As we near the end of of 2008, it’s been very clear that the use of key-specific autotune or the Vocoder effect has been a huge hit, and at the forefront of it all has been T-Pain. Whether you like him or not, I think the following comments are fair: Continue reading →
Posts Tagged: auto-tune
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Aug 08
2008 the year for key specific auto-tune in pop
Now, let’s get one thing straight – auto-tune is very real in today’s music. The more I learn about recording and the sharper my ears become, the more I notice the layers and levels in every day pop tunes. Listen to anything on TodayFM and you’ll instantly hear the artificial layers and harmonies, and the disgustingly obvious auto-tune.
Auto-Tune – It seems that in today’s pop music this is no longer a dirty word. It’s very acceptable. For someone like me, it’s a great way to save time if there’s a couple of off notes on an otherwise decent demo recording. There’s also a great effect that allows you to remove any frequency from the recording that isn’t strictly in the song’s key.
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Aug 08
T-Pain held back by auto-tune?
Found a great video on YouTube with some examples of T-Pain singing live following my previous post on auto-tune. Looks like he can sing very well and probably won’t be able to escape this auto-tune stigma and get the credit he just may deserve.
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