Antares' Auto-Tune Available as DirectX Plug-In

Antares Audio Technologies has released Auto-Tune DirectX, a PC version of their previously Macintosh-only real-time pitch correction plug-in that is designed to work with any PC audio application that supports the DirectX plug-in format.

Currently available on the Macintosh in TDM, VST and Stand-Alone versions, Auto-Tune provides the ability to correct the pitch of a voice or solo instrument, without distortion or artifacts, while preserving all of the expressive nuance of the original performance. Hailed by the audio press as "amazing" and a "Holy Grail of recording," Auto-Tune has become one of the world's best-selling audio plug-ins.

Like the Mac versions, Auto-Tune DirectX offers two modes of operation:

Automatic Mode uses advanced DPS algorithms to detect the incoming pitch of a voice or solo instrument in real-time and correct it, if necessary, to a desired pitch. The ability to specify the scale (or individual notes of a scale) to correct to, as well as the ability to adjust the rate of correction, ensures effective pitch correction for virtually any style of performance. of a phrase's pitch contour, along with a selection of graphics tools that let you modify the pitch in almost any imaginable way.

"Since the introduction of the various Macintosh versions of Auto-Tune, we've received an overwhelming number of requests for a DirectX version," said Marco Alpert, Antares Vice President of Marketing. "We clearly recognize the growing importance of Windows as a platform for serious music production. Auto-Tune has become an indispensable tool for thousands of audio professionals working on the Mac and we're very pleased to be able offer its capabilities to those working on the PC."

Auto-Tune DirectX is available now from Antares software dealers at an MSRP of $299.00.

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