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Page 2: ...chnologies All Rights Reserved Antares Audio Technologies 231 Technology Circle Scotts Valley California 95066 USA voice 831 461 7800 fax 831 461 7801 service 831 461 7814 web www antarestech com Printed in USA Rev 1 0 10 00 ...

Page 3: ...ogy 10 How the ATR 1a determines pitch 11 How the ATR 1a corrects pitch 12 Program Mode vs Song Mode 13 Setting Up the ATR 1a Chapter 2 Setting up the ATR 1a 15 Panel Controls and Chapter 3 Front panel 17 Back panel 19 Display Screens and Chapter 4 Flash screen 20 Mode pages 20 Program Edit pages 22 Speed page 23 Make Scale from MIDI page 24 Scale page 24 Vibrato page 26 Connectors Menu Pages ...

Page 4: ... Mode page 31 Sensitivity and LCD page 31 Foot Switch and Detune page 32 MIDI page 1 33 MIDI page 2 34 MIDI page 3 35 MIDI page 4 35 MIDI page 5 36 Owner Message page 36 Creative Applications Chapter 5 37 Appendix Factory Programs 40 Scale and Chord Guides 41 MIDI SysEx message formats 44 MIDI SysEx message examples 47 MIDI Implementation Chart 50 ATR 1a Specifications 51 Index 52 ...

Page 5: ... owner you are entitled to receive notification of any firmware upgrades technical support and advance announcements of upcoming products But we can t send you stuff unless we know who and where you are So please send it in At Antares we are committed to excellence in quality customer service and technological innovation With your purchase of the ATR 1a you have created a relationship with Antares...

Page 6: ...ature that you didn t notice the first time through 2 Check our web page for tips techniques or any late breaking information www antarestech com 3 Call your local Antares dealer 4 Call us at 831 461 7814 Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm USA Pacific Standard Time 5 Email us at techsupport antarestech com For options 3 4 and 5 please be prepared to provide the serial number of your ATR 1a ...

Page 7: ... in the studio doing retake after retake trying to sing expressively and in tune Afterwards their producers spend yet more time trying to correct intonation problems using inadequate tools The ATR 1a is dramatically changing all of that Because of the ATR 1a sessions can focus on feeling and expression rather than retakes Studio hours are reduced and production costs are lowered Even artists in li...

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Page 9: ... requests for a self contained Auto Tune in a box The result is the ATR 1a which you have presumably just purchased So what exactly is it The ATR 1a is a rack mountable hardware implementation of Antares s Auto Tune pitch correcting software Like Auto Tune the ATR 1a employs state of the art digital signal processing algorithms many interestingly enough drawn from the geophysical industry to conti...

Page 10: ...h of the sound s pressure over time that is periodic This means that each cycle of waveform repeats itself fairly exactly as in the periodic waveform shown in the diagram below Because of its periodic nature this sound s pitch can be easily identified and processed by the ATR 1a Other sounds are more complex This waveform is of a violin section playing a single tone Our ears still sense a specific...

Page 11: ... amplitude to be heard Used in combination with a slight processing delay no greater than 4 millisec onds the output pitch can be detected and corrected without artifacts in a seamless and continuous fashion The ATR 1a was designed to detect and correct pitches up to the pitch C6 If the input pitch is higher than C6 the ATR 1a will often interpret the pitch an octave lower This is because it inter...

Page 12: ...4 for more details Fast SPEED settings are more appropriate for short duration notes and for mechanical instruments like an oboe or clarinet whose pitch typically changes almost instantly A fast enough setting will also minimize or completely remove a vibrato Slow SPEED settings on the other hand are appropriate for longer notes where you want expressive pitch gestures like vibrato to come through...

Page 13: ...expressive gestures Setting C and B to Blank is necessary to keep the ATR 1a from trying to correct the seriously flat tail of the last note to those pitches See Chapter 4 for more details Program Mode vs Song Mode At its top level the ATR 1a operates in one of two modes Program Mode or Song Mode Which mode you use depends upon your application and to some extent how radical are the required corre...

