesHere are some of the most commonly used scales, modes and chords,and their associated ATR-1a settings. All spellings use sharp

42Scales/Modes reference chartKEY MAJOR NATURAL MINORC C D E F G A B C D D# F G G# A#C /D C D F F G A CC D E F G A BD D E F G A B CD E F

43MINOR MINOR SEVENTH DIMINISHED DIMINISHED AUGMENTED(M7) (DIM) SEVENTH (DIM7) (+)C D GC D G AC D F AC D F AC E GC E GC E G BC E G AC

44MIDI System Exclusive Message FormatsIn the explanations, below, braces < > are used to represent enclosed MIDIdata bytes. Concatenated data i

45<vibrato delay> 0 to 25 (see DELAY TABLE, below)<pgm name 1>…<pgm name 13> all values between 32 (ASCII blank)and 7FH<song data

46Vibrato Delay TableThe following table identifies the MIDI controller values required to seteach of the possible Vibrato Delay values:MIDI VALUE VIB

47MIDI System Exclusive Message ExamplesThe following examples are Scripts from Opcode’s Galaxy. They showSystem Exclusive Messages which communicate

48Put 0 into Step_Controller;Put 7 into Sensitivity;Put 0 into Detune;Put 0 into Detune_Direction;Send Sys_Ex Antares Device_Num Mode Msg_Length ¬ MID

49Put 0 into Vib_Type;Put 28 into Vib_Depth;Put 53 into Vib_Rate;Put 11 into Vib_Delay;Put “My test name.” into Name;Put 10 11 12 0 $7c $7d $7e $7f 0

5Welcome!On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to offerboth our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase theab

50MIDI Implementation ChartModel: ATR-1a, version 1.13FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKSBasic Channel Default M 1–16 MemorizedChanged M 1–16Mode

51ATR-1a SpecificationsData format 20-bit linear56-bit internal processingSample rate 46.875 kHzFrequency response 10Hz–20kHz, +0.06dB/-0.23dBDistorti

52IndexAAC power input 19ATR-1, defined 9Auto-Tune Plug-In 9BBack Panel 19Bass Mode Page 31Bend 34BYPASS Button 18Ccents, defined 11Cents to H

53MMake Scale From MIDI Page 23MIDI Implementation Chart 50MIDI IN 19MIDI Page 1 33Channel parameter 33Individual MIDI channels 1–16 33Note fiel

54Song Step Items 22, 28## (A Program Number) 28-> (Link) 29<- (Loop) 290 (No Program) 29B (Bypass) 28E (End) 29Song Vibrato Page 29Spec

6Technical SupportIn the unlikely event that you experience a problem using your ATR-1a,try the following:1. Make another quick scan through this manu

7A few words from Dr. AndyI remember, as if it were yesterday, sitting in my junior high school band,happily playing away on my flute, when I noticed

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9Chapter 1:Introducing the ATR-1aSome backgroundIn 1997, Antares first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune PitchCorrecting Plug-In for ProTools™