Singer needs help, can I fix it somehow?
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Posted on Nov 03, 2009 10:09 am
WhiteNite013
Member Since: Aug 29, 2009
I'm currently recording a friend of mine, sadly, singing isn't there best quality. I keep having him sing take after take hoping I can have enough to make something decent but so far, that hasn't been working out either. What do you guys recommend? Is it possible to use a small amount of autotune where it doesn't sound like T-Pain?
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cruxTypo SzarMember
Since: Jul 04, 2002
Nov 03, 2009 12:19 pm I dont subscribe to the whole "its either pure or its totally cheating" line of thinking. Using a bit of autotune to tighten up a vocal is just like using quantize to tighten up a drum track. If new technology that helps artists is cheating then wed have to scale back everything until we were still recording whole bands in a single room with one mic, coz multitracking and allowing ppl to play over and over seperately would be cheating
definitely ur singer should take the time to master his craft, but no one is going to wait around for him to do that just to get some music recorded.
Nov 03, 2009 12:22 pm I'm with crux, in the end if the product that hits the listeners ears is likeable, you've succeeded...if it takes a little bit of autotune, so be it, just remind him he'd be well served not doing a lot of live gigs until he trains his voice a bit more.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Nov 03, 2009 10:39 pm I'll third that. I'm not a huge fan of autotune, but you do what you gotta do to get it right. And if it takes a bit of tweaking then go for it.
And yes, you can use the autotune without getting the T-Pain effect,.
You simply don't crank it up as high as they do.
Nov 05, 2009 06:01 pm Try a chorus. A LIGHT chorus. It's what I do when they guy is just not getting the cigar. Just makes it seem like it's supposed to do something odd. Like not be in key. :P