Page 14: ...es of up to 15 Song Steps Each Step can contain a Program with associated scale or one of a number of navigation controls See Chapter 4 for details In performance you move from Song Step to Song Step via the foot switch or MIDI You can also call up different Songs via MIDI Program Change messages Each Song also contains its own Speed and Vibrato settings that override those settings in the individ...

Page 15: ...nnect a cable to one of the OUTPUT jacks and route the output as appropriate for your application 6 If you will be controlling your ATR 1a via MIDI connect a MIDI cable from your MIDI source to the ATR 1a s MIDI IN jack An Important Note Unless you plan to be defining the ATR 1a s target pitches via MIDI be sure that MIDI NOTE MODE is set to OFF in the System Edit pages see page 29 for details If ...

Page 16: ...rrect an artist s performance in real time it is very important that the performer is able to monitor their original signal not the pitch corrected signal Trying to react musically to the processed signal will drive them crazy and in most cases drive them farther off pitch ...

Page 17: ... let you move the cursor in the LCD display from field to field so that you can change the field s value using the knob 5 PROGRAMS Button Press this button to edit a Program or Song It is state sensitive That is if you are in Program Mode when you press this button you will be taken to the Program Edit pages If you are in Song Mode you will be taken to the Song Edit pages The accompanying LED ligh...

Page 18: ...emind you that you are in Bypass Mode whether the mode was initiated by the Bypass button the foot switch a Song Step Item or MIDI 9 SIGNAL LEVEL Meter These six LEDs light to indicate the input signal level in dBs Ideally you should adjust the input to the highest level that does not consistently cause the top red LED to light The red LED lights at a level of 3dB Digital clipping which introduces...

Page 19: ...orted by default and those that are open by default You should plug in your foot switch and then power on the ATR 1a The ATR 1a will detect which kind of foot switch you have and behave accordingly 4 BALANCED LINE INPUTS Inputs can be 1 4 inch TRS tip ring sleeve Phone 1 4 inch TS tip sleeve Phone or female XLR Note The XLR input is NOT a microphone input A line level signal is required Also Note ...

Page 20: ... much more clever message in one of the SYSTEM pages see page 36 Mode Pages The ATR 1a operates in one of two modes Program Mode or Song Mode When powered on the ATR 1a reverts to the mode to which it was last set When initially powered on from the factory the ATR 1a will be Program Mode Program Mode Main Screen In Program Mode this Main Screen the page visible when the Program and System LEDs are...

Page 21: ...ollows Song XXaaaaaaaaaaaaa Step YYbbbbbbbbbbbbb where XX is the song number aaaaaaaaaaaaa is the song name YY is the Song Step number and bbbbbbbbbbbbb displays the name of the Program or navigation message at Step YY To select a Song move the cursor to the Song Number field and use the data knob to choose the desired Song If the Song Mode Main Screen is displayed and MIDI Program Changes are ena...

Page 22: ...de move the cursor to the word SONG on the top line of the Main Screen and use the data knob to select Program Mode Program Edit Pages Pressing the PROGRAMS button while the Program Mode Main Screen is displayed will place the ATR 1a in Program Edit Mode The fields on these pages allow you to set the parameters which control the ATR 1a pitch processing algorithm To edit a specific Program you must...

Page 23: ...n such attributes as song tempo note duration and vocal style among others Make Scale From MIDI Page In most cases you will probably tell the ATR 1a which notes to correct using the Scale Page described below However there may be occasions when it is not clear exactly what key a melody line is in or where the line has too many accidentals to fit comfortably into a conventional scale For those occa...

Page 24: ...removed from the current Program s scale in preparation for adding just the notes you play If you then press the PAGE button without playing any notes you will be taken to the Scale Page below which will display a scale with no notes present In this state the ATR 1a will pass all notes with no correction applied So don t do that Another Note We realize that there is some possibility of confusion b...

