The T-Pain Effect™ Help Documentation

The T-Pain Effect™ Help
Documentation
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
We lcome to The T-Pain Effe ct.............................................................................. 1
Authorization ................................................................................................... 2
iZotope C ustome r Support.................................................................................. 8
The T-Pain Engine Application ................................................................................ 9
Q uick Start...................................................................................................... 9
Inte rface ...................................................................................................... 9
Sound C he ck................................................................................................ 13
First Steps................................................................................................... 15
W ork flow ....................................................................................................... 23
Playback ..................................................................................................... 23
Navigation................................................................................................... 27
Saving & Sharing .......................................................................................... 29
Liste n ......................................................................................................... 32
Be ats ............................................................................................................ 33
Loading ...................................................................................................... 33
Se le ctions ................................................................................................... 35
Patte rns ...................................................................................................... 37
Vocals ........................................................................................................... 40
Re cording.................................................................................................... 40
Se le ctions ................................................................................................... 45
The T-Pain Effe ct .......................................................................................... 49
Mixe r & Beat Drop ........................................................................................... 53
C ontrols ...................................................................................................... 53
Effe cts ........................................................................................................ 56
Tips & Trick s ................................................................................................ 57
The T-Pain Effe ct Plug-In ..................................................................................... 59
Basics ........................................................................................................... 59
Loading ......................................................................................................... 61
Ke y .............................................................................................................. 63
Scale ............................................................................................................ 64
Style ............................................................................................................. 66
iDrum : The T-Pain Edition .................................................................................... 67
Basics ........................................................................................................... 67
Track Controls ................................................................................................ 69
Maste r Se ction ................................................................................................ 70
Track Info Pane l .............................................................................................. 71
Patte rns......................................................................................................... 73
Re cord a Patte rn ............................................................................................. 74
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Introduction
Welcome to The T-Pain Effect
This He lp Docum entation contains useful inform ation for the following three tools:
The T-Pain E ng ine The T-Pain Effect iDrum: The T-Pain Ed itio n
A pplicatio n Plug-In
Thanks for using The T-Pain Effe ct!
- the iZotope te am
© Copyright 2001-2011 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.

iZotope®, iDrum® and the iZotope logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of iZotope, Inc.
T -Pain, T -Pain Effect are copyrights and trademarks of Nappy Boy Enterprises, LLC, used with
permission.
So undClo ud® is a trademark of So undCloud Ltd, use d with permission.
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The T-Pain Effe ct™ He lp Documentation
1. INTRODUCTION
Authorization
Afte r purchasing your product, you will be provide d with a unique se rial numbe r that will
allow you to authorize your software . Your se rial numbe r will re se mble :
SN-"product name"-XXXX-XX XX-XXXX-XXXX
Apple App St or e Purc has es Only: You will be prom pted for y our name and e-mail
address only. A serial numbe r is not included.
A uthorizatio n
Afte r installing your software , you will be prom pte d to authorize upon the first launch of
your software .
Your c omput er must be fully connect ed t o the int ernet.
Not e: If your compute r is not connect ed to t he inte rne t, you can refe r to the section below
on Offline Aut hori zation.
1. C lick first on 'Authorize '
2. Nex t, e nte r the se rial numbe r in all capital le tte rs as it is shown on your DVD slee ve .
SN-"product name"-XXXX-XX XX-XXXX-XXXX
3. You m ust also ente r your name and a valid e -mail addre ss.
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Introduction
Make note of the e -mail address you use to authorize your license . Your lice nse and iZotope
account will be linke d dire ctly to this e -mail address.
4. W he n you have confirm ed that your se rial numbe r and e-m ail information is accurate ,
click once more on 'Authorize '.
5. Lastly, click on 'Subm it' in orde r to se nd your authorization m essage to the iZotope
se rve rs.
If the authorization is accepted, click on the 'Finish' button to com ple te the authorization.
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Offline A uthorizat ion

Some custom e rs choose to k eep the ir audio work stations offline , and a simple offline
authorization option has be en included.
Note: If using The T-Pain Engine, you are e ncourage d to kee p your workstation online in
orde r to take advantage of the application's Share and Listen features.
1. W he n first prompted to authorize your software , click first on 'Authorize'.
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Introduction
2. Nex t, click on the option for 'Offline Authorization' at the bottom of the authorization
window.
3. You will be given a unique C halle nge C ode that is spe cific to your compute r only. W rite
down or make a copy of the exact Challe nge Code. It will look like this
IZ-"productname"-XXXXXXX X-XXXX
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4. Nex t, using a system with inte rne t acce ss, login to your custom e r account at the iZotope
we bsite .
http://www.izotope.com /store /account.asp
5. C lick the 'Activate Software with a Se rial Numbe r' button, and subm it your full se rial
num be r.
6. Se le ct the 'C halle nge /Re sponse ' option and ente r your full Challenge Code copied in step
3.
7. Afte r subm itting your C hallenge Code , you will re ce ive a unique authorization file that
you then need to m ove to your offline com pute r.
8. O nce the authorization file is copied ove r to your offline music com pute r using a ne twork ,
hard drive or USB stick , click the 'Browse ' button in your authorization wizard.
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Introduction
9. Navigate and se le ct the authorization file and click 'Nex t' to authorize your machine .
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1. INTRODUCTION
iZotope Customer Support

Customer Support Policy
iZotope is happy to provide profe ssional te chnical support to all registe re d use rs absolute ly
fre e of charge . We also offe r valuable pre-sale s te chnical support to custome rs who may be
inte re ste d in purchasing an iZotope product. Be fore contacting iZotope support, you can
search our Product Knowle dge base to see if the solution to your problem has already bee n
publishe d.
http://www.izotope.com /support/ce nte r
Ho w to co ntact Technical Support

