- Oct 09, 2011 RTAS (Real-time AudioSuite) is the plug-in standard that Pro Tools LE 8.0 uses. Open the Auto-Tune installer once it finishes downloading. Follow the installer's instructions, making sure Auto-Tune installs to the hard disk containing your Pro Tools software. Launch a new session in Pro Tools LE 8.0.
- Music software for Mac or Windows to create audio with up to 128 audio tracks. Pro Tools includes 60 virtual instruments (thousands of sounds), effects, sound processing, utility plugins, 1 GB of cloud storage and 75 individual plugins. Create, Collaborate.
In Pro Tools Projects: Pitch Correction with Antares Auto-Tune Evo, author Brian Lee White explains the fundamentals of working with vocal tracks and how to correct common pitch and intonation errors using Auto-Tune. This course covers a variety of workflows and different pitch correction strategies in Auto-Tune, working in both automatic. Oct 10, 2018 Pro Tools HD 12 Avid 12.5 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, 8 and 10 Direct Download (1GB). Plz upload cubase pro for windows plzzz. Hamad Almanea says: April 28, 2019 at 11:36 am. 64-bit 2018 2019 analog au bass best DAW delay Download easy Editor edm eq fm free free download Full fx help high sierra hip hop izotope MAC mastering.
We are very pleased to announce that Antares are the latest brand to partner with Pro Tools Expert as they release the most recent version of Auto-Tune which features Antares’ new Flex-Tune technology, with what they describe as an “ultra low-latency mode for tracking and live performance in real time, and an even better workflow”.
Auto-Tune 8 Flex Tune
The new Flex-Tune feature allows you to set the rate at which Auto-Tune corrects pitch away from the scale notes, allowing singers much more freedom to exercise their vocal creativity while still providing the pitch correction and audio quality that Auto-Tune that people expect from Antares.
Auto-Tune 8 Low Latency
Auto-Tune 8 also features a new, ultra-low latency mode that provides real time correction for tracking and live performance, editing tools that are now active during playback and are apparently even easier to use. Add to that, a more customizable workflow designed to enhance your recording experience and you have Auto-Tune 8.
Auto-Tune 8 Automatic Mode (Click For Full Size)
Upgrades Available
There are upgrade paths from Auto-Tune 7 through to Auto-Tune VST LE - Learn More
Auto-Tune 8 System Requirements
Macintosh Versions only supported on Intel processors only
AAX Native (64 and 32-bit compatible)
- Pro Tools 10.3.8 or later
- Mac OS 10.6.8 or later as required by your version of Pro Tools
VST (64 and 32-bit compatible)
- A certified compatible VST host program that supports VST3 format.
- Mac OS 10.6.8 or later as required by your host
Audio Units (64 and 32-bit compatible)
- A certified compatible host program that supports the AU format
- Mac OS 10.6.8 or later as required by your host
PC Versions
AAX (64 and 32-bit compatible)
- Pro Tools 10.3.8 or later
- Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 or later as required by your version of Pro Tools
VST (64 and 32-bit compatible)
- A certified compatible host program that supports the VST3 format.
- Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 or later as required by your host
MIDI
Auto-Tune 8’s MIDI functions require that your computer be equipped with a MIDI interface and properly configured system level software. Some host applications may not support the routing of MIDI to plug-ins, in which case Auto-Tune 8 MIDI functions will not operate.
iLok Required
Auto-Tune 8 authorization requires an iLok USB smart key and the ability to access ilok.com on any computer.
One of the best features of TDM-based Pro Tools systems is the negligible latency, or input-to-output delay, while recording. So what's the best way to deal with this problem if you have only an LE system?
When working on music projects I normally use my main Pro Tools system, which is an HD2 Accel system with a 192 I/O interface. However, I also do a lot of work on LE systems as these are what many of my clients have. Often, these are used for broadcast production, and latency issues don't usually rear their ugly heads when using Pro Tools in this way, but recently I was asked by one of my clients to fly out to Northern Ireland to track and overdub some music tracks in a studio overlooking Carlingford Lough near Newry. With us flying out, taking my HD system was not a practical solution, but I have an 002R with a Focusrite Octopre in a 3U soft case, and together with some other bits and pieces loaded into my suitcase, I just got it within the 32kg single item limit.
