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U S E R ’ S G U I D E

Auto-Tune™

Antares Advanced Tuning Effects

®

Plug-in for Mackie Digital Mixers

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Iconography

“Mackie” and the “Running Man” figure are trademarks orregistered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc. All other brandnames mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks oftheir respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged.

Part No. 820-252-00 Rev. A 03/2001© 2001 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This icon identifies a description of how toperform an action with the mouse.

This icon identifies a description of how toperform an action from the console.

This icon will lead you to some furtherexplanations of features and practical tips.

This icon marks information which is veryimportant, so please make sure you have a read.

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ContentsIntroduction ----------------------------------------4

About Antares ---------------------------------------------------4

About the D8B UFX Card -------------------------------------- 5

About Auto-Tune------------------------------------------------ 5

Let’s Get Started ---------------------------------- 6Requirements ----------------------------------------------------6

Authorizing the Plug-in ----------------------------------------6

Unlock Procedure ----------------------------------------------- 7

Configuring the Plug-in --------------------------------------- 8

Using the Auto-Tune Plug-in ------------------ 10Front Panel Overview ---------------------------------------- 10

Global Controls ------------------------------------------------ 11

Auto-Tune Controls ------------------------------------------- 13

Vibrato Controls ---------------------------------------------- 18

Saving, Loading, and Resetting a Preset ----------------- 19

Automation and Snapshot Control ---------- 22FX Routing ---------------------------------------- 23More about Scales------------------------------- 28

Note: Any future revisions of this guide will be available forviewing and downloading from our website: www.mackie.com.

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IntroductionThank you for purchasing Auto-Tune from Antares. It is one ofthe exciting new family of 24-bit plug-ins for the D8B,specifically designed for the new Mackie Universal Effects (UFX)card.

The Auto-Tune plug-in is a precision instrument for controllingpitch, allowing you to apply nuances of intonation to virtuallyany performance. This plug-in is an implementation of theAntares Auto-Tune pitch correcting software for the Mac andPC. It employs state-of-the-art digital signal processingalgorithms to continuously detect the pitch of a periodic inputsignal (typically a solo voice or instrument) and instantly andseamlessly change it to a desired pitch (defined by a number ofuser-programmable scales).

About AntaresAntares Audio Technologies is renowned as a developer ofinnovative, DSP-based audio software and hardware, includingthe ATR-1 Intonation Processor, MDT (Multi-band DynamicsTool) and JVP (Antares Voice Processor) DSP plug-ins.

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About the D8B UFX CardThe UFX card provides robust processing power for computation-heavy plug-ins. The UFX card is a 4-in/4-out architecture, whichmeans it can support four mono, two mono and one stereo, ortwo stereo sends simultaneously. Up to four UFX cards can beinstalled in the D8B, allowing up to sixteen simultaneous single-channel effects, eight stereo plug-ins, or combinations thereof.

About Auto-TuneAuto-Tune is very easy to use. Simply identify a key and scaleand the affected signal will automatically conform to that scalein real time, while preserving all of the expressive nuance of theoriginal. Auto-Tune can work while the track is being recorded(instead of as a separate post-recording process). In otherwords, the tracked vocal goes to tape (or disk) already in tune.Of course, you can always process a track that has already beenrecorded. Micro-adjustments can be automated using hands-onD8B controls instead of a mouse, a huge advantage whencorrecting melodies that have modulated to other keys or modes.Up to 4 channels of Auto-Tune can be engaged per UFX card.With 4 UFX cards installed, that’s up to 16 channels of pitchcorrection!

Note: Earlier D8Bs were fitted with 16 MB of memory. It is recommended thatyou increase this to 32 MB (as fitted in newer D8Bs) if you install more than oneUFX card. Memory upgrade instructions are supplied with each UFX card.

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Requirements• One or more Mackie UFX cards• Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 Software• Plug-in Software

We will assume you have successfully installed a Mackie UFXcard and Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 software upgrade. If you haveencountered problems with the installation of hardware orsoftware please see their associated user guides or contactMackie support (www.mackie.com).

Authorizing the Plug-inIf you have D8B v 3.0 b186 or greater, the plug-in is alreadyinstalled on the D8B hard drive, however an authorized unlockcode must be entered to unlock the plug-in for normal operation.

