Yeesh!!! What is this huge obsession with Autotune nowadays? Even talented singers use it and destroy their voices!!!
The Top Ten Singers with Too Much Autotune
Top Ten Singers with Too Much Autotune. Shows she has real raw talent. So yeah lol, be kind to my Kesha baby! You can already hear how much auto tune was put. Well-recorded vocals and poorly-recorded vocals both need to be correctly prepared, and the processes we're going through today will help you turn your untreated vocal take into a polished and commercial sound. If you're looking for a professional audio editor to fix your vocals, try StudioMonkey on Envato Studio.
1Will.I.Amwill.i.am is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor known for being the lead vocalist in The Black Eyed Peas. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He has released several solo albums such as 'Songs About Girls' and 'Will Power' .
Ugh, can't stand the Black Eyed Peas. He abuses te crap out of autotune and the latest music trend. - DCfnaf
How could you forget this guy? this guy uses loads of Autotune in a horrible way - christangrant
It's so noticeable! He just uses autotune too much! - TheFourthWorld
All the members of the Black Eyed Peas, actually. - Misfire
2Jacob SartoriusRolf Jacob Sartorius (known by his middle name), born October 2, 2002, is an American singer and internet personality, who rose to fame via social media from posting lip-syncing videos on musical.ly and his Vines (on Vine). In 2016, he released his debut single 'Sweatshirt', which reached the Hot 100 ..read more.
Someone please change that ugly image. Nevermind it changed back - ElSherlock
He should be in first place. Watch his music video for 'Sweatshirt' and then compare that to his real voice. The autotune is so bad that he sounds like a robot. He can't sing! - olliv
Autotune Sartorius is what he should be called. - CommunismNow
So cheesy and squeaky! Really ear-piercing.
3Future
Just listen his voice in Endgame of Tay Tay. Although I like it in the context of this song, it's pretty bad.
I'm mixed on autotune, the type of songs you have depends, trap (which is guiltily one of my favorite genres) suits autotune the most. Fetty Wap is awesome and uses A LOT of autotune and can be really fun to listen to. Future is from the exact same genre but he is pretty boring and lazy. So overall, it depends on the user. - AlphaQ
4Paris HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, socialite, television personality, model, actress, singer, DJ, and author.
She sounds like a whiny robot when she sings. Her singing is some of the worst I've ever heard. - DCfnaf
Duh, of course she is number one she sounds like a horny robot. - DaisyandRosalina
She's a fake Barbie doll in general, so the awful autotuned singing fits her. - Elric-san
DCfnaf, You Shouod Remix The Worst 2017 Movies List Just To Put Beauty And The Beast As A Dishonorable Mention Because Its Number 6 - VideoGamefan55Ke$haKesha Rose Sebert (formerly known as Ke$ha) was born on March 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles, United States. She is best known for her hits like Timber, Tik Tok, and We R Who We R. ..read more.
Lol I know her older songs were at least 20% autotune, but it seemed more of like a stylistic choice rather than a 'I am talentless so I use this much auto-tune'. While I definitely don't think she is the best natural singer ever, her new album Rainbow is nothing like her old stuff and she actually shows she has real raw talent. So yeah lol, be kind to my Kesha baby! - Twixx
I notice that Ke$ha is just one of those 'talk singers' who puts no effort into their music. She basically just speaks into the microphone and then chooses to let autotune take care of the rest. This is evident when she sings live and does a poor job. - DCfnaf
If you think she can't sing, listen to 'The Harold Song.' It is pretty good. But she does use way too much autotune in her popular stuff. - 445956
Basically she talks and autotune does the rest. - DaisyandRosalina6
Lil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was discovered by Brian 'Baby' 'Birdman' Williams at a very young age, and was signed to Cash Money Records, where he would be one quarter of the rap group Hot Boys. In the years to follow, he would go on to find his own ..read more.
