Comments on: Why Auto-Tune is not ruining music

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:15:16 +0000

I think your comments are excellently presented. Although auto tune has been abused by some “artists”, it has also been put to good use over the years. Very interesting. thank you!

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OUPblog » Blog Archive » Music in political ads — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:30:17 +0000

[...] and desolation of the landscapes. Some have also speculated on whether Romney’s singing was “auto-tuned” to be “out of [...]

By: bruno coon

bruno coon — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:46:51 +0000

I feel that with many types of music the instinctive use of micro-tonal elements brings additional emotional information that is culled by a strict adherence to the tempered scale. Any decent blues (Son House) or “Yes I’m Ready” (the 1965 Barbara Mason version) will make my point. I think it has a subtle chilling effect, like spreading mayonnaise on everything. I hope we get over the need to quantize and robo-tune the individuality out of our music, someday.

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OUPblog » Blog Archive » The Loudness War — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:31:22 +0000

[...] my last blog posting I wrote in defense of Auto-Tune. So if it’s not Auto-Tune, then what is wrong with pop? To the extent that technological [...]

By: suthrnboy

suthrnboy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:50:51 +0000

@Gary Catona Voice Builder

Thanks for repeating the exact same information the article presented! We appreciate it!

By: suthrnboy

suthrnboy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:48:44 +0000

Your article is completely pretentious. It casually tosses aside the reasons most real people are disgusted with the ubiquitous Auto-Tune, namely, its ubiquitous-ness and the fact it helps no-talent hacks get music deals (as their engineers make it sound like the no-talent hacks can sing), and finally, every rapper under 20 years old insists on using Auto-Tune so they can sound like a robot. Its pathetic.
Nice try, Mr Straw-man!
Auto-Tune sucks, big time…

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:39:34 +0000

You seem to be missing the point entirely. What people are reacting to when they lambast auto-tune isn’t the “fixing one note in an otherwise great vocal performance” thing you’re talking about.
You hint at the real problem I and many others have with the current use of auto-tune in the phrase, “or they can be overdone and clichéd”. Yeah. Auto-tune as an “obvious effect on a vocal” is horribly overdone and clichéd.

By: Gary Catona Voice Builder

Gary Catona Voice Builder — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:11:25 +0000

Excellent article. The best vocal takes are those that best capture the emotion of the song and that are the most compelling. An excellent take with slight pitch problems can be very subtly altered with Auto-Tune to create the perfect take from an emotional and technical standpoint.