autotuned
Electronically pitch-adjusted vocals
Autotuned describes audio, especially vocals, that has been processed through pitch-correction software to achieve perfect or near-perfect intonation.
The effect can be subtle, smoothing out minor imperfections, or pushed to extremes for a distinctive robotic, warbling quality associated with pop and hip-hop: That chorus is so autotuned it sounds like a robot singing.
Figuratively, autotuned can describe anything artificially polished or lacking authentic character.
Pitch-corrected R&B performer
- vocoderSpeech analysis synthesizer
- DAWAudio production software
- pluginModular software extension
- sound-designCrafting a film's sonic landscape
Cher · mixing · mastering · post-production · recording · studio · producer · engineer
Stiff and unemotional
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- artificialMade, not natural
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- processedSubjected to operations
polished · pristine · clinical · sterile · inhuman · uncanny · glitchy · cybernetic
Dominant cultural current
- radio-friendlyAppealing to broadcasters
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- trendyCurrently in vogue
overproduced · glossy · hooks · EDM · hip-hop · R&B · trap · reggaeton
Excessively refined or manufactured
- artificialMade, not natural
- soullessLacking spirit or feeling
- fakeNot the real thing
- sterileFree from microorganisms
manufactured · inauthentic · gimmicky · crutch · cheating · untalented · robotic · homogenized
Vocal music performer
- vocalsSung musical parts
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- processedSubjected to operations
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
layered · harmonized · doubled · stacked · breathy · belted · falsetto · microphone
T-Pain
Pitch-corrected R&B performer
Cher · sound-design · mixing · mastering · post-production · recording · studio · producer · engineer · waveform
robotic
Stiff and unemotional
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- artificialMade, not natural
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
processed · polished · pristine · clinical · sterile · inhuman · uncanny · glitchy · cybernetic · futuristic
mainstream
Dominant cultural current
- radio-friendlyAppealing to broadcasters
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
trendy · overproduced · glossy · hooks · EDM · hip-hop · R&B · trap · reggaeton · K-pop
overproduced
Excessively refined or manufactured
- artificialMade, not natural
- soullessLacking spirit or feeling
- fakeNot the real thing
sterile · manufactured · inauthentic · gimmicky · crutch · cheating · untalented · robotic · homogenized · generic
singer
Vocal music performer
manipulated · layered · harmonized · doubled · stacked · breathy · belted · falsetto · microphone · take
autotuneduncorrected
Not fixed or revised
unpitched · unprocessed · pitchy · natural · raw
autotunedauthentic
Verified as original
genuine · organic · real · unpolished · honest
autotunedacoustic
Relating to sound
raw · unplugged · stripped-down · live · unproduced