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xx autotune
2010-09-20 10:55PM / 標準BLOG / 會員可以看
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been listening to the top tracks from the united kingdom on spotify the last few weeks.

one thing i've noticed is there are a TON of artists using a lot of autotune in their songs. here are the ones i've found just within the top 50. and these are just the ones that are using autotune in an obvious way (think cher's "if you believe").

1) dynamite - taio cruz
3) club can't handle me - flo rida featuring david guetta
9) dj got us fallin in love - usher featuring pitfull
20) commander - kelly rowland
21) ridin solo - jason derulo
31) i like it - enrique iglesias
32) one (your name) - swedish house mafia featuring pharrell
34) beautiful monster - ne-yo
35) take it off - ke$ha
37) gettin over you - david guetta featuring fergie & lmfao
38) frisky - tinie tempah featuring labrinth
40) missing you - the saturdays
41) omg - usher featuring will.i.am
42) bang bang bang - mark ronson & the business intl
44) what if - jason derulo
45) bad romance - lady gaga
46) waka waka (this time for africa) - shakira featuring freshlyground
50) start without you - alexandra bruke featuring laza morgan

i'm not necessarily saying it's bad. i actually like a number of these songs. just that it's really gotten pervasive these days. and with autotune, the music producer becomes a lot more important the singer -- since they can literally make anyone sound good now. and on that same note, with autotune you can't even really tell what someone really sounds like anymore! everyone sounds like t-pain with autotune....

in contrast, i'm really digging this one song (and band) i found on the top lists on spotify ---

islands by xx.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PElhV8z7I60

no autotune (i think). love it! the girl's voice is so nice. you'll need to look it up on youtube or somewhere else. i can't access youtube from china so i can't find the video for it.

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恭碩良
留言於2010-09-30 2:22AM [举报]

THE XX ...my fav
peachey
留言於2010-09-21 10:58PM [举报]

I like the natural-sounding The XX too. One reason the state of today's pop is annoying to me is the overprocessed sounds they've created - the other that everyone's adding rap bits. All just a mash of computerization and bass and rap. Nobody needs to be a good singer anymore to hit it big commercially....
Anton Wong
留言於2010-09-21 10:26AM [举报]

It's a bit of a fashion/style statement these days to have that autotune "sound" in your song if you are making a song in pop/dance genre. (Seriously, a naked natural voice isn't best suited for high energy music) I agree with you that 85% of the work now rests with the producer. But I think for the same reason many artists' albums now contain this type of songs as well as a few more "normal" or "unplugged" style songs where they can showcase their raw talents.

In a live situation, I know the Korean singers typically blend the live voice with a metallic sounding autotune-effected recording. The results are good if everyone sings in time and in tune. Otherwise it's just sounds very messy.
Flagday
留言於2010-09-21 3:31AM [举报]

Pat, I also have the similar issues with overmiking Broadway plays and musicals. Now anyone can perform on Broadway. You used to have to have a trained voice. Now it's populated with TV and movie actors. Not really intimate anymore.
Flagday
留言於2010-09-21 3:22AM [举报]

What do they do in live performances then? Someone is there to autotune? I keep hearing excuses for bad performances on awards shows by popular performers. That's just lame. I don't care if the autotuning is obvious obvious---then it's just an effect, not a concealment. But others?
bvngo
留言於2010-09-21 2:20AM [举报]

Here's the Todou link for the xx song:

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/QBZNM0TrYag/
bvngo
留言於2010-09-21 2:18AM [举报]

This?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PElhV8z7I60

But yeah, if you got the looks, they can make you into a singer.
Joanna Yang
留言於2010-09-20 11:22PM [举报]

Yep. Raw voice if they've got guts.
jaymee
留言於2010-09-20 11:08PM [举报]

It's like how they used babies voices as intros some time back. Bleurgh!!

Oh Youtube worldismarble. Awesome stuff!

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born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined my friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china...
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born in la, moved to maryland when i was 5, then back to california to go to college. joined my friend's company in xiamen and ended up moving to china. then worked on a project with boys from alive (alivenotdead.com) and spent most of my time in hong kong. now back in california! lots of changes in my outlook on life, the universe, and everything over the past few years. abc, but my chinese ain't that hot. super high metabolism, though it's slowed down a lot recently. look young, feel old. while driving, the guy in your rearview mirror singing at the top of his lungs to himself. highly optimistic, except when it comes to girls. tend to only like the ones that wouldn't like me back. believe strongly in karma and the golden rule. agnostic. not interested in politics. tend to assume the best in people. oblivious to sarcasm and jokes. feel that life is too short; felt that way for as long as i can remember. if you're not happy where you are, do something about it. take the road less traveled. afraid of heights, speed, and the supernatural. wish i could fly like superman. left handed. obsessive compulsive. very neat. drink socially, but don't smoke or do drugs; i don't trust my willpower if i start. poor willpower, but strong ideals - which unfortunately can result in hypocrisy. pick things up quickly, but also quickly lose interest in things. bad at keeping in touch. lazy, but ambitious. overpowering conscience. can't cheat or tell lies at all. introspective. care too much about what other people think. shy and aloof with strangers. yet if i'm in a club and a song i like comes on, i will be the first one on the dance floor. want to be popular. want to be in a band, be in a movie, write a book, create a game, and more -- if only there was enough time to do it all! try to push people to reach their potential. nerd leader. want to be the nice guy that doesn't finish last.

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