1234-5167-89D1

Let’s Get Started

An UnlockedPlug-in

D8B SETUP screen’sLICENSING window

D8B Electronic Serial Number (ESN)

AUTHORIZE

LICENSING

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Unlock Procedure1. Locate your D8B’s Electronic Serial Number (ESN). This

is displayed at the bottom of the Licensing window,which is accessed from the Setup screen. The 12 digitESN is made from numbers 0–9 and letters A–F. It isunique to the D8B processor, and is not the serialnumber label on the rear of the control surface or CPUchassis.

2. You will also need your plug-in’s serial number which isprinted on the floppy disk label.

3. To obtain the unlock code, have the ESN and plug-inserial number ready. Then you have two options:

• Log on to the Mackie plug-in authorization web page: (http://www.mackie.com/d8bauthorize.htm)

or • Telephone Mackie Tech Support at 800-258-6883.

4. When you have obtained an unlock code, open the D8BSetup window, and click Licensing.

5. With your plug-in highlighted in the Licensing window,click Authorize, and enter your unlock code in theUNLOCK CODE box. Click Enter, and enjoy your newlyexpanded console.

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Configuring the Plug-inAfter booting the D8B you must assign the Auto-Tune plug-in toa UFX card. See FX Routing on page 23 for more details.

Assign the Auto-Tune Plug-in to a UFX card1. Click the Plugins menu and select

Plugins, (or Ctrl+P on thekeyboard).

2. In the PluginConfiguration window,locate the card slotthat contains the UFXcard you wish to assignto.

3. In the Mode column,click the Mono/Stereotoggle button and set itto Mono.

4. In the Plugin column,select AntaresAutotune from the drop-down menu.

Note: A plug-in can also be loaded from the Setup section on the console.

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Removing the Plug-in1. In the Plugin column, select none from the

drop-down menu.

2. Click OK in the Alert dialog box.

Note: A plug-in can also be deletedfrom the Setup section on the console.

Assign an Input Source to the Plug-in• Click the plug-in’s INPUT button to select an input

source. In the example below, we have chosen theAux 5 Bus as the input to the plug-in installed in slot 5.

When a plug-in is fed froman aux bus, its outputappears on the FX Returnchannels (faders in theEFFECTS bank). The returnchannel is determined by theslot number and whether theeffect output is mono orstereo. For example, a reverbwith a mono input and stereooutput that is installed inSlot 5 has its outputs on FX5 and FX 6. Note: Thedefault state for all FXchannels is MUTE. You won’thear the effect until youunmute its FX returnchannel(s).

A plug-in can also receive its input from a channel pre- or post-DSP insert or the main stereo left and right bus. When a plug-inis inserted “in line” in this manner, its output is routed directlyback into the channel. See FX Routing on page 23 for moredetails.

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Front Panel OverviewYou can think of Auto-Tune as being broken into three sections.

1. Global Controls

2. Auto-Tune Controls

3. Vibrato Controls

Using the Auto-Tune Plug-in

Global Controls

Auto-Tune Controls Vibrato Controls

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Global Controls

Input SelectAssign Auto-Tune’s input from any of the DB8’s pre, post, orauxiliary channels.

Input and Output MetersThe input meter represents the incoming signal from the D8B,with a range from –50 dB to 0 dB. The output meter is locatedjust beneath the input meter.

Menu ButtonThe drop-down menu button will enable familiar functions suchas undo, redo, load, save, reset, cut, copy and paste. See page 19for more details.

Hide ButtonThe small button located at the top right of the GUI will hide theAuto-Tune window.

Preset Selection and DisplayToggle the up/down arrows to select from an array of factorypresets or your own saved user presets.

Note: The Input Source can be set from either the plug-in GUI or the plug-inconfiguration Window.

MenuButton

Memory A/BButtons

Meter Displays(In/Out)

Hide Plug-InWindow Button

Input Select Display &Drop-down Menu

BypassButton

Preset Display/Select

Preset Select

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Memory A/BMemory A and Memory B are two separate storage banks thatlet you temporarily store setups. This is handy for quicklyreferencing and comparing sounds while you are creating edits.

