2 years, 8 months ago
what is used in the colbert report?
i wanted to know what he used to makes his voice sound that way in this clip
http://bit.ly/m9Ni0
(from-1:04-1:09 is the time he did the voice thing.)
http://bit.ly/m9Ni0
(from-1:04-1:09 is the time he did the voice thing.)
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M$1 Answer
Auto-Tune.
technical description: an proprietary processer which utilizes a phase vocoder in order to correct or modify pitch in audio recordings. A phase vocoder is a computer algorithm which is used to modify digital sound files.
Auto-Tune was developed by Andy Hildebrand on a challenge by one of his friends.
simple description: a box that either a) fixes your sound so that you have perfect pitch, or b) changes your sound so that it sounds "cool"
Rick Rubin: "Right now, if you listen to pop, everything is in perfect pitch, perfect time and perfect tune. That's how ubiquitous Auto-Tune is."
The thing is, almost every artist and every song since the late-90's has been "corrected" in some way by Auto-Tune. But, the first mainstream song to use Auto-Tune as a feature, not a correction, was Cher's "Believe." T-Pain was the guy who blew it up, though.
Cher:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xsiKBJGW4
T-Pain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_fnAjZNDY
Auto-Tune the news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI
Alexa Chung/ Barack Obama Auto-Tune Healthcare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CO2SfB1dnA
and just cause T-pain is awesome (explicit lyrics):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGcRyAPlwxI
technical description: an proprietary processer which utilizes a phase vocoder in order to correct or modify pitch in audio recordings. A phase vocoder is a computer algorithm which is used to modify digital sound files.
Auto-Tune was developed by Andy Hildebrand on a challenge by one of his friends.
simple description: a box that either a) fixes your sound so that you have perfect pitch, or b) changes your sound so that it sounds "cool"
Rick Rubin: "Right now, if you listen to pop, everything is in perfect pitch, perfect time and perfect tune. That's how ubiquitous Auto-Tune is."
The thing is, almost every artist and every song since the late-90's has been "corrected" in some way by Auto-Tune. But, the first mainstream song to use Auto-Tune as a feature, not a correction, was Cher's "Believe." T-Pain was the guy who blew it up, though.
Cher:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xsiKBJGW4
T-Pain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_fnAjZNDY
Auto-Tune the news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI
Alexa Chung/ Barack Obama Auto-Tune Healthcare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CO2SfB1dnA
and just cause T-pain is awesome (explicit lyrics):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGcRyAPlwxI
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M$
Nice use of examples!