For additional he lp, please che ck out the support page s on our we b site at
http://www.izotope.com /support or contact our custome r support de partment at
support@izotope .com.
iZotope 's highly trained support team is comm itte d to responding to all re quests within one
(1) business day and fre quently respond faste r. Ple ase try to explain your problem with as
m uch de tail and clarity as possible . This will e nsure our ability to solve your problem
accurate ly, the first time around.
O nce your support re quest is subm itted, you should automatically re ce ive a confirmation e-
mail from iZotope support. If you do not re ce ive this e -mail within a fe w m inutes please
che ck your spam folde r and m ake sure our responses are not ge tting blocke d. To pre ve nt
this from happening please add support@izotope .com to your list of allowe d e -m ail
addresses.
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The T-Pain Engine Application
Quick Start
2. Q UIC K STAR T
Interface
The T-Pain Engine is a fun and sim ple way to m ake be ats, re cord vocals and create songs
that you can share .
Be fore diving in, le t's take a look at an ove rvie w of what The T-Pain Engine has got going
on.
The T-Pain Engine has three Track s for laying out your m usic.
O ne for your Beat:
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and two for your re corde d Vocals:
The Mixe r se ction at the bottom allows you to control the volume of each track :
Individual Mute buttons le t you silence each track :
C he ck your audio le ve ls with both Le ft and Right Me te rs:
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The T-Pain Engine 's playback controls allow you to Play or Pause , jum p Back to the
beginning, Loop, Re wind or Fast Forward, and R e cord your incom ing Vocal take s:
The FX button re ve als controls for the T-Pain Effe ct to proce ss your Vocals:
Se t the Scale , Ke y and adjust the Style of the Vocal processing to fit your track :
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C lick and hold on Beat Drop to tem porarily cut out your Beat track :
Happy with your song?
Use the Ex port and Share buttons to save your track or share it with your frie nds:
O r, whe n you're re ady for m ore , click the Liste n button to ex plore the comm unity of The T-
Pain Effe ct.
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2. Q UIC K STAR T
Sound Check
The Sound Che ck walk-through has bee n cre ated to he lp guide you through the proce ss of
ge tting your compute r se t up to re cord and playback your audio.
Sound C he ck will be displayed whe n launching The T-Pain Engine for the ve ry first time , and
is always available from the He lp me nu | Sound C he ck.
Important Tip:
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Be fore you start, we re comme nd re cording while using headphones instead of

speake rs - that way the sound of the speake rs won't leak into the m icrophone as
easily.
Do not point the Mic at your speake rs or loud fee dback can occur.
If you don't have headphones, start with your speake r volume low, and se t up your
m icrophone so it's not right nex t to your speake rs.
O nce you're e ithe r using headphones or your Mic is not pointing at your speake rs,
continue through the Sound Che ck ' walk -through's on-scree n instructions.
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2. Q UIC K STAR T
First Steps
W he n you first ope n The T-Pain Engine , we nee d to make sure that audio is passing in and
out of your com pute r.
A Sound Che ck walk-through has bee n cre ated to take you through se tting up your
compute r to work with The T-Pain Engine .
If you have not already done so, se le ct Sound Che ck from the He lp menu to make sure your
compute r is se t up for re cording.
O nce we have audio running in and out of The T-Pain Engine, we can ge t starte d!
Beat
1. Se le ct your Beat track in the uppe r left
2. From the Be ats me nu on the le ft, double -click on a beat to load it as a backdrop for
your re corded vocal ideas.
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Not e: Previe w any beat by cli cking on the small play/stop butt ons beside each be at in
the list.
3. Each beat comes with m ultiple patte rns marked with diffe re nt colors for diffe rent
se ctions of the song, e.g. Ve rse 1, Chorus 2, e tc.
4. C lick anywhe re in the rule r above your beat and press the play button to hear the
arrangeme nt.
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5. C lick and drag to re -arrange your patte rns,
or C lick on the sm all drop-down button to swap out one patte rn type for a diffe rent
one .
6. C lick and drag the gree n flag to make your beat longe r or shorte r.
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Vocals
No w that we ’ve got the be at the way you want it, time to ge t your Vocals in.
7. Unde r the Choose a Track area, sele ct Vocal 1
8. C lick once on the circular Re cord button in orde r to arm your vocal track for
re cording.
9. Sing or talk into your Mic and you should see your voice in the R e cording me te r on
the left.
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Not e: If you do not see any move ment in the mete rs whe n singing into your mi c, you
may nee d to work through the Sound Check tutorial once m ore by clicking
10. By adjusting your singing te chnique or the input volume on your Mic, try to ge t
your R e cording me te r mostly within the Good se ction be fore re cording.
11. W hen you’ve got your le ve ls se t, click the Play button and your Vocals will be
re corded into Vocal 1 track .
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12. C lick the Play button again to finish your re cording.
Not e: If you are finished with your recordi ng alt oget he r, you can click again on the
Record button to take The T-Pain Engi ne out of record mode.
13. To re cord more , you can redo your vocal take on Vocal 1, or se le ct Vocal 2 from
your C hoose a Track area and repe at Steps 8-12.
FX
No w that you’ve re corde d your audio, le t’s se t up our e ffe cts.
14. C lick on the FX button to bring up the T-Pain Effe ct.
15. The Vocal k e y and scale of each Be at will already be loaded.
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Try out diffe rent scale s and ke ys to change up the sound of your track .
16. Use the Style slide rs to adjust the characte r of the T-Pain Effe ct for both Vocal
track 1 and 2.
Mix do wn
17. Nex t, use the Mixe r controls at the bottom to adjust the le vels of your Beat and
Vocals.
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18. W hen you’ve got your le ve ls the way you want them , click Export to m ix down
your track into a .wav file on your compute r.
19. C lick Share to upload your track to your account on SoundCloud, a popular (and
fre e !) online m usic sharing se rvice . You will be prom pted to create and account if you
don't have one alre ady.
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Workflow
3. THE T-PAIN ENGI NE
Playback
The T-Pain Engine offe rs streamline d playback and looping controls to he lp you navigate
your Proje ct.
A nchor
The anchor in The T-Pain Engine is re prese nte d by a single blue flag. It indicates whe re
playback will start whe n you press Play.
C lick anywhe re in the uppe r rule r of your display to position your anchor.
O nce you've droppe d your anchor whe re you would like it, press the Play button or hit
Space bar to be gin playback .
Playhead
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The playhe ad is re prese nte d by a golden triangle that m oves along the time rule r during
playback .
W he n listening to your song during playback , the playhe ad will he lp indicate what part of
the song you are hearing at any given moment.
You can hit the Space bar or Play button again to stop your audio playback .
C licking the Back button will autom atically re turn your anchor back to the ve ry be ginning of
your song.
Selectio ns
Se le ctions will allow you to grab pie ce s of your arrangeme nt in orde r to m ore easily loop or
pe rform edits of your audio.
Le ft-click and drag le ft or right anywhe re in your Vocal track s vie w to make a sele ction. Your
sele ction start and end points will be represe nte d by re d flags.
By default, all se le ctions will be m ade in Measures. You can change this howe ve r by right-
click ing in your tracks vie w, and se tting the subdivision of your se le ction to the desired
value .
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Se le ct Snapping O ff in orde r to make se le ctions anywhe re in time
Loop ing
C lick the Loop Mode button in orde r to engage playback looping.
Along the top of your playback rule r, loop points can be defined in your audio.
C lick and drag be twe e n the loop flags to shift both loops points le ft or right, and click and
drag on e ithe r flag to adjust the boundaries of your loop point.
You can also se t your loop points quickly by first mak ing a se le ction of the are a you would
like to loop, and the n pre ssing the Loop Mode button.
Your loop marke rs will automatically be matche d to the same start and e nd point of your
sele ction.
End Po int
Each song will have a spe cified e nd point de fined by the gree n flag.
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C lick and drag this flag e ithe r le ft or right to shorte n or e longate your arrange ment.
Not e: Whe n ex porti ng or shari ng, your song will end exactly at the define d end point. If you
find that some of your song is missing in your exporte d files, you may want t o add a
measure or two of silence. To do so, simply drag the e nd point flag to t he right of where
your beats or re corde d vocals end.
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Navigation
The T-Pain Engine 's inte rface is split into thre e tracks: one for your Beat and two for your
Vocals.
C lick and drag on the scroll bar along the bottom of your track s in orde r to m ove your
arrangeme nt le ft or right.
You can us the + and - buttons to the right of the scroll bar to zoom your arrangement in or
out.
Not e: You can also use the mouse whe el to navi gate. When t he mouse is placed over your
tracks, the mouse whe el will zoom in and out. Whe n the mouse is placed ove r the scroll bar,
the mouse wheel will move y our position in t he arrangem ent.
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Saving & Sharing

