Comments on: Learning music theory with Auto-tune http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/ Music, Technology, Evolution Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quora http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-8174 Quora Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:29:14 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-8174 <strong>What's the science behind writing a hugely popular blog post?...</strong> There is no hard science. Throw a lot of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Watch your stats and see what people are reacting to. As of this moment, my personal blog has received 291,020 views. Here are my top five posts, not counting the landing p... What’s the science behind writing a hugely popular blog post?…

There is no hard science. Throw a lot of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Watch your stats and see what people are reacting to. As of this moment, my personal blog has received 291,020 views. Here are my top five posts, not counting the landing p…

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-502 Ethan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:39 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-502 My jazz group used tons of Auto-tune on the horns when we did our CD a few years ago. Everybody does. My jazz group used tons of Auto-tune on the horns when we did our CD a few years ago. Everybody does.

]]> By: DavidB http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-501 DavidB Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:53:10 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-501 Thanks. I didn't know about the polyphony point. I was thinking about the subject because I'm a fan of Imogen Heap, and there is a DVD interview with her in the latest issue of FutureMusic magazine UK edition (not sure if you can get this where you are). She is discussing how she processed a trumpet passage played by Arve Henriksen, when she whispers to the camera something like 'that's Autotuned, but don't tell anyone because he doesn't need it'! And that set me wondering what instruments you could use Autotune on. As you point out, you wouldn't need to do it with a synthesised or sampled sound, but it could be very useful for natural instruments that go out of tune easily or are difficult to retune, and the piano is a prime example of that. Thanks. I didn’t know about the polyphony point. I was thinking about the subject because I’m a fan of Imogen Heap, and there is a DVD interview with her in the latest issue of FutureMusic magazine UK edition (not sure if you can get this where you are). She is discussing how she processed a trumpet passage played by Arve Henriksen, when she whispers to the camera something like ‘that’s Autotuned, but don’t tell anyone because he doesn’t need it’! And that set me wondering what instruments you could use Autotune on. As you point out, you wouldn’t need to do it with a synthesised or sampled sound, but it could be very useful for natural instruments that go out of tune easily or are difficult to retune, and the piano is a prime example of that.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-500 Ethan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-500 Autotune would work great on piano, but there's a catch: it was designed for voice and it can only handle monophonic sounds. So if you were playing one note at a time, you'd be in business. The new version of Melodyne can handle polyphony and could probably do what you're describing, though I haven't yet tried it myself. Auto-tune only colors the tone noticeably when used in extreme ways like the hip-hop guys and Melodyne is quite transparent as well. I do my piano with fake sampled ones, much simpler. :) Autotune would work great on piano, but there’s a catch: it was designed for voice and it can only handle monophonic sounds. So if you were playing one note at a time, you’d be in business. The new version of Melodyne can handle polyphony and could probably do what you’re describing, though I haven’t yet tried it myself. Auto-tune only colors the tone noticeably when used in extreme ways like the hip-hop guys and Melodyne is quite transparent as well. I do my piano with fake sampled ones, much simpler. :)

]]> By: DavidB http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-499 DavidB Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:30:36 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-499 Hi, I found your page when I searched for 'autotune piano'. I wanted to find out if it is possible to use autotune on the notes of a piano. Pianos notoriously go out of tune (weather conditions, etc) and it is laborious to tune them, so it would be convenient to be able to 'correct' a slightly out-of-tune piano by feeding the sound through autotune. (Of course the notes would have to be correct to the nearest semitone.) I know that autotune can be used on instruments as well as voices, but I don't know if it would work specifically for the piano without seriously distorting the timbre and the initial 'attack' of the notes. Any advice? I'm not planning to do it myself, I'm just curious. Hi, I found your page when I searched for ‘autotune piano’. I wanted to find out if it is possible to use autotune on the notes of a piano. Pianos notoriously go out of tune (weather conditions, etc) and it is laborious to tune them, so it would be convenient to be able to ‘correct’ a slightly out-of-tune piano by feeding the sound through autotune. (Of course the notes would have to be correct to the nearest semitone.) I know that autotune can be used on instruments as well as voices, but I don’t know if it would work specifically for the piano without seriously distorting the timbre and the initial ‘attack’ of the notes. Any advice? I’m not planning to do it myself, I’m just curious.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-498 Ethan Sat, 30 May 2009 19:32:27 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-498 My fondest wish for technology is that it puts the fun back in music theory where it belongs. Glad you're enjoying the post, and the track. My fondest wish for technology is that it puts the fun back in music theory where it belongs. Glad you’re enjoying the post, and the track.

]]> By: David http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/learning-music-theory-with-autotune/#comment-497 David Tue, 12 May 2009 08:25:20 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=543#comment-497 Really interesting post. Back in college 5 years ago I was using free and pirated software make rap beats and teaching myself about music theory in the process, but I never really understood scales (I didn't have any musical training). If I'd read this blog post 5 years ago and had Autotune I probably would have been really inspired to mess around and teach myself a lot more about scales and chords. I really liked the third autotuned track you posted back on http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2008/in-praise-of-autotune/ Really interesting post. Back in college 5 years ago I was using free and pirated software make rap beats and teaching myself about music theory in the process, but I never really understood scales (I didn’t have any musical training). If I’d read this blog post 5 years ago and had Autotune I probably would have been really inspired to mess around and teach myself a lot more about scales and chords.

I really liked the third autotuned track you posted back on http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2008/in-praise-of-autotune/

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