Who is the man when it comes to the vocoder or auto tune as some call it ? T Pain right ? Well he ain’t the originator of this vocal effect that makes your local freestyle finatic sound like Optimus Prime is spittin’ that hot fire as a trache patient! There comes a time when folks exhaust themselves creatively and want to experiment with the possibilities ; well this was one of those possibilities that caught fire as of recent! You know that voice that smothers the obvious lack luster appeal of one’s voice and gives off the illusion that one can sing by simply finding a suitable harmony . . .
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Some folks who use this voice can actually SANG and the rest couldn’t hold a tune if it was a bucket of water. T Pain helped popularize the auto tune for his generation of musicians where as people like Roger Troutman , Teddy Riley , and a list of others have actually been the pioneers of this audio effect. We can’t do too much musically that hasn’t been done by our musical elders. Let’s listen to the new version of the auto tune . . .
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and now let’s lisssen to the old school pink oil moisturizer with the premature pony tail versions of the “robot voice” or “talk box” or “that thang you gotta put the tube in ya’ mouth to sound like robot”
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