Revolutionary Guitar Provides Perfect Pitch & Intonation,
Forever Changing the Way Guitars Are Played & Recorded
ANAHEIM, Calif. (NAMM Exhibit 5740, Hall B) — Music and audio innovator Peavey Electronics® has partnered with Antares Audio Technologies,
the creator of world-renowned Auto-Tune® pitch-correction technology,
to announce the dawn of the new guitar revolution: the Peavey AT-200™
guitar featuring Auto-Tune for Guitar, a new musical instrument that
electronically self tunes and intonates continuously as you play.
With the simple push of a button on the Peavey AT-200, guitar players
can now create music in perfect tune and pitch. The Peavey AT-200
utilizes Antares Auto-Tune for Guitar, a DSP technology that works
behind the scenes to bring the clarity of perfect pitch to a quality
instrument in an unobtrusive manner. No bulky, unattractive hardware
weighs down the playing experience—the Peavey AT-200 looks, plays and
sounds just like a conventional guitar, exactly the way it should.
Just as Auto-Tune changed how vocals are recorded, the Peavey AT-200
with Auto-Tune for Guitar will forever change the way guitars are played
and recorded. Players won’t have to stop to retune during live
performances. Producers and engineers will no longer waste precious time
on tuning and intonation issues during recording sessions. With the
AT-200 guitar, perfect pitch is the new standard.
The Peavey AT-200 is also the gateway to a growing collection of
powerful new Auto-Tune for Guitar features. With its built-in software
upgrade capability, new features from Antares can be easily loaded into
the AT-200 and controlled by any MIDI source, from MIDI foot switch
controllers to iPad or iPhone devices running dedicated Auto-Tune
control software.
Combining Peavey’s 47-year legacy of innovation in music and audio with
Antares’ history of creating game-changing audio technologies is a
natural partnership, said Peavey Electronics founder and CEO Hartley
Peavey.
“Peavey has always been a ‘different’ kind of company, one that is
driven by the desire to innovate and advance the possibilities in music
and audio, while serving players and professionals with attainable,
quality products,” said Peavey. “Partnering with Antares to bring their
revolutionary Auto-Tune technology to guitars is the gateway to the next
generation of music creation. As always, we’re proud to be leading the
way.”
As countless players and producers know, less-than-perfect intonation
can seriously muddy a guitar's tone. The Peavey AT-200 guitar with the
Antares Solid-Tune™ intonation system constantly monitors the precise
pitch of each individual string and electronically makes any corrections
necessary to ensure that every note of every chord and riff is always
in tune, regardless of variables like finger position or pressure. The
technology is even smart enough to know when players intend to
manipulate pitch, so bends and vibrato sound as natural as they always
have. As a result, listening to a guitar with Solid-Tune is a
revelation, offering a purity of tone that has simply never before been
possible.
“We knew that our Auto-Tune had the power to change the sound of
guitars, creating sonority and clarity,” said Dr. Andy Hildebrand,
founder of Antares Audio Technologies. “Partnering with a company
revered for quality and reliability like Peavey was very important to
this project. Peavey has been a leader in musical instruments for
decades, and the AT-200 with Auto-Tune for Guitar is a high-quality
guitar that any musician can appreciate.”
Peavey’s legacy of innovation includes pioneering the use of computers
in guitar making and in creating the first digitally configured and
controlled audio system. In addition, Peavey’s ReValver™ amplifier
modeling software has changed the way musicians and producers think
about recording guitar tone forever.
The Peavey AT-200 electric guitar will be available in July 2012 from authorized Peavey retailers. Please visit www.peavey.com/dealerlocator to find a dealer near you.
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