BypassThis allows the input signal to pass through Auto-Tune withoutbeing processed. Click the button again to resume processing.Switching the Bypass state will not cause any audio artifacts, soit can be used in real time for live performance, recording ormixing applications.

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Scale SelectionSelect the desired scale from thedrop-down scale list. The firstthree scales are equal tempered.These are the ubiquitous scalestypically found in Western tonalmusic. The other scales arehistorical, ethnic, and microtonalscales.

An in-depth discussion of these scales and their history isbeyond the scope of this guide. The interested reader will findmore information in Tuning In – Microtonality In ElectronicMusic by Scott R. Wilkinson, published by Hal Leonard Books.For a brief synopsis of scales, see More About Scales on page 28of this guide.

Auto-Tune ControlsThis section is a reference for all of the Auto-Tune controls anddescribes the function of each control.

Scale Display &Drop-down Menu

Key Display& Drop-down Menu

Scale DetuneDisplay & Slider

Retune Display& Slider

Tracking Display& Slider

Change Meter

MIDI InputChannel Display

Pitch ControllerScale EditorButton

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Scale EditorClick the Scale button to open the Scale Editorwindow. Edits made using this dialog are associatedwith each scale. That is, each scale retains its ownedits separate from the other scales. When finishedediting, click the Done button to close the window.

The Edit Scale window displays each note of the currentlyselected scale in the currently selected key. If the selected scaleincludes more than twelve notes, use the Page Up/Down buttonsto scroll through all of the available notes. Beside each notename are two check boxes: Do Not Track and Remove. If neitherof these boxes are selected, Auto-Tune treats this note as anormal scale note, i.e., when the input pitch is close to this note,Auto-Tune will correct the pitch to this note at the rate set bythe Retune Speed control.

Do Not TrackColumn

RemoveColumn

NoteValueColumn

Cent ValueColumn

Set to MajorScale

Set to MinorScale

Go to PreviousPage

Go to NextPage

Key DisplayScale Display

Done Button(to close andsave)

Cancel Button(to close with-out saving)

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If the Do Not Track box isselected, when the input pitchis close to this note the inputwill be passed through with nocorrection. If the Remove box is selected, then the note is simplyremoved from the current scale. For example, selecting theChromatic scale and then setting C#, D#, F#, G#, A# to Removewould cause a C Major scale to remain. In that case Auto-Tunewould always retune the input to the closest note of the C Majorscale.

Why Remove?A pitch error greater than 49 cents could allow Auto-Tuneto choose notes in a given scale that otherwise would notbe played as the incorrect pitch moves through the scale.The scale and key selected by the user might beappropriate but if the pitch error is too great, anundesirable note from the scale could be played. In thisinstance select the Remove box associated with the culpritnote.

Key SelectionTo select the desired key, click the Key buttonand then click the desired note from the drop-down list. This determines the pitch of the firsttone of the scale according to the standardA3 = 440 Hz.

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Pitch ControllerThe Pitch Controller is used to force theinput to an exact pitch. Trigger the desirednote(s) by selecting keys on the keyboardimage or by using a MIDI input controller.As long as a key is selected or held/triggeredfrom an external controller, the chosen notewill adjust the input pitch. Only when you release the note willthe input return to its original pitch. An external MIDI controllercan also be used to gain immediate access to multiple octaves.

Scale DetuneThe Detune parameter allowsyou to change the pitch standardof Auto-Tune from the defaultA = 440Hz. The values are cents(100 cents = 1 semitone or halfstep). The range of adjustmentis from –10 to +10 (10 being100 cents).

The Detune function can be usedto tune a vocal performance tosome irreparably out-of-tuneinstrument (a piano or organ, forexample), or to allow correctionto other than the conventional440Hz standard. If you have atone that you want to use as thepitch standard, select that tone and play it in a loop. AdjustScale Detune until the Change meter reads zero. (You may berequired to use the Edit Scale dialog to remove adjacent tones sothat Auto-Tune doesn’t tune to the wrong tone.)

MIDI Chan 6

Note: If you are using a MIDI tempo map or tracking with timecode you caneasily program (record) a note value into a MIDI sequencer at a precise loca-tion. In this way it is possible to correct a particular problem where theperformance might otherwise be fine - using as little processing as possible.