With the 002 and 002R, Pro Tools LE offers a special Low Latency Monitoring mode.
I knew that there were some latency issues with LE systems, and sure enough, when we came to the first overdub there were problems. The singer was having some tuning difficulties, so I put Pro Tools into Low Latency Monitoring mode — and hey presto, the vocalist could sing in tune again. I was feeding the performer's headphones from an aux buss and hadn't noticed that in Low Latency mode, Pro Tools mutes the aux sends of any track in Record; I didn't become aware of this until later on in the session, when another performer complained they couldn't hear themselves. So I looked into what was going on and workarounds to keep the session going smoothly, and I thought I would share the results of my investigations with you this month.
Latency And Why It Happens
Pro Tool LE uses the processor in the computer for all audio processing, playback and recording, and to make it work reliably, audio data needs to be buffered on the way in and the way out, imposing a small amount of audio delay, or latency, in the system. The amount of latency is related to the H/W Buffer Size: the larger the buffer size, the longer the delay.
The 002 and 002R offer buffer sizes down to 64 samples.With the 002 and 002R interfaces, however, Pro Tools LE offers a Low Latency mode. This can be found at the bottom of the Options menu on Pro Tools 7 LE. When Low Latency mode is enabled, it will only work on tracks that have an input routed direct from an interface input, and not for tracks routed via an aux track, for example. If you do a Bounce to Disk whilst Low Latency mode is enabled then any aux and Instrument tracks will be ignored and so won't feature in that bounce. All plug-ins on any record-enabled track are bypassed in Low Latency mode, and any record-enabled tracks will not register on the master meters. Only analogue outputs 1/2 are available in low-latency monitoring mode, which is why Pro Tools muted my headphone feed on the session I was describing. Also, it doesn't work via the digital outputs, so you can't monitor via the digital outputs while recording in the low-latency monitoring mode.
The M Box and M Box 2, meanwhile, enable you to monitor the input signals directly whilst recording, so you can hear them without any latency. The Mix knob on the front of the M Box or M Box 2 enables you to adjust the balance of direct input signal to playback signals from Pro Tools. You'll need to mute the tracks you're recording on in Pro Tools, otherwise you'll hear both the direct signal and the delayed signal as recorded into Pro Tools.
Book Review: Pro Tools Surround Sound Mixing
Rich Tozzoli's book is an excellent handbook for anyone wanting work in surround with Pro Tools, whether for music, broadcast or film, and is full of pictures, screenshots and practical examples of real projects to help you to get stuck in very quickly.
It begins with a brief overview of how we have got to today's range of surround formats, starting with Walt Disney's Fantasia from back in 1938! Rich goes through the requirements for a surround monitoring system, including speaker placement, the ITU standard, calibration and bass management, and then looks at the best way to record for a surround project. He gives practical outlines and examples using both traditional mics and more specialised ones like the Soundfield and Holophone mic systems.
He then shows how to prepare a Pro Tools Session to mix in surround, including setting up surround paths using the I/O Setup window, routing to the interface outputs, the different ways of surround panning with either Digidesign plug-ins or the Waves 360 plug-ins, and the difference between the sub and LFE channels. He also looks at how the different control surfaces available, both Digidesign and third-party, work in a surround facility, and outlines different multi-channel mixing concepts using case studies, explaining how to use the Centre and LFE channels, and how to work 'to picture'. The final case study in this section is a look at how a DVD is designed, and explains the 'data rate and bit budget' calculations that go into the design and authoring of a DVD.
Rich covers in detail a broad range of surround-capable plug-ins including the Waves 360 Bundle, Digidesign's Revibe and Sony's Oxford Dynamics, as well as software available for surround encoding and external hardware processors like the Lexicon 960L and the TC Electronics M6000 units. He goes through the current range of surround delivery formats like DVD-Video, SACD and DVD-Audio, the Dolby range from Pro Logic to Dolby EX and the DTS system, before taking a look at an example of how our wonderful surround mixes are heard at home, albeit with a top-end consumer receiver. Chapter 11, the final chapter, looks at other applications for surround like computer games and commercials.
