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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: RE: What? posted by J on February 13, 2008 at 10:24:42:
"Pitch correction is no more the enemy than any other technology, though it can seem annoying in elevating lesser talents over greater ones."The talent alone is only a minor part of the issue.
What's annoying is how the production sounds compared to one with a decent unadulterated performer.
And even more-annoying is it de-humanizes performance. The very essence that makes music so enjoyable, so memorable, from Bach to the Beatles, is taken away.
But what's most-annoying is rewarding such prefabrication (like with the Grammys) sends a message that having the right technology, not refining the skills, is the key to artistic success...... Again, I think it's sickening.
This could be why the level and quantity of genuine talent has declined. People have been conditioned that using a computer software plug-in is a viable substitute for practice, practice, practice.
The path of least resistance.
Another problem, and I cite you personally as an active participant, is the "unadulterated performers" being bashed and degraded. And it's gotten to the point where the masses don't get to experience such performers so much anymore. So with future generations, the perspective ultimately shifts to mostly prefab performers with pitch correction. Yet the shift has been so gradual, a lot of people haven't even noticed or realized the decline in artistic standards. (Elton John calling Eminem a 'Hendrix'.) Or what has been taking place in the studio or on the concert stage.
Then everybody gets into a raging fit whenever someone dare calls a spade a spade. The little boy too naïve to worry about social acceptance. Not seeing the Emperor's clothes......
This is why I've backed off of what I've deemed awful in the past...... It's been overtaken be something much worse...... And the problem is the general practice, not individual performers. I don't dislike Amy Winehouse. I cannot really assess her. I only despise the use of pitch correction. (Winehouse could be a hack elevated by pitch correction, or she could be a brilliant singer muzzled by it.)
If pitch correction isn't a problem, then why stop there?. Why not just synthesize the vocals completely from a computer using a performers voice sample? It's no more an enemy than any other technology......
Or why not go all the way and render the music to polyphonic ring tones? It's no more an enemy than any other technology.....
If you think rendering music to a cheesy (IMO) ring tone would make it useless for you, maybe you'll realize where I'm coming from in regard to the pitch correction.
"Ultimately what matters is the music, not whether or not someone can sing on key perfectly."
If so, then what's the rationale to even use pitch correction at all? I thought it was expressly for helping someone "sing on key perfectly". And apparently, those who use it think it's paramount. Heck if the music is otherwise ruined.
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