[ExI] new entry from symphony of science

[Mike Dougherty]

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>> The music overlay against speech and specious echo effects is not at all pleasing.  Sentiments are fine and the speakers of course.
>
> I agree. The pitch adjustment effect is called Auto-Tune. The
> Wikipedia page for it is pretty interesting:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotune
>
> "Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio processor created by Antares Audio
> Technologies. Auto-Tune uses a phase vocoder to correct pitch in vocal
> and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise off-key
> inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed singers to perform
> perfectly tuned vocal tracks without the need of singing in tune.
> While its main purpose is to slightly bend sung pitches to the nearest
> true semitone (to the exact pitch of the nearest tone in traditional
> equal temperament), Auto-Tune can be used as an effect to distort the
> human voice when pitch is raised/lowered significantly."

And I wish this "effect" had never been invented.  It is like nails on
chalkboard...