Auto-Tune
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Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio processor for correcting pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise inaccuracies and mistakes and, due to its increasing use in modern music, has allowed many artists to produce more precisely tuned recordings.
Many feel that this approach devalues real musical talent, while others liken it to computer spell-checking.
The harmonization is intended to increase the musical quality of a vocal track without revealing the singing as processed. Still, with extreme parameter values the Auto-Tune has also become popular as a distinctively electronic voice effect, similar to the vocals in such tracks as "Believe" by Cher, "Only God Knows Why" by Kid Rock, "One More Time" by Daft Punk, "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas, "Blue" by Eiffel 65, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" by Paulina Rubio, and "Freak Like Me" by Sugababes.
Similar software operating in the time domain is available to correct rhythm and meter for percussionists.
This effect was used for comedic effect in episode New Kids on the Blecch of the animated series The Simpsons when Bart formed a boy band named the "Party Posse". Ralph Wiggum had his somewhat-whiney voice changed when singing the phrase "love formation" in the song "Yvan eht nioj". After engaging the machine, the producer said, "Thank you, NASA."
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Antares Auto-Tune 4 Pitch Correcting Plug-In - product home page
- Robbie's voice-cheat confession - Article acknowledging Auto-Tune's ubiquity
- Melodyne and Digital Performer 4.6, other pitch correction products
- Pitchfork: Neko Case Interview - artistic integrity and Auto-Tune
- Nashville Scene: Pro Tools - Article about country music and Auto-Tune
