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Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by ashark on Monday October 16, 2017 @03:26PM (#15485965)
Just about all childrens' shows with singing use it, I think. Some on harsher, obnoxious settings (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood), some still very noticeable but toned down a bit (MLP). Someone could probably put together a spectrum of auto-tune settings samples from such shows.

I hate it because it's throwing off kids' sense of what a natural human singing voice sounds like. It's photoshop for the voice and is similarly damaging to one's image of self and of others.

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Re:The Mathematical Genius of Auto-Tune by ycombobreaker on Monday October 16, 2017 @07:52PM (#15487613)
Steven Universe isn't strictly a kids' show, but it has some noticeable imperfections in many songs which I think adds a sense of honesty without hurting the performances. I hate the perfection in Daniel Tiger songs, they will contribute to a generation of kids that cannot stand the sound of their own voices.
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