Updating, Editing and Creating
Auto-Motion™ Patterns
This document provides instructions for updating, editing and creating your own
Auto-Motion patterns.
Auto-Tune EFX 2 Auto-Motion patterns are contained in a file entitled “Patterns.xml”
in a standard format called MusicXML. This file can be edited by any application that
can open and write MusicXML files. A list of MusicXML-aware applications can be
found here:
http://www.recordare.com/musicxml/community/software
If you don't already have a MusicXML-aware application, you can download the free
open source music notation program "MuseScore" here:
http://musescore.org/en
Locating Your “Patterns.xml” File
Macintosh:
To find your Patterns.xml file on a Macintosh:
- Locate your Auto-Tune EFX 2 plug-in file.
VST and AU plug-ins are typically found in Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST or
Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components (for AU).
RTAS plug-ins are found in Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-ins.
- Right-click or Control-click the plug-in and select "Show Package Contents."
- Locate the file at Contents/Resources/Patterns.xml
PC:
On Windows computers, the Patterns.xml file is installed in the common application
data area. As a result, the location of the Patterns.xml will depend on the version of
Windows you're running. Here's where they are*:
Windows 7 and Vista - C:/ProgramData/Antares/Auto-Tune EFX 2/Patterns.xml
Windows XP - C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Antares/AutoTune EFX 2/Patterns.xml
* These paths assume that your C drive is your system drive. If yours isn't, replace
the "C" with the letter of your system drive.
About the “Patterns.xml” File
The “Patterns.xml” file contains all of the patterns available in Auto-Tune EFX 2.
When opened with a MusicXML aware application, the patterns are displayed as a
conductor's score with one pattern per staff.
Although all of the patterns are notated in the key of C Major, their actual pitch is
defined by the note of the vocal track at the moment the Trigger button is clicked,
along with the currently set Key and Scale.
Specifically:
• C above Middle C represents the note of the vocal track at the moment you click
the Trigger button. If you want your pattern to start with that note, make C above
Middle C the first note of your pattern.
• The remaining scale notes represent transpositions relative to the note of the
vocal track at the moment you click the Trigger button. For example, "E" represents
a third above (or a sixth below, depending on the octave) the note of the vocal
track. Whether that third is a major or minor third depends on the currently set Key
and Scale.
• If a pattern contains only notes of the C Major scale (i.e, C, D, E, F, G, A and B), the
pattern will be restricted only to notes of the currently set Key and Scale.
• If the pattern contains any accidentals (sharps and flats), the pattern will be
considered a chromatic pattern and can contain any chromatic note, whether or not
in the selected scale.
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