Auto-Tune

[ aw-toh toon, ‐-tyoon ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for software that processes vocal or instrumental tracks in a recording to correct pitch and timing errors.

verb (used with object)

1. (sometimes lowercase) to alter (recorded audio) to correct pitch and timing or create a melody.

Example Sentences

“Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St,” Williams’ 26th studio album as Swamp Dogg, continues a renaissance that began in 2018 when he teamed up with producer Ryan Olson for the acclaimed “Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gone are the vocal effects so cheekily displayed on that and his last album, “I Need a Job…So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune,” replaced here with banjo, fiddle and a more raw, earthy brand of storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times

I had to tweak three or four things, but there’s really not a lot of Auto-Tune.

From Los Angeles Times

The rules are simple: Equipment that amplifies sound or voice, like vocal monitors or Auto-Tune, aren’t allowed.

From Seattle Times

The concerts remained niche, but five years later, it exploded after then-producer Frannie Kelley booked T-Pain – the chart-topping rapper-singer — who delivered one of Tiny Desk’s memorable performances by shedding his Auto-Tune sound.

From Seattle Times