What was done to these vocals?

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chava

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Okay I know the seasoned guys in this forum really despise the whole "auto-tune" trend that's dominated the pop scene in recent times. Either way I'm curious to know how exactly some of these effects were/are achieved in case a "client" demands to have it (which will probably be half the time considering the kind of music I do). From the little fooling around I have done with auto-tune, I am almost certain that the vocal effects in the songs linked below were not achieved through auto-tune. There has to be something else out there that makes these vocals sound, while obviously "tuned", way smoother than what auto-tune does. So, what is it? Melodyne?

See the links below...


https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=hxqu0XY1PHA&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=HSfuK60HfMU&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8-xtQM0jts
 
it's autotune. whether it's antares, melodyne, waves tune i don't know,,but they all do the same thing right?


the reason it sounds so 'smooth' is cos they've completely flattened the natural fluctuations in pitch in his voice.

that's why he sounds like a synthesiser.

waves tune (what i use) calls that 'note transition', whereas 'speed' is what you'd use for the 'cher' effect when he changes between notes.
 
Steenamaroo said:
it's autotune. whether it's antares, melodyne, waves tune i don't know,,but they all do the same thing right?
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My question exactly! Do they actually do the same thing? Maybe I need to delve a little deeper into the use of auto-tune but so far I have not been able to get results like the above from it. I always get the T-pain-like effect which to me sounds very "un-refined" compared to the sound of the linked vocals.
 
well,,like i said,,i know that waves lets you adjust speed and note transition

a quick google image shows antares as having retune speed and natural vibrato which i take to be the same

from melodyne screen shots it kinda looks like the same thing...


someone around here will have more hands on experience with the range of pitch plugs,,,but i'm gona go ahead and guess that like any tool,,,,a seasoned pro may be able to distinguish one brand from another on hearing it,,,but esentially,they all do the same thing.
 
Also, heavy, heavy compression before autotune.

It is autotune as far as pitch stuff is concerned.

However, the key to make it sound the way it does is heavy compression, and I am talking something like 12db and more gain reduction, maybe even 2-3 compressors chained.

Be careful though, if you have sibilant vocals, this kind of compression will make it worse, so you may need to EQ/De-Ess these vocals after compression.
 
BTW, absolutely hated, hated, hated the first tune, the second one was kinda cool, the third one... blah.

So, excuse me if I go and wash my ears with this after hearing that nonsense:


:D
 
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