Well, in our studio, we have to use the auto-tune all the time in our mixing of both vocals and instruments. It's been a life- saver in that we don't always have a singer or a player for more than an hour or so at a time to record parts we need for a piece of music for a stage show or soundtrack. So, if we can get close to what we need before they have to leave, we can always go back and fix the tuning later. It has really been a big help, especially when the music we are recording is in a key that is not good for one or more of the hired talent. It is too much work to change the key of an entire track to suit a particular singer or instrument. So, auto-tune is the next best thing to assist if the song falls in a natural break or something like that.

However, when it is abused by those who cannot stay in tune, then it becomes a tool to enable those who are not capable. I guess all tools are only as good as those who use them.

Heidi

"And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Paul McCartney