The DVD that comes with the book includes a number of examples, of which the first 11 are short clips showing extracts and elements of surround mixes, while the last three are complete mixes. The DVD will play on any surround receiver with a Dolby AC3 decoder, and with its accompanying written notes, is much more than an afterthought. The examples are an excellent resource, which reinforce the very practical tone that Rich takes through this entire book. I would recommend this book to everyone who works, or plans to work in surround audio projects.
Pro Tools Surround Sound Mixing by Rich Tozzoli (ISBN 087930832X) is published by Backbeat Books at £24.95.
The Workarounds
Now that I've outlined the limitations of the zero and low-latency modes for Pro Tools LE, depending on which interface you are using, let's look at a range of workarounds you can use so you can run smooth sessions with happy artists.
- Reduce the H/W Buffer Size.
This works without having to resort to using the zero or low-latency monitoring modes and so should be the first choice for a solution. Go to Playback Engine menu item in Setups and adjust the buffer size as low as possible; 128 samples is a good compromise, but you will need a very fast computer and hard drive for this. The low limit for the options for hardware buffer size are set by which hardware interface you have. The 002 and 002R can work down to 64 samples (on my Apple Powerbook G4 1.67GHz machine with my 002R running Pro Tools 7.0cs5 I was able to run at 64 samples on a fair-sized Session) and the M Box 2 will go down to 128 samples, but the original M Box's lower limit is only 256 samples, which for most situations won't be enough. This has to do with the performance of the USB buss, so for low buffer sizes to work well you need a fast computer and a Firewire interface. However if you don't have either or both of these don't despair, as there are other workarounds to go at.When you're using the 002/002R Low Latency recording mode, plug-ins and aux sends on the tracks you're recording are disabled.
- Use the Low Latency monitoring mode (002 and 002R only).
This is much faster than even the 64-sample buffer size, but the down sides are that you cannot use any outputs other than analogue outputs 1/2, so headphone feeds fed via an aux buss from say outputs 7/8 aren't possible. Also, remember that plug-ins on tracks you're monitoring and recording will be bypassed as well. However, if you can work with the headphones having the same mix as your control-room monitors and don't mind bypassing plug-ins on the track you are recording on, the latency is seriously low in this mode.
- Use the Zero Latency monitoring mode (M Box and M Box 2 only).
This eliminates latency altogether by routing the input signals direct to the outputs in the analogue domain, so short-circuiting the path via Pro Tools. However, you need to note that you will hear both the input direct and the signal coming back from Pro Tools in this mode, unless you mute any track you are recording on to. One snag with this is that when you come to try to overdub sections, the artist will need to hear what they have already laid down on the track. The workaround for this is to mute the record track at the drop-in point, but you will have to do this manually, as mute automation is suspended when you record-enable a track.
- Use an analogue mixer for headphone monitoring.
Taking the M Box's zero-latency concept somewhat further, you can use a separate mixer to handle monitoring. If you're using stand-alone mic preamps, these can be split to both the Pro Tools interface and the headphone monitor, or if you're using the mixer's mic preamps, you can put Pro Tools 'in line' like we used to do with tape-based multitrack machines. This workaround is nowhere as portable as any of the others but does give you a flexible zero-latency solution.
Conclusion
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On balance, reducing the H/W Buffer Size is the best way of getting around the latency problem, as you can do proper drop-ins, and still have the plug-ins and aux sends active on your record tracks, so the musicians can hear reverbs and so on whilst tracking. You do need to keep your track counts down and keep the use of plug-ins to a minimum, but it is the best way to work providing you have a fast computer and fast drives. The other workarounds work up to a point, but the process of doing drop-ins is much harder as the artist will not be able to hear what they have already laid down unless you are very adept in the use of the mute buttons. So if latency is a recurring annoyance then it may be time to upgrade your computer to something a lot faster.