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Tech 

Auto-Tuning Freddie Mercury: A good idea?

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Singing

Freddie Mercury had one of the great voices not just in rock’n’roll but in music, period. Few people can match

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 3, 2019

September 3, 2019September 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Auto Tune, Beyonce, Bumbershoot, Elvis, Fred Durst, John Travolta, Lindia Ronstadt, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, The KInks, Tom DeLonge

Back to school, back to work. The next three months are, as usual, going to be insane. Here’s music news

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Music History 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Beatles, Haywire, Johnny Lovesin, Junos, Karaoke, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Music sales, R. Kelly, Spotify, Streaming, Warner, YouTube

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

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Music History Tech 

A history of Auto-Tune, the technology that changed music

September 18, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Auto Tune

Who knew that a technology first conceived to search for oil and gas deposits would end up revitalizing Cher’s career?

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Gadgets Music History Tech 

5 Inventions That Changed Music

October 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Geeks and Beats, Synthesizer

[Shane Alexander over at brother site Geeks and Beats took at look at some devices that changed the very nature

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Recommended Music 

Auto Tuned Animals Singing Rock and Metal Songs

April 7, 2017April 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Animals, Auto Tune, Cover Songs

I highly disapprove of Auto Tune unless the circumstances are exceptional. This is one of those times. There’s plenty more here.

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Music Industry 

How Music Producers Make Mediocre Singers Sound Good

January 5, 2017January 4, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments Auto Tune, Music Production, Producers

After you watch this video on tricks employed by music producers, you will never listen to a pop song without

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Music History 

Weird Al’s Friends Explains How Auto Tune Works

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Weird Al

Yep. This pretty much explains everything you to know about Auto Tune.

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Gadgets Music History 

Geek Out on This: 14 Pieces of Software That Shaped Modern Music

October 4, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ableton Live, Auto Tune, Cubase, FL Studio, GarageBand, Logic Pro, Max, Music, OctaMed, Performer, ProTools, Reaktor, Reason, Software, Ultramaximizer

Back in the day, singing or playing an instrument into a microphone was as state-of-the-art as recording got. Not anymore.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 735: 10 Things About Music That Really Annoy Me

November 20, 2015November 22, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Auto Tune, Nickelback, Pro Tools

I’m going to beg for your indulgence this week. You know how when things piss you off you try to

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Cool! 

In Celebration of Donald Trump’s Appearance on SNL…

November 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auto Tune, Donald Trump, Songify

Yes, the US election is still a year off, so there’s plenty of time for us to amuse ourselves with

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