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Welcome to the world of mediocre vocals!! hah. Here's a method that works for me when I need to do my tuning fast and accurate.
Make sure that when you change the AT mode from automatic to graphical, that you have the scale set on chromatic. That way, it will show you all the notes on the graph when tuning; not just those in whatever key it is set in.
Next, you need to set up your PT tracks to be able to tune fast. I create a new audio track, call it "tuner" whatever; it won't matter. Slap AT as a plugin on that track. Set it's output to a random bus.
Now, on your vocal audio track, set its input to that same bus. At this point, I make a duplicate track of your lead vocal (as a safety). Re-label the original vocal track something like "Lead Vox Tuned" or something like that. Ok, now just grab all the audio bits and pieces on your newly re-labeld "Lead Vox Tuned" track and pull them down to your new audio track, which we have labeled "tuner".
Now, record enable your "Lead Vox Tuned" track. From now on, when you play the vocal being tuned, you are hearing it through all the processing you had originally, but it is now running through the tuner. Make sure the tuner track is solo safed in case you want to tune while just hearing the vocal track.
Does this make any sense?? So far you've set up the bussing structure in order to tune fast and efficiently. Also, becuase you've renamed the track you are recording to as "Lead Vox Tuned," all your new tuned audio files will be appropriately named. It could simplify your life down the road.
Actually tuning the vocals is pretty damn easy, but my fingers are tired; hopefully someone else can chime in with actual tuning advice.
Ian
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