Anyone got any experience on Antares Autotune?
I have known about it for years but primarily for the unnatural interesting sounds it can create.
Also it had a bit of media attention with some xfactor sh!te where it sounded obvious that it was being used.
But can it be used to really bring a slightly out of key vocal back up to pitch sounding completely natural?
I want to sing on my future songs (if I ever write them) but I can't sing and it could be worth tinkeing with to get something half decent out of something pretty bad!
Autotune
use melodyne its a vst plug ( cubase 5 has this built in )...great for correcting pitching issues...
saves the chore of 'dropping in' to getperfect takes
ive spent countless hours with vocalists trying to get perfect takes ( pitching wise ) melodyne
is a godsend as is autotune..these devices save studios £1000's
and dont think pitching device should be used live tho ( unless for effect ) ..its just a studio thing
if you have a really awful voice but sing in tune ...melodyne/autotune wont make it any better
since you are already singing in tune..they dont improve the timbre of the voice
which poses the question ...what is an awful voice????is there such a thing
saves the chore of 'dropping in' to getperfect takes
ive spent countless hours with vocalists trying to get perfect takes ( pitching wise ) melodyne
is a godsend as is autotune..these devices save studios £1000's
and dont think pitching device should be used live tho ( unless for effect ) ..its just a studio thing
if you have a really awful voice but sing in tune ...melodyne/autotune wont make it any better
since you are already singing in tune..they dont improve the timbre of the voice
which poses the question ...what is an awful voice????is there such a thing
Last edited by polyal on Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
YEP Cheryl Cole!!!polyal wrote:use melodyne its a vst plug ( cubase 5 has this built in )...great for correcting pitching issues...
saves the chore of 'dropping in' to getperfect takes
ive spent countless hours with vocalists trying to get perfect takes ( pitching wise ) melodyne
is a godsend as is autotune..these devices save studios £1000's
and dont think pitching device should be used live tho ( unless for effect ) ..its just a studio thing
if you have a really awful voice but sing in tune ...melodyne/autotune wont make it any better
since you are already singing in tune..they dont improve the timbre of the voice
which poses the question ...what is an awful voice????is there such a thing
So how natural sounding can you get this to be? Will any trained ear be able to detect it is being used or does it depend on how far out the vocal is in the first place as to how natural you can adjust?polyal wrote:use melodyne its a vst plug ( cubase 5 has this built in )...great for correcting pitching issues...
saves the chore of 'dropping in' to getperfect takes
I have wondered this myself. I think the number one thing that makes a voice sound awful is if it is out of tune. Apart from that I don't know - what do you think on that point?polyal wrote:which poses the question ...what is an awful voice????is there such a thing
you can make it very transparent...you can even change the melody lines...which is great for
sorting harmonies before re-recording them ( advisable ).but the closer to pitching the less processing
will be needed...this is still far better than having to retake to get things right. it is a tool to get things
right quickly ..not as a means to create a good singer
IMO singing is about pitching...a good singer might not necessarily have a good voice
but its a dam sight better listening than a singer with a good voice that cant pitch properly
it is the second instance where melodyne/autotune come into their own
i reacon any voice pitched properly sounds great...so dont worry what your voice sounds like
voices are like instruments .. not better or worse..just different
stevie wonder/paul mccartney are good example of dogs blx pitching as opposed to
ray davis ( kinks ) who tends to sing flat.....you cant comment on modern artists because
you can bet your bottom dollar they all use pitching aids for convenience in the studio...bar nobody
thats why most of them sound shite live..but when making records any decent producer will make sure the
pitchings near enough
sorting harmonies before re-recording them ( advisable ).but the closer to pitching the less processing
will be needed...this is still far better than having to retake to get things right. it is a tool to get things
right quickly ..not as a means to create a good singer
IMO singing is about pitching...a good singer might not necessarily have a good voice
but its a dam sight better listening than a singer with a good voice that cant pitch properly
it is the second instance where melodyne/autotune come into their own
i reacon any voice pitched properly sounds great...so dont worry what your voice sounds like
voices are like instruments .. not better or worse..just different
stevie wonder/paul mccartney are good example of dogs blx pitching as opposed to
ray davis ( kinks ) who tends to sing flat.....you cant comment on modern artists because
you can bet your bottom dollar they all use pitching aids for convenience in the studio...bar nobody
thats why most of them sound shite live..but when making records any decent producer will make sure the
pitchings near enough