This was fascinating, thank you! I didn’t realize the extent to which this was being done. It sounds from the video like it’s ubiquitous which really makes me sad. It feels like we’re really losing something human with this pitch correction technology.
We are losing something human, in my opinion. And it's not just pitch correction: I've written about how old-fashioned musical devices that players used to master -- like creating the dynamic surge of a crescendo with an ensemble, or a gradual slowing of tempo at the end of a piece -- have been altered (or replaced) by technology. we said yes to the convenience and that meant we also said yes to these skills migrating away from the musicians' skillset to control of the engineers.
Great article which touches on part of what is wrong with modern recording technology. I hear stories from older engineers based in analog sound and now ancient recording tech - complain about current engineers working at the major recording studios of the world. All the great gear and boards and microphones - and not a clue about how to use them effectively. Old analog recordings are really treasured and admired by the real musicians out there. Of which the ability to transmit emotion with voice is key.
This was fascinating, thank you! I didn’t realize the extent to which this was being done. It sounds from the video like it’s ubiquitous which really makes me sad. It feels like we’re really losing something human with this pitch correction technology.
We are losing something human, in my opinion. And it's not just pitch correction: I've written about how old-fashioned musical devices that players used to master -- like creating the dynamic surge of a crescendo with an ensemble, or a gradual slowing of tempo at the end of a piece -- have been altered (or replaced) by technology. we said yes to the convenience and that meant we also said yes to these skills migrating away from the musicians' skillset to control of the engineers.
Great article which touches on part of what is wrong with modern recording technology. I hear stories from older engineers based in analog sound and now ancient recording tech - complain about current engineers working at the major recording studios of the world. All the great gear and boards and microphones - and not a clue about how to use them effectively. Old analog recordings are really treasured and admired by the real musicians out there. Of which the ability to transmit emotion with voice is key.
That's truth right here! Thanks for this.
And thank you once again. We analog fanatics must stick together!