Page 25: ...appears in the display and an appears in the By field under the note When the input pitch is close to a note set to Bypass the output remains uncorrected Blank i e the note name disappears from the display A note set to Blank will be omitted from the scale For example setting C D F G A to Blank causes a C Major scale to remain In that case the ATR 1a would always retune the input to the closest no...

Page 26: ...ion in the vibrato The vibrato depth can also be modulated controlled by the MIDI MOD WHEEL input Note The Depth setting is used by the MIDI Mod Wheel controller to define the maximum modulation You must have the Depth set to a positive value and the wave type set to SINE SQUARE or SAW in order for Mod Wheel control to work The Rt Rate control varies from 1 to 9 7 Hz and controls the speed of the ...

Page 27: ...ge Prog XX Save To Pgm YES XX After you finish examining and or editing Program Edit parameters press the PROGRAMS button again to exit If you have made any changes the Save Program Page appears You may select YES to save or NO to ignore changes that have been make they will then be lost You may also specify a Program number to which the new Program is to be saved If you save to a different Progra...

Page 28: ...eed settings of any Programs called up by any of the Song Steps Song Items Page Song XX 1 2 3 4 Programs 0 0 0 0 Here s where the action is The Song Items page allows you to specify a sequence of Programs along with a variety of options for navigating the sequence To specify the contents of a Song Step use the cursor buttons to move to the step number and then use the data knob to select the desir...

Page 29: ... the next Song in numerical order If Song Step 1 of the new Song contains a 0 No Program item the Song moves forward to the next non 0 Step Use Link when your Song requires more than 15 Steps 0 No Program Song Steps containing a No Program Item are ignored when stepping through a Song using either the Foot Switch or MIDI Increment commands i e If Song Step 1 contains a Program Number Song Step 2 c...

Page 30: ...lso specify a Song number to which the edited Song is to be saved If you save to a different Song number that Song becomes the current Song when you return to the Main Page and the original Song remains unchanged System Edit Pages Pressing the SYSTEM button at any time will place the ATR 1a in System Edit Mode The System Edit pages allow you to set parameters which affect the ATR 1a globally indep...

Page 31: ...nable Bass Mode only while working on pitch correcting bass range instruments and then turn it OFF again when finished Sensitivity and LCD Page Sensitivity LCD aa bb The Sensitivity parameter ranges from 0 to 25 and controls exactly what its name implies At settings of 0 9 you will be rude and boorish to those who love you most wish harm upon small furry animals and enjoy the Jerry Springer Show F...

Page 32: ...lets you set the maximum display contrast for your viewing angle Foot Switch and Detune Page Foot_Switch Detune aaaaaa bbbb The Foot_Switch parameter controls the function of a connected foot switch When set to BYPASS the foot switch functions exactly like the BYPASS button on the front panel When set to STEP if the Program Mode main screen is displayed pressing the foot switch steps to the next h...

Page 33: ...spond to messages received on that channel only and will ignore any messages on other channels OMNI If OMNI is selected the ATR 1a will respond to messages on any MIDI channel Setting the Note field to ON allows MIDI notes to define the scale used by the ATR 1 Specifically when Note is set ON the scale of the currently active Program is ignored Instead the ATR 1a continuously monitors the MIDI inp...

Page 34: ...ange field when set to ON causes the ATR 1a to respond to MIDI Program Change messages When the ATR 1a is in Program Mode a MIDI Program Change message of 1 50 will select the corresponding Program When the ATR 1a is in Song Mode a MIDI Pro gram Change message of 1 20 will select the corresponding Song Pro gram Change messages outside of those ranges will have no effect When Bend is set to ON the ...

Page 35: ...or Song will cause that Program s or Song s Speed parameter to be used The available values for this field are OFF or controller numbers 14 to 31 Step allows the MIDI Data Increment controller 96 to be used to control stepping from Program to Program in Program Mode or stepping among Song Items in Song mode The values which can be selected are OFF or 96 MIDI Page 4 Midi Vib Rate Delay Control aaa ...

