On the subject of autotune

MikeTSH · 27th February 2009

Where do you stand on it's use, how often do you use it, and how much of an aid is it in your work now?

Chris Lago · 27th February 2009

I'm definitely interested to hear your view on it as well, do you need to apply a lot of autotune on the artists you mix or are the tracks well recorded from the start?

Tony Maserati · 2nd March 2009

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Originally Posted by chrislago

I'm definitely interested to hear your view on it as well, do you need to apply a lot of autotune on the artists you mix or are the tracks well recorded from the start?

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Originally Posted by MikeTSH

Where do you stand on it's use, how often do you use it, and how much of an aid is it in your work now?

Hey Guys,
It depends what the intention is; creatively. Meaning if the producer is interested in using autotune (or melodyne) as a trick effect or hooky sound for the song, that's a choice he's made; i.e. Lil Wayne, Kanye. In those cases the producer most likely adds it him/herself. And I mix the track they send.

If I'm sent a vocal that mostly well performed and has a couple spots that needs attention, I'll do that myself. I have been sent vocals that were so bad they were in a different key, those i send back to the producer to hire someone to tune for a couple days or the vocalist to re-sing.

I don't think we need to make comments about the aesthetics, regarding the use of autotune. As far as I'm conserned if it's used as a trick or hook, it's no different than a choice of instrument. If it's used to make a bad singer sound better; that's just our business fella's, get used to it. There's smoke and mirror's happening all over the charts in every catagory!

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MikeTSH · 2nd March 2009

Agreed totally bout it just being the way things are. Thanks so much for the comment!

climber · 2nd March 2009

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Originally Posted by Tony Maserati

There's smoke and mirror's happening all over the charts in every catagory!

yessiree - tell it like it is... thumbsup

27th February 2009	#1
MikeTSH Guitar/Vox of Skyway Ave. Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 1,276 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	On the subject of autotune Where do you stand on it's use, how often do you use it, and how much of an aid is it in your work now? __________________ Musician, Mixing Engineer, Writer http://facebook.com/skywayavenuemusic My frozen dairy beverage bringeth all the gentlefolk to the yard, and they claim, "Surely, 'tis better than thine! Surely, 'tis better than thine!" I'd instruct you, though I must levy a fee.

27th February 2009	#2
Chris Lago Project Code CL2465 Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Who lives? Posts: 10,767 3 Reviews written	I'm definitely interested to hear your view on it as well, do you need to apply a lot of autotune on the artists you mix or are the tracks well recorded from the start? __________________ http://www.chrislago.com http://www.youtube.com/chrislago http://chrislago.bandcamp.com/

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2nd March 2009	#4
MikeTSH Guitar/Vox of Skyway Ave. Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 1,276 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	Agreed totally bout it just being the way things are. Thanks so much for the comment!