Basically, Auto-Tune is used for correcting the pitch of a singer’s voice. However, when you use it subtly, it will be effective for making a good singer sound even better. But, if you overuse it then, it will create problems. So here is a guide for you to learn how to start and begin Auto-Tuning in Logic Pro X. Let’s see now in brief about. Auto Tune To One Note Online Choose the vocal tuning and pitch-correction tools, techniques, and workflow that will give your music the finished vibe you’re looking for. Aug 23, 2014 Microsoft OneNote is a free application available for Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android (phones and tablets), and is.

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While Garageband comes with its own pitch correction/auto-tune plug-in, it’s quite limited in its parameters, coming only with the ability to select the key and make adjustments based on a numerical scale. At some point, you’ll probably want to move on to a more sophisticated plug-in that comes with extra options, specifications, parameters, and other cool features.

If you’re in the market for a new pitch-correction plug-in, grab Melodyne 4 – Studio (Melodyne 5 is great too. It’s the updated version).

Celemony’s Melodyne 4 Studio pack is the best pitch correction/auto-tune plug-in for Garageband.

If you have the money, purchase the full package, the Studio Version here on Plug-in Boutique, I recommend getting the Editor version first from the same place if you’re on a budget.

You can check out the chart at the end of the article to find out the differences between each edition, however, this article explores the features of the full version of the software. Furthermore, if you want a traditional auto-tune plug-in to get T-Pain/Travis Scott style vocals, check out MAutoPitch from Melda Production (at this link). This will help you get the sound you’re looking for.

Features of Melodyne 4 Studio

How To Start

To get started, you just have to hit the ‘Transfer’ button in Melodyne’s interface and then hit play on the vocals. From here, Melodyne will load the track into the interface for editing.

Easy-To-Understand Blob/Wave Format

After you’ve printed the audio recording into Melodyne 4, the software portrays it as “blobs” and wavy-lines.

The blob represents the note, the volume, and the duration of the vocal track.

The wavy-lines portray the direction and flow of the pitch.

Using the plug-in’s Main Tool, you can adjust the positioning of the notes which ultimately changes the pitch completely, according to either a diatonic key signature, the chromatic scale, or randomly.

By randomly, I mean that you can adjust the pitch of the note in such a way where it’s not connected to any scale.

Melodyne Algorithms

Melodyne has different algorithms for different types of audio, including an algorithm for entire mixes such as every instrument collectively; algorithms for noise, percussive instruments, vocals, and also for instruments like the bass and electric guitar.

These different algorithms determine how the audio signal will be shown in the interface as well as how it’ll be interpreted by the software.

There are three main algorithms:

1) Melodic and Polyphonic: Melodic and Polyphonic allow for the adjustment of notes and pitch, including various parameters like amplitude (volume), vibrato, etc.

2) Percussive: The Percussive algorithm gives you the ability to adjust the note in terms of its timing, which is great for drums, drum loops, and other percussive instruments, or even noisy instruments that don’t have a particular pitch.

In other words, the percussive algorithms allow you to adjust the timing, and due to the combined use of the melodic and polyphonic, also the pitch of the note, even though the sound it’s adjusting isn’t a melodic instrument, ie, guitar versus a snare drum.

3) Universal: The universal algorithm is used for stretching the note across a certain amount of time and also transposing mixes and other instruments.

The combined functions of all of the aforementioned algorithms allow for broad and subtle changes across several different parameters. For example, you can actually stretch out a note sung by a singer.

This isn’t possible to do in Garageband using the default pitch-correction plug-in unless you use Melodyne, another plug-in, or nuanced tactics that are more time-consuming.

Pitch Editing Software

Melodyne is capable of pitch editing on a number of different levels, including the pitch center and pitch modulation (also known as vibrato).

Using an example to explain what I mean, it’s possible to adjust the amount of vibrato within a particular note.

Down to the very specific pitch fluctuation of the note, you can determine how much the pitch is drifting away from the note’s center.

If there’s too much vibrato and just a part of it is off-key, you can pull it more toward the center, or, you could make the vibrato much stronger.

It’s possible to adjust the pitch of notes on a very subtle level, for instance, toward the correct pitch rather than exactly on point.

