It seems like every live performer is using auto tune. Which among many it is used distorting the voice for those who can't sing and allows an artist to not miss a note when they sing live. To me this is the same as playing a song and lip syncing and many artists have accept using this tool.

Read more about Auto tune here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune

Has Prince ever used this? If yes, can you cite examples or live concerts?

Does Incense & Candles not use outatune?

TheDigitalGardener said:

Does Incense & Candles not use outatune?

I think some songs on Lotus Flower do come to think of it. So thus, if he sung them live he probably used it as well. I am talking about throughout the show. To ensure he stays on key?

Let's say: he misuses it! lol

Jakeasaurus said:

3121 Incense and Candles Love The Dance The Morning After Ol Skool Company Hey Valentina Never B Another Like Me Chocolate Box Planet Earth Rich Friends etc etc etc etc etc etc

Was Auto tune around when most of these songs were?

I always thought the camille voice was just a sped up tape?

^I already know how this thread ends.

"Prince was the first artist using autotune in his songs!!!" lol

muskiediver said:

Jakeasaurus said:

3121 Incense and Candles Love The Dance The Morning After Ol Skool Company Hey Valentina Never B Another Like Me Chocolate Box Planet Earth Rich Friends etc etc etc etc etc etc

Was Auto tune around when most of these songs were?

I always thought the camille voice was just a sped up tape?

Autotune has been around since the 80s, it's what Cher used on "Do You Believe" or whatever it's called. It was kept a trade secret until semi-recently when T-Pain popularized it.

muskiediver said:

muskiediver said:

Jakeasaurus said:

3121 Incense and Candles Love The Dance The Morning After Ol Skool Company Hey Valentina Never B Another Like Me Chocolate Box Planet Earth Rich Friends etc etc etc etc etc etc

Was Auto tune around when most of these songs were?

I always thought the camille voice was just a sped up tape?

It is.

He just started using them in recent years with the songs already mentioned. Kinda strange that he uses it, he sings perfectly in pitch and knows when he's out of tune. Autotune is for ppl that can't sing, Prince is too good for it.

rudedog said:

He just started using them in recent years with the songs already mentioned. Kinda strange that he uses it, he sings perfectly in pitch and knows when he's out of tune. Autotune is for ppl that can't sing, Prince is too good for it.

I agree that a lot of lesser artists use it to hide imperfections, but I don't agree that he's too good for it. It's just a tool - no different than say a Chorus or Flange effect on a guitar. It's how you use it that determines its merit. Prince mostly uses it for an effect - an artistic choice, so to say - and not to hide "bad" singing.

Jakeasaurus said:

muskiediver said:

Was Auto tune around when most of these songs were?

I always thought the camille voice was just a sped up tape?

Autotune has been around since the 80s, it's what Cher used on "Do You Believe" or whatever it's called. It was kept a trade secret until semi-recently when T-Pain popularized it.

I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

funkomatic said:

^I already know how this thread ends.

"Prince was the first artist using autotune in his songs!!!" lol

Tell us, is this the end?

Debatable if Prince has EVER used it to be fair.

Some of the vocal effects he uses can sound auto tune but arnt.

3121 has multi tracked vocals, one of which is shoved through a vocoder or simlar effect unit but is defo not autotune. Its pretty fukin clever actually and why I love it.

he started using it heavily on 3121 I think, and yes he was quite early when it comes to jumpin on the wagon of heavy usage if we don't count Cher. I know T-Pain was a little earlier though.