Aug 18, 2021
Auto-tune has been used in music circles for over 20 years as an audio processor for the voice to help keep it in tune. The question for today’s show is: should it be used by singers in their studio recordings and in live recordings if they are professional singers?This question Tara addresses and gives some insight into finding the answer based on what our voices are capable of doing.
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What is auto-tune? An audio voice processor.
Auto-tune was created in 1997 to “disguise or correct off key inaccuracies”.
“Effects in the studio can be used to enhance.” It can make something interesting, creative, different or beautiful.
There can be several reasons why people don’t sing in pitch:
Singing might not come naturally, maybe they don’t learn it or maybe they don’t take the time to learn it. People might also have pitch problems from a lack of great breath support. Or they might have laryngitis.
Solutions to pitch problems:
So, should Auto-tune be used in the studio to correct pitch?
“Auto-tune is not going to encourage us to learn the best way to sing in tune consistently!”
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