W he n you're ready to save your proje ct or take your track out of The T-Pain Engine , the re
are a couple diffe rent options.
Save Project
If you would like to save your proje ct in orde r to com e back and work on it late r, from the
File menu, se le ct Save Proje ct As...
You can then spe cify a proje ct name and your session will be save d as a .tpain file on your
compute r.
All arrangeme nts of your beat, your FX se ttings, as we ll as your vocal take s will be saved.
Export Song
The Export button will automatically rende r your e ntire song to a .wav audio file that you
can save anywhe re on your compute r.
Spe cify a file name and choose a folde r on your compute r to save your song to.
Not e: A .wav file can be loaded int o almost any me dia playe r, incl uding iTunes whi ch is
available as a free download from A pple's website.
You can also se le ct 'Export Song...' from the File menu to ex port your song as a .wav audio
file.
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Share
You can click on the Share button to automatically re nde r your song and post it to your own
SoundC loud page.
A bout SoundClo ud
SoundC loud is a fre e se rvice that allows use rs to upload songs to their own SoundC loud
account. O nce you have a SoundC loud account, you can easily share track s with frie nds
through a varie ty of social me dia, including Facebook , Twitte r, Tumblr, MySpace , email, and
more .
If you don't already have a SoundC loud account, you will be prom pted to create one whe n
you click Share. If you do have an account, log in whe n prompted.
To configure your SoundC loud account for social m edia sharing, acce ss your account on
SoundC loud's we bsite and configure the Conne ctions se ttings. The re you can se t the
defaults of which social m edia types will automatically ge t update d whe n you Share track s
from The T-Pain Engine .
Se le ct the "Subm it to The T-Pain Effe ct Group" che ckbox when Sharing to automatically add
your track to a SoundCloud Group dedicate d to all creations m ade with The T-Pain Engine.
This le ts you show off your hot tracks to othe r T-Pain fans, and will also mak e you e ligible
for prizes and othe r giveaways from iZotope and Nappy Boy.
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Listen
C lick the Liste n button to explore the broade r comm unity of The T-Pain Effe ct!
• Liste n to and comment on track s share d by othe r use rs via SoundC loud
• Se e which track s are hot and which use rs are most prolific&emdash;it could be you!
• Stay update d on ne w T-Pain conte nt, conte sts, and othe r product ne ws
Not e: The Listen button launches a web browse r. Interne t conne ctivity is requi red to access
online cont ent.
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Beats
4. BEATS
Loading
W ith Beats se le cted from the uppe r left C hoose a Track area, a drop down list of all
available Beats will appear in the m iddle left of The T-Pain Engine inte rface .
Use the scroll bar or your mouse whe e l to m ove through the list of available beats for The
T-Pain Engine .
C lick on the small Play and Stop buttons to the le ft of the beat name to pre vie w any of the
available Beats in your list.
Se le ct the Be at you want and double -click or click O pe n Beat to load it into your Beats
Track.
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Each patte rn or se ction will be shown in your Beat track, pre -arranged in a song to ge t you
started.
Load ing iDr um K its

If you own iDrum already or have ne w iDrum kits you would like to work with, you can also
sele ct &rsquor;Im port iDrum Kit’ from the File me nu to m ake them available in your Beat
list.
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4. BEATS
Selections
O nce your Beat is loaded, you can single click on any Patte rn clip in orde r to se le ct it.
W he n a Patte rn is se le cte d, a thin white box will appear around the se le cte d clip.
C lick and Drag the clip Le ft or R ight to move the patte rn around in your arrangeme nt
Multip le Select ions

