[Music]
auto-tuned isn’t dead
even if jay-z thinks it should be
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten artists who heavily use auto-tune
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at musical artists who have used
the modification software known as
auto-tune as well as other similar
synthesizer and effects producing
techniques and devices in their music
[Music]
number ten share she’s gone from rock
ballads to an ear wormy dance track
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Cher’s 1998 comeback song believed was
one of the earliest commercial uses of
auto-tune injecting the effect into pop
consciousness the tune paved the way for
other part artists to experiment with
their craft believes success became so
notable that this type of vocal
processing was dubbed the share effect
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her producer Mark Taylor was looking for
an unusual sound that wouldn’t fall into
the conventions of a typical dance
record and this was far from typical
after believe became the u.s. his
biggest selling single in 1999 cher
would use auto-tune on later albums like
mm one’s living proof and 2013’s closer
to the truth
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[Applause]
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number nine will.i.am although he’s
admitted he has lousy singing abilities
will.i.am says he really uses auto-tune
for its efficiency so he doesn’t have to
wait on a singer that said don’t most of
his songs have a featured artist anyway
will.i.am is still mostly known for his
distinct futuristic robotic sound on the
dance-pop tracks he created with the
Black Eyed Peas
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that’s not to say his solo stuff doesn’t
use the technique
take for instance Williams 2012 track
reach for the stars which became the
first song played on Mars
[Music]
yes the sky isn’t actually limit when it
comes to the perfect home for special
effects
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number eight Bon Iver Bon Iver otherwise
known as Justin burnin is known for
using vocals synthesizers to convey deep
emotion and he’s been using it for a
while
the track woods from his 2009 blood bank
EPA used auto-tune to help the singer
reach higher notes as well as grab the
attention of future collaborating
partner Kanye West
then there’s his strange in experimental
2016 album 20 to a million which sounds
like it’s layered with auto-tune but
technically isn’t while songs like 7 1 5
creaks and 666 upside down cross are
quite reminiscent of some of his earlier
work
Vernon actually had the audio effects
samples and more created with a teenage
engineering op1 synthesizer and
specially designed prism Iser software
[Music]
number seven Travis Scott
there’s no shortage of rapper Travis
Scott inspired vocal tutorials on the
Internet
his fans loved the auto-tune effect and
his willingness to experiment with it
thanks to his experience engineering
team Scott’s auto-tune sound is
described as more polished than other
rappers Scott rose to fame with his
vocally synthesized 2015 single antidote
[Music]
don’t you that said it’s not the first
time he uses auto-tune the rapper first
started out as a producer so he was
quite familiar with the technology once
he started his rapping career Scott used
the effect on early mixtapes like Al
Ferro and days before rodeo money no
illusion given in fulfillment Buju my
agent and he’s continued to use it on
your commercial tracks like 90210 and
butterfly effect number 6 Kesha
it’s no surprise to find techel on this
list with some considering her the pop
queen of auto-tune Cash shall lay the
foundation for her unique vocal sound
when she appeared on American rapper Flo
Rida’s 2009 single right round and after
that it’s hard to get auto-tune Kesha
out of your head her songs are catchy as
hell and easy to party too but her
seeming obsession with pitch correction
has received mixed reviews with her
electro-pop dance albums animal and
warrior relying heavily on auto-tuned
vocals and melodies
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it’s come to the point where many
listeners have questioned her vocal
abilities take it off was described by
one music critic as Cash’s voice getting
lost in a sea of auto-tune five future
future seems to live up to his name his
gritty auto-tune vocals attached a
futuristic rap element to many of his
songs while the rapper himself says the
vocal effects at an appealing aesthetic
[Music]
emerging out of the rich hip-hop
landscape of Atlanta in the 2010s
future has been experimenting with
different auto-tune sounds for years the
rapper uses the technology to add more
emotion to his singing and rapping style
is more commercial tracks like mask off
and use me are good illustrations of his
willingness to sound different from
auto-tune to mainstream rappers number
four Daft Punk
no Stephen Hawking didn’t make a song
nor have you warped into an alternate
universe but if you want the right
background music to emulate that feeling
then you should tread into this French
duo’s forte emmanuel de homem-christo
and thomas bangalter put down their
auto-tune roots with her 1997 single
