Antares Audio Technology has announced the release of Auto-Tune Slice, a hybrid instrument that’s designed to serve as both a precision sampler and flexible synthesizer, equipped with an ever-expanding library of presets (including exclusive content from artists such as Bon Iver), advanced vocal transient detection, built-in effects, and Auto-Tune functionality.
Optimized for vocals and engineered to also be effective for beats, instruments and other audio, Auto-Tune Slice is designed to turn samples into manageable “slices” that automatically map to a MIDI controller. It can any sample into a playable instrument, enabling users to rearrange slices, create new phrases and patterns, and manipulate sounds with 14 onboard effects.
Auto-Tune Slice comes with 200 exclusive vocal samples and presets representing a wide range of genres and styles created by professional sound designers along with artists and producers such as Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, The National).
Further, in the coming weeks Antares will be launching an evolving ecosystem of new custom presets and samples called Samplescape, which will deliver regular updates of new and exclusive vocal content that are available free of charge to anyone with an active subscription to Auto-Tune Unlimited. Direct Auto-Tune integration lets users tune samples without leaving the Auto-Tune Slice environment.
Steve Berkley, CEO of Antares Audio Technologies, says, “Auto-Tune Slice is an engine of pure expression. By combining the value of regular updates to Samplescape content with our innovative vocal technology, we’re giving creators endless opportunities by delivering fresh Samplescape content on a regular basis.
“Auto-Tune is the sound of today’s modern vocals. With the release of Auto-Tune Slice, we’re proud to continue making ground-breaking contributions that give anyone the power to express their best voice.”
Bon Iver (a.k.a., Justin Vernon) states that Auto-Tune Slice, “lets me take something that’s only four seconds long and create a whole new song from it. Auto-Tune Slice has helped me create sounds I could never have imagined before.” Dessner adds, “I’ve already had really creative breakthroughs using Auto-Tune Slice. It’s a great tool for taking vocal tracks you already have and developing them into new hooks.”
Auto-Tune Slice is available with Auto-Tune Unlimited subscription service that includes every current edition of Auto-Tune, Auto-Tune Vocodist, all 11 of the vocal effects in the AVOX suite, unlimited upgrades for included plugins, free access to select future plugins from Antares, and free video tutorials in the Auto-Tune Vocal Production Academy.
Current Auto-Tune Unlimited subscribers have immediate access to Auto-Tune Slice at no extra cost. New subscribers can access Auto-Tune Unlimited for $24.99 paid monthly, or $18.74 a month with paid annual subscription. A free, 14-day trial is also available — download it here.
