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#1
03-12-2009, 02:20
Could someone explain to me what this term means.
Jay-Z has a track called Death of Auto-Tune and I heard it used on another r&b song. Neither explained it. Little help please?

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03-12-2009, 06:49
Auto-tune is a often used studio technique that corrects someone's off-key singing. It "automatically tunes" it. It is used quite a bit in pop music to make people sound better than they really are.

Recently it has become a fad to purposely overuse Auto-Tune to give the singer this strange almost robotic voice. The singer T-Pain has based his career on the technique. He guests on many a top-40 rap or rn'b song. Kayne West recorded most of his last entire album using Auto-Tune. It is a fad that I hope is on the way out. So does Jay-Z!
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03-12-2009, 10:45
Thanks again Jon.
You are a wealth of knowledge on this stuff

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03-12-2009, 15:27
I never knew this.. thanks Jon.
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03-12-2009, 16:52
Yes, thanks for these explanations.

A band I love, Guttermouth, have done a video about some software like that. But I don't know if its really true, because they are the kind of band with a good humour sense and it may be just a joke. But, it may be true too. If someone have an explanation about this video, just share it. It's here:

YouTube - Guttermouth - In the Studio on Gusto - Epitaph Records
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04-12-2009, 01:17
I did not know this. Cheers Jon.
With Regards...


Anthony :coffee:
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04-12-2009, 05:27
I thought this was common knowledge...? T-Pain is a rather popular artist isn't he? He even has an iPhone app called "I Am T-Pain" that allows users to "auto-tune" their voice. And I don't even listen to Top 40 radio! I can't name a single song featuring or by T-Pain. Or which ones feature Kayne West's Auto-Tuned voice.
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04-12-2009, 11:01
JonG Wrote:I thought this was common knowledge...?
Only in your "Electronic" circle. Most of us are not in there.

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04-12-2009, 23:02
Jon please do enlighten us with more terms..

what's Tape Music & Process Music.
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05-12-2009, 01:43
Music Head Wrote:Only in your "Electronic" circle. Most of us are not in there.

But Auto-Tune is not an "electronic" thing. It is used to treat vocal tracks in pop, rock, country, rap, etc.
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