autotune

[johncomic]

I hope: that autotune is like disco -- something that lends an electronic sameness to popular music, making pretty much all artists sound interchangeable... something that enjoys a brief vogue for a few years [although it feels like it drags on forever] but eventually everyone gets tired of it.

I fear: that autotune is like multitracking or click tracks -- something that is seen as an indispensable tool for making recorded music sound “good”... something that those who record popular music will never voluntarily do without, now that they have it at their disposal.

Time will tell, I suppose...

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[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Hmm, perhaps I was needlessly imprecise...

I have no objection to multitracking whatsoever. I think it's one of sound recording's greatest inventions. My point is that I fear autotune may become seen as equally valuable and essential, when it “clearly” is not.

Plus, while multitracking is wonderful and many things are impossible without it, it is possible to record music without it... but most audio engineers wouldn't dream of doing it that way even if they could.