I have mixed feelings about this. Like humbu, I also don't mind autotune if I like the way the song sounds. HOWEVER, if the artist doesn't have any actual talent, I won't have any respect for them at all. I'll still like the song, but I'll dislike them... If that makes sense... It can sound pretty cool sometimes, but I would be ashamed to call myself a fan of someone who uses it and sounds horrible live, like... say... Ke$ha for example. *Shudders* As catchy as some of her songs might be, I just CAN'T like her. I've had NIGHTMARES about her live vocals
NIGHTMARES!!!
Now, if the artist can sing, but still uses autotune, it won't bother me at all, because.. well, the artist can actually sing
Like W.I.N.X. pointed out, Lea Michelle and Lady Gaga are perfect examples of this. Especially Gaga, because pretty much everyone can kinda tell that Lea can sing despite the autotune, but a lot of people (including myself at one point in time) think Gaga can't sing to save her life just because she uses so much autotune. I was shocked when I saw some of her acoustic stuff, & that song "Speechless" that she wrote for her dad
I had no idea she could sing & that she wrote her own music and played the piano, and I gained a lot of respect for her after that. So in a way, I think autotune only does harm to the singers who can actually... sing
I don't mind it in that case though, I guess if you can sing, you can do whatever you want to your voice. As long as you can back it up with your OWN vocals :)
This post has been edited by ellieluvsdolphins: Nov 28 2010, 5:27 PM