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    Pitch correction is a process that detects and corrects the pitch of an audio signal without changing other aspects of its sound. It was uncommon before 1997 when Auto-Tune was introduced, making pitch correction a real-time studio and live performance tool. Pitch correction is now widely used to correct vocals and add effects, and is built into many audio editing programs. Some criticize its ability to disguise a lack of singing ability.

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    Pitch correction is a process that detects and corrects the pitch of an audio signal without changing other aspects of its sound. It was uncommon before 1997 when Auto-Tune was introduced, making pitch correction a real-time studio and live performance tool. Pitch correction is now widely used to correct vocals and add effects, and is built into many audio editing programs. Some criticize its ability to disguise a lack of singing ability.

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    Pitch correction is a process that detects and corrects the pitch of an audio signal without changing other aspects of its sound. It was uncommon before 1997 when Auto-Tune was introduced, making pitch correction a real-time studio and live performance tool. Pitch correction is now widely used to correct vocals and add effects, and is built into many audio editing programs. Some criticize its ability to disguise a lack of singing ability.

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    Pitch correction is a process that detects and corrects the pitch of an audio signal without changing other aspects of its sound. It was uncommon before 1997 when Auto-Tune was introduced, making pitch correction a real-time studio and live performance tool. Pitch correction is now widely used to correct vocals and add effects, and is built into many audio editing programs. Some criticize its ability to disguise a lack of singing ability.

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    Pitch correction is a process that detects and corrects the intonation of an audio signal without affecting other aspects of its sound. It was pioneered by Antares Audio Technology's Auto-Tune plugin and is now a common feature in audio editing software.

    Pitch correction detects the pitch of an audio signal and modifies it to be in tune. It was originally used to correct out-of-tune vocals but can now also be used to add harmony or special effects like vibrato.

    Pitch correction is commonly used to add harmony without re-recording, adjust individual notes in polyphonic signals, allow expression in corrected vocals, and create distinctive electronic voice effects.

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    Pitch correction
    Pitch correction is the process of correcting the intonation of an audio signal without affecting other aspects of its
    sound. Pitch correction first detects the pitch of an audio signal (using a live pitch detection algorithm), then
    calculates the desired change and modifies the audio signal accordingly. The widest use of pitch correctors is in
    Western popular music on vocal lines.
    History
    Pitch correction was relatively uncommon before 1997, when Antares Audio Technology's Auto-Tune Pitch
    Correcting Plug-In was introduced. This replaced slow studio techniques with a real-time process that could also be
    used in live performance.
    [1]
    Auto-Tune is still widely used, as are other pitch-correction algorithms including Celemony's Direct Note Access
    which allows adjustment of individual notes in a polyphonic audio signal,
    [2]
    and Celemony's Melodyne. Pitch
    correction is now a common feature in digital audio editing software, having first appeared as a Pro Tools plugin and
    now being found in products such as Apple GarageBand, Apple Logic Pro, Adobe Audition, FL Studio & Steinberg
    Cubase. It is also available in the form of rackmount hardware, such as the TC-Helicon VoiceOne. A free VST
    plugin known as GSnap can also be used to get the same effect. In the Linux FOSS community, Autotalent and
    Zita-AT1 offer this functionality.
    Uses of pitch correction
    Besides correcting out-of-tune vocals, pitch correction has numerous other applications and is commonly used to add
    a harmony to certain words or phrases without re-recording those words or phrases again and again at the necessary
    pitches. Depending on the specific model used, various vocal effects can be added and the better quality devices can
    be adjusted to allow expression to remain in the music with some pitch correctors even possessing the ability to add
    vibrato.
    With extreme parameter values, pitch correction has also become popular as a distinctively electronic voice effect. A
    notable example of Auto-Tune-based pitch correction is the Cher effect, so named because producer Mark Taylor
    originated the effect in her 1998 hit song "Believe".
    [3]
    More recently, it has been used by composer John Boswell for
    his popular Symphony of Science and Symphony of Bang Goes The Theory (a BBC science show) mash-ups.
    In 2010, Teddy Riley claimed that the processing of Michael Jackson's voice with Melodyne caused fans to question
    the authenticity of the voice on the posthumous album Michael. Riley claimed that because he did not have a "final
    vocal" from Jackson, Melodyne had to be used "to make his voice work with the actual music," "to get him in key"
    and this resulted in the vibrato sounding "a little off" or "over-processed."
    Criticism
    One criticism of pitch correction is that it allows recording engineers to create a perfectly in-tune performance from a
    vocalist who is otherwise not skilled enough to give one, adding a degree of dishonesty to music. This concept was
    featured in a 2001 episode of The Simpsons, entitled "New Kids on the Blecch". In the episode, a cartoon
    representation of a pitch corrector (labeled "Studio Magic") was used to make up for the total lack of singing talent
    in a manufactured boy band, of which Bart Simpson was a member.
    In 2003, Allison Moorer began attaching stickers to her 2002 album Miss Fortune reading "Absolutely no vocal
    tuning or pitch-correction was used in the making of this record."
    [4]
    A Chicago Tribune report from 2003 stated that "many successful mainstream artists in most genres of
    musicperhaps a majority of artistsare using pitch correction". Timothy Powell, a producer/engineer, stated in
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    2003 that he is "even starting to see vocal tuning devices show up in concert settings"; he states that "That's more of
    an ethical dilemmapeople pay a premium dollar to see artists and artists want people to see them at their best."
    References
    [1] [1] Anderton, Craig. "In Search of the Perfect Pitch; The fix is in". EQ. 2006-07-01. Pg. 46.
    [2] Hodgson, Jay (2010). Understanding Records, p.233. ISBN 978-1-4411-5607-5.
    [3] Sillitoe, Sue & Bell, Matt (1999-02). " Recording Cher's Believe (http:/ / www. soundonsound. com/ sos/ feb99/ articles/ tracks661. htm)".
    Sound on Sound. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
    [4] [4] Everett-Green, Robert. (2006-10-14). "Ruled By Frankenmusic; The computer program that cleans up singers' pitch is reshaping the character
    of pop". The Globe and Mail (Canada). Pg. R1.
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