Auto-tune on Billy Joel @ Super Bowl

AlexLakis · 5th February 2007

That was the WORST public example of auto-tune I've ever heard.

1. You're gonna put auto-tune on Billy Joel????

2. You're gonna just load it up with the default algo so that it sounds like SHIT????

Terrible (and it's not even over yet.)

BrettPortzer · 5th February 2007

Beat me to it! Holy cow!

AlexLakis · 5th February 2007

LOL, there's another thread about it all ready too! It was THAT BAD.

d_fu · 5th February 2007

Can anyone post a sample?

theAdmiral · 5th February 2007

really bad. dfegad

KungFuLio · 5th February 2007

very sucky

TyRip · 5th February 2007

I was in complete shock...

That was insane....

tutt

woomanmoomin · 5th February 2007

Beat me to it too!! What IS he? A replicant?!

Funniest part was that you could actually hear him trying not to sing with anything anywhere near as flexible as his own natural voice, just so maybe he'd fool the auto-tune into not making him sound like the alien in the Carpenters song.

...Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft...

andrew269 · 5th February 2007

i love this site for the very fact that i KNEW there would be at least 3 threads about this as soon as i heard it.

woomanmoomin · 5th February 2007

Touché

zboy2854 · 5th February 2007

Even with AT on him, he STILL hit some real stinker notes there. I don't know which would have sounded worse, him with the AT, or him without it.

hollowsea · 5th February 2007

The sad part about it is most Americans don't realize that Autotune is what made him sound so freakishly bad. Sure he had to have been off a bit to be thrown onto the wrong notes to begin with, but they didn't even give him a chance. I hope he makes a public issue about this because it would be about time that some negative press has been given to using Autotune live like that, aside from a few recording engineers complaining about it on a recording forum.

enginear · 5th February 2007

Stop blaming autotune. Blame the people who chose to use it and the engineer who set it up and was too lame to turn it off when things started to go haywire!!!

needlz · 5th February 2007

i missed it... i missed it. does someone have a clip of it? it's not on youtube yet.

RoundBadge · 5th February 2007

Yeah..WTF..
i thought that was pretty wierd.

ziegenh5 · 5th February 2007

Yeah,
who are these idiot sound engineers? Why would you autotune one of the best vocalists of all time? bush league.

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

Prince roasted Joels purple nuts I'll tell you. OMG that was Fing awful!!!!!

Prince mopped that jhoint dry and had sponge to spare. I wouldn't let Jukebox Billy be a freaking towel boy to the Purple One. A prime example of shit and shinola. For new school shinola is the REAL THING.

Amen

BJ should have went to a gulag a long time ago for stealing anything he could. Especially songs. IMHO. He was right there in Russia.
I guess they didn't know. He's a hack. IMO

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

The opening made me almost throwup... you know how it's right there?

More vodka nite!!!!

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew269

i love this site for the very fact that i KNEW there would be at least 3 threads about this as soon as i heard it.

Oh NO... Billy's gonna bleed. We need to send this to the mainstream media. for sure!!!
Let's remind them (hack singers) of who a responsible engineer is. This could help ALL of us a great deal. I say let's PROMOTE and UNCOVER the attempted COVERUP)
It's our responsibilty.

ABGen · 5th February 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HKmPFqFYw

watch it

this really sucks

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexLakis

That was the WORST public example of auto-tune I've ever heard.

1. You're gonna put auto-tune on Billy Joel????

2. You're gonna just load it up with the default algo so that it sounds like SHIT????

Terrible (and it's not even over yet.)

Alex,

Your on point!

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

Have you noticed sports events and hacks don't add up?

BJ gotta be pissed OR thankfull OR DEAF or ****ED up and doessn't care......

deegone · 5th February 2007

pretty awful indeed.
it looks like he was freaking out ,poor guy.

RoundBadge · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bdiggy

Have you noticed sports events and hacks don't add up?

BJ gotta be pissed OR thankfull OR DEAF or ****ED up and doessn't care......

I doubt he really gives a f*ck either way..nothing to prove anymore unlike a young hack[IE:Ashlee Simpson] who has everything to lose.
the guy makes massive bucks playing corporate events alone.
he gets the big check and goes home to his hot child bride/Viagra

Come to think of it,Viagra is kinda like Auto tune for the penis

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

I saw a person with a GIGANTIC EGO make an ASS of himself.

deegone · 5th February 2007

just have a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWQO1EdeBls

Bdiggy · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoundBadge

I doubt he really gives a f*ck either way..nothing to prove anymore unlike a young hack[IE:Ashlee Simpson] who has everything to lose.
the guy makes massive bucks playing corporate events alone.
he gets the big check and goes home to his hot child bride/Viagra

Come to think of it,Viagra is kinda like Auto tune for the penis

I'm 44 and I'm wearing out my wife and the maid so don't be age prejudice.

hollowsea · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABGen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HKmPFqFYw

That's even worse than I remember. I wouldn't be surprised if he files a lawsuit against whoever was responsible for the tuning. Imagining being made to sound like that in front of one of the most watched shows of the year?

xmostynx · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew269

i love this site for the very fact that i KNEW there would be at least 3 threads about this as soon as i heard it.

hahahahahah!!!!!! i knew it as well! thats the first thing i thought 'GS must be buzzing like hell'

that was bad tho- that was the worst by far- i thought damn billy joel is using auto tune- after all those hits- auto-tune...DAMN.dfegad on that.

now i don't feel bad thinking hey if its going to make it sound better- use it

sonicdefault · 5th February 2007

OK... I missed it live, but just watched the Tube.

