Antares Auto-Tune Advanced — a flagship automatic vocal pitch-correction plugin

Antares has released Auto-Tune Advanced. The plugin uses an automatic tuning algorithm rewritten from scratch and offers a different workflow for studio production.

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The main addition is patented DVA (Dynamic Vibrato Alignment) technology, which detects and preserves the singer's natural vibrato. The DVA engine allows the fastest Retune Speed settings without turning natural singing into a robotic effect. It keeps the original dynamics and details of the vocal performance. A built-in analyser in the modulation section shows vibrato behaviour in real time. A creative Vibrato FX section can also generate artificial vibrato using four waveforms: sine, square, sawtooth and triangle.

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Another major improvement is the updated Live mode for performance and monitoring during recording. Processing latency drops to 0.84 ms at 44.1 kHz, avoiding timing mismatch in the performer's headphones. Two rendering modes are available: Low Latency for recording with a small buffer, and High Quality for maximum processing precision during final mixing. An updated Formant Designer adjusts vocal tone and formants, alongside custom scale editing and a 78-key virtual keyboard. MIDI Perform maps plugin parameters to physical knobs on an external MIDI controller for manual automation during mixing. The software includes a large preset bank created by Grammy winners, including Julian Marley and Ann Mincieli.

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Antares Auto-Tune Advanced is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for Windows and macOS, priced at $450.