I will say the performance of the pitch correction actually is a big improvement from EFX 2. It’s a very easy to use program that does most of the work for you. This can add movement to background tracks in limitless scale and rhythmic possibilities. Editing the patterns are fairly straight-forward but just be careful placing files into the database lest you overwrite all of the stock patterns Auto-Tune supplies. EFX 3 carries over EFX 2’s Auto-Motion pattern editing with any software that allows editing of MusicXML files. In a more professional use, it is perfect for synth leads and even guitar solos (try it). Perfect for those times when you need to keep someone on their toes. Just throw an arpeggio in the pattern selector and press the trigger button, and on a nice long note, your vocalist will get a nice surprise. This was one of my favorite things to use in the studio when fatigue would set in on a session and the vocalist needed a little jolt. The “Retune Speed” is responsible for how subtle or verbose the correction attack and tune algorithm works and the “Humanize” slider adds a little leeway in the long notes, giving you more natural variation of pitch drift in longer notes.Īnother fun feature that came about in EFX 2 was the Auto-Motion bar across the bottom that offers selectable scales and patterns, that when triggered, retune the signal in a rhythmic pattern. Instead of just having a slider bar that lets you chose between 3 choices of pitch correction, Antares have added 2 slider bars that allow you to fine tune the exact amount of correction across the track. It has also included an AAX64 version to move it on up to ProTools 11 standards. I’ve owned Auto-Tune EFX 2 and found it to be used more as an “autopilot” effect based plugin, but EFX 3 seems to have improvements and more controls. It is a scaled back version that can be used in either live or post environments and acts more as tool for either polishing vocal tracks’ pitch or as an effect. We’ve all seen the Double Rainbow video… I mean… c’mon.Īuto-Tune EFX 3 is obviously Antares’ third revision of the lighter version of the full blown AutoTune7 software.
There have been plenty of examples of this plugin being used for extremely innovative projects. I don’t see people blaming Paul Mitchell for all these obnoxious faux-hawks, so why blame Auto-Tune.
It is the overuse of the tool by individuals that has given Antares the bad rap. Although a lot of people have blamed this tool on the decline of music, I feel that Antares isn’t even a fraction as liable as the public believes they are. You’ve guessed it, we’re dealing with Antares Auto-Tune. This product has made its way into pop culture nomenclature and has been responsible for more television reality stars’ music careers than just about any network executive.
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