Hold the Control (PC) / Command (Mac) ke y whe n click ing on Patte rns to se le ct m ultiple
patte rns at once , e ven if the y are not adjace nt to each othe r.
Hold the Shift ke y and click to se le ct all clips in be twe e n the originally se le cted Patte rn and
a ne wly sele cte d Patte rn.
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Editing
O nce you have made a se le ction, from the Edit me nu you can:
• Copy your se le ction to be pasted e lse whe re by pressing Control-C (PC) / Command-C
(Mac) on your k e yboard.
• Paste any pre viously copie d Patte rn ove r ex isting song conte nt or onto the end of an
arrangeme nt. Sim ply single -click on the rule r whe re you wish to place your copie d
Patte rn, and press C ontrol-V (PC) / Comm and-V (Mac).
• Delete your patte rn by pressing the De le te ke y on your ke yboard.
W he n a Patte rn is de le ted, the entire clip is rem ove d. Any Patte rns occurring afte r the
de le te d clip will slide down into place , re placing the Patte rn that was just dele ted.
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4. BEATS
Patterns
Each Beat automatically comes with individual patte rns for diffe re nt se ctions of your song.
Patte rns are loaded as individual block s that are each one m easure long. Each patte rn or
se ction will be shown with varying colors in your Beat track to he lp visualize your
arrangeme nt.
Afte r loading a Beat, the available patte rns or se ctions for that be at will be shown in a list
on the le ft.
Sim ilar to the e ntire Beat, you can use the small Play and Stop buttons to pre vie w any
individual patte rn or se ction of your loade d Beat.
You can click and drag any particular patte rn in the list dire ctly on to your Be at track to
arrange the se ctions of your Beat howe ve r you would like .
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Note: Dragging a patte rn onto an ex isting patte rn will ove rwrite that se ction with the ne w
patte rn.
You can also double -click on any patte rn in the list to automatically add that patte rn on to
the end of your song.
C licking on the small down arrow in the le ft corne r of each patte rn will also display all
available patte rns, le tting you change around your patte rns from within in the Track .
The gree n flag m ark e r in your Track vie w re pre se nts the end point of your song. To ex te nd
or shorte n your song, click and drag the mark e r to the le ft or right.
If you are shorte ning your song, patte rns will be remove d from your Track arrangeme nt.
The portion of the arrange ment that you are removing will be remem be red howe ve r, if you
de cide to late r ex tend your song.
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W he n m ak ing your arrangem ent longe r, empty patte rn block s will appe ar in black , giving
you ex tra space to drag and drop patte rns into.
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Vocals
5. VO C ALS
Recording
Afte r work ing through the Sound Che ck tutorial, your voice should be passing through your
Mic and into The T-Pain Engine .
To be gin re cording, first se le ct the Vocal 1 or 2 track from the uppe r le ft that you wish to
re cord your voice onto.
Ne x t, click once on the circular Re cord button to e nable the track for re cording.
The Re cord button will blink re d to le t you k now that you are in Re cord m ode .
You should see the Re cording me te r on the left light up with your incom ing voice .
The Re cording Me te r will show you the incom ing volum e of your Voice . In orde r to ge t the
best possible vocal sound, it is important to have good re cording le ve ls that are not too soft
and not too loud.
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For this reason, the R e cording Me te r is m arke d with Lo, Good and Hi regions to he lp guide
you and e nsure that your incom ing vocals are sitting within the right volume . You may nee d
to adjust the volume le ve l you are singing at, or adjust your distance from your
m icrophone .
Not e: If you cannot see your Vocals showing in the Mete r, or your levels are too high or
low, be sure to run through t he Sound Che ck tut orial in orde r to hel p set up your system to
get the best sound possible.
O nce your le ve ls are se t corre ctly and your Re cord button is blink ing re d to show you that
Vocal track 1 or 2 is ready to re cord, sim ply pre ss Play to start re cording.
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To stop re cording, pre ss Play again.
If you make a m istake and wish to re -re cord your e ntire take , simply click the Re cord
button again and press Play to re -re cord your take .
Note: Any audio in the Vocal track you are re -re cording will be ove rwritte n by your ne w
take .
To remove any particular portion of your re cording, you can simply sele ct the portion you
wish to de le te and press the De le te k e y.
For more info, refe r to the Vocal Se le ctions page .
Importing A udio
If you would like to take audio you already have in a file and bring it into your Proje ct, you
can use the Import Audio... option from the File me nu.
You can also simply drag and drop your audio file from any folde r on your hard drive
dire ctly in to eithe r Vocal track .
Note: If your Vocal track alre ady has audio present, the ex isting audio and the conte nts of
your audio file will be m ixed toge the r. If you wish to re place any ex isting audio with your
audio file , be sure to first se le ct and De le te your ex isting audio.
Selective Record ing
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If you wish to re -re cord only a particular part of your Vocal take , you can use se le ctions to
define the start and e nd point of the se ction of vocals that you don't like . This ensures that
only the vocal parts you don't like are replaced and the othe r parts are prese rve d. This type
of re cording is also called "punch-in".
W he n in Re cord m ode , create a sele ction in your Vocal 1 or 2 tracks to se le ctive ly re cord
your incom ing vocal for that se le cted portion only.
Se le ctions made in Re cord m ode are shaded in red in orde r to indicate the range that The T-
Pain Engine will be using to re cord your incom ing vocals.
Be sure to make your sele ction on top of the Vocal track that you wish to re cord onto. The
sele cte d track will be slightly darke r.
To comm ence Re cording, pre ss Play with Re cord m ode e ngage d, and whe n you reach the
sele cte d portion, The T-Pain Engine will automatically begin to re cord your incom ing vocals.
Tip: Be fore you pre ss Play, you may want to place the playback anchor a m easure or two
ahead of the punch-in point, so you can pre pare yourse lf be fore you have to start singing!
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W he n the playhe ad has re ached the end of your se le ction, your vocals will no longe r be
re corded and any pre vious audio in your track s will play back .
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5. VO C ALS
Selections
O nce your vocal tak e is re corded onto e ithe r your Vocal 1 or 2 track , the primary way to
sele ct any portion of your vocal re cording is to click and drag across the track you are
work ing in.
W he n click ing and dragging le ft or right within the track you would like to work in, the
sele cte d are a will be shade d and re d se le ction marke rs will appear to m ark that area.
To adjust a se le ction that has alre ady been made , click and drag on e ithe r red se le ction
marke r in the uppe r rule r.
Editing
O nce you have a clip of audio se le cte d, from the Edit menu you can:
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• Copy your se le cted clip of audio to be temporarily stored for pasting to anothe r part
of your arrange ment. You can also pre ss C ontrol-C (PC) / Comm and-C (Mac) on your
ke yboard.
• Paste any pre viously copie d audio to the position of your anchor.
Having first copie d any se le cte d your audio, sim ply single click on whe re you wish to
place your copie d audio, and press C ontrol-V (PC) / Comm and-V (Mac).
Not e: This will overwrite any audio that may be present wit h the pasted clip.
• Delete your portion of audio by pressing the De le te ke y on your ke yboard.
Selective Record ing

W he n in Re cord m ode , you can use se le ction made in your Vocal 1 or 2 tracks in orde r to
sele ctive ly re cord your incoming vocal only for that se le cted portion.
Se le ctions made in re cord mode are shaded in red in orde r to indicate the range that The T-
Pain Engine will be using to re cord your incom ing vocals.
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Be sure to make your sele ction on top of the Vocal track that you wish to re cord in to. The
sele cte d track will be slightly darke r.
To comm ence Re cording, sim ply play back your audio from be fore your se le ction while
re cord mode is engaged, and whe n you reach the se le cted portion, The T-Pain Engine will
autom atically be gin to re cord your incoming vocals.
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W he n the play head has reached the e nd of your sele ction, your vocals will no longe r be
re corded and any pre vious audio in your track s will play back .
Snapp ing
By default, any se le ctions m ade will automatically snap to one measure increm ents. This is
to he lp e nsure that any edits made from sele ctions remain m usical and line up prope rly with
your loade d Beat.
By right-click ing in your Track s vie w, or unde r Snapping in the Edit Me nu, you can change
the automatic snapping value to 1/2 note, 1/4 note , 1/8 or 1/16 notes, as we ll as turn
autom atic Snapping O ff.
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5. VO C ALS
The T-Pain Effect