How To Do It

You do this by selecting the note using the Pitch Modulation tool, and then dragging and dropping it to where you want it to go based on its location in the grid.

The lines will flip up and down or flatten out depending on what tool you use and how you use it.

If you’ve ever used the auto-tune/pitch-correction plug-in in Garageband, you’ll know that it doesn’t allow for very small and subtle changes.

Melodyne 4 makes up for that because you can actually push one-note individually, rather than all of them collectively as is the case using Garageband’s default plug-in.

This allows for WAY more customization.

What makes Melodyne amazing is that it’s capable of changing the pitch of notes while also retaining its natural quality.

Explained in another way, it’s not going to change the “human quality” of the sound. I was actually pleasantly surprised by Melodyne’s ability to change the pitch without noticeably altering its natural sound, and I can’t emphasize this enough.

For instance, if a vocalist has sung a particular part and you want to move it up a Major Third for the sake of harmonization, it’ll sound just as good using Melodyne.

It really does a tremendous job of adjusting the pitch without making it sound bad or weird.

Snap To Grid For Time Quantizing And Pitch Correction

Like I mentioned above, in addition to adjusting the notes individually, it also has the capability to make sweeping changes across the board, rather than adjusting each note on a case-by-case basis.

What I mean by this, is that you can snap all the notes to the grid according to a particular key, similar to how it’s done in Garageband.

How To Do It

You do this by selecting “Edit,” in the tool-bar, and then “Quantization Macros,” and then either “Correct Pitch” or “Quantize Time.”

You can snap it to the grid based on a particular key signature, as well as make sweeping changes to the pitch drift and pitch center.

Furthermore, you can change the pitch of note according to a particular scale if you want, for instance, the chromatic scale or another diatonic scale such as the A Major Scale.

Polyphonic (Multiple-Note) Editing

While Melodyne has a lot of impressive features, its ability to adjust the pitch of chords and other notes played together really stands out in my opinion.

For this, you would want to use the “Polyphonic” algorithm, which is used for adjusting notes played harmonically (all at the same time).

Melodyne, however, will use its Automatic detection system to figure out what algorithm is necessary. But it doesn’t hurt to select the proper algorithm as a preventative measure.

In the image you can see below, I took one of Garageband’s Apple Loops – an acoustic guitar playing chords – and you can see that Melodyne used the Polyphonic algorithm to literally pull the audio apart so that you can see each note played individually.

Because of this, you can actually change the pitch of each part of the strum. It’s honestly pretty amazing.

You could use this feature for guitar or piano chords, or really any instrument that’s capable of harmonies.

How To Do This

It’s done the same way as other forms of editing. You just have to use the Transfer button to print the audio into Melodyne, and the software should automatically pick up on what algorithm is necessary for editing.

Changing The Timing

The notes in Melodyne can be edited in a number of ways, including by shortening or lengthening, moved forwards or backward, or quantized according to a grid.

This is also possible using the Flex Timing option in Garageband, but Melodyne can adjust minor details more specifically and in a more nuanced fashion.

The specificity of Melodyne is more in-depth than the Flex Time function. For instance, you can correct very specific errors and transients.

How To Do This

It’s really fairly intuitive. Just use the Main Tool to pull the notes toward whatever grid-line that you want.

Additionally, you can use the time quantization tool that I mentioned above. You go into the top toolbar, select “Edit,” and then “Quantization Macros,” and then “Quantize Time.”

Tempo Editing

A cool additional feature of the plug-in is that it can actually detect the tempo of your song, that way you can create a quantization grid that works perfectly with the tempo of the song.

Furthermore, you can generate a click track afterward if you want to.

If you’re familiar with Garageband, you’ll know that the time editing function is perhaps the most limited aspect of the DAW.

For instance, you can’t change the timing and tempo of one track without adjusting the timing and tempo of the rest of the music (although, there are weird and time-consuming ways of getting around this. Check out this article here to learn more).

Melodyne allows you do to make these changes, either for editing or creative purposes.

How To Do This

In the image you can see above, I’ve pointed out the number tempo system that you can click on and make changes from there.

Volume Editing

Garageband comes with the ability to adjust the velocity, strength, and volume of MIDI notes, but the same thing can’t be said for audio recordings, whether it be a guitar, bass guitar, or vocals.