Page 36: ...Time messages By setting each unit to a different device number up to sixteen ATR 1as can be independently controlled with System Exclusive messages Values for the Device Number range from 0 to 15 Owner Message Page Edit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa This page is briefly displayed when the ATR 1a is powered on This is where you can show the world just how clever you can be in 20 characters Enter...

Page 37: ...h the ATR 1a This way you can dial in the effect while auditioning the mix Recording with two mics as above while improvising can also produce heterophonic effects the effect of two players and instruments playing the same melody which actually varies with some different pitch material The more constrained your scale is in the ATR 1a the more variation there will be between the two performances To...

Page 38: ...tes If you perform with a MIDI sequencer use the MIDI functions of the ATR 1a to completely automate the Auto Tune functions There are many ways to do this all setup parameters are in the SYSTEM menu Use MIDI program changes to select the proper ATR 1a programs Use a continuous MIDI controller to adjust the SPEED parameter Use MIDI note data on a dedicated MIDI channel to dynamically adjust the AT...

Page 39: ...I Note func tion Set a fast Speed and sing a sustained note while playing the keyboard Go crazy While the ATR 1a is not really intended to be a harmonizer you can create some very high quality close two part harmony by singing one part and using the MIDI Note function to retune what you sing to the appropriate harmony notes ...

Page 40: ...rite these as you desire PROGRAM MAJOR SCALE NATURAL MINOR SCALE 1 Chromatic 2 C Major A Minor 3 D C Major B A Minor 4 D Major B Minor 5 E D Major C Minor 6 E Major D C Minor 7 F Major D Minor 8 G F Major E D Minor 9 G Major E Minor 10 A G Major F Minor 11 A Major G F Minor 12 B A Major G Minor 13 B Major A G Minor 14 user defined user defined user defined user defined 50 user defined user defined...

Page 41: ...rmonic minor uses the raised seventh sometimes called the leading tone and is used in classical music styles The raised seventh also produces a large interval between the sixth scale degree and the seventh an augmented second or three semitones this sound is featured often in Middle Eastern styles The dorian mode is used in popular music styles because of the opportunity to use a major subdominant...

Page 42: ...A C D D F G A G A C C D F G G A B C D E F A A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B A C D D F G A A C C D F F G B B C D E F G A B C D E F G A Chord reference chart KEY MAJOR SEVENTH MAJOR SEVENTH 7 MAJ 7 C C E G C E G A C E G B C D C F G C F G B C F G C D D F A D F A C D F A C D E D G A D G A C D G A D E E G B E G B D E G B D F F A C F A C D F A C E F G F A C F A C E F A C F G G B D G B D F G B D F G A G ...

Page 43: ...RMONIC MINOR DORIAN PHRYGIAN MIXOLYDIAN C D D F G G B C D D F G A A C C D F G G A C D E F G A A C D E F G A C C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D F F G A B D E F G A A C D E F G A B C D D F G A A C D E F G A B C D F F G A B D D F F G A C C D E F G A B C D F G G A C C E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D F G G A C C E F G G A C D D F F G A C C D F G A A C D D F G A B C D F F G A B C ...

Page 44: ...select program mode or 1 to select song mode or 2 bypass on or 3 bypass off or 4 14 system data or 5 31 program data or 6 34 song data system data midi channel 1 to 16 0 OMNI midi sustain controller 0 off 1 on program change controller 0 off 1 on midi note controller 0 off 1 on pitch bend controller 0 off 1 on mod wheel controller 0 off 1 on foot switch 0 BYPASS 1 STEP speed controller 14 to 31 13...

Page 45: ...es do not take effect To have those data take effect you can from the front panel in Song Mode a new Song must be selected in Program Mode a new Program must be selected from MIDI control in Program or Song Mode send a MIDI program change message to recall the affected Program or Song Note that Song or Program down loads don t change Modes You must have the correct Mode selected before transmittin...

