Autotune is not our friend
Autotune is used to correct pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise off-key inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed singers to perform perfectly tuned vocal tracks without the need of singing in tune. While its main purpose is to slightly bend sung pitches to the nearest true semitone (to the exact pitch of the nearest tone in traditional equal temperament), Auto-Tune can be used as an effect to distort the human voice when pitch is raised/lowered significantly. This has led to it being used in numerous pop songs from Cher to T-Pain.
It's a become a staple with many "Pop Stars" who can't pull off the real thing or are looking to have some robotic sound on a song. I'm not a fan. I don't really like over produced music and use and over use of Autotune falls into that category.
I feel like the artists who use it to correct bad singing are lazy or lying. There's nothing like a live performance with authentic voices, full of feeling and nuance. They sometimes aren't perfect. That's art and that's life. I for one prefer my music to be from real people with something real to say not machines that have no soul.
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