Although, of course, you can adjust the volume but only on the entire track, unless you use automation.

Melodyne allows you to adjust the amplitude and volume of particular notes and sections of the audio recording.

Undesirable fluctuations in volume can be adjusted after the fact, without the use of an additional plug-in such as a compressor or noise gate, which would typically adjust ALL of the notes, rather than one individual note.

This has other added benefits, including the ability to adjust other undesirable sounds in a recording, such as breathing sounds or some kind of sound in the background.

How To Do This

Similar to other functions, you just have to select the right tool in the top-center toolbar.

Multi-Tracking Capability

Using the note editor, it’s possible to look at as many tracks as you want at the same time for the sake of reference or editing, depending on what you want.

As a result, it’s a lot easier to make adjustments and changes while also seeing what everything looks like in the context of the entire mix.

How To Do This

Click on the fader option of the top-left side of the toolbar. This will bring up the tracks as I’ve shown in the image above.

Tempo Detection

Melodyne comes with an intelligent algorithm that’s able to comprehend time signatures and tempos, including whether or not they’ve changed on a very subtle or major level.

I said already that it has the ability to create a click-track, but what’s special about it is that it can go along with the performers rather than the other way around.

But in the case of this plug-in, you can actually create a click-track that will change according to the musician’s performance, while at the same time, still being able to look at how the music looks in a typical DAW-grid that uses the number of beats as a unit of measurement.

Furthermore, you can adjust wandering tempo changes without eliminating the minor alterations in dynamics, which is useful for a live performance, for example.

A lot of Garageband users also want the ability to adjust tempo and synchronize different recordings together, which isn’t usually possible using the default DAW plug-ins, however, Melodyne makes it possible to do this.

Relatively Easy-To-Use Interface

When it comes to using music production/recording software and equipment, the number of controls, screens, and settings, can be quite daunting.

In Melodyne’s case, they’ve done a decent job of making a comprehensible interface, similar to Garageband.

Garageband users know that its interface is one of the reasons why it’s such a great DAW to start out with, so we know the value of a simple workspace.

With that said, I would say that Melodyne’s interface isn’t quite as intuitive as Garageband. In fact, this is my primary criticism of the plug-in thus far.

But like any tool, it’s going to take some work to grow accustomed to it.

Keyboard Shortcuts

An added feature that some may like is the ability to create custom keyboard shortcuts. Frankly, I’m not much for making these kinds of changes, but other people might.

How To Do This

Go into Settings, select “Preferences,” and then “Shortcuts.”

Stand-Alone Mode and Plug-In Interface

You also have the option to use Melodyne as its own piece of software, or as a plug-in that comes up directly in Garageband.

The stand-alone version looks like what you can see in the image below:

How To Do This

To bring up the stand-alone version of the plug-in, you just have to open it up as a typical application at the bottom of your toolbar. You might have to search for it in your application menu first.

Melodyne 4 Buying Guide

The Melodyne 4 plug-in comes in 4 different packages, Essential, Assistant, Editor, and Studio, with Essential being the cheapest and Studio as the most expensive.

Frankly, I would avoid getting the Melodyne 4 Essential, because it’s the bare-bones version of the plug-in.

Get either the Melodyne 4 Assistant or the Melodyne 4 Studio package.

If you want all the functions, get Melodyne 4 Studio.

However, if you’re on a budget, you can choose any of the other three options, including Editor, Assistant, or if you really feel like you have to, the Essential version.

Thankfully, you can actually upgrade each one with a smaller fee, so if you’ve started out with the Assistant plug-in, you can pay the difference and move on to the more superior version.

Differences Between Each Version Of Melodyne

The ‘x’ on the right-hand side of the chart determines that the version of the software does have the capabilities listed on the left-hand side.

***These Charts Are Taken From Celemony’s Website

Cons And Important Things To Consider

1) Don’t Use Command + Z Function

When you have the plug-in open in Garageband, be careful not to use the (Command + Z) function to undo changes in Melodyne.

For whatever reason, they didn’t program the plug-in so that you could use the same Command function to undo changes.

What will end up happening is that Garageband might just shut down the plug-in and you’ll lose all of the edits you’ve done up until that point.

