![]() ![]() ![]() Not only do these reductive takes on the technology ignore the different ways pitch correction software can be used, they also ignore all the innovation it has enabled. Headlines like “10 Auto-Tune Songs That Don't Suck” are not uncommon, or questions like “What happens when an entire industry decides it’s safer to bet on the robot?” With an impossible-to-deny reputation for enabling bad singing, Auto-Tune has come to stand for many related evils: the lack of talent in pop music, the lack of quality in pop music, the homogenization of pop music, hip-hop's rejection of authenticity in favor of pop, and the general decline of American culture. When Auto-Tune is defended, it's usually in a backhanded way, with the assumption that digital pitch correction is inherently shitty. "They will never try to be good, because yeah, you can do it just on the computer." "Otherwise, musicians of tomorrow will never practice," bassist Nick Harmer told MTV News at the time. (Death of Autotune)” included barbs like “My raps don't have melodies/This should make niggas wanna go and commit felonies.” That same year, indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie wore baby blue ribbons on their lapels to the Grammys in protest of Auto-Tune. It’s just so sad.Usher may not have much room to talk-after all, his own vocals were drenched with Auto-Tune on the 2010 #1 single "O.M.G"-but the world's most famous (and infamous) Pro Tools plug-in has earned its fair share of criticism since it was developed by Antares Audio Technologies in 1997. High-profile Auto-Tune skeptics include legendary rock producer Steve Albini, Daft Punk, and Jay Z, whose 2009 song “D.O.A. Why does it seem like some families are cursed with tragedies like this? I’d be interested in seeing this explored. When I read this, I immediately thought about how Troutman was killed at the hands of his own brother who subsequently killed himself. ^^When I read this, I immediately thought about how Troutman was killed at the hands of his own brother who subsequently killed himself. Apart from the jail term, he was ordered to pay $10,325.97 to Leete’s mother, brother, and sisters. With an Alford plea, a defendant does not necessarily admit the crime but concedes the evidence most likely would convince a jury of his guilt. Brent is serving a 32-year sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Carolyn Leete, 32, on March 3, 2012.īefore the judgment, Brent entered an Alford plea on September 14 of that year. Roger’s other, Roger Lynch, died in 2002 at the age of 33.Īnd now Roger Troutman’s 33-year-old son, Brent Lynch, has just been jailed for quite a long time for committing murder. ![]() *There seems to be a path of tragedies running within the family of the late Roger Troutman, the music legend better known for “More Bounce To The Ounce.” Roger himself was shot and killed by his own brother, Larry Troutman, in 1999. **I just read this, apologies if it’s been posted elsewhere already: ![]()
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