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From: Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org>
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Subject: Re: Why pitch-corrected vocals sound so mechanical
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:57:58 -0700
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On 4/11/2025 12:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Apr 11, 2025 at 2:05:52 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:13:40 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
>> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDJF4lR3_eg
>>
>> He's done a number of those analysis that shows just how modern music
>> gets modified all the time. Either pitch correction or compression of
>> the audio happens all the time.
> 
> I've noticed this on recordings going back to the 80s. When I play along with
> film soundtracks, I often have to push the tuning slide in and make my trumpet
> almost an inch shorter than it normally is because the recording is so sharp,
> indicating it's been sped up from how it actually sounded in the studio when
> it was recorded.
> 
> 

I grew up watching, a 1982 musical called "The Pirate Movie" starring 
Kristy McNichol.  I think I saw an interview with her once where she 
commented she couldn't sing and it was all done with computers.  I never 
noticed it at the time, but now I can kind of tell there's some auto 
tune happening.  But until I heard her say that, it never crossed my 
mind they had auto-tune in the 80s.

Another favorite musical is "Josie and the Pussycats."  I love the movie 
and I love the soundtrack.  I very recently got to meet Rachael Leigh 
Cook at a convention, and I asked her about her singing in the movie. 
She said she can't sing at all, and it was all done with computers. 
That one sort of surprised me, since I never noticed the auto tune in 
her voice.