AutoTune In GarageBand! (& Natural Pitch Correction) 

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Amen makes everything clear

Hey Isaac (I'm just seeing this for some reason), yeah thanks, it's pretty wild what they make available in a free program nowadays. You can make albums with this stuff! (I produced a pop single entirely in GB to challenge myself! You can hear it at DeanDavisMusic.com.) Good to hear from you Isaac, -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 thanks a lot for this , i have composed and programmed many songs with GB , but i used to forget to set the Key of the project. i had kept many at just C Major , the default. Damn !! it really makes a difference doesnt it. setting the key. if i am in singing in FMinor and my project key is at CMajor , does it make huge difference??

Hey @@mithileshtarkar1! It won't make a huge difference but you will notice the difference it makes when you sing a note that is meant for the key of F#m that doesn't exist in the key of C and the pitch correction will push that note into a note in the key of C rather than F#m. One way that you could work around it is by clicking off of the "Limit to Key" button in the edit window of your track. That way, it will just push the note to the note you are singing instead of pushing the note to the nearest note in the key of C... make sense? Hope that helps Mithilesh! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 Thank you, Dean , yep it does. :)

@@mithileshtarkar1 Awesome! -Dean

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Thank GPMD, hope it was useful!... As for what key you are in, here's a jumpstart on finding out what key you might be playing in... A. Check out this video for a chart that will help you find what key you are in... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6bD1qJxRow.html B. Here are a few common keys you might be playing in: 1. If you're playing chords like G C D Em, you're in the key of G 2. If you're playing chords like C G F Am, you're in the key of C 3. If you're playing chords like E A B C#m, you're in the key of E 4. If you're playing chords like D G A Bm, you're in the key of D 5. If you're playing chords like F Bb C Dm, you're in the key of F 6. If you're playing chords like A D E F#m, you're in the key of A 7. If you're playing chords like B E F# G#m, then you're in the key of B *if you're playing guitar and using a capo, then this would shift what key you're in UP however many steps/frets your capo is on your guitar! Hope that helps! -Dean

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Nevermind I just read a bunch of comments and you already answered someone with the same problem! Thanks!

Hey Ashley, great question. If you are not seeing the pitch correction slider then you probably need to expand the edit window by clicking on the top of the edit window and dragging it up. When you do that a couple of "hidden" features should appear. -Dean

Very cool Athena, and yes agreed! -Dean

Hey Nygil! I actually didn't use a vocal preset for the natural pitch correction, I processed the vocal myself. I have a 3 point system that I do to almost every vocal which I share in a video called Mixing Pop Vocals In GarageBand, you can see it here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5MrigStj6tE.html

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Very nice! Glad to have you on!

Hey clipred, I appreciate that. Glad to have you!

Yes indeed you can live fast. You can do it either way, record with it on to get a feel for how it's going to sound or record with it off and add it later. As far as finding what key you're in, they are lots of resource on youtube/google for finding what key you're in, it is just a way that will help the pitch correction feature sound it's best. Here's a few resources.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6bD1qJxRow.html B. Here are a few common keys you might be playing in: 1. If you're playing chords like G C D Em, you're in the key of G 2. If you're playing chords like C G F Am, you're in the key of C 3. If you're playing chords like E A B C#m, you're in the key of E 4. If you're playing chords like D G A Bm, you're in the key of D 5. If you're playing chords like F Bb C Dm, you're in the key of F 6. If you're playing chords like A D E F#m, you're in the key of A 7. If you're playing chords like B E F# G#m, then you're in the key of B *if you're playing guitar and using a capo, then this would shift what key you're in UP however many steps/frets your capo is on your guitar! Hope that helps live fast! -Dean

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You're very welcome@@livefast-xc8lm , glad to help! -Dean

Hey Grady, fantastic question. If I were doing a song that modulates then when I go to turn on the pitch correction in GB I would NOT engage the "limit to key"button, as that button will make all of your notes be pushed toward the key that is determined in the project header, but if you do not engage that button it will simply tune your vocal to a chromatic scale, essentially pushing the performance to the closest note whether it's in the key or not. With this technique though (as with pitch correction in general) you will really need to be hitting your marks and work hard to have a performance that is not pitch before it hits pitch correction. Hope that helps Grady! -Dean

