guy wrote: > > > Lars Luthman wrote: > >> On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 14:49 -0500, Lee Revell wrote: >> >> >>> On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 06:24 -0500, Joe Hartley wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:07:47 +0100 >>>> Cesare Marilungo <cesare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's exactly what I was talking about. There are lots of it. I >>>>> think one of the first was the Antares (it exists both for >>>>> ProTools and as a VST). >>>>> >>>> >>>> Just an FYI, the Antares AutoTune existed as a standalone rack unit >>>> before it was a plug-in. >>>> >>> >>> Obligatory Linux content: what's the LADSPA equivalent? >>> >> >> Steve Harris has a pitch shifter plugin: >> http://plugin.org.uk/ladspa-swh/docs/ladspa-swh.html#tth_sEc2.6 >> >> I don't know if it will produce the same artifacts when abused. >> >> > Hi > The Steve Harris plug in transposes everything by a fixed amount. > Antares autotune 'tunes' out of tune sounds - it has been used as an > effect but is also the number 1 criminal in propping up bands where > people look trendy but can't actually sing in tune. When you get used > to its distinct Yes, AutoTune is definitely evil! > sound you can recognise it on a lot of chart records. I used a > friends copy on a guitar line once & it made it sound really 'sweet' > - it was actually a very nice sound, you can add a certain amount of > vibrato too. I'd love it on Linux - it can be like sprinkling fairy > dust on a take - but it does raise aesthetic/ethical issues about > music as a result of ones ability versus music as a result of ones > vision. > BTW: I have loved this series of vocal tips - thanks folks! > > Guy > > > Basically the 'cher' effect we're talking about is the result of setting the response speed of the pitch correction to a very small amount. Even the best singer reaches the correct pitch by listening to himself, it's a continuous feedback. When using such an effect the voice goes from a pitch to another so fast it sounds fake. c.
