LIVE concerts, auto tone, other questions for people who are into live music.?

Question

I have been reading in the music sections and seeing alot of talk about singers using autotone. What is this? I see singers on tv (mostly pop) who seem to be just doing lip sinc, and it pisses me off that people are willing to accept this as a real performance. I love to go to concerts, and I have been to quite a few. If I paid my money to see a performance and discovered that the people were not really singing or playing the instruments, I would be extremely insulted. I would walk out immediately, and I would never spend another dime on that atist or group.

What is autotone? How is this different from lip sinc? Do they do it with the instruments too, or is it just the singing?

Where can I read about tricks of the trade and other things that go on behind the scenes of a live show?

I have been to many country and rock shows, and I am quite sure all of them were real. I enjoy the fact that it does not sound exactly the same as listening to a CD. A "live" show is just that, LIVE. It's not supposed to be exactly the same every single time, every single note. Sometimes the guitarist might miss a note, sometimes the singer might sing the lyrics slightly different, sometimes he or she might not be perfect on every little detail. To me, that's the way it is supposed to be. It lets you know it is real. It lets you know that the performers are real people, and not just a character on tv or on a cd. Alot of times on tv, it is VERY OBVIOUS that they are not really singing, and people just act like they don't know it. Mostly I notice this with pop music. Do people not have enough sense to tell that they are not really singing, or do they simply not care? I don't understand.

Answer 1

i don't know anything about it but it sounds like cheating to me...live bands are the best

Answer 2

Yes Auto tune was developed for pulling vocals into tune with software originally you couldn't sing straight into it it was used on a recorded track to just put the slightly out bits back in. I assume from what i've been reading lately about it is that it can now be sung into directly on a live performance if this is true then anyone can be a first class singer. Have just looked it up yes it does seem you can sing directly into it now and use it live, Personally I'm with you on this i would leave a gig and not buy anymore material from said artist/band it is cheating and as i say it means anyone can be a great singer if you can afford the software. Their seems to be a lot of articles on this here's one i checked out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune

Answer 3

It's actually autotune. It was originally created by Antares for digital vocal correction in the studio. For example, a singer goes into the studio to lay down a vocal track for a new song, it sounds right but needs a little tweaking (no one's voice is perfect) You set the autotune to the correct scale, and any of the vocal notes that stray from that scale are "corrected". Well someone decided that if you crank the autotune to full and sing completely out of tune of the selected scale, your voice sounds robotic. So now this has become all the craze with hip hop and electronic artists.

Answer 4

Auto-Tune tunes your vocals as you sing. But you still have to sing. When you lip synch, you're not singing at all. You'd be surprised at the number of artists who use pre-recorded backing tracks during live shows -- vocals, added instruments, etc. But most of them blend the pre-recorded tracks seamlessly with the rest of the show so that it's not obvious.



Performers often lip synch on television simply because you have more control and it's much, much easier and less expensive than playing live.

Answer 5

Auto-Tune uses a phase vocoder to correct pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise off-key inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed singers to perform perfectly tuned vocal tracks without the need of singing in tune. Some talented singers use it in their songs to achieve a unique sound. Some examples are "Believe" by Cher and "Disturbia" by Rihanna. However, when singers use it too much, it's very noticeable. Kesha and T-Pain are huge examples of this.

Answer 6

i think of it relies upon on the band/musician. in my opinion, after seeing Paul McCartney stay, they're the two relaxing to take heed to. the version is that for the time of stay shows, there is extra exhilaration whilst the guy is solid there, plus they are in a position to do issues in a diverse way from the recorded version.