On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 14:47 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 00:34 -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
> > On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 14:47 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 06:05 -0500, Bill Allen wrote:
> > > > I've been struggling with a technique problem. How do you get your
> > > > vocals to sound good?
> > >
> > > Actually this reminds me of something that's been bugging me. What's
> > > that really digital sounding vocal effect that you hear on a lot of R&B
> > > stuff these days? It's all over that tune "I'm Sprung" that was on the
> > > radio all summer, and in the Simpsons episode where they have a boy
> > > band, on Ralph Wiggum's voice when he sings "love formation".
> > >
> >
> > Cher started that garbage about 4 or 5 years ago - it's pitch
> > correction taken to extremes.
> >
>
> Cher could not have been the first to popularize this. I am pretty sure
> that boy band Simpsons episode predates "Believe".
>
I must have missed that one.
> (BTW I can't stand the effect either)
>
I personally prefer the soothing sound of my dentist's drill.
--
Jan 'Evil Twin' Depner
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