I did this the other day after an hour of working on a vocal track.

2) Price

Frankly, this plug-in, especially the Studio version, is quite expensive.

The Studio version Melodyne costs more than the entire Logic Pro X software itself, which is really saying something.

On the other hand, though, the capabilities of this plug-in are quite extensive and it’s really a game-changer in terms of what it allows you to do.

3) Not Many Tutorials Online

While there are some tutorials on how to use this plug-in on the internet, there certainly aren’t hundreds of them.

Don’t worry though, as I use this software more and more, I’m going to be producing all kinds of tutorials, articles, and YouTube videos to help you learn how to use it as well.

So you don’t have to worry about being left out in the cold.

YouTube Video

Conclusion

All-in-all, I would say that Melodyne 4 Studio is definitely worth the money if you’re serious about music production and recording. The useful features of this software/plug-in really can’t be emphasized enough.

If you’re on a budget, grab the Assistant version, but if you want to go all out, pick up the Studio version instead.

Want to learn about the best free autotune plugins of 2020? Then you have come to the right place!

Autotune is a piece of digital software that modifies the pitch of a singer’s vocal. This can be used either during a live performance or in post-production.

In recent years, autotune has progressed from subtle changes in vocals to the main identity of musicians such as T-Pain, Daft Punk, Black Eyed Peas and Cher. Typically used in pop music, many will be able to identify an artist by the distinct autotuned sounds.

Consequently, there are a variety of pitch tuning and autotune plugin’s available. However, many cost a lot of money, and finding the right one to do the job for your needs can be overwhelming.

To help you out, we’ve put together a list of our top free autotune plugin’s that are still functional. Check out the list of what to consider when looking for your perfect plugin!

Free Autotune Plugins

There are a few things to consider when looking for an autotune plugin, such as what sound you want to achieve.

Are you looking for minor corrections for a natural sound? Then maybe a pitch correction plugin with a transparent audio engine would be best.

Or would you rather an autotune plugin that allows you to draw in the notes for a singer/instrument to hit? This is usually suitable for hip-hop or certain electronic genres.

Alternatively, you may require effects to allow you to further customise the voice and may need MIDI input. Whatever you need, check out the list below of the best free autotune plugins below:

The Best Free Autotune Plugins

Graillon 2 Free Edition

No list of autotune plugins would be complete without the free version of Auburn Sounds’ Graillon 2!

It is one of the best autotune VST free download plugins out there. Also, it is compatible with all the digital audio workstations able to load VST and AU plugins, on PC and Mac computers.

Its pitch correction module is very efficient and simple to use. With its stand-out looking interface including large fonts and prominent colours, it is easy to navigate.

It is also a well-programmed autotune plugin, which enables both substantial autotune and fine pitch correction functions perfectly!

Auto Tuning vocals with Graillon 2 is incredibly easy, thanks to its intuitive and proficient control scheme. You can fine-tune your sound less or more artificial, depending on your musical requirements.

The mix knob on the user interface can be used to reduce the impact of the pitch correction module. You can also create robotic sounds by using the ‘smooth’ knob. This controls how slow/fast your sound skips from one note to another.

The ‘bitcrusher’ area can make a voice growl and reinforce a bass portion of monophonic pitched sounds. This is a unique function to Graillon 2! It can also act as a pitch-shifting plugin with the pitch wheel.

Equally, you should be careful when using the functions that some notes don’t ‘stick’ for too long and alter the melody.

If you need impeccable, versatile functionality with extra features and are wondering how to get autotune for free, Graillon 2 is the one for you.

Download:Graillon 2

MAutoPitch

MeldaProduction is a well-known audio plugin business. Their products add a few bonus tools like stereo width adjustment, automatic gain control, and a limiter.

All MeldaProduction’s freeware plugins, including MAutoPitch, are crammed into a single installer file, which is quite cumbersome. The pitch correction algorithm is flexible, with adjustable speed, range, scale, and depth but the user interface is slightly less perceptive than Graillon.

MAutoPitch is still a great free autotune plugin that could quickly become your go-to pitch correction tool. The ‘speed’ knob controls how quick MAutoPitch will respond to out-of-tune notes, allowing smoother sounds.

Shifting formants can make you sound deeper or higher but be careful altering the formant too much can alter its pitch.