The T-Pain Effe ct is a re al-tim e audio effe ct that is designe d to corre ct any incom ing vocal
pitches to a musical ke y or scale.
The T-Pain Effe ct work s by first re cognizing the pitch of the audio that is being playe d
through it, and the n adjusting the pitch of that audio until it matche s the nearest pitch of
the ke y and scale The T-Pain Effe ct is se t to.
Key
He re you can define the root note or k e y that your vocal takes are in.
It is im portant to se t an accurate Root Note as this can he lp the algorithm to de te rmine the
best possible pitche s for your particular session.
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Ex pe rime nt with diffe rent se ttings in orde r to find the right ke y ce nte r for your track or to
ex plore ne w possibilities or vocal ideas.
O fte n tim es, using k e ys diffe re nt from the 'corre ct' ke y for your track can point you to ne w
m usical ideas that you may not have thought of othe rwise .
Not e: Each loaded Beat has a correspondi ng Key and Scale and that will be set
autom atically whe n each Beat is loaded.
Scale
He re you can sele ct to snap your incom ing vocal pitches to e ithe r a C hromatic, Major,
Minor, Major Pe ntatonic, Minor Pentatonic or C ustom Scale of your choosing based upon
your spe cifie d Root Note .
Each Scale has the ir own unique flavor to fit your music so be sure to ex pe rim ent with
diffe rent scale types in orde r to find what fits be st for your particular track .
W ork ing with a Scale type that m ay not be the 'corre ct' scale type for your m usic can also
he lp create ne w vocal musical ide as for your track .
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Chromat ic
A Scale in which e ve ry note of e ve ry octave will be available as a pitch your vocals could be
corre cte d to.
If you are not sure of the Scale that your vocal takes are in, be sure to se t your Scale to
C hromatic in orde r to ge t the be st re sults.
Not e: Whe n in chrom atic mode, as every pitche d note is available for pit ch correcti on, the
defined ke y has no effect.
Custom
W he n de fining a Custom Scale , click once upon the note s of the ke yboard you wish to
e nable as options for The T-Pain Effe ct.
The T-Pain Effe ct will use any note s that appear pre sse d down (darke r) in your custom
scale .
Any notes that appear raise d (brighte r) will not be use d in your custom scale.
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Style
You can use the Style control in orde r to control how quick ly your incom ing vocals will be
snappe d to any particular note in your Ke y and Scale . This will e sse ntially de te rm ine the
Style of The T-Pain Effe ct's processing on your voice .
Se t your Style to Hard in orde r to achie ve robotic imme diate pitch snapping, or use the Slow
se tting in orde r to ge t more natural transpare nt re sults.
The se tting of the Style slide r will depend upon the k ind of vocal sound you are going for to
fit your track .
Start with your Style slide r in the m iddle and move eithe r le ft or right while your audio is
playing back to expe rime nt with the k ind of e ffe ct you are look ing for in your m usic.
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Mixer & Beat Drop

6. MIXER & BEAT DRO P
Controls
Mixer
The Mixe r se ction of The T-Pain Engine is whe re you can adjust the volume of your Beat and
Vocal tracks individually.
C lick and drag the slide r in orde r to adjust the le ve l of each individual track .
By default, each slide r will be se t to full volume .
If your Vocal 1 track is too quie t for ex ample , click and drag the slide r to the right and into
the are a m ark ed with re d in orde r to incre ase the volume of your Vocal 1 track.
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If your Beat or Vocal tracks are too loud, drag the slide r of any track to the le ft in orde r to
lowe r the volume of your audio.
Beat Drop
C lick and hold on the Beat Drop button while your audio is playing back to tem porarily
sile nce your entire Beat track . This can be particularly he lpful in cre ating bre akdowns in
your song to highlight ce rtain vocal parts or se ctions.
O nce you le t go of the Beat Drop button, the Beat will come right back in.
Any Beat Drops you pe rform will be automatically remem be red and shown in your Be at
track by a red bar across your patte rns.
O nce you have pe rform ed your Beat Drops in your track , whe ne ve r playing your audio back ,
your Beat Drops will happen autom atically at the same place s the y we re pe rformed before .
Not e: To record your Beat Drops, your audi o must be playi ng back. You do not ne ed to hit
the re cord button.
Clear ing Beat Drops

If you made a m istake whe n click ing in your Be at Drops, you can clear any rem embe re d
Be at Drop inform ation by se le cting the C lear Beat Drop Re gions option from the Edit m enu.
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If you don't want to rem ove all Beat Drops in your song, make a se le ction in the tracks vie w
that contains the beats you wish to re store and click the C le ar Se le cted Be at Drop Regions
option from the Edit me nu.
Quantize Beat Drop

W he n click ing on the Beat Drop button, you may not always click exactly in time with your
song. With the Quantize Beat Drop option you can make sure that Beat Drop will sile nce
your beat only at the nex t musical beat in your song.
By default, Quantize Beat Drop is on in your Pre fe re nce s m enu.
This can he lp to make your Beat Drops occur exactly in time with your music, mak ing them
sound m ore natural.
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Effects
Reverb
Anothe r important factor whe n de te rm ining the appropriate le ve ls for your Be ats and Vocals
is the amount of re ve rb that you have on your vocals.
Re ve rb is an e ffe ct that give s a Vocal its se nse of space and cre ates the effe ct of a singe r is
singing in a bathroom, or cathe dral, or sm all jazz club for exam ple .
W he n used in the right amounts, re ve rb can e nhance your Vocal takes and give them polish
and shine that will bring your entire song up a notch.
If too m uch re ve rb is pre sent howe ve r, your re cording can sound clutte red, less punchy and
washed out, sim ilar to listening to m usic through a ste reo in the m iddle of a gymnasium .
The T-Pain Engine can add Small, Me dium , Large or No re ve rb to your Vocal 1 and 2 tracks.
This can be se t inside of your T-Pain Engine Pre fe rences window.
By default, The T-Pain Engine will add the Small re ve rb se tting to your Vocal track s.
The "corre ct" amount will depe nd upon the particular style of vocals you are work ing with
and how you want those vocals to sound with re spe ct to the style of your Be ats.
A good starting point is to begin with the Small se tting, and to ex pe rime nt with Me dium ,
then Large , and then No re ve rb to see which se tting mak es your vocals sound the be st.
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Tips & Tricks

