Over the past 20 plus years, Antares have improved their technology, complementing the wonderful features presented in a simple graphical interface. The origin of real-time voice tuning plug-ins started back in 1997 by Antares and their Auto-Tune product, which, like Melodyne, is considered the industry’s gold standard. When performing mixing and mastering, our engineers try to imperceptibly stretch the vocals so that the listener does not notice third-party interference. We recommend that you avoid the frequent use of automatic functions and synchronization, as in the end you can get a musical note offset. When properly handled, the Melodyne effect sounds unnoticed. Despite its intuitive interface, it boasts a smart technology called DNA (Direct Note Access), which helps fix every layer in a recorded acoustic guitar (breaks into chords and offers tools for comfortable intervention). Melodyne is probably the most popular plugin among engineers. In this list we will highlight a number of powerful tools for tuning and pitch correction, which you can safely use in your mixes. The two most common ways are to create an overly wound T-Pain / Cher effect, or to carefully work through it without noticeable intervention. But that’s not all they can do, many use them to fix problems on instrumental tracks such as bass and strings.
Pitch correction plugins have become key tools in mixing modern music, as they allow engineers to quickly fix problems with inaccuracies in recorded vocals.