Ha! Thanks Leonard, glad you enjoyed it! -Dean

Hey Elliot! Yes, actually all of the processing you see me do in this was video done AFTER the vocals were recorded! So after you record a take then you should be able to go into that track and do what I show you in this video and get the same autotune effect! -Dean

Yes Robert, they are in iOS GB but they look a little different. When you open a new voice track in GB iOS there is a knob called "Pitch Control" (it's in the top row, middle knob) and that is essentially the same thing as the pitch correction slide in the OS version of GarageBand. Hope that helps Robert! -Dean

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@@bobbo924B Yes sir! -Dean

Hey Rachel! Really good question. The answer is no... and yes :). No, you can't have the pitch correction feature turn on and off throughout the course of a song BUT(!) you can get creative and simply make a duplicate track (Cmd+D) for your vocals so that you can give one pitcher correction and one no pitch correction. From there you can cut your vocal performance into sections (highlight the take, put the playhead where you want to cut and hit Cmd+T to split a take) and then simply drag the different parts of your vocal performance into you pitch corrected track or into your non pitch corrected track. Hope that helps Rachel! -Dean

Hey Jake, I hear you. In this video I focused specifically on the autotune/pitch correction feature. EQ is something that I address in a mixing video... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5MrigStj6tE.html... And as far as presets, I think they're a great place to start for someone who is new to recording/mixing and they want to get going quick! -Dean

Hey 4FMusicGroup, great quesiton man! The answer however is a little longer :). I will try and give you a quick tip on finding what key you're in the give you a link for a longer answer. So here we go.. A. Check out this video for a chart that will help you find what key you are in... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6bD1qJxRow.html B. Here are a few common keys you might be playing in: 1. If you're playing chords like G C D Em, you're in the key of G 2. If you're playing chords like C G F Am, you're in the key of C 3. If you're playing chords like E A B C#m, you're in the key of E 4. If you're playing chords like D G A Bm, you're in the key of D 5. If you're playing chords like F Bb C Dm, you're in the key of F 6. If you're playing chords like A D E F#m, you're in the key of A 7. If you're playing chords like B E F# G#m, then you're in the key of B *if you're playing guitar and using a capo, then this would shift what key you're in UP however many steps/frets your capo is on your guitar! That is about the best answer I can give you right now, let me know if that helps. If it doesn't then feel free to email me at Dean@TheSongwritingStudio.com and you can share with me some of the notes you are playing and I will help you find the key -Dean

Hey Michael, great question! The answer to your question not a short one :). It requires knowledge of a bit of music theory, but here are a few quick suggestions... A. Check out this video for a chart that will help you find what key you are in... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6bD1qJxRow.html B. Here are a few common keys you might be playing in: 1. If you're playing chords like G C D Em, you're in the key of G 2. If you're playing chords like C G F Am, you're in the key of C 3. If you're playing chords like E A B C#m, you're in the key of E 4. If you're playing chords like D G A Bm, you're in the key of D 5. If you're playing chords like F Bb C Dm, you're in the key of F 6. If you're playing chords like A D E F#m, you're in the key of A 7. If you're playing chords like B E F# G#m, then you're in the key of B *if you're playing guitar and using a capo, then this would shift what key you're in UP however many steps/frets your capo is on your guitar! I hope that helps, Michael! -Dean @ TheSongwritingStudio.com

It lets you change the timing of the recorded track and pitch it up or down

Hey Will! Hmmmm well, my biggest tip would be to experiment. Meaning, I try LOTS of different singing/instrument ideas and even ask friends to collaborate and throw out their melody ideas. My second tip be to use a keyboard to try and play out vocal melody ideas and then vice versa, try and use your voice to come up with synth parts. That's all for now, feel free to ask more questions Will! -Dean

Thank you! I appreciate it, helps a lot. Love the music you make.

