The Death of Auto Tuning

Shorty, it's over. Like, it's really over this time. T-Pain, we're done with you and we're kicking your shit. In this case, your shit refers to the global phenomenon known as auto tuning. You've popularized it and exploited it for too long. Your lyrics don't make sense and you don't even sing! You use technology for evil and everyone has had enough.

Why today? Because today marks the release of "I Am T-Pain," the iPhone app that allows anyone to use the same exact technology that the mad genius uses in his studio. The same technology that has produced hits such as "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" and "Buy U a Drank." While the artistic value of these tracks isn't up for debate (they have none), the proliferation of this technology is.

I'm not the first person to suggest that the release of this app is the last straw in the auto tuning debate. Others have said that today marks the death of auto tuning. But wait a minute. Can't good come of this? What's wrong with letting everyone out there be just a little more like T-Pain? Everything. Right?

Well, if this video is any indication of what might come from here on out, not quite.



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