ChangeMeter

ScaleDetune

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Retune SpeedRetune Speed controls how rapidly thepitch correction is applied to theincoming sound. The units aremilliseconds. A value of zero will causeinstantaneous changes from one tone toanother and will completely suppress avibrato (note that any related volumechanges will remain). Values from 10 to50 are typical for vocals. Larger valueslet through more vibrato and otherinterpretative pitch gestures but alsoslow down how rapidly pitch correctionsare made. Although the abovesuggestions can be used as starting points, finding the correctSpeed setting for a particular performance is largely a matter oftrial-and-error and depends on such attributes as song tempo,note duration and vocal style, among others.

TrackingIn order to accurately identify the pitch of the input, Auto-Tunerequires a periodically repeating waveform, characteristic of avoice or solo instrument. The tracking control determines howmuch variation is allowed in the incoming waveform for Auto-Tune to still consider it periodic. If you are working with awell-isolated solo signal (e.g., tracking in a studio or off of amultitrack tape) you can typically set the tracking control to 25and forget it. If, on the other hand, your signal is noisy or notwell-isolated (as might be more common in a live performancesituation) or you are dealing with a breathy voice, it may benecessary to allow more signal variation (higher trackingnumbers). However, under these circumstances tracking is notguaranteed and a too “relaxed” setting may introduce distortionand popping.

Change MeterThe Change meter shows you how much the pitch is beingchanged, measured in cents (100 cents = 1 semitone or halfstep). For example, if the meter is reading +66, it indicates thatthe input pitch is 66 cents too flat and Auto-Tune is raising thepitch by 66 cents to bring the input back to the desired pitch.

RetuneSlider

TrackingSlider

ChangeMeter

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Vibrato ControlsThe Vibrato Section contains one drop-down menu and threesliders. The Vibrato drop-down allows you to select the shape ofthe vibrato’s pitch variation through time. The choices are: (novibrato), sine wave, square, and sawtooth. Depth varies from 0to 100 cents, controlling the amount of pitch variation in thevibrato. Rate varies from 0.1 to 10.0 Hz and controls the speedof the vibrato. Delay varies from 0 to 300 milliseconds,controlling the speed of onset of the vibrato.

The vibrato is restarted every time Auto-Tune matches theincoming pitch to a different scale tone. Also, the vibrato isapplied after the effects of the Retune Speed control. Hence,even with a slow retune value of 50, a square wave vibrato willmake instantaneous changes in pitch.

Vibrato TypeDrop-down Menu

Depth Slider

Rate Slider

Delay Slider

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Saving, Loading, and Resetting a PresetAuto-Tune settings can be saved and recalledfrom the hard drive. You can save and load filesusing either Memory A or Memory B.

To Save a Preset:1. Click and hold the Menu button.

2. Select Save User Preset tooverwrite the file currentlyopened.

3. Select Save User Preset As tosave to a new file name. The SavePreset File As dialog boxappears.

4. A default name for the preset isautomatically displayed, such asPreset#1. If you want to renameit, simply type in the name youwant, using up to 32 characters.

5. Select INTERNAL (default hard drive) or FLOPPY.

6. Click Save to complete the operation.

A new sub folder canbe easily created tohelp organize custompatches.

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To Load a Preset:1. Click Mem A or Mem B to choose the

memory location from which to load thefile.

2. Click and hold the Menu button.

3. Select Load Antares Autotune toopen a file. The Load Preset Filedialog box appears.

4. Click INTERNAL if the file is on the internal drive, orclick FLOPPY if the file is on a floppy disk.

5. Select the preset you want to load.

6. Click Open to load the selected preset.

You can also load a presetfrom the Preset Display.

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To Reset the Plug-in:Reset will reload the previous patch.

1. Click and hold the Menu button.

2. Select Reset Antares Autotune.

To Cut Preset Settings:1. Click and hold the Menu button.

2. Select Cut AntaresAT.

The current settings are temporarilystored in the clipboard memory in caseyou want to paste them to a new preset.The plug-in also reverts to its defaultstate (it is reset).

To Copy Preset Settings:1. Click and hold the Menu button.

2. Select Copy.

The current settings are temporarily stored in the clipboardmemory in case you want to paste them to a new preset.

To Paste Preset Settings:1. Click and hold the Menu button.

