Antares Advice Please

[Beermaster]

I've just finished a long day tracking BVs to 9 songs and whilst they sound OK I want to fix them with Antares which I have just purchased so here's the question. I'm going to be using it on each of the vocal passes for each harmony line so thats going to be about 8 instances which combined with the rest of the instrumental tracks and Lead vocals is going to be pushing the CPU beyond what it can handle. Is it common practice to render or bounce down BVs to say a stereo Pair and use that to mix with ? -( I'm Using Logic 8 )

[jchas]

Common practice for me is to first copy the tracks (always nice to leave bread crumbs) and work with the copiec tracks. Next, Spot correct the bad spots only by cutting the clips and destructively editing them (that's where the bread crumbs come in).
Actually editing the wav uses no CPU power after words. And running the tracks through AT as an insert is bound to give you unwanted artifacts.

[russrags]

Beermaster,

I always keep my original untuned Vocals tucked away just in case, even tuned Vocals will be tucked away if I choose to do a Sub Mix.

You'll want to put the tuner across the 1st BG Voc, set the output to feed a new track which will be your newly tuned vocal, this will let you punch in problem areas that my not tune properly the 1st pass. Do this on all tracks, then when it comes mix time you won't have the plug-in assigned to any tracks freeing up your CPU.

Hope that helps.

Russ
Nashville
"In Order To Predict The Future ... Create It"

[Beermaster]

Thanks for the advice guys.

On the Antares 5 user manual it says to use the plug as an insert - so do I do that then export the audio as a new rendered file ? - I guess that would keep the original as is and give me a new tuned version ? ( in Logic 8 )

[rackdude]

Heres my trick, use Waves tune.

[psycho_monkey]

This is all in the manual btw....

but

Autotune as insert, graphic mode, choose track pitch, scan song to end (if it drops out before the end, go into options and give it a larger buffer size.

take out of tracking mode, play through, fix the bits that need fixing, leave alone the bits that don't.

print to new audio file (however you best do this in logic - possibly bypass all plugs, set gain to unity, bounce down mono audio file?). Put this tuned vocal on same audio track, re-enable plugs etc. Keep original there but muted in case you need to fix anything later.

Auto mode is for lazy people who don't care about quality.

[russrags]

BeerMaster,

You don't export the audio as a new rendered file.

It's the same procedure as making a Sub Group of BGs Voc's

Assign the Output of the Orig BG to Buss 1 w/ the plug-in on the incert, then on a New Track set to Record (yes Unity gain) assign the Input of the new track to Buss 1. This way you monitor the Tuned recording.


Russ
Nashville
"In Order To Predict The Future ... Create It"