Starting with Cher’s 1998 hit “Believe”, producers began to use Auto-Tune as a sound effect, to deliberately distort vocals. Originally intended to disguise or fix off-key notes in vocals, it has been used and over-used to dramatic effect for over 20 years! It uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances. You can watch and hear all 3 ways in action in the video after the text.Īutotune Realtime Advanced – the Default View A quick history on AutotuneĪuto-Tune is an audio processor created by, and registered trademark of, Antares Audio Technologies. Thanks to Pyramind Alums “The Ghostwriterz (“Nightmare” – EDM), Abby Diamond (“Yes, my heart is open” – Singer-songwriter) and DJPJ (“Bioshock” – Trap/Step) for their tracks and contributions. In this “3 ways to tune vocals” BLOG, Pyramind’s Matt Donner uses Autotune Realtime Advanced on 3 track types and in 3 ways with 3 very different approaches. Everyone looking to autotune voice tracks NEEDS this tool! The original Antares Autotune – first released in 1997 – has been redesigned by Universal Audio as “ Autotune Realtime Advanced”. Voice tuners are a must in music production.