Mix ing
The goal of your m ix is to se t the volume of your individual tracks so that it will be pleasing
for anyone to liste n to. This also includes making sure that your ove rall m ix is not so loud
that it is painful for some one to listen to, but also not so quie t that it doe sn't fee l lik e a
satisfying pie ce of m usic.
You can start by ge tting your track volume s at the rough le ve ls that you'd like them, and
then m ak ing small volum e adjustme nts late r to each track to fine tune your song.
Beats vs. Vocals

In most cases, your Vocal tracks should be slightly loude r than your Beat track so that any
liste ne r can clearly hear your re corded vocals.
If your Vocal take s are too low with re spe ct to your Beat, it can be difficult for the listene r to
make out the words of your Vocals and the de tail in your re cording can ge t swallowe d by
the Beat track .
If your Vocal take s are too loud howe ve r, your track can be unpleasant to liste n to and can
make your Vocals sound too separate from your Beat. This can also make your ove rall track
fee l lik e two separate pie ce s of m usic as oppose d to one cohesive song.
At the same time , you want to make sure that your Beats are loud enough that the y can
provide a backdrop and foundation for the vocal tak es to sit on.
W ith som e e xpe rimentation, you can find the right balance be twe e n the volume of your
Be ats and Vocals so that the y work we ll toge the r and allow a listene r to clearly he ar both
your Beat as we ll as your Vocals.
Tip: If you're having trouble finding the right balance , try listening to a diffe re nt song that
you like the sound of that is sim ilar to your own track . Take notice of how loud the vocals
are with respe ct to the instrume nts and use this as a guide in se tting your own Beat and
Vocal le ve ls.
Background Voca ls
If one of your Vocal tak es contains back ground vocal re cordings, it is im portant to se t the
volume and re ve rb le ve l of your vocals accordingly.
Background vocals should be loud e nough that the y can be heard and enhance your song,
howe ve r not loud enough to distract the liste ne r from the lead vocal re cording.
You can also expe rime nt with se tting the Vocal track containing your background vocals to
e ithe r a Medium or Large re ve rb se tting. This can often he lp to place them into the corre ct
position in your m ix to fill their role as background vocals.
Individual Parts
If you have cre ated or re corded a particular Beat or Vocal tak e that you would like to ex port
as an individual audio file , use the Mute buttons to sile nce the tracks you don't want to
hear.
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C licking on the Ex port button with ce rtain tracks muted will allow you to save out only your
Be at or only your Vocal 2 re cording, for e xample .
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The T-Pain Effect Plug-In
7. THE T-PAIN EFFECT PLUG-IN
Basics
The T-Pain Effe ct is a re al-tim e audio effe ct that is designe d to corre ct any incom ing vocal
pitches to a musical ke y or scale.
The T-Pain Effe ct work s by first re cognizing the pitch of the audio that is being playe d
through it, and the n adjusting the pitch of that audio until it matche s the nearest pitch of
the ke y and scale The T-Pain Effe ct is se t to.
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Use the drop down Ke y and Scale me nus to se le ct be twe e n any k e y root note and a
colle ction of scale s
You can then use the Style control to adjust how this processing is applied.
The T-Pain Effe ct will only work on monophonic m usic. That is to say, music or a vocal that
only has one pitch at a tim e.
If you have vocals with harmony parts running through The T-Pain Effe ct toge the r, the
e ffe ct will not k now which pitch to use.
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The T-Pain Effe ct Plug-In
Loading
The T-Pain Effe ct is an audio plug-in, meaning that is designe d to run inside of anothe r host
audio application such as Pro Tools or Garage Band rathe r than be ing its own standalone
application.
The re are many diffe re nt plug-in formats for both W indows and Mac com pute rs. The T-Pain
Effe ct plug-in be have s the same way in all formats on both W indows and Mac.
The se diffe re nt formats are sim ply diffe re nt ways that an audio application like Pro Tools will
re ad and load The T-Pain Effe ct plug-in.
W he n installing The T-Pain Engine , any available plug-in formats for your Windows or Mac
compute r will be installed by default.
Afte r installing The T-Pain Engine, it may he lp to re start your com pute r in orde r to have
your ne wly installe d plug-in file s re cognize d by your host application.
O nce The T-Pain Effe ct is installe d and re cognize d, e ach audio application has a diffe rent
way of loading ex te rnal audio plug-ins.
Ple ase refe r to the He lp Documentation for your particular audio host such as Pro Tools or
Garage Band for spe cific instructions on how to load ex te rnal audio plug-ins.
Windo ws PC
O n windows, one of the most common plug-in format for hosts is called the VST format.
If your VST plug-in is not available in a VST hostapp, the re are a fe w things we can che ck :
- Some hosts m ight not show ne wly-installed plug-ins until the ir plug-in lists are manually
"re freshed." This is som e times the case in hosts such as C ake walk SO NAR , FL Studio and
Adobe Audition, and the re should be an option within the host to trigge r a manual re fresh.
- Your VST plug-in's .DLL file may not be pre sent, or its location may not be re cognized by
your VST host app. To fix this proble m:
1. To be gin, please close any ope n VST host apps.
2. Use the W indows Search option to locate the VST plug-in file s on your syste m.
The re will be two files that ne ed to stay toge the r in the same folde r.
iZTPainEffe ct.dll
The T-Pain Effe ct.dll
Ple ase be sure to include all hard drive s among your search locations.
4. If the plug-in .DLL can't be found anywhe re on your system , it's possible that the VST
compone nt was disable d in the installe r.
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Ple ase try running the plug-in installe r once again, and whe n it ask s which compone nts to
install, make sure that the "VST" box is che cked.
5. If you locate the plug-in's .DLL file , please note its location on your system .
In most cases, your VST plug-ins are installe d to your system 's VST folde r, typically:
C :\\Program File s\Ste inbe rg\Vstplugins
6. O nce you k now the location of your plug-in file, please re -open your host app. Among
your host's prefe re nce s, it should include a list of VST plug-in folde rs it re cognizes. Ple ase
make sure that the full path (or location) of your VST plug-in appears in this list.
Mac intosh OS X
O n Macintosh systems, one of the most comm on plug-in formats is called the AudioUnit
(AU) form at. This is the format use d by Garageband and Logic and many othe r Macintosh
audio host applications.
If you are having trouble ge tting The T-Pain Effe ct plug-in to show up in your host, the re
are a fe w ste ps we can try.
1. For the plug-in to function corre ctly, the AU compone nt file m ust be installe d to a spe cific
location on your syste m drive .
Navigate to the folde r be low and look for a file named
"iZTPainEffe ctAUHook .compone nt"
Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Compone nts
2. If the plug-in file is prese nt the re , it's possible your ope rating system failed to de te ct it.
Try moving the file e lse whe re , re starting your system , the n moving the file back , and
re starting again.
3. If your plug-in's com ponent file is not the re, use Spotlight on your Mac to do a se arch for
the "iZTPainEffe ctAUHook.com pone nt" file on your compute r.
If it shows up in anothe r location, please try copying it to the C ompone nts folde r above , and
see if this corre cts the problem .
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Key
He re you can define the root note or k e y that your vocal takes are in.
It is im portant to se t an accurate Root Note as this can he lp the algorithm to de te rmine the
best possible pitche s for your particular session.
Ex pe rime nt with diffe rent se ttings in orde r to find the right ke y ce nte r for your track or to
ex plore ne w possibilities or vocal ideas.
O fte n tim es, using k e ys diffe re nt from the 'corre ct' ke y for your track can point you to ne w
m usical ideas that you may not have thought of othe rwise .
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Scale
He re you can sele ct to snap your incom ing vocal pitches to e ithe r a C hromatic, Major,
Minor, Major Pe ntatonic, Minor Pentatonic or C ustom Scale of your choosing based upon
your spe cifie d Root Note .
Each Scale has the ir own unique flavor to fit your music so be sure to ex pe rim ent with
