Antares ATR-1a manual Few words from Dr. Andy

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A few words from Dr. Andy

I remember, as if it were yesterday, sitting in my junior high school band, happily playing away on my flute, when I noticed that our conductor was screaming and jumping up and down on the podium. What was this about? Suddenly, I realized she was screaming at me. And just in time too

—since I was able to duck and watch a baton fly past my head, missing me by inches. “Why [expletive] can’t you play in tune?” she asked. But I was in tune. Everybody else was out of tune. It was then I began to learn about intonation.

Many artists struggle with intonation. An entire concert can be spoiled by a single sour note. Many of our most celebrated entertainers spend hours in the studio doing retake after retake, trying to sing expressively and in tune. Afterwards, their producers spend yet more time trying to correct intonation problems using inadequate tools.

The ATR-1a is dramatically changing all of that. Because of the ATR-1a, sessions can focus on feeling and expression, rather than retakes. Studio hours are reduced and production costs are lowered. Even artists in live performance situations can concentrate on interpretation, confident that any pitch inaccuracies will be caught and corrected before they make it out to the audience.

What’s more, the ATR-1a is incredibly easy to use (a fact attested to by the thinness of this manual). So fire up your ATR-1a, invest a half hour or so in reading the following pages, and prepare to make intonation problems a thing of the past.

Andy Hildebrand Ph.D. Founder and Chief Scientist andy@antarestech.com

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Contents Page Page Contents Index Welcome Technical Support Few words from Dr. Andy Page Some background Chapter Introducing the ATR-1aSo what exactly is it? Some pitch terminology Little bit about pitchHow the ATR-1a detects pitch Vibrato How the ATR-1a corrects pitchScales SpeedProgram Mode Program Mode vs. Song ModeAn example Song Mode Chapter Setting Up the ATR-1a Page Front Panel Chapter Panel Controls and ConnectorsPage Back Panel ATR-1a version ATR-1a Processor Mode PagesChapter Display Screens and Menu Pages Flash ScreenSongXXaaaaaaaaaaaaa StepYYbbbbbbbbbbbbb Song Mode Main ScreenProgram Edit Pages Make Scale From Midi Press page when doneProgramXX Speed 0 is fast yy Progxx Press to 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 Program Name ProgramXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaProgXX Save? To Pgm Song Edit PagesSong Items SongYY Speed 0 is fastSongXX 1 2 3 Programs 0 0 0 Song SpeedSong Vibrato SongXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz ddddSong Name SongXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSongXX Save? To Sng System Edit PagesSensitivity and LCD Bass ModeBass Mode Sensitivity LCD Aa bbFoot 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 bbbEdit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa SysEx Device Number aaaOwner Message 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
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