AutoTune

Pros

• Many features for changing aspects of your audio file
• Simple interface that most users will understand
• Some automated tools for faster editing

Cons

• Only works with WAV files
• Some limitations with drums and vocals

AutoTune is an audio processing program that allows you to change aspects of your audio file. This is best used for changing the frequency, beat and sample rate of a song or other audio file. You'll find that AutoTune is rather accessible and most users should have no problem using it.

Primary Features

AutoTune allows you to change many aspects of your audio file. It also has automated tools for detecting notes, beats and other aspects that you may want to optimize. Another great feature is that it can sample the audio to match the demo or original track. This adds to the file's quality and gives you the ability to completely change how it sounds.

This can polish and normalize files. Normalizing is a conventional feature found with many similar programs, but it's one of the most useful for many people. This keeps all volume at a relative level throughout the program. It ensures that nothing sounds too loud or soft. You can turn this off if you would like, which might be good if you want a specific element to vary wildly from the norm.

Limitations

This program does have some limitations. The major ones are that it cannot work with certain audio elements. You won't be able to manipulate the waveform of some beats, vocal tracks or drums. These are essential elements in most songs, so some users might feel quite limited depending on what files you were hoping to edit.

AutoTune can only work with a single file type. It only works with WAV files. This isn't quite as bad a limitation because WAV files have the best quality and are usually used for this type of editing anyway. It might be annoying if you were hoping to work with an MP3 file, but MP3s rarely do well with these adjustments in general because they have been too compressed.

Clean Interface

AutoTune has a clean interface that you should have no problem using. While there is some technical terms here and there, users who are familiar with audio editing should have no problem discerning what each tool does. If you don't have audio editing experience, then you may want to research terms like downbeat and pitch shift to get a feel for this program.

Most of the tools use sliders and drag-and-drop functionality. This makes it very easy to place effects or changes where you want them. It's an easy interface that makes audio changes simple.

Pros

• Many features for changing aspects of your audio file
• Simple interface that most users will understand
• Some automated tools for faster editing

Cons

• Only works with WAV files
• Some limitations with drums and vocals