diffe rent scale types in orde r to find what fits be st for your particular track .
W ork ing with a Scale type that m ay not be the 'corre ct' scale type for your m usic can also
he lp create ne w vocal musical ide as for your track .
Chromat ic
A Scale in which e ve ry note of e ve ry octave will be available as a pitch your vocals could be
corre cte d to.
If you are not sure of the Scale that your vocal takes are in, be sure to se t your Scale to
C hromatic in orde r to ge t the be st re sults.
Not e: Whe n in chrom atic mode, as every pitche d note is available for pit ch correcti on, the
defined ke y has no effect.
Custom
W he n de fining a Custom Scale , click once upon the note s of the ke yboard you wish to
e nable as options for The T-Pain Effe ct.
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The T-Pain Effe ct will use any note s that appear pre sse d down (darke r) in your custom
scale .
Any notes that appear raise d (brighte r) will not be use d in your custom scale.
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Style
You can use the Style control in orde r to control how quick ly your incom ing vocals will be
snappe d to any particular note in your Ke y and Scale . This will e sse ntially de te rm ine the
Style of The T-Pain Effe ct's processing on your voice .
Se t your Style to Hard in orde r to achie ve robotic imme diate pitch snapping, or use the Slow
se tting in orde r to ge t more natural transpare nt re sults.
The se tting of the Style slide r will depend upon the k ind of vocal sound you are going for to
fit your track .
Start with your Style slide r in the m iddle and move eithe r le ft or right while your audio is
playing back to expe rime nt with the k ind of e ffe ct you are look ing for in your m usic.
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iDrum: The T-Pain Edition
8. IDRUM
For more i nformation, ple ase refer to the full iDrum Help Docume ntation. You can find this
Help Docum ent ation i n your installed iZotope di rect ory or with iDrum visible, select 'Help'
from the drop- down iDrum Me nu in the upper left corne r of the inte rface.
Basics
iDrum is a virtual drum machine that allows you to create your own drum patte rns e ithe r
with its pre -loaded sounds or by loading your own .wav or .aiff file s. iDrum is sim ilar to
hardware drum m achine s that use what is calle d "ste p seque ncing" to build patte rns and
songs.
W ith ste p seque ncing, the drum machine loops ove r and ove r again, allowing you to e nte r
note s on each track at diffe rent "ste ps" which each re pre sent a rhythm ic note in time . Each
track in iDrum holds a diffe rent rhythm ic sound, and many tracks toge the r create a whole
drum k it, allowing for unlim ited possibilitie s!
In addition to work ing as its own se quence r, you can load iDrum into your favorite host
sequence r and trigge r each of its tracks from a MIDI track in your proje ct.
To ge t starte d with iDrum , we re comme nd you play with it! Start with the drum k its and
patte rns we 've included to ge t a fee l for how iDrum work s. If you're ne w to the concept of
programm ing a drum machine, start by loading a prese t. The n click on the re ctangle s in the
step se quence r to change the patte rns. Drag up and down to change the loudness of e ach
of the drum hits. iDrum le ts you create ne w patte rns quickly. W he n you're ready, start
loading in your own .wav or .aiff file s and e xpe riment. And re membe r, have fun!
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8. IDRUM
Track Controls
1. Menu B utton - Bring up iDrum's menu.
2. Note Division Vie w - C hange the curre nt note division vie w - use this to e nte r diffe re nt
note values (32nd notes, 64th notes).
3. Track Grab Ta b - Grab tracks he re to rearrange them .
4. Replace Samp le - Search for a ne w sound to load into the track .
5. Previous/Next Sam ple - Ste p through and pre vie w the sounds in the current sample's
folde r.
6. Bang Button - Lights up to indicate whe n the track has been trigge re d. C lick to pre vie w
the sound loaded on the track .
7. File Name/ Selector - Shows the nam e of the currently loade d sam ple. C lick-hold on the
name to bring up a me nu of all files in the same folde r.
8. Pan Knob - Move the track's output in the ste re o fie ld.
9. Volume - Se t the track 's volume .
10. Mute and Solo B uttons - Mute (sile nce ) or solo the track (sile nce all othe r tracks).
11. Step Programmer - C lick on a square , or ste p, to add a note to the drum patte rn.
Drag up and down to m ake the note loude r or quie te r.
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8. IDRUM
Master Section
1. A dd Track - Add a ne w track /sam ple to the track window.
2. Delete Track - De le te the curre ntly sele cte d track .
3. Info Panel - Open or close the track info pane l.
4. Song Mode Ed itor - Opens the Song Editor window which le ts you chain patte rns
toge the r to cre ate a song.
5. Song Mode - Toggle song mode on or off.
6. Time Sig nature - Se t the time signature or me te r of the current patte rn. This
de te rmine s the num be r of ste ps in a patte rn.
7. Pattern Selector - Se t the curre ntly playing patte rn.
8. Record - Puts iDrum into re cord m ode . W hate ve r you play is re corde d into the curre nt
patte rn.
9. Play/Stop - Starts and stops playback . Has no effe ct whe n 'Slave to Host' is e ngage d.
10. Swing - Adjusts the spacing of notes in the iDrum patte rn for a "swing" fe el.
11. Groove - Humanize s the fee l of patte rns in a m e thod sim ilar to vintage drum machines.
12. Tempo - Indicate s the tem po, or playback spee d, of an iDrum song or patte rn. Drag up
or down to change tempo.
13. MIDI Drag - C lick drag on this icon to drag a MIDI file of the current patte rn. Use this
to bring the iDrum patte rn's MIDI note s into anothe r seque nce r.
14. Slave To Ho st - When running in a host application like Garage Band, Logic, Pro Tools
or SO NAR , links iDrum 's tem po and transport to the host's.
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8. IDRUM
Track Info Panel
1. Choke Gro up - Se ts the choke group the se le cte d track be longs to.
2. MIDI Note - Se ts the MIDI note that the current track will be trigge re d by.
3. A uto-Map - Turns on 'Auto-Map' for the se le cted track : the nex t re ce ived MIDI note will
autom atically be se t as this track 's MIDI note .
4. Pitch - Se ts the pitch of the loade d sample.
5. Reset Pitch - Se ts the pitch to normal for the loade d sam ple .
6. Fit - Autom atically finds the prope r tuning to stre tch/compress the curre nt sam ple to be
ex actly one bar long. This is use ful whe n the loade d track contains a loop and you want to
sync it to iDrum 's tem po
7. Decay - Se ts the de cay of the sample .
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8. Bit Reductio n - Se ts the bit de pth of the current sample . Lowe r values give crunchie r,
re tro results.
9. Highpas s - Se ts the cutoff fre quency for the track's highpass filte r.
10. Lowpass - Se ts the cutoff fre que ncy for the track 's lowpass filte r.
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8. IDRUM
Patterns
A part (also called a 'track Part') is a colle ction of 64 ste ps that each re prese nt a six ty-
fourth note in a single bar of 4/4 time. By default, iDrum displays six tee nth note s for a
single bar, but you can e dit 32nd and 64th note s by using the step vie w control at the top of
the UI.
Looking at the iDrum ste p programme r with the de fault '16' step re solution se t, the first
step would be the downbeat, "one ", the fifth step, "two", and so on.
A classic "four-on-the -floor" patte rn would look lik e this:
Straight e ighth note s would look like this:
Parts also store the re lative volume of each step, so a groovy "off-beat" hat part with
acce nts on the "and" of each beat would look like this:
You e dit a part by click ing on a step to toggle it on or off. W he n a step is active , it appears
'lit up'. An inactive step appe ars 'gre ye d out'. W hen a step is inactive , that ste p is not
sounded re gardle ss of any othe r se ttings for the part.
W he n a step is active , you can change the volume of the step by click ing on the ste p,
holding down the mouse button, and dragging up or down. A step with its volume at ze ro
has the same e ffe ct as an inactive step: no sample is trigge re d for that step.
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8. IDRUM
Record a Pattern
As we mentioned, you can create or change drum patte rns by turning off the re ctangular
"steps" in iDrum 's inte rface. Howe ve r, the re is a se cond option for mak ing patte rns--you
can re cord them from a MIDI controlle r or e ve n your com pute r ke yboard.
Enable the R e cord button in iDrum , and as you play notes on your MIDI or com pute r
ke yboard iDrum will capture them into your patte rn.
Computer (QWER TY ) Keyboa rd

