I do it all this way because I’m not just tuning the vocal I’ll also be comping for the best vocal performance at the same time.īlimey, I’ve left out Serato Pitch’n’Time. Then I comp to achieve the best vocal result. one lane will be AutoTuned, one lane the orig vocal, one lane VariAudio, some other lanes will be other takes, tuned, untuned etc. I kind of ‘comp’ the various tuning options, e.g. And I always keep safety copies of the original audio (Duplicate Track). I also work with shortish audio clips, not the whole song because this seems to cause less ‘instability’. One thing I do is to I make big use of audio lanes while tuning vocals. If VariAudio can’t do the job then I’ll try with Melodyne. I prefer VariAudio for the above reasons (useability and speed) even though I bought Melodyne. If that’s not up to it or the vocal is just too wild then I’ll either use Melodyne or VariAudio. If I can hear the autotune working or the autotune simply isn’t up to the job then I’ll render using Autotune with a specific scale (on certain sections say). Then when it comes to mixing I’ll try to render offline using Autotune for a fast result. Generally my working practice is to use Autotune on the channel during tracking/production/arranging - quick and easy. If I hear problems then I do that vocal section in either Autotune or Melodyne. It gets grainier quicker so you have to keep your ears open when using it to make sure the quality reduction isn’t going to be noticeable in the final mix. That said, it doesn’t sound quite as good. Finally (d) it doesn’t need to be recorded back to a track like Melodyne, you can simply render the audio clips (big time saver to be able to just use Ctrl-B!). Also (c) it works flawlessly across tempo changes in a song which is something that I found very tricky in Melodyne. I ended up with VariAudio last time because (a) I found it quicker to do detailed editing than the others and (b) it’s got more ways to adjust the pitch curve and I needed more control over swoops and things in this particular vocal. I don’t think there’s a clear winner though, I use all 3 at different times. I probably use Melodyne the least because of it’s lack of integration with Cubase. Many people want a single clear winner to purchase, but I ended up investing in all 3 for different reasons. I’ve got Autotune8 and Melodyne DNA, yet I actually used Cb Variaudio on my last vocal.
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