Alright, picture this: you go to see a jazz singer live. She hits a note, it bends slightly—raw, emotional, human. That moment is gone if autotune snaps it to perfect pitch. That’s what we’re losing.
Maronza, you keep saying “no they need it” without explaining why. Need it for what? To hide weak technique? That’s not a need, that’s a crutch. You can’t just assert something and call it an argument. Give me a logical reason why an algorithm should override a singer’s actual performance.
Look, I’ll grant you that effects can add texture. But autotune isn’t texture—it’s a lie. It says “that note was perfect” when it wasn’t. That breaks the trust between artist and audience. If I wanted perfect, I’d stay home and stream the album. Live music’s whole point is the unrepeatable moment. Autotune kills that.
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