From the article: Who Invented Auto-Tune?
Dr Andy Hildebrand is the inventor of the voice pitch-correcting software called Auto-Tune. The first song published using Auto-Tune on the vocals was the 1998 song "Believe" by Cher. Do you feel that the use of Auto-Tune software on vocal tracks is a form of vocal cheating? Good or Bad?
Yes
- Aurottune makes a mockery of singing Which is a God given talent Such an unjust world The best Musicians have no chance without so called good looks ,a lot of money and supernatural intervention Lol Seriously today's music is image over Talent Autotune is the enabler of horrible non musical "music " So sad for the young who are marketed garbage
- —Guest Lovely
Its aweful
- Autotune really is an aweful thing. Now days, you can't find any musician that doesn't use it. I get that it was a great thing at first, but its a gimmick now. You have all these pop artists that use the same generic chord progression, and record shitry vocals and autotune them.
- —Guest Jonathin The ButtFucker
Depends
- It really depends on the dosage of auto tuning. Some artists only use it to remove the breathing sounds or to equalize volume between individuals singing a group song. It does make music more generic and boring in a way
- —Guest Derp
Hell to the yes
- I do beilive it counts as cheating and it's a complete pile of bullshit. Many "famous" singers use it. I don't even know how they got famous. Why don't people just go back to the 80's and listen to some REAL music. Not some autotune shit.
- —Guest Anonymous
Depends...
- If the singer chooses to use it as an effect (black eyed peas, tpain) then it is fine with me. If you use it because you can't sound okay otherwise then I don't like it.
- —Guest is awesome
It depends on how it's used
- Auto-tune serves both corrective and creative purposes.....I personally, don't see any wrong in using autotune to subtly adjust pitch flaws in a potential great vocal...However, it becomes rather treacherous to use auto-tune to RECREATE a vocal performance...In my opinion, autotune should be used rather correctively than "sculpturally"....Engineers must realise that technology in modern music should be for enhancement, not for recreating....thanks
- —Guest Joshu@
Yes.
- the real problem is (i believe) people actually LIKE this stuff. Pop/rock musicians can't be blamed; they just do it for the money, and sometimes (rarely) for the music. ppl actually buy this stuff. that's why we have so much of it around us.
- —Guest mting3
yes
- I'm 18 and the majority of people my age love listening to all this auto tuned music we have nowadays. Now everyone is entitled to their opinion but to me I look at the music industry now and help but think its all about looks rather than talent. You look at all the music videos now and all you see is the women parading around near enough naked and these are supposdly the people that kids are looking up to. Its brainwashing people to buy their songs. If you had someone 'ugly' parading around nearly naked singing the exact same songs that modern artists sing and they wouldn't sell so well guarenteed. I do realise that I've gone a bit of point but I got a bit carried away. Personally I think if you have real talent then you shouldn't need electronic equipment to help you out. I mean look at the great the groups that changed music over the years with their extraudinary talent. If I had it my way I'd get rid of auto tune and then we'd be able to fish out the real talent
- —Guest ryan
yes
- I'm 18 and the majority of people my age love listening to all this auto tuned music we have nowadays. Now everyone is entitled to their opinion but to me I look at the music industry now and help but think its all about looks rather than talent. You look at all the music videos now and all you see is the women parading around near enough naked and these are supposdly the people that kids are looking up to. Its brainwashing people to buy their songs. If you had someone 'ugly' parading around nearly naked singing the exact same songs that modern artists sing and they wouldn't sell so well guarenteed. I do realise that I've gone a bit of point but I got a bit carried away. Personally I think if you have real talent then you shouldn't need electronic equipment to help you out. I mean look at the great the groups that changed music over the years with their extraudinary talent. If I had it my way I'd get rid of auto tune and then we'd be able to fish out the real talent
- —Guest ryan
Depends
- If you are a pop star, R&B singer then yes it is, if you dont the voice then choose another career. But for rappers, i feel it is a very helpful, makes the song sounds a lil better, rappers are all about flow and lyrics not voice while singers are about voice, so if they use it, they yea they are cheating
- —Guest Guest
Yes, but that's not such a bad thing
- Without autotune, some people would still be starving on the street corner right now. Not only that, but auto tune provides opportunities for people to get better. A person could want to get as good a her favorite pop star, so she works hard to get there. Or a good singer needs auto tune because she's not quite perfect, then her music will sell and she'll get the money to hire a vocal instructor to help her. Honestly, people are born with talent or they have the money and supplies to help get that talent, and so auto tune helps those with less talent gain more in ways. Plus, if it sounds good, it shouldn't matter whether the person is talented or not, it still sounds good, and the people who "deserve it" will get there anyways. Not only that but they don't deserve it more than anyone else, they were lucky enough to have that talent, but didn't do anything like save people's life's or end world hunger, so why do they deserve it any more than others?
- —Guest Nggasbelikehi
Absolutely is cheating.
- I am a part time but still a diploma level classical clarinettist, a genre where you cannot cheat, I also have absolute pitch, a rare ability that the best musicians have. It sickens me to think that people with no musical talent can waltz into jobs on looks and never skill. If your not a good enough musician find another job. I am a full time student studying chemistry.
- —Guest Clarinet
Yes
- It's a tool, along with EQ, compression, reverbs, delays etc. if you have the most emotional vocal take that has a couple of flat note can't be re done, regardless of how good the artist is, autotune can be used subtlety to correct some small mistakes. And for the remixes you can't make someone bad sound good. It doesn't sound right.
- —Guest Engineer
Wait a second?
- Even the character, Batman, can't fly. He doesn't have super powers. :/
- —Guest Anonymous
no
- no all of the singers use it I mean like 80 precent of them use it right ?
- —Guest random
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