2. Select Paste AntaresAT.

The current settings are replaced with the setting in theclipboard memory.

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Dynamic Real TimeTo write automation on a loaded plug-in:

1. Engage AUTO TOUCH.

2. Engage ALL, disengageBYPASS, and sendtimecode to the console –the POSITION readout will change to show TC is beingreceived.

3. Move a parameter or recall a patch (user or factorypreset).

Subsequent edits to any recorded automation moves may beperformed in the Mix Editor. Enable the channel view by clickingon the Channel View button, then choose the plug-in you wish toview from the page drop-downmenu. This displays a list ofavailable channel and plug-inautomation tracks on aparameter basis.

Dynamic Off-lineTo write a snapshot on a loaded plug-in:

♦ Use the Event Automation Track, available under theWindow Menu as ‘Event Track’, to load plug-in user(previously stored) or factory preset patches, at aspecific time during automation playback.

Automation and Snapshot Control

On The Console

General Note:Plug-in settings are recalled as part of a console Snapshot, but may also be re-called as Presets (patches). If you are recalling snapshots and presets, be awarethat one may override the other.

Note: Parameters can be controlled from either the GUI plug-in graphic param-eters (using a mouse to modify the parameters) or via the VFD V-Pots andSELECT buttons (with the plug-in parameters called up on the VFD readout).

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FX RoutingThe Plug-in Configuration Window

Card Slot Column

Card B

Card C

Card D (nocard installed)

Card A

Plug-indisplay toggle

Input ChannelAssignment Drop-down Menu Button

Input Source As-signment Column

Plug-in Assign-ment Column

Close Window

Stereo/MonoMode Column

Stereo/MonoToggle Button

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Inserting a Plug-in into a ChannelA pre- or post-DSP channel insert can also be used as the inputsource for a plug-in. When a channel insert point is selected, theplug-in output returns to the channel. The FX return path isdisconnected, although the plug-in output is still displayed onthe FX return channel meter.

A plug-in channel insert assignment can be made from thePlugin Configuration window, or from a drop-down menu fromthe mixer screen.

This assignment can also be made from the control surface andVFD by holding in the desired channel’s SELECT button for twoseconds, then paging over to Plug Pre or Plug Post, selectingthe input source, then selecting the desired plug-in slot from thefollow-on menu.

Plug-in Configuration Window

Pre-DSP Drop-down

Post-DSP Drop-down

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Using an Aux Send with a Plug-in♦ Click the associated INPUT menu button and select an

Aux input source. In the example below, we have chosenthe Aux 5 Bus.

Send the Input Signal to the Aux Bus1. Send a signal to a D8B mixer input channel (MIC/LINE

or TAPE IN).

2. Assign the input channel V-Pot/GUIControl Pot to an aux send. We havechosen AUX 5 according to the exampleabove.

3. Use the AUX 5 control toadjust the input level to theplug-in.

Remember to select an aux send before using the V-pot or GUIControl Pot on the mixer input channel (MIC/LINE or TAPE IN).

GUI ControlPot Assignedto AUX 5

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You will see the plug-in’s input meter become active as you raisethe mixer input channel’s aux send.

Set the plug-in input/output signal levels as you would with anyeffect, so the meter reaches its upper-most range every so often(always trust your ears first). This can be accomplished from theconsole or GUI.

Pre-Fader and Post-Fader Auxiliary SendsNormally, effect sends are post-fader, so the signal sent to theeffect follows the program level in the mix. Occasionally youmay wish to feed an effect from a pre-fader source so that thesignal level from the aux control is independent of the channelfader position. Aux sends are selectable pre- or post-faderglobally (all Aux 1’s for instance) from the Mix Options screen inthe Setup window, or individually on a channel-by-channel basiseither from the channel strip or the Fat Channel.

In the channel strip, Alt-click the Aux Send levelindicator to toggle between pre-and post-fader operation.Post-fader is indicated by a red bar, pre-fader is indicatedby a yellow bar.

In the Fat Channel,clicking on the smallindicators below theAux knobs togglesbetween pre- and post-fader operation. Yellowindicates pre-fader,post-fader is indicatedby the backgroundcolor.

