Auto-Tune

American  

[aw-toh toon, ‐-tyoon] / ˈɔ toʊ ˈtun, ‐ˈtyun /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for software that processes vocal or instrumental tracks in a recording to correct pitch and timing errors.

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verb (used with object)

1. (sometimes lowercase) to alter (recorded audio) to correct pitch and timing or create a melody.

Example Sentences

Already, some singers rely on pitch-correction technologies such as Auto-Tune.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023

But if her lyrical preoccupations have remained constant since that Bildjournalen interview 55 years ago, Elofsson's production does the unthinkable - filtering her voice through vocoders and Auto-Tune and a myriad of contemporary digital effects.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

With all the electronic accouterments and varying degrees of Auto-Tune that frontman Justin Vernon uses to coat his fireside falsetto, the songs felt both modern and rustic.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

All week he was asking what the deal was with the Auto-Tune singing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Eventually, the nasal grain of Wallen’s singing starts to feel like Auto-Tune or another studio effect.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023