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Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by taco_emoji on Monday October 16, 2017 @02:50PM (#15485691)
I suspect this is one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYmn4E-kPSo

The lead singer's voice just sounds so thin, and unnaturally on-key (no vibrato).

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find verifiable examples because those higher settings are probably mostly used to cover up poor singing, and so nobody involved is going to volunteer that information.

Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by superpope99 on Monday October 16, 2017 @03:00PM (#15485767)
This is definitely auto-tuned, and I would guess that 90% of auto-tune goes unnoticed as it can be applied a lot more subtly than this.
Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by criddell on Monday October 16, 2017 @04:25PM (#15486377)
As someone who isn't a fan of vibrato, I've always suspected that some singers use it strategically to cover up pitch issues.

FWIW, I don't think modern auto-tune plugins have a problem pitch correcting singers using vibrato.

Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by vkjv on Monday October 16, 2017 @04:54PM (#15486564)
Melondyne is great with this. Complete lack of vibrato is usually an obvious sign.

I think auto-tuners get a bad rap. As an amateur musician, subtle corrections in post-production can save me days of recording to get the right take.

Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by vonseel on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @01:24AM (#15488857)
I didn’t listen to much of this, but the two seconds I heard “I guess it’s all the..” there’s definitely clear artifacting from either auto-tune or compression on the word “all”. And I’m listening on an iPhone.

Not a pro editor, but I know my shit.