I agree. There's so much audio correction and has been for years. We sometime have no clue which performances were slightly touched up. If a singer was only slightly off, you'll never hear the correction. If they were way off... that's usually when you hear the artifacts.

I draw the line, though, and using autotune type devices LIVE. A record is supposed to be a big production will all the i's dotted and t's crossed. It's understood that some trickery will be used. A live performance is supposed to be REAL. Autotune live to me is definitely totally cheating. That's where I'd agree with Big Jim. If you can't sing decently live, get your ass off the stage.

Richard MacLemale
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