around the world their fusion of French
house and disco music iconic robot
helmets and experiments in distorting
sound have since made them a pop
sensation
they also continue to use a technique on
tracks like one more time and instant
crush proving that the technology has
become an important success tool in this
duo’s toolbox
number three little ways rapper little
Wayne wasn’t shy to jump on the
auto-tune bandwagon and why not it led
to one of his biggest singles and his
only number-one record as the main
artist to date the 2000 hit lollipop
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ever since its parents album the Carter
three Wayne hasn’t parted from the
auto-tune sound it could be heard on
later popular albums like 2009’s rebirth
and 2011 to the car tour for while some
think Duane Carter juniors croaky and
distorted use of tech is what earned him
the nickname Weezy not everyone is a fan
of his voice although he sounds hoarse
and upbeat songs Wayne uses auto-tune to
add emotion for meaningful and mellower
songs like how to love
[Music]
number two Kanye West it wasn’t until
his 2008 album 808s and heartbreak that
rapper and producer Kanye West started
heavily experimenting with auto-tune
[Music]
before that the melody of his 2004
single jesus walks had been audio
processed with the gospel sounds and his
2007 single stronger used synthesized
background vocals from a Daft Punk tune
to illustrate a futuristic world
for his fourth studio album however he
was inspired by Cher as well as Bonnie
barrows aforementioned tract woods to
color his own voice with the technology
to help him with his singing abilities
he was going through a time of pain that
required him to hit higher notes which
was possible with an audio processor
this led to hit songs like love lockdown
and heartless
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions what’s the prize
[Applause]
[Music]
[Music]
and then I think that we did awesome
number one t-pain
[Music]
dubbed the king of auto-tune R&B singer
and rapper t-pain inspired many pop
artists to meddle with vocals
synthesizers he reintroduced auto-tune
as a vocal effect in pop music with his
2005 debut rappa ternt sanga with songs
like unsprung and studio love using the
technology as an instrument
[Music]
but it wasn’t until dance tracks like
buy you a drank and bartender till it
became clear that auto-tune was the
artists signature effect his mastery of
the craft has allowed him to work with
and poke fun at rappers like Kanye West
and future best of all though is that
t-pain doesn’t just use auto-tune as a
crutch because clearly the man can
really sing
I started what you think but night I
mean the great
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
auto-tuned isn’t dead
even if jay-z thinks it should be
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten artists who heavily use auto-tune
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at musical artists who have used
the modification software known as
auto-tune as well as other similar
synthesizer and effects producing
techniques and devices in their music
[Music]
number ten share she’s gone from rock
ballads to an ear wormy dance track
[Music]
Cher’s 1998 comeback song believed was
one of the earliest commercial uses of
auto-tune injecting the effect into pop
consciousness the tune paved the way for
other part artists to experiment with
their craft believes success became so
notable that this type of vocal
processing was dubbed the share effect
[Music]
her producer Mark Taylor was looking for
an unusual sound that wouldn’t fall into
the conventions of a typical dance
record and this was far from typical
after believe became the u.s. his
biggest selling single in 1999 cher
would use auto-tune on later albums like
mm one’s living proof and 2013’s closer
to the truth
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
number nine will.i.am although he’s
admitted he has lousy singing abilities
will.i.am says he really uses auto-tune
for its efficiency so he doesn’t have to
wait on a singer that said don’t most of
his songs have a featured artist anyway
will.i.am is still mostly known for his
distinct futuristic robotic sound on the
dance-pop tracks he created with the
Black Eyed Peas
[Music]
that’s not to say his solo stuff doesn’t
use the technique
take for instance Williams 2012 track
reach for the stars which became the
first song played on Mars
[Music]
yes the sky isn’t actually limit when it
comes to the perfect home for special
effects
[Music]
number eight Bon Iver Bon Iver otherwise
known as Justin burnin is known for
using vocals synthesizers to convey deep
emotion and he’s been using it for a
while
the track woods from his 2009 blood bank
EPA used auto-tune to help the singer
reach higher notes as well as grab the
attention of future collaborating
partner Kanye West
then there’s his strange in experimental
2016 album 20 to a million which sounds
like it’s layered with auto-tune but
technically isn’t while songs like 7 1 5
creaks and 666 upside down cross are
quite reminiscent of some of his earlier
work
Vernon actually had the audio effects
samples and more created with a teenage
engineering op1 synthesizer and