He uses way too much autotune. He is literally abusing it. His rapping and lyrics don’t make up for that either. - Userguy44
Lil' Wayne is using autotune in his rock-oriented album..but it doesn't work. We can tell that he has no talent whatsoever. - DCfnaf
Listen to How to Love. I apologize for the pain in advance. - cjWriter1997
He sounds weird with autotune - ElSherlock7Submarine ManWater Handblast (born Ardy Robert Andrews) better known by his name Submarine Man, is an American rapper known for his songs that heavily feature lyrics about foot fetishes as well as heavily autotuned vocals.
He is so hard to understand that some of his songs are not available on any lyric websites.
He's not even a real music artist, he's supposed to be terrible. - DaWyteNight
Imagine taking this guy seriously
This guy is a joke artist - ElSherlock8Travis ScottJacques Webster, better known by his stage name Travis Scott, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer and musician from Houston, Texas.
Love him or hate him, he created one of the most iconic albums of the 2010s
He sometimes uses autotune - ElSherlock
Asstroworld sounds like it was made by a robot singing into a fan
Yeeeah! It's liit! Oh my God! Straight up! - DaWyteNight9Britney SpearsBritney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress who was born in McComb, Mississippi, and grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana. She performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows like 'The Mickey Mouse Club' as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997 ..read more.
It's honestly not Britney's fault for her using autotune. When she was young, she used to have a 'baby voice', but she has became older and her vocals are getting deeper. That's why she isn't live all the time. #FreeBritney - Bizcut4life
Some Top 40 artists have catchy, maybe even iconic, songs. I cannot think of a single Britney song I like. - RubyParagon
She wasn't bad, but she completely wasted her natural vocals with her 'particular' tone and autotune. - DaisyandRosalina
When 'Womanizer' came on in the car, I was yelling at my mom to switch it, and for some stupid reason she told me it was good and stayed at the station. Thankfully we only listen to the claswic alternative station. - 44595610Jason DeruloJason Joel Desrouleaux, better known by his stage name Jason Derulo (an alternate spelling of his surname), is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is best known for his singles such as 'Whatcha Say', 'Ridin' Solo', 'In My Head', 'What If', 'Wiggle', 'Talk Dirty', 'Trumpets' and 'Want To Want ..read more.
Such a talentless man, I mean, I remember listening to 'It girl' in 2011 and that sounded good, but nowadays.. Damn, it is really really bad and each time worse. All that I can ask is how somebody like this has even been called to sing live at BBC's Live Lounge for exemple.
He can actually sing without it and sounds much better so it's a shame that he uses it so much. - DaWyteNight
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11Eric BellingerEric Bellinger, Jr., born March 26, 1986, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California.
All of his songs sound the same
This gon be your (least) favorite song! - DaWyteNight12Selena GomezSelena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for songs like 'Come & Get It', 'Good For You', 'Same Old Love', and 'It Ain't Me'. Selena Gomez's voice is mezzo-soprano but she usually sings in alto. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.
She is one of the worst vocalists of our generation, she is just whispering. - DaisyandRosalina
'Without autotune, Selena Gomez sounds like she's trying to teach a goat how to talk'
She already sounds good with her real voice but for some reason she ruins it by using autotune lol
She can't sing without autotune - ElSherlock13Lil MeerkatAmeeer Pipi, better known by his stage name Lil Meerkat is a Canadian rapper and singer-songwriter. He is known for his infamous remix of the popular Queen song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. He released his debut studio album 'Weeaboo Paradise, Vol. 1' in November 2018.
Just listen to his Bohemian Rhapsody remix - ShrekTheGoat
Another joke artist - ElSherlock14Miley CyrusMiley Ray Hemsworth (born Destiny Hope Cyrus), known as Miley Cyrus, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Her voice type is Mezzo-Soprano and has 4 octaves. She became a teen idol starring as the ..read more.
