Pitch correction?

I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

--
Roger.

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:19:09 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote:

I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

Every record in today's charts. Cher and others have used an extreme
version as a vocal effect (Do you believe in life after love, for
example).

d

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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:19:09 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote:

I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

Every record in today's charts. Cher and others have used an extreme
version as a vocal effect (Do you believe in life after love, for
example).

d

_____________________________

http://www.pearce.uk.com

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

Antares Autotune.
And it's everywhere.

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

Antares Autotune.
And it's everywhere.

In article , Pete
wrote:

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days but I heard
a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic pitch correction goes
on for the benefit of tone deaf singers. He also said that the effect
is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio? I
presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice changes
in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like that
naturally.

Antares Autotune. And it's everywhere.

Is this the sort of 'plastic harmonica' effect I tend to hear in a lot of
the singing on 'pop' songs these days? It also seems to cause glides to
'jump' from note to note a but like a yodlel?

Come back Frank Ifield, all is forgiven. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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In article , Pete
wrote:

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days but I heard
a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic pitch correction goes
on for the benefit of tone deaf singers. He also said that the effect
is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio? I
presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice changes
in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like that
naturally.

Antares Autotune. And it's everywhere.

Is this the sort of 'plastic harmonica' effect I tend to hear in a lot of
the singing on 'pop' songs these days? It also seems to cause glides to
'jump' from note to note a but like a yodlel?

Come back Frank Ifield, all is forgiven. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

--
Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scot...o/electron.htm
Audio Misc http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/AudioMisc/index.html
Armstrong Audio http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/Audio/armstrong.html
Barbirolli Soc. http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/JBSoc/JBSoc.html

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

--
Roger.


many moons ago , I was watching a Madonna TV prog,
and they had a couple of seconds of her sing raw without any
processing........ euuuck

"Old Fart at Play" wrote in message
...
I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.

--
Roger.


many moons ago , I was watching a Madonna TV prog,
and they had a couple of seconds of her sing raw without any
processing........ euuuck

Don Pearce wrote:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:19:09 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote:


I don't know what goes on in recording studios these days
but I heard a chap on the radio say that a lot of automatic
pitch correction goes on for the benefit of tone deaf singers.
He also said that the effect is easy to recognise.

Can anyone suggest a good example that I might hear on the radio?
I presume that the effect is the yodelling sound where the voice
changes in mid-note but for all I know the singers might sound like
that naturally.


Every record in today's charts. Cher and others have used an extreme
version as a vocal effect (Do you believe in life after love, for
example).


So "The closest approach to the original sound" is not what we want?
What about remasters? Do they fix the vocals?
What about old songs by the Cranberries? Surely that effect is real.

--
Roger.