Chapter 1
The oil industry roots of pitch correction
Chapter 2
The song that changed pop music forever
Chapter 3
The instrument of T-Pain and hip-hop
Chapter 4
Global voices and microtonal magic
Ch 4 · Global voices and microtonal magic
gus Engineers modified Auto-Tune to accommodate the unique scale systems of traditional Arabic music.
Quiz
What technology allows singers to use Auto-Tune during live, onstage performances without delay?
Quiz
Which West African music genre uses Auto-Tune to create glossy, energetic vocal textures over electronic beats?
Quiz
What French rap duo is famous for using heavily tuned, dreamy vocals to express urban isolation?
gus French hip-hop artists developed a distinct, melancholic style using heavy vocal processing.
Quiz
How did Antares update Auto-Tune to support traditional Arabic and Middle Eastern music scales?
Quiz
How many notes per octave are standard in Western music compared to systems with microtones?
gus Auto-Tune Microtonality
Beyond twelve keys, beyond twelve keys, We sing the world's real scales!
Quiz
What modern technology combines pitch correction with artificial intelligence to mimic other singers' voices?
Fun Fact
Global tuning: Engineers added special microtonal settings to Auto-Tune so artists could sing traditional Arabic scales with quarter-tones.