Why does Miley Cyrus use such terrible autotune in her songs? She actually has a very talented voice, yet she wastes it for a fabricated media image and an uncontrollable butt and tongue as well as some alien-like autotune. - DCfnaf
She used too much autotune. Please, do not waste your talent. - MChkflaguard_Yt
She stopped using it - ElSherlock
Autotuned? Yes. But with too much autotune? No, she still can sing live. - DaisyandRosalina
She can sing, the problem is she covers her singing voice with the tech and that makes her sound like an alien. - DCfnaf15QuavoQuavious Keyate Marshall, known professionally as Quavo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as a member of the rap trio Migos.
Is Quavo even a human?
To be honest he should be #1.
He’s a robot16Nicki MinajOnika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born December 8, 1982) is a Trinidadian/American rapper / pop music artist. Minaj is most known for her songs such as 'Anaconda', 'Super Bass', 'Starships' and her feature on 'Bang Bang'. ..read more.
If her voice makes my ears bleed, then isn't that a sign that she is using autotune? During her live performances, she has very questionable control with her singing voice. - DCfnaf
She sometimes uses autotune - ElSherlock17Flo RidaTramar Lacel Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper and pop music artist from Carol City, Florida. He is known for songs such as 'Low', 'Right Round', 'Sugar', 'Club Can't Handel Me', 'Good Feeling', 'Whistle', 'Wild Ones', 'My House' and 'GDFR.'
He uses loads of autotune and that's one reason why pretty much all of his songs are awful his only descent song is Got Me Runnin Around but that's with Nickelback and their part in the song is the good part the Flo Rida part is awful and ruins the song - christangrant18Chris BrownChristopher Maurice 'Chris' Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. He is most well known for his physical assault towards the singer Rihanna in ..read more.
How is Mr. Clown so low on this list? He should definitely be in top 10! - DaWyteNight
Who wouldn't know that this guy uses autotune? - ElSherlock
Dis *cencored*drowned in autotune19T-PainFaheem Rashad Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American recording artist and music producer from Tallahassee, Florida.
T-Pain is the king of autotune, and uses it so much in his songs that he sounds like a robot.
Believe it or not, T-Pain sounds amazing without Auto-Tune. I can assume he wasted his talent with Auto-Tune. - Mumbizz01
He sounds better without autotune - ElSherlock
He is the king of autotune. He is so autotuned that his voice sounds unrealistic. He can actually sing without autotune, I saw a performance of him without it and he sounds better.20Katy PerryKatheryn Elizabeth Hudson, professionally known by her stage name Katy Perry, was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California. She is a singer, songwriter, actress and an ambassador on one of the most popular companies of now, UNICEF. ..read more.
She is so squeaky at live performances
Sounds horrible with and without auto-tune. - DaWyteNight
She sounds a bit good without autotune - ElSherlock21Dahvie VanityDavid Jesus Torres, better known by his stage name Dahvie Vanity, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper born on September 5, 1984, who is best known as one half of Crunkcore duo Blood on the Dance Floor and as the face and creative mind behind Industrial project Sinners are Winners. He is also ..read more.
How is this autotune abuser not in the top 10? Makes Kesha sounding like a natural singer. - Userguy44
He sounds terrible with autotune and he is an already awful singer - ElSherlock
Of all singers, why wouldn't I think to add Dahvie Vanity? - DCfnaf
Sound like what happened if emos used autotune. - AlphaQ22RihannaRobyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning ..read more.
Rihanna's voice isn't great to begin with, but when she uses autotune it's even worse. Just listen to the chorus of Live Your Life by T.I. or Disturbia if you want to give your ears a punishment. - DaWyteNight
Listen to Disturbia - ElSherlock
She sounds horrible. the end23Rebecca BlackRebecca Black is a YouTube personality and singer who's infamous for her single 'Friday,' which was once the most disliked video on YouTube. She has also released other songs, including 'My Moment' and 'Saturday'.
