Welcome | Antares ATR-1a manual

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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Antares ATR-1a manual Welcome

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 pitch How the ATR-1a detects pitch Scales How the ATR-1a corrects pitchSpeed Vibrato An 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 Processor SongXXaaaaaaaaaaaaa StepYYbbbbbbbbbbbbb Song Mode Main Screen Program Edit Pages ProgramXX Speed 0 is fast yy Press page when doneProgxx Press to make scale from Midi Make Scale From Midi Scale 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 Name SongXX 1 2 3 Programs 0 0 0 SongYY Speed 0 is fastSong Speed Song Items Song Vibrato SongXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz dddd SongXX Save? To Sng SongXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSystem Edit Pages Song Name Bass Mode Bass ModeSensitivity LCD Aa bb Sensitivity and LCD Foot Switch and Detune FootSwitch Detune Aaaaaa bbbb Midi Channel Note Sustain Aaaa bbb ccc PgmChg Bend ModWhl Aaa ccc ddd Midi Speed Step Control aaa bbb Midi Vib Rate Delay Control aaa bbb Owner Message SysEx Device Number aaaEdit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter Creative Applications for the ATR-1a Page Page Factory Programs Appendix Scale and Chord Guides Scales/Modes reference chart Chord 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 Formats From 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 Chart DAC ATR-1a Specifications Index Midi