Antares Auto-Tune

Records it appears on · 9

• A Lot

  21 Savage · I Am > I Was, 2019

  • Lead vocal (21 Savage) · Mix effectsReportedFirst plug-in in the insert chain on 21 Savage vocal tracks in the mix.
• Old Town Road

  Billy Ray Cyrus · Old Town Road, 2019

  • Billy Ray Cyrus verse vocal (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedUsed on some of Cyrus's chorus tracks very subtly, with slow automated retune speeds and automated bypasses; not used on his verse.
• Believe

  Cher · Believe, 1998

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsReportedThe editor's later footnote says the audible Cher effect on the vocal came from this pitch-correction software set too fast, not from the Talker as originally credited.
• Indigo

  Chris Brown · Album, 2019

  • Chris Brown lead vocal · Input chainInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Pitch correction that Brown hears while singing and that is printed with the recorded vocal.Settings: Alto/tenor setting; Retune usually 11-12-13, sometimes 2 or 7
• Not Afraid

  Eminem · Recovery, 2010

  • Drums and percussion · Mix effectsReportedUsed on the 808 kick that Luis Resto added, to hold its pitch steady because the 808 drifted in pitch.
• Dancing

  Kylie Minogue · Golden, 2018

  • Lead and backing vocals (processing on the Kylie vocal bus) · Mix effectsVerifiedAdded to some individual vocal tracks as an effect to give the vocals a sheen, rather than purely for correction.
• Old Town Road (Billy Ray Cyrus version)

  Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus · Old Town Road, 2019

  • Billy Ray Cyrus vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedApplied subtly on some of Cyrus's chorus tracks with slow, automated retune speeds; not used on his verse.Settings: Slow retune speed, automated bypasses
• Luv Is Rage 2

  Lil Uzi Vert · Album, 2017

  • Lead vocal · Input chainInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Auto-Tune was the first plug-in on the vocal tracks in Lee's sessions with Lil Uzi Vert, apart from an intro voice note, and he hears it in his headphones while singing.Settings: Retune speed formerly 20 (default); lately set anywhere from 12 to 5
• I Took a Pill in Ibiza

  Mike Posner · I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix), 2015

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedAdded to steady the vocal, which sounded a little shaky after the big tempo change.

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