Poll: Your view on auto-tune
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I can't say Auto-tune is all bad, as it can be used to to make hilarious music videos out of things that were never supposed to be songs, but as a vocal effect I find it grating. I'm off course referring to the obvious pitch-perfect "robot voice" that you get when you set the software a certain way, which is what people generally think of when you say "auto-tune" - there's nothing wrong with pitch correction itself though per se.
So my message to all the so-called "artists" who "sing" entirely through the aid of auto-tune: Get bent, that is freaking disgraceful and you disgust me.
So my message to all the so-called "artists" who "sing" entirely through the aid of auto-tune: Get bent, that is freaking disgraceful and you disgust me.
Of course rappers will loosing in a singing contest, because they are rappers, not singers. People like T-pain only use it as an effect, not to make themselves seem like actual singers, but if they wanted to, they wouldn't turn the pitch correction all the way up(which I will address below).demoman_chaos said:
The Auto-tune device isn't anything new, its been used for decades and was an industry secret until Cher released the following song:
After that song, it more and more people started to like the effect.
The Auto-tune device doesn't even naturally sound like that(which is how the industry kept it a secret for so long), its just that people have started to turn the "correction" all the way up to 90%, which makes it "snap" to the nearest pitch, making the robotic effect we all know.
I have only ever heard one single song with autotuned vocals, that i actually liked. And that was because it was used specifically for that single song to amplify the meaning and feel of it (the group never used it for any other song). And that was from a time when it wasn't popular yet.
So yeah, shoot it, then cut it to pieces with a chainsaw, then shoot it some more, then kill it again with fire, and then put the remains into a toxic waste dumb.
So yeah, shoot it, then cut it to pieces with a chainsaw, then shoot it some more, then kill it again with fire, and then put the remains into a toxic waste dumb.
I really hate that it is used by people who cannot sing and use it to make it sound like they can sing. I don't mind vocoders, as they sound interesting when used correctly and by the right people. Cynic comes to mind, as they are incredibly awesome.
It seems to have come from a generation of music listeners using their terrible mobile phone speakers to listen to dance music. It won't be around forever, as once a sound becomes over-commercialised, new artists will release music that sounds different, until their sound becomes the norm, and they change again.
Yeah,I'll go with the die with fire option.
But I'm sure it'll eventually start to lose appeal to most mainstream listeners.
[small] Or at least I hope so. [/small]
But I'm sure it'll eventually start to lose appeal to most mainstream listeners.
[small] Or at least I hope so. [/small]
Eh, I guess it can be used well from time to time, but it's way too overused nowadays.
What we need to do is use more vocoders.
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Man vocoders are awesome. :3
What we need to do is use more vocoders.
vocoders vocoders vocoders
Man vocoders are awesome. :3
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I just see it as a tool for artists to use. So long as they use it creatively then its good useful. Sure it can be used to create crap, but then of course the same can be said for any other instruments used in music (guitars, distortion, drums, microphones, samplings, etc.).
Looking over the responses so far, I think people seem to forget that... Blame the user, not the tool.
I just see it as a tool for artists to use. So long as they use it creatively then its good useful. Sure it can be used to create crap, but then of course the same can be said for any other instruments used in music (guitars, distortion, drums, microphones, samplings, etc.).
Looking over the responses so far, I think people seem to forget that... Blame the user, not the tool.
Auto tune is a tool that can be used for the same banal merchandisable crap that is assured to sell well or it can be used to add layers to a singers voie for greater effect. The key word with it is refinement, if the artist uses it to enhance the song but not merely as the be all and end all of the ditty I have no objection to it. 
I don't mind it if it's used as a special effect or something. Vocoders can be very handy, and auto tuning a voice can sound interesting. But special effects lose all of their charm when they become overused and thus, no longer special.
Singers really need to stop using it, it's annoying. It just masks the fact that you can't bloody sing, and I do realize that some singers that use it can sing just fine, but stop. It's a cheap gimmick and it just makes the music sound boring, cheap, and uninteresting. /rant
That said, I do love me some auto-tune the news, that's just hilarious stuff. Build a turtle fence!
That said, I do love me some auto-tune the news, that's just hilarious stuff. Build a turtle fence!
I'm pretty sure htat I don't like any of it, but maybe there's a techno song that uses it that I like the song.. but I can't think of anyone that I like that uses it, so I'm going to say that until I hear a song that I like that uses it, that I don't like it.
Don't care. I can think of at least one artist that uses it where I am a tentative fan, so it can be ok, i guess. In most cases, though, it's a crutch rather than an "instrument".
I will say that it makes me yearn for the days when people actually singing meant something.
I will say that it makes me yearn for the days when people actually singing meant something.
Autotuning is interesting because it's caused already fairly poor pop music to become simply 100% awful pop music. However, combine it with clever instrumentals and song structures and you get a song/band which turns ordinary rock on it's head. Enter Shikari are my prime example, they use synths and autotuning to spice up music which is already well-made and fun. Bring Me The Horizon used it on their newest album as well and it sounds great
So it's both good and evil...
It's good because it's another tool which smart musicians can use to spice up their sound
It's evil because it has become the new generic sound for pop, meaning the pop music industry can now churn out more and more awful generic music because the singers no longer need to even be gifted at singing. It's also used extremely unimaginatively and is completely relied upon all of the time
So it's both good and evil...
It's good because it's another tool which smart musicians can use to spice up their sound
It's evil because it has become the new generic sound for pop, meaning the pop music industry can now churn out more and more awful generic music because the singers no longer need to even be gifted at singing. It's also used extremely unimaginatively and is completely relied upon all of the time