The benefits to this plugin are the wealth of bonus features, and it is compatible with all VST and AU plugin hosts on PC and Mac. The visual detector displays which notes are being detected by the plugin.

The scale function allows you to detect which scale of music you’re in. This means that MAutoPitch will only adapt the pitch to the perfect notes according to the key of the track.

With a variety of features available, high functionality and easy interface MAutoPitch is a great choice.

Download:MAutoPitch

GSnap

One of the first free pitch correction plugins, GSnap, is among the best. It was the original freeware VST plugin that accomplished the classic autotune effect. To this day, GSnap is still a great in terms of features and design.

One main feature is its ability to tune the processed audio signal according to the MIDI notes on the input. If you aim to correct a singer’s notes, play their part on a piano and use the MIDI notes from the piano in the plugin, GSnap will take those notes as a guide to make it accurate.

Many autotune plugins can’t achieve this but it’s an extremely beneficial tool!

The original sound is in red, and the altered notes are emphasised in green. Twelve fully adaptable knobs give exact editing of the effect. Also, this plugin allows you to add vibrato and adjust the speed of it, essentially making the vocalist sound more organic.

Unlike Graillon 2 and MAutoPitch, GSnap only works on Windows-based systems. It does come with a very good manual, so it’s worth reading the instructions if you decide to use GSnap. GSnap is renowned amongst experienced producers for its versatility, MIDI feed options as well as easy interface, so give it a go!

Download:GSnap

KeroVee

Another original pitch correction tool, KeroVee was released in 2010 by Japan based g200kg. Although it looks less slick than its competition, the feature set is matched. Likewise, it has the MIDI input mode like GSnap.

KeroVee may lack in the extreme robotic effects, but it more than makes up for it with accurate pitch alteration capabilities. On the left side, there’s an easy scaled interface so you can see exactly what KeroVee is doing and react suitably.

Just to the right of this, you can click which notes of the scale you want KeroVee to adjust to. Selected notes will have a green block next to them, while deselected notes will be black.

Just like GSnap, you are also able to route MIDI notes to KeroVee for the plugin to use as a guide. This is a vital element which lets you tell KeroVee exactly which notes the singer should be on, with a large set of knobs to customise further.

Unique feature is the ‘nuance’ parameter. It enables you to keep or ignore subtle pitch changes, such as natural vibrato from the singer. Just like other autotune plugins, you get a ‘TuneSpeed’ knob to control how quickly the plugin will fix the incoming audio.

The ‘calib’ function checks the general pitch of the sound. Other important functions include pitch and formant shifting, fine tuning as well as panning and volume knobs. The main downfall of KeroVee is system compatibility. It only works as a VST plugin in Windows-based DAWs, meaning that macOS users won’t be able to use it.

If you are hoping for an autotune plugin which is tailored exactly for adequate modification of vocals instead of a severe and noticeable effect, KeroVee is a great option.

Download:KeroVee

Autotune Free Online & Free Autotune Software

As an alternative to plugins, Melodyne is a great free autotune software. Melodyne is a tool which allows you to control pitch, timing and formant of an audio track. This is particularly good for vocals, but can also be used for when you are recording bass, guitar, piano.

Musical notes can be softened or heightened electronically for perfect recordings. Melodyne is fully compatible with older types of audio media including vinyl.

Melodyne allows people who recorded their voice in older formats to retrieve it, and even adapt their vocals to create fresh new sounds. If you are good at using technology then Melodyne is great to get creative with. Although it can be difficult to master, there are a lot of great features and effects.

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What Is the Best Free Autotune VST Plugin?

These days, so many genres of music will include some sort of vocal or instrument tuning. This is why pitch correction and autotune plugin’s are so important.

Hopefully from the guide above, you will be able to find a free plugin which is suitable to your needs. You need to consider if you want a heavy, unnatural, robotic sound or a lighter, smoother sound which listeners won’t notice.

You need to think about the advantages and disadvantages for each of the free plugins listed, and see which closely matches you achieving the sound you desire.

So, why not try one of the free autotune plugins by downloading our free pack of autotune plugins? All of them have distinctive features which can be used to meet your musical needs from slight adjustment to a new full-blown sound!

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