Antares Auto-Tune

Auto-Tune is the worlds most popular vocal pitch correction software. It moves a sung note to the nearest correct pitch, either gently enough that nobody notices or hard enough that it becomes the sound of the record. Antares built the original in 1997 and still sets the reference today.

We supply the full Antares range in Australia as instant downloads. Which version should you buy?

Most people need one of three.

Auto-Tune 2026  The current standard version. Automatic mode, real-time correction, low latency. If you are tuning vocals in a mix and want it to sound natural, this does the job.

Auto-Tune Pro 11  Adds Graph Mode, which is note-by-note manual editing. That is the difference. Automatic mode fixes pitch across a whole take with one setting; Graph Mode lets you move a single word that landed flat while leaving everything else alone. Professional vocal work needs it. Home recording usually does not.

Auto-Tune Unlimited  Subscription access to Pro plus every Antares plug-in, updated as they release. Cheaper in year one than buying Pro outright, more expensive by year three. Worth it if you want the whole range or you work project to project.

Also in the range: Auto-Tune Hybridand Auto-Tune EFX+ 10. EFX+ is the one to buy if you specifically want the hard-tuned vocal effect rather than transparent correction.

Set the key first

Auto-Key 2 . It listens to your track, works out the key and scale, and sends that to Auto-Tune automatically.

 Auto-Tune only sounds right when it knows which notes are correct. Set the wrong key and it drags good notes to the wrong pitch, which is what most bad Auto-Tune actually is. If you are not confident identifying key by ear, buy Auto-Key with whichever version you choose.

The rest of the Antares range

Antares makes more than pitch correction. These are the ones worth knowing about:

• Harmony Engine EVO generates up to four harmony voices from a single vocal, following the chords you give it.
• Choirturns one voice into up to 32, each with its own pitch and timing variation. Different job to Harmony Engine: this thickens rather than harmonises.
• Mic Mod models the response of classic microphones onto what you actually recorded.
• Throatphysical modelling of the vocal tract. Changes the character of a voice rather than its pitch.
• Vocodistvocoder built around the Auto-Tune engine.
• Articulatorand Metamorphtalk-box and morphing effects.
• Aspirecontrols breath noise independently of the note. Useful on close-miked vocals where the breaths are louder than the singing.

The vocal utility set covers the standard chain around the tuning: Vocal Compressor, Vocal EQ, Vocal De-Esser, Vocal Reverb and Vocal Prep. Sybil is a variable-frequency de-esser and the better choice if sibilance is the specific problem.

Antares software runs on macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX, so it works in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio and Reaper. Check the individual listing for current operating system requirements before ordering.

Not sure which version fits what you do? Tell us what you are recording and what you are recording it in, and we will tell you whether you need Graph Mode or not.