Page 46: ...values required to set each of the possible Vibrato Delay values MIDI VALUE VIBRATO DELAY milliseconds 0 0 1 10 2 20 3 45 4 70 5 100 6 140 7 190 8 230 9 270 10 315 11 370 12 435 13 510 14 600 15 710 16 830 17 970 18 1140 19 1340 20 1575 21 1850 22 2170 23 2550 24 3000 25 3500 ...

Page 47: ...the ATR 1a to select Song Mode Put F0 into Sys_Ex Put 0 1 26 into Antares Put 0 into Device_Num Put 1 into Mode Put F7 into End_Sys_Ex Send Sys_Ex Antares Device_Num Mode End_Sys_Ex This message sets System data in the ATR 1a Put F0 into Sys_Ex Put 0 1 26 into Antares Put F7 into End_Sys_Ex Put 0 into Device_Num Put 4 into Mode Put 14 into Msg_Length Put 0 into MIDI_Channel Put 0 into MIDI_Sustain...

Page 48: ...6 into Antares Put F7 into End_Sys_Ex Put 0 into Device_Num Put 5 into Mode Put 31 into Msg_Length Put 28 into Pgm_Number Put 7 into Speed Put 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 into Scale Put 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 Send Sys_Ex Antares Device_Num Mode Msg_Length Pgm_Number Speed Scale Vib_Type Vib_Depth Vib_Rate Vib_Delay Na...

Page 49: ... 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 into Programs Send Sys_Ex Antares Device_Num Mode Msg_Length Song_Number Speed Vib_Type Vib_Depth Vib_Rate Vib_Delay Name Programs End_Sys_Ex ...

Page 50: ...ys M M Channel M M Pitch Bend M m Control Change M m Modulation wheel M m Sustain foot switch M m Pitch Bend M 14 31 Continuous Control SPEED Control VIBRATO RATE VIBRATO DELAY M m Data increment Program Change M m 1 50 Programs True number M m 1 20 Songs System Exclusive M m System Program and Song parameters System Common Song Position M M Song Select M M Tune Request M M System Real Time Clock ...

Page 51: ...DI In 5 Pin DIN Footswitch 1 4 inch Phone Outputs XLR Balanced 17 7 dBu 470Ω 1 4 inch Phone Unbalanced 17 7 dBu 470Ω TRS Balanced 11 7 dBu 470Ω Controls Data Encoder Cursor Control Program Song Edit Page Select System Edit Bypass Displays 2x20 character LCD Pitch Correction Indicator LED x 10 Input Level Indicator LED x 6 Input power 10 5VAC 17 25 VAC x 2 50Hz or 60Hz Power consumption 15 watts In...

Page 52: ...ameter 32 Display Screens and Menu Pages 20 Dly Delay control 26 double tracking 37 Dpth Depth control 26 Dr Andy 7 E Email address 6 Equal Tempered Scale 11 F Factory Programs 40 Firmware version 20 Flash Screen 20 Foot Switch 19 32 Foot Switch and Detune Page 32 Detune parameter 32 Foot_Switch parameter 32 Foot_Switch parameter 32 Front Panel 17 G Grounding 15 H Hertz Hz 10 heterophonic effects ...

Page 53: ...utton 17 Panel Controls and Connectors 17 Pgm_Chg Program Change 34 Pitch 10 correction 12 detection 11 perception 10 ratios 11 PITCH CHANGE Meter 18 Power Switch non existent 17 Program Edit Pages 22 Program Mode 13 20 Program Mode Main Screen 20 Program Name Page 27 PROGRAMS Button 17 R Rt Rate control 26 S Save Program Page 27 Save Song Page 30 Scale and Chord Guides 41 Scale Page 24 Blank 25 B...

Page 54: ...ong Vibrato Page 29 Specifications 51 Speed 12 Speed Page 23 Speed parameter 35 Sustain parameter 34 SYSTEM button 18 30 System Edit Pages 30 T Technical Support 6 V Vibrato 12 Vibrato Delay table 46 Vibrato Page 26 Dly Delay control 26 Dpth Depth control 26 Rt Rate control 26 W waveform examples 10 ...

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