Antares Audio Technologies has announced the release of AutoTune 2026, along with a refined product lineup, marking a significant evolution for the GRAMMY-award winning vocal tuning plugin that has defined the sound of music for nearly three decades.
AutoTune 2026 joins AutoTune Pro 11 to form the newly focused AutoTune product lineup. This focused approach removes the previous AutoTune Artist and AutoTune Access products, giving creators two clear and purposeful options: AutoTune 2026 for streamlined, real-time pitch correction, and AutoTune Pro 11 for Graph Mode and detailed manual vocal tuning with advanced control. Both products benefit from the same legendary pitch correction algorithm that has shaped music since 1996.
Built from the ground up to meet the evolving needs of today’s emerging creators, AutoTune 2026 represents the most significant update in the software’s history. This complete redesign combines the legendary real-time pitch correction algorithm that has shaped countless hit records with a streamlined user interface and dramatically improved performance. The result is quality vocal tuning that’s more accessible and more stable than ever before.
AutoTune 2026 introduces the most optimized AutoTune algorithm performance to date, delivering up to 35% greater efficiency at 48kHz and up to 2.3x faster CPU performance at high sample rates. Users can now run twice as many instances per project without taxing system resources, a game changer for everyone from bedroom producers working on laptops to experienced engineers handling complex sessions. Seamlessly switch between Low Latency mode for live performance or tracking, and High Quality mode for mix-ready fidelity, ensuring optimal performance in all situations.
This latest version of AutoTune strips away complexity while preserving quality. The streamlined interface puts core tuning controls at the forefront, making pro pitch correction accessible to creators at all skill levels.
Modern Mode unlocks advanced controls like Flex Tune and Humanize that give creators precise control for more natural-sounding pitch correction. A new visual feedback indicator shows how much Flex Tune is being applied to the incoming vocal signal, giving creators real-time insight into how vibrato and pitch variation are handled by the plugin. For those seeking the iconic hard-tuned “AutoTune effect” that’s dominated popular music for decades, Classic Mode delivers. This mode faithfully recreates the beloved character of AutoTune 5, delivering more robotic vocal tuning for the unmistakable sound heard in countless hit recordings.
AutoTune 2026 launches with an extensive library of exclusive presets created by Grammy-winning producers and chart-topping artists, including multi-platinum producer Zedd (known for hits like “Clarity” and “The Middle”), Grammy-winning engineer DJ Swivel (The Chainsmokers, Beyoncé), Latin Grammy winner Trooko (Bad Bunny, Residente), multi-platinum hip-hop producer Major Seven (Rihanna, Jay-Z, Future), five-time Grammy-nominated mixer and producer Jean-Marie Horvat (The Weeknd, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake), and more. These presets give users immediate access to professional, award-winning vocal sounds.
“AutoTune has always been more than a plugin—it’s a cultural instrument,” said Antares CEO Jeff Wright. “We’ve taken what artists love about AutoTune and rebuilt it for a new generation of creators—faster, more intuitive, and ready for wherever music is headed next.”
AutoTune 2026 is available to purchase for $300 USD at the Antares store and from Plugin Boutique. It is also included with a AutoTune Unlimited subscription.
