ANTARES Auto-Tune EFX 2 Owner’s Manual

®

Real-Time Auto-Tune Vocal Effect,
Pitch Correction and Auto-MotionTM
Vocal Pattern Generation

Owner’s Manual

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Printed in USA Rev 1.0 PN 21032-0711-M01

The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-Jumbo

The Antares Auto-Tune EFX 2 software and
this User’s Manual are protected by copyright
law. Making copies, adaptations, or derivative
works without the prior written authorization
of Antares Audio Technologies, is prohibited by
law and constitutes a punishable violation of
the law.

Antares Audio Technologies retains all
ownership rights to the Auto-Tune EFX 2
software and its documentation. Use of Auto­Tune EFX 2 is limited by the following license
agreement.

Please carefully read all the terms and
conditions of this license agreement. At the
time of installation of the Auto-Tune EFX 2
software you will be presented with a copy
of the agreement and asked whether or not
you agree to it. Continuing with the installation
process beyond that point constitutes such
agreement.

Auto-Tune EFX 2 License Agreement

Antares Audio Technologies grants you a non­transferable, non-exclusive license to use Auto­Tune EFX 2 under the terms and conditions
stated in this agreement. Use of Auto-Tune EFX
2 indicates your agreement to the following
terms and conditions.

License

You may:

1. Use Auto-Tune EFX 2 on only one
computer at a time.

You may not:

1. Make copies of Auto-Tune EFX 2 or of the
user manual in whole or in part except as
expressly provided for in this agreement.
Your right to copy Auto-Tune EFX 2 and
the user manual is limited by copyright
law. Making copies, verbal or media
translations, adaptations, derivative works,
or telecommunication data transmission
of Auto-Tune EFX 2 without prior written
authorization of Antares, is prohibited by
law and constitutes a punishable violation
of the law.

2. Make alteration or modifications to Auto­Tune EFX 2 (or any copy) or disassemble or
de-compile Auto-Tune EFX 2 (or any copy),
or attempt to discover the source code of
Auto-Tune EFX 2.

3. Sub-license, lease, lend, rent, or grant other
rights in all or any portion of Auto-Tune EFX
2 (or any copy) to others.

Term of the Agreement

This agreement is effective until terminated
by you or Antares. You may terminate the
agreement at any time by notifying Antares and
destroying all copies of the manual, and erasing
Auto-Tune EFX 2 from all machine-readable
media, whether on-line or on archival copies.

In the event of breach of any of the terms of
this agreement, you shall pay the attorney’s
fees of Antares that are reasonably necessary
to enforce the agreement plus resulting
damages.

Limited Warranty And Disclaimer

AUTO-TUNE EFX 2 AND ACCOMPANYING
MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Antares Audio Technologies does not warrant
that the functions contained in the program will
meet your requirements. The entire risk as to
the use, quality, and performance of Auto-Tune
EFX 2 is with you.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS
WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS
WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO
JURISDICTION.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL ANTARES BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF
DATA, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT
DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF AUTO­TUNE EFX 2 OR ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS.
THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF
ANTARES OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
LICENSE FEE REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF
RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.

Whew! Now that that’s over, let’s get on to the
good stuff.

Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Installing and Authorizing 3
Technical Support 3

Chapter 2 How It Works

What’s it do? 5
How to do it 6
Useful tips 9

Chapter 3 Auto-Tune EFX Tutorials

1: Auto-Tune Vocal Effect 11
2: Pitch Correction 11
3: Auto-Motion Vocal Pattern Generation 12

Chapter 4 Updating, Creating and Editing

Auto-Motion Patterns 13

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