Only in Friday - ElSherlock
HOW IS SHE NOT NUMBER ONE - THICCBOI24Dua LipaDua Lipa (born 22 August 1995) is an English singer and songwriter. Dua Lipa was born in Westminster, London, to Albanian parents.
Have you heard her voice? In all her songs, her voice has this flat robotness to it. You can hear the autotune in her voice.
She overuses it - ElSherlock25HalseyAshley Nicolette Frangipane, known by her stage name Halsey, is an American singer and songwriter. She was born on September 29, 1994 in New Jersey. She started her career by releasing songs on SoundCloud, and now she is a well-known pop singer with hits like Bad at Love, and Now or Never. She had originated ..read more.
Listen to Without Me, autotune is fie but this girl is untalented. - AlphaQ
The way she sings isn't natural and too robotic.
Listen to Without Me. - Userguy44
Her voice sounds too robotic with autotune - ElSherlock27Danielle Bregoli
100% Stupid Teenager which does not deserve to be famous!
Talentless singer - ElSherlock28Lady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. ..read more.
Similar to Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, who has a talented singing voice, chooses to use autotune and a fabricated media image to win people over. She's still got a great voice nonetheless. - DCfnaf
Her sounds good without autotune - ElSherlock
See Miley. - DaisyandRosalina29Kanye WestKanye Omari West is an American rapper, songwriter, and fashion designer. He was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. After West's parents divorced, him and his single mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 10, West temporarily moved to Nanjing, China, because his mother was teaching ..read more.
Not sure if he uses autotune - ElSherlock
30Lauren MayberryLauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and journalist. She is best known as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Scottish synthpop band Chvrches. In the band, Mayberry co-produces, co-writes, and sings as the lead vocalist, while also playing drums and keyboards. ..read more.
31Kim KardashianKimberly Noel 'Kim' Kardashian West is an American reality television personality, actress, socialite, businesswoman and model.
In 'Jam' she doesn't even sing like a human. - DCfnaf
She isn't a singer - ElSherlock
She's a singer? :(32Amy LeeAmy Lynn Hartzler, known professionally as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter, classically trained pianist and composer. She is also the lead singer to the Arkansas band Evanescence.
On Fallen and in some parts of the self-titled album she used Autotune, however in The Open Door the vocals were not Autotuned or pitch corrected at all, there was an interview with the producer where he confirmed that. On Synthesis some pitch correction was used but no actual Autotune was used. The reason she sounds different live than on the albums is because she actually sings live- most singers lip sync to a backing track instead of actually singing live, but Amy's live performances are actually live hence why they sound different, and not as good as in the studio.
She used some pitches but her voice is generally natural in her songs. - AlphaQ
Auto-tune all over, plus a bunch of other electronic effects and enhancements. Her real voice is not that great.
She doesn't use autotune. - Userguy44
33The-DreamTerius Youngdell Nash, better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
34China Anne McClainChina Anne McClain was born on August 25, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia . She is of African-American descent . China Anne McClain is a singer for her band, McClain, which she is in along with her sisters, Lauryn and Sierra . China Anne McClain is known for her starring roles in Disney's Ant Farm, and Tyler ..read more.
Listen to Whats My Name, then you'll see she uses way too much auto tune.
You guys are insufferable. Autotune does not equate to having a terrible live-singing voice and sounding decent on the studio version. This is a huge misconception. Studio vocals are filtered whereas live vocals are not. So it's filtration that's the issue, not autotune. The only people on this list who identifiably use autotune are Kesha, Will.i.am, and T-Pain. In the case of Kesha it's often used for effect.
I have Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus on the list, they use autotune, and they can sing. - DCfnaf35Sabrina CarpenterSabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She stars as the young version of Chloe Goodwin in The Goodwin Games and as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She plays Jenny Parker in the Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting . (She) ..read more.
She doesn't use autotune - ElSherlock
She barely uses autotune
37KimbraKimbra Lee Johnson, known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand recording artist based in Los Angeles.
39Emma WatsonEmma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a British actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School as a child and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts.