Using the le tte rs in the se cond row (be ginning with "A") on your compute r k e yboard, you
can trigge r each of iDrum 's tracks. "A" corresponds to the first track in iDrum , S the se cond,
and so on down the row.
MIDI Keyboard
iDrum 's track s respond to MIDI note s. This m eans you can use a MIDI k e yboard or pad
controlle r to play and re cord patte rns in iDrum . You can also reassign e ach of iDrum 's track s
to respond to any MIDI note you want. Se e the "C hange Trigge r Note " topic in this he lp file
for de tails.
Quantize Input
You can te ll iDrum to corre ct your timing as you re cord patte rns by using the Q uantize Input
se ttings in the iDrum m enu. This feature will autom atically adjust the rhythm of the note s
you play to fit into iDrum 's grid, e ve n if your tim ing isn't pe rfe ct.
For most situations, try se tting input quantize to 16th note s or 8th notes - the se are the
most forgiving se ttings. If you want notes to be captured more pre cise ly, try the 32nd or
64th note se ttings.
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© Copyright 2001-2011 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Your c omput er must be fully connect ed t o the int ernet.

1. C lick first on 'Authorize '

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Offline A uthorizat ion

1. W he n first prompted to authorize your software , click first on 'Authorize'.

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iZotope Customer Support

http://www.izotope.com /support/ce nte r

Ho w to co ntact Technical Support

O ne for your Beat:

and two for your re corde d Vocals:

Individual Mute buttons le t you silence each track :

C he ck your audio le ve ls with both Le ft and Right Me te rs:

Happy with your song?

Be fore you start, we re comme nd re cording while using headphones instead of

1. Se le ct your Beat track in the uppe r left

5. C lick and drag to re -arrange your patte rns,

7. Unde r the Choose a Track area, sele ct Vocal 1

12. C lick the Play button again to finish your re cording.

No w that you’ve re corde d your audio, le t’s se t up our e ffe cts.

14. C lick on the FX button to bring up the T-Pain Effe ct.

15. The Vocal k e y and scale of each Be at will already be loaded.

Se le ct Snapping O ff in orde r to make se le ctions anywhe re in time

3. THE T-PAIN ENGI NE

3. THE T-PAIN ENGI NE

Saving & Sharing

3. THE T-PAIN ENGI NE

Load ing iDr um K its

Multip le Select ions

• Delete your patte rn by pressing the De le te ke y on your ke yboard.

To stop re cording, pre ss Play again.

For more info, refe r to the Vocal Se le ctions page .

Selective Record ing

• Delete your portion of audio by pressing the De le te ke y on your ke yboard.

Selective Record ing

The T-Pain Effect

Mixer & Beat Drop

By default, each slide r will be se t to full volume .

Clear ing Beat Drops

Quantize Beat Drop

By default, Quantize Beat Drop is on in your Pre fe re nce s m enu.

6. MIXER & BEAT DRO P

6. MIXER & BEAT DRO P

Tips & Tricks

Beats vs. Vocals

7. THE T-PAIN EFFECT PLUG-IN

1. To be gin, please close any ope n VST host apps.

The T-Pain Effe ct.dll

C :\\Program File s\Ste inbe rg\Vstplugins

Navigate to the folde r be low and look for a file named

"iZTPainEffe ctAUHook .compone nt"

Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Compone nts

7. THE T-PAIN EFFECT PLUG-IN

7. THE T-PAIN EFFECT PLUG-IN

7. THE T-PAIN EFFECT PLUG-IN

1. Menu B utton - Bring up iDrum's menu.

3. Track Grab Ta b - Grab tracks he re to rearrange them .

4. Replace Samp le - Search for a ne w sound to load into the track .

9. Volume - Se t the track 's volume .