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Originally posted by Medicine Dog
I think you're missing my point. I don't "hate" Autotune or "hate" the artists that use it. I hate that it's abused. |
I`ll say it.
I ****in HATE !!!!!! autotune.
I will never ever use auto tune on anything I record!
The only real purpose I can see for auto tune is to save lazy engineers a few bucks by not having to overdub and comp vocals.
I don`t buy the philosophy that auto tune can "save" an otherwise good vocal take. If you need autotune on something it could easily be fixed by an overdub. Yes you could say an overdub isn`t natural either but it is more natural than modifying notes that werent sung right. Of course the MOST natural way of doing it is do 5 - 6 vocal takes of a song, pick the best one and actually LIVE with the fact that there is a few SLIGHTLY off notes that nobody in their right mind would even be able to detect.
(And I`m sorry but most engineers/producers are apparently out of their minds these days.)
But your right. This is a ludicrous idea. We have no actual talent these days do we ? Studios have to make money these days don`t they ? We can`t have sub par musicians actually sounding as bad as they are can we ?
Or maybe we can.
Ringo Starr wasn`t the best drummer in the world but he certainly had his charm.
The old punk musicians were actually TRYING to sound raw and sloppy and unrefined.
Why the hell do punk bands sound so refined these days.
Modern producers and engineers are taking away the very things that give music it`s charm.
I hate to say it but imperfect vocals and drum hits are what gives music it`s feel and charm in ANY genre of music.
None of it is EXACTLY perfect including classical music where perfection is purposely sought after a hell of a lot more than joe songwriter who thinks he`s got a hit song in his pocket.
Why are we trying to make a musician/singer sound perfect when perfection is not something that`s even sought after in most cases. Pop musicians want to sound "****ing amazing" not "perfect".
Things that are considered "off" or "mistakes" in this day and age would never have been thought of that way 20 years ago.
I think were all getting a litttle too up tight with the fixes these days and it`s becoming a very sterile musical world because of it.
Again. **** Autotune!
Leave this SHIT out of music!!!
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