She doesn't look like a singer - ElSherlock
Beauty and the Beast haters? Either way, does have autotune. - DCfnaf
BRUH HER MUSIC HELLA LITðŸ'¥ðŸ'¥ðŸ'¥ðŸ'¥ Lol I'm kidding but she was pitch corrected in B&TB(2017). Good remake movie though40Tessa Brooks
If you listen to 'Powerful Emotions' you don't need to dig ANY deeper you can already hear how much auto tune was put in.41Lil PumpGazzy Garcia (known professionally as Lil Pump, born August 17th, 2000) is an American rapper, producer and songwriter. Gazzy began his career in 2016 with a collaboration freestyle with Smokepurpp, which was eventually posted in Soundcloud to popular success. He broke out to mainstream the following ..read more.
'I Love It' lol more like I hate it - B1ueNew
Listen to his song 'I Love It' - ElSherlock
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44Justin BieberJustin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada and is Christian. He is the son of author Pattie Mallette. ..read more.
I don't even like him and baby sounds cheesy
He used autotune a few years ago - ElSherlock
DISGUSTING.45Taylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. ..read more.
Without editing of her voice she can't sing or sustain higher notes. She runs out of breath way too fast - THICCBOI
She sometimes doesn't use autotune - ElSherlock46Ariana GrandeAriana Grande-Butera, known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress. She was born on June 26th 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande and Edward Butera. She is best known for her role as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off show Sam & Cat. ..read more.
She sounds so much better without autotune since her vocals sound really good - ElSherlock
YT has videos with the autotune removed from her songs, and there is a huge difference.
There are mic feeds and there are clearly no signs of editing. If she edits her voice its not more than the standard which is as low as possible - THICCBOI
In my opinion she doesn't use auto tune.
47Isabela MonerIsabela Moner is an American actress and singer. She is known for her lead role on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Things to Do Before High School and for her role as Izabella in the 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight.
48Sophia GraceSophia Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie McClelland, both from Essex, England, make up the duo Sophia Grace & Rosie.
Listen to 'Girls Just Gotta Have Fun' - ElSherlock49CherCher is an American singer and actress. Her song Believe was the first song to use autotune. Described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry, she is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety ..read more.
She made autotune - ElSherlock
She invented it. - Userguy44
She was the first singer to make a massive hit song with it but she did not invent it. - Powell
Put Britney Spears into a YouTube search and the third auto-fill on the list is “Britney Spears without Autotune”. Auto-Tune has become the music industry equivalent of doping in the Tour de France circa 2005; we know everyone’s doing it, but we still have a sense of surprise and outrage when it becomes public.
In the last week or so a video has surfaced of the pop singer Britney Spears – with examples of her vocal before and after processing. Whether or not the “before” version is actually the raw material for the “after” version is difficult to say.
What’s not difficult to say is that the “before” vocal is distinctly lacking in a demonstrable ability to sing in tune.
What is Auto-Tune?
For those of you who have managed to avoid all popular music for the past 15 years or so, Auto-Tune is an audio processor, usually used as a plug-in within a Digital Audio Workstation. It is used to correct pitch inaccuracies in monophonic musical material.
Most commonly this musical material is an out of tune vocal performed by someone very young and very attractive – but often not particularly musically talented. This process is known as pitch-correction, and Auto-Tune is the most well known, though by all means not the only, pitch correction software on the market.
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The software analyses the incoming material, looks at whether or not it is below what the analyser believes to be the intended pitch (flat) or above the intended pitch (sharp), and then corrects the audio by moving it by the required amount. This is usually measured in cents, with one cent being a hundredth of a semi-tone, the difference in pitch between two keys on a piano.
There are options to determine how long it takes to move the note to the correct pitch, which notes within the musical scale should be used and which should be ignored, and how much of the process takes place. There is even a mode that allows you to draw in the desired melody, regardless of what the input melody is.
What else do producers use to clean up tracks?
