Auto-tune
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Auto-tune is a noun meaning (music) An audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to distort vocals in electronic music.
Meaning
(music) An audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to distort vocals in electronic music.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To tune (an engine, industrial process, etc.) automatically.
- (music, transitive) To correct the pitch of a vocal or instrumental performance.
Example Sentences
The singing is sometimes pure and sometimes processed into exaggeratedly AutoTuned “Alvin and the Chipmunks” automation.
Word Forms
- auto-tunes
- auto-tuning
- auto-tuned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compression, autocorrect, hyperinstrument, autocorrection, transposer, synthesizer.
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