Hardtune Effect Block / Tab - TC-Helicon VL3X Reference Manual

HardTune effect block / tab

This effect has become very, very common in
recent years. Most people remember when Cher
released the song "Believe", featuring the first
commercially represented use of heavy and ro-
botic-sounding pitch correction.
Since the release of "Believe", there have been
many advances in pitch correction technolo-
gy, allowing both extreme and subtle or trans-
parent vocal correction. It's a misnomer to only
equate vocal pitch correction with AutoTune™
and T-Pain™. Subtle use of pitch correction is a
staple of almost every recording, and many live
performances too.
VL3X – Reference manual (updated 2015-07-16)
HardTune effect block parameters
The HardTune effect block has the following pa-
rameters that allow you to adjust the effect:
HardTune Style
►
Gender
►
Shift
►
Hit Control
►
Key Source
►
Rate
►
Amount
►
Window
►
Manual Key
►
Manual Scale
►
Note Select
►
Note Enable
►
Global
►
Editing the Vocal Layer
A neat little bit of music history...
The Beatles used pitch correction on their al-
bums! How?
Back then, a control called "VariSpeed" on their
tape recorders was used to manipulate the play-
back speed – and therefore the pitch of recorded
material. Often, it was done for effect, but Vari-
Speed was used for all sorts of purposes.
It's fun to keep that fact in mind when people
disparage modern music for its use of pitch cor-
rection or any other effect or recording tech-
nique. The Beatles used every tool available to
them at the time, just like today's musicians do!
Here is an interesting article about the Beatles
and their use of VariSpeed:
ofbuckleyandbeatles.wordpress.com/
2010/12/05/
beatles-production-tricks-part-ii-varispeed/
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