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10 Auto-Tune Abusers


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10 Auto-Tune Abusers
Published: Oct 21, 08
Comments: 6
Views: 5,141

Antares Audio Technologies has created a monster with its ubiquitous Auto-Tune technology. This audio plugin is a pitch correction tool that has been used and abused by modern music acts in every genre. Some artists use Auto-Tune’s powers in concert to ensure a good live performance, like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Others, like T-Pain and Craig David, have used Auto-Tune to fuel their careers.

In 1998, Cher’s “Believe” brought popular attention to Auto-Tune technology, but the plugin was kept a secret. The single opened the door for other pop singers like JoJo and Madonna to utilize Auto-Tune to manipulate portions of their songs for dramatic effect.

And then hip hop happened. T-Pain emerged onto the scene as a singer that exclusively used Auto-Tune to modify his vocals. During one week in 2007, four singles—one of them at the #1 slot—in the Billboard Top 100 chart featured T-Pain’s vocals. Snoop Dogg tried his hand at singing for “Sensual Seduction” in 2007, using Auto-Tune as a crutch. And most recently, Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown” employs Auto-Tune throughout in T-Pain-like fashion.

I’m over Auto-Tune. How about you?

References:  antarestech, newyorker

Filed In:  business computers life lifestyle market media pop culture tech






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Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 12, 09  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments
I'm still a fan for auto-tune everything... I just prefer singers not to suck. lol.
Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 12, 09  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments 0
Rose Nazarali on Jul 13, 09  872 Trends   261 Comments
I was never a big auto-tune fan. My theory has always been if you can't sing, then don't. :)
Rose Nazarali on Jul 13, 09  872 Trends   261 Comments 0
Marissa Brassfield on Jul 13, 09  3,413 Trends   4,044 Comments
I like Auto-Tune parodies all day long, but that wave in '07 was absolutely brutal... you couldn't hear anything on a hip-hop station that wasn't Auto-Tune.
Marissa Brassfield on Jul 13, 09  3,413 Trends   4,044 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 13, 09  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments
Touche. I guess what I really like is auto tuning the news. :)
Jeremy Gutsche on Jul 13, 09  1,655 Trends   2,594 Comments 0
Rose Nazarali on Jul 13, 09  872 Trends   261 Comments
I agree! Love the parodies! Auto tunining the news is hilarious!
Rose Nazarali on Jul 13, 09  872 Trends   261 Comments 0
Robyn Currie on Sep 9, 09  630 Trends   220 Comments
i love it when all songs sound like cher's "do you believe"
Robyn Currie on Sep 9, 09  630 Trends   220 Comments 0

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