It uses the effect over-dramatically and inspired musicians like T-Pain to make it their signature sound. While disguising off-key pitches by slightly adjusting them to lock on key was the initial intention, Cher changed pop music for every with her 1998 single Believe. Many DAW plugins exist that all have their own names and are referred to as such, but the effect is now commonly and simply called "autotune." The term Autotune has become synonymous with pitch correction, but it's actually a trademarked word and tool created by Antares Audio Technologies. It's also used as a sound effect applies pitch correction so aggressively that it sounds unnatural and synthetic. What is Autotune?Īutotune is an audio signal processor tool originally used to correct off-key pitches in vocal performances (or any other instrument).
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I'm going to show you how to achieve all three stages, from sounding like a robot, to sounding like a synthesizer, to undetectable perfection. Most pop artists are selected based on their overall marketability (looks, ability to perform, above average vocal talent) as opposed to being chosen based on a supreme skill in singing. The only difference between the second and third stage is how good of a vocalist the artist is.