Does someone use ReaTune?

[Tricky-Loops]

Thanks for all the feedback, I think I'll test it again at the weekend. I remember that I made an exercise with ReaTune some years ago and while it didn't sound bad at all, it couldn't convince me, either - as "Autotune effect", but I don't like these T-Pain vocals, anyway... I'll give ReaTune another try for pitch correction...

But when I need pitch correction I do this in REAPER: I use ReaTune's manual correction page but don't do any actual corrections with it, I just use it as visual aid along my ears. Instead of autotuning I use take/pitch-envelopes on clips to fix the off-key notes. This way they won't still be 100% in key if there is some drifting within a note but the results are much more natural. REAPER's algos have tendency to make click noises when I use pitch-envelope on audible part but that can be avoided by splitting clips and giving each clip it's own even pitch value. Just remember to be sure you crossfade those clips with each other. I have that "show clips in separate lanes" on and also I don't use automatic crossfading but rather do it by hand.

I don't do this with just vocals but also with stuff like flutes and trumpets because my playing really isn't so good with them.

Does that mean you split even the words into the individual notes (or syllables) and adjust the pitch then (manually with a pitch envelope)?

[gavriloP]

Yes I do but because I'm only fixing some random "bum" notes I don't have to do it so often. If the whole vocal take is problematic pitchwise then it gets little too time consuming. With crossfades at right places the transitions are pretty seamless. Especially if there is vibrato in vocals this way they sound much more convincing than with "autotuning". I only do those cuts and crossfades if the pitch-shifting algo makes those unwanted noises.

There is one irritating thing with REAPER's take envelope editing and it is that you have to zoom the clip a lot vertically so there is enough fidelity in envelopes. But that's just a little nuisance.

[Tricky-Loops]

Yes I do but because I'm only fixing some random "bum" notes I don't have to do it so often. If the whole vocal take is problematic pitchwise then it gets little too time consuming. With crossfades at right places the transitions are pretty seamless. Especially if there is vibrato in vocals this way they sound much more convincing than with "autotuning". I only do those cuts and crossfades if the pitch-shifting algo makes those unwanted noises.

There is one irritating thing with REAPER's take envelope editing and it is that you have to zoom the clip a lot vertically so there is enough fidelity in envelopes. But that's just a little nuisance.

BTW, with the "Glue Items" feature you can glue (or "render") the corrected vocal clips together to one take, it saves much CPU power then...

Zooming is a bit fiddly in REAPER, would be easier if the clip could be opened in an individual window with the envelope on it, not in the arrangement panel...

[Mudcat007]

...But when I need pitch correction I do this in REAPER: I use ReaTune's manual correction page but don't do any actual corrections with it, I just use it as visual aid along my ears. Instead of autotuning I use take/pitch-envelopes on clips to fix the off-key notes. This way they won't still be 100% in key if there is some drifting within a note but the results are much more natural...

Thanks for the tip. I will have to give this a try.

[electricthing]

But when I need pitch correction I do this in REAPER: I use ReaTune's manual correction page but don't do any actual corrections with it, I just use it as visual aid along my ears. Instead of autotuning I use take/pitch-envelopes on clips to fix the off-key notes. This way they won't still be 100% in key if there is some drifting within a note but the results are much more natural. REAPER's algos have tendency to make click noises when I use pitch-envelope on audible part but that can be avoided by splitting clips and giving each clip it's own even pitch value. Just remember to be sure you crossfade those clips with each other. I have that "show clips in separate lanes" on and also I don't use automatic crossfading but rather do it by hand.

I don't do this with just vocals but also with stuff like flutes and trumpets because my playing really isn't so good with them.

That's a great idea, thanks. Will try it.

[do_androids_dream]

I much prefer gvst's tuning plugin to reatune. I get far better results out of it for general pitch correction duties and the latencys better.

[electricthing]

I much prefer gvst's tuning plugin to reatune. I get far better results out of it for general pitch correction duties and the latencys better.

Thanks, will try that one also.

[toretorden]

Old thread, but hardly irrelevant. I've now used reatune quite a bit to do transparent pitch correction on vocals and have gotten very good results.

I use it in manual mode and am careful about timing settings. Sometimes, reatune will produce audible autotune-artifacts when you try to pitch-correct certain things, so leave those bits untouched or use another take if you can. For example, s/ch-sounds like in "chevy" can be a bit troublesome.

Generally, I'd just track the vocals in reatune and then draw the correct pitch in manual mode where that was needed and also leaving out ch-sounds (like mentioned above). Then, you need to solo the track and listen carefully for any artifacts. Adjust/correct as needed. Takes a little time, but it's a great tool.

[garot]

impossible de técharger reatune

[Dirk Diggler]

Or you could just turn on the Pitch envelope on the Reaper timeline and do it directly.
Works great for smaller/subtle pitch changes.