Fat Channel

Channel Strip

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The FX Return Channel♦ Switch the D8B Bank Select to

EFFECTS (49-72) and bring upfaders one and two (channels 49 and50). You will also see meter activityassociated with these channels.

FX Channels 1&2(channels 49&50)

Stereo Plug-in

The Plug buttontoggles betweenWindows menubuttons and FXbuttons (lowerleft on the D8Bmixer screen). Plugins button opens the Patch

Configuration window (orCtrl+P on the keyboard).

Here the Delay Factor plug-in isselected for display.

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More About ScalesHistorical Tunings

• Ling Lun: a twelve-tonescale dating from 2700B.C. China.

• Scholar’s Lute: a seven-tone scale dating from300 B.C. China.

• Greek diatonic genus: aseven-tone scale fromancient Greece.

• Greek chromatic genus:a seven-tone scale fromancient Greece.

• Greek enharmonicgenus: a seven-tone scalefrom ancient Greece.

• Pythagorean: a twelve-tone scale dating from 600 B.C.Greece. This scale is derived by tuning twelve pureperfect fifths upward and adjusting the octavesdownward. This leads to some pure intervals and somevery impure intervals.

• Just (major chromatic): a twelve-tone scale. Justintonation tunes the most frequently used intervals tobe pure (integer ratios in frequency). These tuningsdepend on the mode (major or minor) and the key. Thisscale is tuned for major mode.

• Just (minor chromatic): (See Just (major chromatic),above)

• Meantone chrom.: a twelve-tone scale. This tuning is acombination of Pythagorean and Just tunings so thatmusic in a wider variety of keys could be usable.

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• Vallotti & Young chrom: a twelve-tone scale. Anotherderivative of the Pythagorean scale designed to allowarbitrary keys.

• Barnes-Bach (chromatic): a twelve-tone scale. Avariation of the Vallotti & Young scale designed tooptimize the performance of Bach’s Well-TemperedClavier.

Ethnic Tunings• Indian: This 22-tone scale is used in India to perform

ragas.

• Slendro: This five-tone Indonesian scale is played byensembles called gamelans.

• Pelog: This seven-tone Indonesian scale is moreinteresting than Slendro and is now the primary scale inBalinese music.

• Arabic 1: This 17-tone scale is the original Arabic scaleadopted from the Pythagorean scale.

• Arabic 2 (chromatic): This twelve-tone scale is themodern version of the Arabic scale popular in Arabicmusic today.

Contemporary TuningsEqual-tempered scales with a large number of tones are typicallyused to play common tonal harmony with greater purity ofintervals and chords. The typical approach is to analyze apassage (or less) of music and select tones from a scale that willbest approximate the desired pure intervals.

• 19 Tone: This scale has greater purity of minor thirdsand major thirds (and conversely, minor and majorsixths) than twelve-tone equal temperament. Adisadvantage is that perfect fifths are narrower thanthose found in twelve-tone equal temperament.

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• 24 Tone: Also know as the quarter-tone scale, this scaleis used for variety but has no advantage in terms ofratios that better approximate pure intervals.

• 31 Tone: In addition to intervals that betterapproximate pure intervals, this scale also containsgood approximations to Indonesian pelog and slendroscales.

• 53 Tone: Related mathematically to the cycle of fifths,the 53-tone scale has very pure major and minor thirds,and fifths and fourths.

• Partch: Harry Partch is considered the father of modernmicrotonality. This scale was devised by him and used ininstrument building and performances.

• Carlos Alpha: Wendy Carlos performed extensivecomputer analysis to devise a number of equal-temperedscales with good approximations for the primaryharmonic intervals and their inversions. This scale isgood at approximating the primary intervals including7/4. This scale divides the octave into 15.385 steps,forming intervals of 78.0 cents.

• Carlos Beta: This scale divides the octave into 18.809steps, forming intervals of 63.8 cents.

• Carlos Gamma: This scale achieves perfect purity of theprimary intervals 3/2, 4/3 and 5/4. This scale dividesthe octave into 34.188 steps, forming intervals of 35.1cents.

• Harmonic (chromatic): This twelve-tone scale iscreated in the partials in the fifth octave of the harmonicseries. The scale degrees that correspond to the classicJust intervals are the major second, major third, perfectfifth, and major seventh.

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