5-Minute Look at Auto-Tune Slice

In this video tutorial, we’ll learn how to use Auto-Tune Slice for electronic music production and see how it adds new creative options to your sample libraries. Perfect for beginners and pros alike, Auto-Tune Slice is part of Auto-Tune Unlimited, the industry-standard collection of vocal production plug-ins.

Producer, engineer, and educator J Chris Griffin (Madonna, Kanye West, John Legend) shows how the vocal sampling instrument accesses the vast Loopcloud library and how easy it is to have Auto-Tune Slice automatically slice up loops for you and assign them to notes on your MIDI controller. Watch J Chris lay down some great vocal chops complete with transposition, formant control, and other effects, all in Auto-Tune Slice.

"Auto-Tune Slice comes with a library of vocal phrases crafted by power players in the music business. It's simple to use, and factory libraries are updated often so cool sounds are always at your disposal," Griffin says.

With Auto-Tune Slice, J Chris Griffin drags custom or preset slices wherever he wants in the track. He then uses the Harmony Engine vocal effects plug-in to transpose and formant the Throat parameter. J Chris continues by demonstrating that you can use Auto-Tune Slice to create a melodic vocal line. In the right hands and with enough practice, J Chris shows that almost anyone can create a club-worthy dance track and an atmospheric mix in minutes.

Ready for some more insider tricks? Watch J Chris Griffin's creative process of playing with Auto-Tune Slice. And don't forget to always have your output set to stereo!