Auto-Tune is just one of many tools within a music producer’s (virtual) toolbox.
There are also software tools that can correct the timing of a drummer’s performance and completely change the sound of their drum kit, or fix a guitar’s tuning and timing and make it sound like it was recorded though an expensive, vintage amplifier.
There is now even a plug-in that allows you to superimpose a modelled version of the acoustics of a world-class studio on your recordings – even if they were actually made in your basement.
We deal in illusions
At heart, the job of the music producer is often the same as that of the illusionist. The music producer’s job is to create the illusion that the piece of music the listener hears was created by real people in a room, all playing together with a sense of energy and excitement that was simply captured before being immediately ready for mass consumption.
This is almost never the case. Hours are spent doing multiple takes of a song, with editing then taking place to cut the best performances into one perfect take. Vocals are doubled to help the singer sound stronger. Instruments are overdubbed multiple times to create larger, wider sounding productions.
All of these examples were possible well before digital audio became the norm, and certainly well before Auto-Tune became available.
This is not just the domain of processed pop music either – if you were to take a radio-friendly rock band and listen to what they sound like live in a room compared to their finished fully-produced record, you would see just how much most rock music also benefits from the tricks of the trade.
There are thankfully exceptions – in many genres, though jazz, folk and alt-country spring to mind – but ultimately, since recorded music began, people have been using the technology available to make people sound better than they actually are, as well as to make productions sound larger than life and fit within the style of the day.
The anti-Auto-Tuners
I believe that out of all these tools Auto-Tune gets singled out because the most basic human emotional response to music is the response we have to singing, and finding out that there was some software robot moving the singer’s notes around make us feel cheated.
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It messes with our sense of legitimacy. So much so that artists sometimes feel the need to clarify that no digital trickery took place on their productions.
Brisbane singer Katie Noonan has specified that no Auto-Tune was used on her vocals in the line notes of her records, and American pop star Christina Aguilera has proudly sported an anti Auto-Tune T-Shirt. She since admitted to using Auto-Tune, but only as a creative effect.
Creative tweaks
In this case, and as with many musical tools, Auto-Tune gets interesting when taken out of its normal mode of use. Abusing technology has always given us music types rich rewards. An electric guitar was never meant to sound like Jimi Hendrix decided it should. Tape, vacuum tubes and transformers all start sounding a whole lot more interesting when taken to the edge of distortion, and quite often over that edge too.
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In fact, Auto-Tune’s arrival into the public’s consciousness was a result of Believe, the massive Cher hit from 1998, a prime example of the software being used in a manner that was most probably completely unintended by its developers.
Well-known artists such as Kanye West and T-Pain have also abused Auto-Tune to great success, and more underground indie artists such as Polica are doing it too.
So it’s not all bad, and just like most tools Auto-Tune can be used in interesting, creative ways. It can also be a real time-saver in the studio. While the types of music I tend to work on don’t require it, in the past it has helped save both me and the singer I was working with from hours of extra vocal tracking and editing, along with maintaining stylistic appropriateness.
Why do we listen to Britney?
All that said, Auto-Tune is still frequently used to make marketable, though often musically talentless people, presentable for public consumption. We all knew that anyway.
Nobody ever went to a Britney show to be blown away by vocal pyrotechnics. They went for the actual pyrotechnics, along with the dancing, laser show, costume changes – and the chance to see the pop star from the TV in real life.
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The biggest problem with correction tools such Auto-Tune is that they breed mediocrity and laziness in a new generation of singers and musicians.
Young musicians today are well aware of the tools available in the studio to fix their mistakes and, in my experience, are all too happy to use them. This often comes at the expense of practice and dedication to the improvement of their craft.
Ultimately, we need to recognise and acknowledge acts such as Britney Spears as entertainment rather than an expression of musicality. We should just try to make sure that the tools of the trade used in making pop stars pitch perfect don’t interfere with the development of singers who actually want to be able to sing.