@@wel6524 Glad to hear, and thanks! -Dean

Hey Jovani! It is in the same place in v. 10.2 just make sure that when you have the edit window open that you have the "Track" tab selected. The other tab is the "Region" tab and it doesn't not contain the pitch correction slider, only the Track tab does. Hope that helps Jovani! -Dean

same, i cant find the pitch correction on 10.2

Yes sir NoamBoy! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Hey Tom! The answer to your question not a short one :). It requires knowledge of a bit of music theory, but here are a few quick suggestions... A. Check out this video for a chart that will help you find what key you are in... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G6bD1qJxRow.html B. Here are a few common keys you might be playing in: 1. If you're playing chords like G C D Em, you're in the key of G 2. If you're playing chords like C G F Am, you're in the key of C 3. If you're playing chords like E A B C#m, you're in the key of E 4. If you're playing chords like D G A Bm, you're in the key of D 5. If you're playing chords like F Bb C Dm, you're in the key of F 6. If you're playing chords like A D E F#m, you're in the key of A 7. If you're playing chords like B E F# G#m, then you're in the key of B *if you're playing guitar and using a capo, then this would shift what key you're in UP however many steps/frets your capo is on your guitar! I hope that helps Tom! -Dean

Hey TwoKay, here's a few ideas... A. When you're in the edit window make sure you have the "Track" tab selected and not the "Region" tab. The pitch correction tools are only visible from the "Track" tab. B. If that doesn't work, then your edit window may be too small to show those features. Take your mouse and hold it over the top line of the edit window and you can grab it and pull it up and make the edit window bigger which will sometimes show more features that were hidden when the window was smaller. Let me know if that helps TwoKay! -Dean

mine doesn't show up unless i go fullscreen btw

Yes, SSS that is correct, thanks for sharing!

As mentioned bellow, you can't see if unless you make GB fullscreen or unless you grab your edit window (by hovering over the top of the edit window, then clicking and dragging) to make the edit window bigger. When you do this a few features appear. Hope that helps! -Dean

Hey Choc Star, whacha mean exactly? :) I'll help if I can. -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 I'm running a mini mac os 10.14 32bit garage band 10.4.3 and I'm following your instructions it seems not to work but than again I'm that savy 😂 but I learn fast

@@chocstar3675 Gotcha gotcha, that should be enough to get the job done. What part are you having trouble with, as in, what's not working for you? -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 when I turn the pitch up to 100 I get no auto tune just the regular microphone

@@chocstar3675 Hmm have you hit the "limit to key" button? -Dean

Hey Jon! Yes, you can connect with me at Dean@TheSongwritingStudio.com

Hey GAGA Man! Yes indeed, I took 30 extra seconds on this video to ask for support . :) This is one of the only video I have done that on, so check out other videos and you'll see what I mean by going straight to the point! :) -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 Hey don't mean any hate thanks 4 the vid

@@gagaman6681 All good man, you're welcome! -Dean

Hey Jordan, it happens sometimes haha. Yes, you're right on track, you can create a new blank project with the correct parameters and then simply copy and paste things over by highlight a performance, hitting Cmd+C and then going into the new project and pasting. An easier way to do it might be to create a save as version (a duplicate) of the project and delete all of the performances, correct the session parameters, then go back to the old file and highlight all of your live audio tracks at once (maybe even you're MIDI too) and hit paste into the new project (instead of going at it one performance at a time). Let me know if that helps Jordan! -Dean

The Songwriting Studio wow thanks for the response man I will definitely give that a go!

The Songwriting Studio I tried copying and pasting a vocal performance to the new save as duplicate which had the correct key but it keeps transposing the vocal as if it thinks it was actually recording in C minor since I accidentally had the key set to that in the beginning, if you have better luck with this technique I would love to hear about it.

Bummer! Well, in that case you're only two options would be to export copy and paste each track one by one into a new project or if that didn't even work, then you could export each audio file as an AIFF file and re import it into a new project! Hope that helps Jordan! -Dean

As long are you are not shifting keys then it will work just fine when you change chords on your instrument! You would only run into a problem if you are changing keys... for example: if you started in the key of G (G Am Bm C D Em D/F#) and you moved between any of those chords the pitch correction would still work correctly BUT if you shifted keys mid song to A (A Bm C#m D E F#m E/G#) then it might try and push your new vocals into the key of A! Hope that helps! -Dean

Thank u for replying admin..so u mean theres no solution to that?u cant use autotune if ur song shifts chords??? I really need to know coz i got alot of songs which shift in the last chorus to build up melodic energy

@@jettv.official4480 You're welcome!... Not that I know of... but one solution may to be not engaged the "limit to key" button and simply push the pitch correction slider up to around 55. This might help push notes to the nearest note without pushing them into the wrong key. -Dean

Thank u so much sir Dean...i really love ur channel.i learn a lot coz im also a garage band user... Thank u so much sir :)