Controlling the notes used in autotune?

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One recording technique I want to learn, is how to control the notes.
What I mean is, I want to learn how to move the note, from say a b#
down to a C, just by dragging it on a piano roll, can anyboy help me, and explain
the process to me?? Im Talking about vocals, that have already been autotunes, please help.
 
BSharp810 said:
One recording technique I want to learn, is how to control the notes.
What I mean is, I want to learn how to move the note, from say a b#
down to a C, just by dragging it on a piano roll, can anyboy help me, and explain
the process to me?? Im Talking about vocals, that have already been autotunes, please help.
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Just learn music, it's easier e.g B# is a C so you wouldn't be moving it down or up to a C.
 
You dont get what im saying

say i have a singer in who isnt a good singer, and keeps singing a note, or a few notes, off key, and i want to correct them, without having her do another take. And for the record, a B# isnt a C note, its a Cb, the difference is a half of a note.
 
BSharp810 said:
You dont get what im saying

say i have a singer in who isnt a good singer, and keeps singing a note, or a few notes, off key, and i want to correct them, without having her do another take. And for the record, a B# isnt a C note, its a Cb, the difference is a half of a note.
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A B# is the same key on the piano as a C natural.
Melodyne plugin by Celemony will do what you want and more.
 
BSharp810 said:
You dont get what im saying

say i have a singer in who isnt a good singer, and keeps singing a note, or a few notes, off key, and i want to correct them, without having her do another take. And for the record, a B# isnt a C note, its a Cb, the difference is a half of a note.
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I do get what you are saying. Your tracking somebody hitting sour notes and you want to fix them without having more takes.
I was just making an attempt to show you the larger picture. If you are going to be tracking and mixing someone singing or playing a musical instrment you need to learn the language and the tools. Right now you wouldn't know if she was out of key, out of timing or just a few pennies off or for that matter what a penny is. To fix problems you need to be able to identify them first, then focus and fix it or...

you could focus by getting yourself a bunch of plugins and toys and use the presets and then talk the talk but not be walkin the walk so to speak.

If you want to control the notes while tracking control the source. If you want to make a bad singer sound better, teach her how to sing. Don't be trying to fix it in the mix.

Sorry, I don't mean to preach but I'm kinda just explaining what I meant. Getting good at tracking and mixing requires alot of study and hard work.
 
Upon further review, your right there is no B Sharp, What I meant was B Minor. Anyways, yes i would love to only record singers who can sing, that being said, I charge 20 dollars an hour, so im gettin all different skill levels, and tallent levels, and i want to be able to make a bad singer sound halfway decent, and that can only be achieved if the notes are correct. Thanks for naming off that program to me, im going to have to check it out. PS, im recording some rappers and all they want is the T pain Effect, and Drake Effect..lame i know, but the customer is always right...haha
 
Given the OP's screen name (which isn't "BMinor810"), I'm not sure but he might just be pulling our collective legs. Anybody who could possibly think there's such a thing as a B# would have the good sense not to talk about a subject on which he's entirely ignorant. And even if he did, wouldn't he think it had to be moved up to C rather than down?

I think he's making a clever commentary about the best way to use Autotune. That is: not at all; then following up by telling the singer you worked really hard retuning his B-sharps to Cs, and isn't it amazing how transparent the processing is? Genius engineering....

And - just to be hyper-technical and perhaps wrong - if you were to have the bad sense to write something in 7 sharps instead of 5 flats (which would be C# major, more usually considered to be Db major), the last one would be B#. Just like the last flat would be Fb in the key of 7 flats (Cb major, more commonly considered simply B).
 
sjjohnston said:
And - just to be hyper-technical and perhaps wrong - if you were to have the bad sense to write something in 7 sharps instead of 5 flats (which would be C# major, more usually considered to be Db major), the last one would be B#. Just like the last flat would be Fb in the key of 7 flats (Cb major, more commonly considered simply B).
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Maybe but the "And for the record, a B# isnt a C note, its a Cb"... doesn't fit what you're saying. The OP's post is just a case of ignorance which is something that keeps alot of people from becoming good audio techs.:(
 
Greg_L said:
My piano only plays powerchords.
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well that makes life alot easier :)

ffs, what are people complaining about, there isn't a B# or a Cb nor an E# or Fb at least not in traditional western music. And whats the point getting fussy weather you call it a B# or Cb, 1. they dont exist 2. its the same note!!!!
 
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