Stunned

Someone's head is gonna roll

5th February 2007	#1
AlexLakis Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/L.A. Posts: 3,631 Thread Starter	Auto-tune on Billy Joel @ Super Bowl That was the WORST public example of auto-tune I've ever heard. 1. You're gonna put auto-tune on Billy Joel???? 2. You're gonna just load it up with the default algo so that it sounds like SHIT???? Terrible (and it's not even over yet.)

5th February 2007	#11
zboy2854 Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 7,936	Even with AT on him, he STILL hit some real stinker notes there. I don't know which would have sounded worse, him with the AT, or him without it. __________________ What the wise man does in the beginning, fools do in the end. --Warren Buffett The four most expensive words in the English language are: "This time it's different." --John Marks Templeton

5th February 2007	#14
needlz Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 213	i missed it... i missed it. does someone have a clip of it? it's not on youtube yet. __________________ With patience and plenty of saliva the elephant deflowered the mosquito. –Heinlein

5th February 2007	#17
Bdiggy Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VA. Posts: 4,597	Prince roasted Joels purple nuts I'll tell you. OMG that was Fing awful!!!!! Prince mopped that jhoint dry and had sponge to spare. I wouldn't let Jukebox Billy be a freaking towel boy to the Purple One. A prime example of shit and shinola. For new school shinola is the REAL THING. Amen BJ should have went to a gulag a long time ago for stealing anything he could. Especially songs. IMHO. He was right there in Russia. I guess they didn't know. He's a hack. IMO Last edited by Bdiggy; 5th February 2007 at 06:29 AM.. Reason: added text

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Bdiggy Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VA. Posts: 4,597	The opening made me almost throwup... you know how it's right there? More vodka nite!!!! Last edited by Bdiggy; 5th February 2007 at 06:25 AM.. Reason: spelling

5th February 2007	#2
BrettPortzer Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 90	Beat me to it! Holy cow!

5th February 2007	#4
d_fu Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 2,418	Can anyone post a sample?

5th February 2007	#5
theAdmiral Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 180	really bad. dfegad

5th February 2007	#6
KungFuLio Gear addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rainbow puddle stumptown Posts: 340	very sucky

5th February 2007	#7
TyRip Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 320	I was in complete shock... That was insane.... tutt

5th February 2007	#8
woomanmoomin Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 1,021	Beat me to it too!! What IS he? A replicant?! Funniest part was that you could actually hear him trying not to sing with anything anywhere near as flexible as his own natural voice, just so maybe he'd fool the auto-tune into not making him sound like the alien in the Carpenters song. ...Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft...

5th February 2007	#9
andrew269 Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: hbg, pa Posts: 82	i love this site for the very fact that i KNEW there would be at least 3 threads about this as soon as i heard it.

5th February 2007	#12
hollowsea Gear interested Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 25	The sad part about it is most Americans don't realize that Autotune is what made him sound so freakishly bad. Sure he had to have been off a bit to be thrown onto the wrong notes to begin with, but they didn't even give him a chance. I hope he makes a public issue about this because it would be about time that some negative press has been given to using Autotune live like that, aside from a few recording engineers complaining about it on a recording forum.

5th February 2007	#13
enginear Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6	Stop blaming autotune. Blame the people who chose to use it and the engineer who set it up and was too lame to turn it off when things started to go haywire!!!

5th February 2007	#15
RoundBadge Lives for gear Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca. Posts: 8,753	Yeah..WTF.. i thought that was pretty wierd.

5th February 2007	#16
ziegenh5 Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 826	Yeah, who are these idiot sound engineers? Why would you autotune one of the best vocalists of all time? bush league.

5th February 2007	#20
ABGen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 394	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HKmPFqFYw watch it this really sucks

5th February 2007	#23
deegone Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kamakura,Japan Posts: 33	pretty awful indeed. it looks like he was freaking out ,poor guy. Last edited by deegone; 5th February 2007 at 06:55 AM.. Reason: posted same link.

5th February 2007	#25
Bdiggy Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VA. Posts: 4,597	I didn't see freak I saw a person with a GIGANTIC EGO make an ASS of himself.

5th February 2007	#30
sonicdefault Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,426 2 Reviews written	OK... I missed it live, but just watched the Tube. Stunned Someone's head is gonna roll

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