Antares ATR-1a manual Welcome

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Welcome!

On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like to offer both our thanks and congratulations on your decision to purchase the absolute best intonation correction hardware in the world.

Before you proceed much farther, we’d like to strongly encourage you to fill out and return the ATR-1a registration card. As an ATR-1a owner, you are entitled to receive notification of any firmware upgrades, technical support, and advance announcements of upcoming products. But we can’t send you stuff unless we know who and where you are. So please, send it in.

At Antares, we are committed to excellence in quality, customer service, and technological innovation. With your purchase of the ATR-1a, you have created a relationship with Antares which we hope will be long and gratifying. Let us know what you think. You can count on us to listen to you.

Again, thanks.

The Whole Antares Crew

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Contents Page Page Contents Index Welcome Technical Support Few words from Dr. Andy Page So what exactly is it? Chapter Introducing the ATR-1aSome background Some pitch terminology Little bit about pitchHow the ATR-1a detects pitch Scales How the ATR-1a corrects pitchSpeed VibratoAn example Program Mode vs. Song ModeProgram Mode Song Mode Chapter Setting Up the ATR-1a Page Front Panel Chapter Panel Controls and ConnectorsPage Back Panel Chapter Display Screens and Menu Pages Mode PagesFlash Screen ATR-1a version ATR-1a ProcessorSongXXaaaaaaaaaaaaa StepYYbbbbbbbbbbbbb Song Mode Main ScreenProgram Edit Pages ProgramXX Speed 0 is fast yy Press page when doneProgxx Press to make scale from Midi Make Scale From MidiScale XXCC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B#D E F#G a B Why set Scale notes to Blank?ProgXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz dddd ProgXX Save? To Pgm ProgramXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSong Edit Pages Program NameSongXX 1 2 3 Programs 0 0 0 SongYY Speed 0 is fastSong Speed Song ItemsSong Vibrato SongXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz ddddSongXX Save? To Sng SongXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSystem Edit Pages Song NameBass Mode Bass ModeSensitivity LCD Aa bb Sensitivity and LCDFoot Switch and Detune FootSwitch Detune Aaaaaa bbbbMidi Channel Note Sustain Aaaa bbb cccPgmChg Bend ModWhl Aaa ccc ddd Midi Speed Step Control aaa bbb Midi Vib Rate Delay Control aaa bbbOwner Message SysEx Device Number aaaEdit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter Creative Applications for the ATR-1a Page Page Factory Programs AppendixScale and Chord Guides Scales/Modes reference chartChord reference chart G a G B A C A B B D C D C E D F E G F G F a System data = Midi System Exclusive Message FormatsFrom the front panel Vibrato Delay Table Midi System Exclusive Message Examples This message sets Program data in the ATR-1a Page Model ATR-1a, version Midi Implementation ChartDAC ATR-1a SpecificationsIndex Midi