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Who ever thought it sounded good this way? I think it's because headphones weren't widely used back then. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Just put it in mono. Now, how can I fix this infamous autotune trend?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Now, how can I fix this infamous autotune trend?

    Instrumental-only music?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You mean quantized, snapped-to-the-grid instrumental music? Sigh.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    there is plenty of non-quantized instrumental music if you're willing to look, and even then dismissing all music doesn't forego a strict grid (which in the modern day is simply a choice and artist can choose to make) is dismissing a massive body of work just because it doesn't use a technique that you like

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Dude/Dudette, it was just a gag comment. Not only am I not really dismissing a massive body of work just because it uses quantization, as someone who's spent more than half his life writing software synthesis applications, I've literally made a career out of quantization.

    That being said, music that is not quantized definitely has a more natural feel to it, although putting that "feel" into sequencing software is surprisingly difficult.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    As a treble lover, I tend to have problems with low bitrate and lossily compressed stuff.
    But from what I have seen heard, as long as the quanta are fine enough, the resultant regenerated audio tends to be close enough to the original. Of course, the components of the sound card matter, when you get to extreme clarity levels, but I guess my ears are not fine enough for that.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Brother it's time to join us in the drum and bass camp

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    this kind of comment just reminds me of how people used to complain about distortion on electric guitars when it was initially discovered/invented/popularized

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    For me, your comparison falls short in the sense that electric guitar distortions actually amplified the audio resources musicians had to express ideas and textures. Autotune was initially a tool that also did enhance the set of tools musicians had before it appeared, however, the lack of creative uses compared to the amount of use it gets in the industry, makes it a trope to my ears. Autotune feels like a Marvel Comics hero movie at this point.

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