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Antares and Peavey Launch the Peavey AT-200 Auto-Tune Guitar

The Peavey AT-200 utilizes Auto-Tune for Guitar to work behind the scenes to bring the clarity of perfect pitch to a quality instrument in an unobtrusive manner.


Anaheim, CA (January 19, 2012) -- Antares Audio Technologies and Peavey Electronics have today announced the introduction of the Peavey AT-200 electric guitar, featuring Antares' groundbreaking Auto-Tune for Guitar technology.

The result of a cooperative development effort between the two music industry innovators, the new Peavey AT-200 allows guitar players to create music in perfect tune and with perfect intonation. The Peavey AT-200 utilizes Auto-Tune for Guitar to work behind the scenes to bring the clarity of perfect pitch to a quality instrument in an unobtrusive manner. No complicated hardware system interferes with the playing experience — the Peavey AT-200 looks, plays and sounds just like a conventional guitar, exactly the way it should.

As countless players and producers know, less-than-perfect intonation can seriously muddy a guitar's tone. The Peavey AT-200 with Antares' Solid-Tune Intonation system constantly monitors the precise pitch of each individual string and 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. 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.

Of course, Solid-Tune is smart enough to know when a player wants to manipulate pitch, so they can play bends and vibrato exactly as they always do. In fact, Solid-Tune Intonation makes it even easier to bend to the right pitch every time.

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.”

“We knew that our Auto-Tune for Guitar had the power to change the sound of guitars, creating sonority and clarity,” said Dr. Andy Hildebrand, CEO and founder of Antares Audio Technologies. “Partnering with a company revered for quality and reliability was very important to this project. Peavey has been a leader in musical instruments for decades, and the AT-200 is a high-quality guitar that any musician can appreciate.”

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Peavey Fan
on 02/08/2012 		A guitar is a tool. You can make love to your special axe under ideal conditions in the privacy of your own space. You can make money with this axe under adverse conditions before a live audience who doesn't give a damn what kind of guitar you use . . . unless it is out of tune again. Neither guitar is wrong, just a different tool for a different application. Peavey hits the same target he's been aiming at since he started making guitars. Bravo.
Mark Brown
on 01/31/2012 		I think some of you are missing the point...or perhaps have never actually recorded guitar before. Guitar is an equal tempered instrument, which means it's physically impossible for every note on the fretboard to be perfectly in tune. Compromises have to be made (like tuning the guitar so that one type of chord voicing is in tune; which means others can't be in tune). This technology will make it possible to finally end that compromise and be able to play anything and have it not sound 'off'. The nature of guitar's imperfect intonation can be one of the most frustrating things to encounter during the recording process, and it can put a serious hamper on a musician's writing. It's a real pain to create an arrangement, only to record it and have to rewrite it to something less musically interesting because the chord voicings sound off. I guarantee you that a lot of 'cheating' goes on in the recordings of your favorite albums. I'm sure that the engineer had the guitarist retune the guitar in specific ways for certain chord types and punch-in the takes so that everything is in tune. This will make that no longer necessary, and since that makes continuous takes possible, I see it as LESS of a crutch than what has to be done right now. I will definitely be picking one of these up for recording, at the very least.
bad
on 01/28/2012 		i'm going to have to play this before i make judgement. my interest is piqued though.
NtheNo
on 01/24/2012 		Street price is about $500
wildbill2225
on 01/24/2012 		How much IS the dang thing????
The Man
on 01/22/2012 		Seems that the majority of people here have missed the point of this guitar. For instance, anyone play live outdoor shows? If so, then you know guitars can easily go out of tune even by a half step given temperature, moisture, or just a windy day. Want to kick into a new song that requires drop tuning? No reason to change guitars. Looking for absolute perfect intonation while recording? Here's your answer. It's a regular guitar. Change the pickups, whatever you want. Don't be so frickin shallow. Might as well trash computers as they have killed the art of hand written letters as most people now send emails or twit.
muscmp
on 01/22/2012 		those of you who don't like innovation, and, wish to boycott an entire line of those manufacturers just because they are trying to provide innovation on one of their guitars probably would pick another silly reason to boycott them. oh, they put the tuners on the wrong side of the headstock, or, oh, no, they turned the pickup to face the other way, or, oh, no, they used mahogany instead of spruce, on and on and on!!!
mb
on 01/21/2012 		And so begins my immediate boycott of Peavey products (and Parker, for the same reason).
Buttsurfer NW
on 01/21/2012 		So is this a mechanical device or does it digitize the signal and correct that (retchhhhh)? Not clear from the article but they suggest it's not mechanical and talk about software (again, retchhhhh). CT Robb and asdf are right. Way too many idiots out there now wanting to play guitar without really learning any skills. Kind of like putting automatic transmissions in jeeps so girls can drive them (to the mall). On the other hand there are a lot of tone deaf wannabes this would benefit. Maybe it is a favor to the rest of rest that don't need it.
CT Robb
on 01/20/2012 		I'm all for innovation, but this is just wrong. IMO of course.



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