specially designed prism Iser software
[Music]
number seven Travis Scott
there’s no shortage of rapper Travis
Scott inspired vocal tutorials on the
Internet
his fans loved the auto-tune effect and
his willingness to experiment with it
thanks to his experience engineering
team Scott’s auto-tune sound is
described as more polished than other
rappers Scott rose to fame with his
vocally synthesized 2015 single antidote
[Music]
don’t you that said it’s not the first
time he uses auto-tune the rapper first
started out as a producer so he was
quite familiar with the technology once
he started his rapping career Scott used
the effect on early mixtapes like Al
Ferro and days before rodeo money no
illusion given in fulfillment Buju my
agent and he’s continued to use it on
your commercial tracks like 90210 and
butterfly effect number 6 Kesha
it’s no surprise to find techel on this
list with some considering her the pop
queen of auto-tune Cash shall lay the
foundation for her unique vocal sound
when she appeared on American rapper Flo
Rida’s 2009 single right round and after
that it’s hard to get auto-tune Kesha
out of your head her songs are catchy as
hell and easy to party too but her
seeming obsession with pitch correction
has received mixed reviews with her
electro-pop dance albums animal and
warrior relying heavily on auto-tuned
vocals and melodies
[Music]
it’s come to the point where many
listeners have questioned her vocal
abilities take it off was described by
one music critic as Cash’s voice getting
lost in a sea of auto-tune five future
future seems to live up to his name his
gritty auto-tune vocals attached a
futuristic rap element to many of his
songs while the rapper himself says the
vocal effects at an appealing aesthetic
[Music]
emerging out of the rich hip-hop
landscape of Atlanta in the 2010s
future has been experimenting with
different auto-tune sounds for years the
rapper uses the technology to add more
emotion to his singing and rapping style
is more commercial tracks like mask off
and use me are good illustrations of his
willingness to sound different from
auto-tune to mainstream rappers number
four Daft Punk
no Stephen Hawking didn’t make a song
nor have you warped into an alternate
universe but if you want the right
background music to emulate that feeling
then you should tread into this French
duo’s forte emmanuel de homem-christo
and thomas bangalter put down their
auto-tune roots with her 1997 single
around the world their fusion of French
house and disco music iconic robot
helmets and experiments in distorting
sound have since made them a pop
sensation
they also continue to use a technique on
tracks like one more time and instant
crush proving that the technology has
become an important success tool in this
duo’s toolbox
number three little ways rapper little
Wayne wasn’t shy to jump on the
auto-tune bandwagon and why not it led
to one of his biggest singles and his
only number-one record as the main
artist to date the 2000 hit lollipop
[Music]
ever since its parents album the Carter
three Wayne hasn’t parted from the
auto-tune sound it could be heard on
later popular albums like 2009’s rebirth
and 2011 to the car tour for while some
think Duane Carter juniors croaky and
distorted use of tech is what earned him
the nickname Weezy not everyone is a fan
of his voice although he sounds hoarse
and upbeat songs Wayne uses auto-tune to
add emotion for meaningful and mellower
songs like how to love
[Music]
number two Kanye West it wasn’t until
his 2008 album 808s and heartbreak that
rapper and producer Kanye West started
heavily experimenting with auto-tune
[Music]
before that the melody of his 2004
single jesus walks had been audio
processed with the gospel sounds and his
2007 single stronger used synthesized
background vocals from a Daft Punk tune
to illustrate a futuristic world
for his fourth studio album however he
was inspired by Cher as well as Bonnie
barrows aforementioned tract woods to
color his own voice with the technology
to help him with his singing abilities
he was going through a time of pain that
required him to hit higher notes which
was possible with an audio processor
this led to hit songs like love lockdown
and heartless
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions what’s the prize
[Applause]
[Music]
[Music]
and then I think that we did awesome
number one t-pain
[Music]
dubbed the king of auto-tune R&B singer
and rapper t-pain inspired many pop
artists to meddle with vocals
synthesizers he reintroduced auto-tune
as a vocal effect in pop music with his
2005 debut rappa ternt sanga with songs
like unsprung and studio love using the
technology as an instrument
[Music]
but it wasn’t until dance tracks like
buy you a drank and bartender till it
became clear that auto-tune was the
artists signature effect his mastery of
the craft has allowed him to work with
and poke fun at rappers like Kanye West
and future best of all though is that
t-pain doesn’t just use auto-tune as a
crutch because clearly the man can
really sing
I started what you think but night I
mean the great
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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