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Does the show “The Voice” use autotune

The duels on "The Voice" seem like they may be autotuned. Is there a way to confirm or deny this?
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First steps to improve a laptop recording

I have a song recorded off a laptop microphone. Obviously not the best equipment, but its just a few family members singing, not a commercial production. I'd like to contribute, and since my singing ...
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How can I record my singing voice the way I hear it?

When I hear myself sing, which I only do in my car to and from work everyday now just to practice (which is about 2 hours total), I actually like the way my voice sounds. It is at least tolerable. My ...
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Transcription Methods/Times

I figured I'd leave a question here while I did the manual labor, but what do you find is the best way to transcribe footage? I'm an editor and the first thing I like to do is create a script of ...
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How to remove music and tv sound from phone audio recording

Hey guys this is what I am trying to do: I have audio recordings from my blackberry that have conversations on them. The only trouble is that there is music and tv playing in the background that ...
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Voice recording for radio, what effects are used?

I'm recording my voice for my radio show. I used to record at the radio studio but we have a problem and so i'm stuck at home with Sound Forge. I record the voice with a Cobalt C04 Mic that sounds ok ...
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What is the bare minimum I need to experiment with recording my voice over a beat without so much latency?

I'm using the (I know, very sad) setup of Audacity on Windows 7 with an onboard sound card, and using the mic on a Microsoft LifeCam. I'm dragging an MP3 into audacity, and then attempting to record ...
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How can I get a basic transcription of an audio recording using voice recognition?

I like to record the older folks in my family. I put my recorder on the table and we just chat. Just hanging out. Most of the resulting footage is not interesting but occasionally, I get a gem. Some ...
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Heavy Metal Vocal Equipment and Processing?

I'm in an upstart metal band and, currently, we have little recording equipment. Because I work in video production, I have some audio software on my computer for the occasions that I need it ...
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How do I record music as a background for my voice

I am looking for a program that will record my voice. I also want to add music (a type of slow music), and when I speak I want this music as a background for my voice so my words will still be clear ...
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Second Microphone for Stereo Recordings: Identical or Different?

In search for a more spatial and natural sounding recording, I thought perhaps I would add a second microphone to my existing setup (1 Rode NT1-A attached to a Marantz PMD-661 recorder) which records ...
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What do I need to make reasonable quality amateur recordings of vocals/piano to put on Youtube?

I have been recording myself playing piano and posting to Youtube, just so friends can take a look at how my progress is with the instrument for the most part, but also to post tutorials for some ...
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Why do my vocal recordings sound thin and muffled?

Hi there i'm a newbie in recording so i have a beginners question: I recently bought an Audio Interface (the M-Audio FastTrack Pro) and recorded some stuff, which was really fun, and seems to have ...
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Voiceover workflow tips? (Specifcally, workflow and processing…)

Does anyone have any good tips as to how I might record good quality voiceover for a short video series I'm editing? I'm currently in the middle of editing together a short video project that needs ...
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Recording and processing backing vocals with only one singer

I'm recording a few songs using Studio 64 Linux and I'm wanting to add some backing vocals. As there's only me I was wondering if anyone had any good tips to make the recording sound more like a ...
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Vocal mic placement, setup, and technique

I have AT4050 for my home studio that I'm using as a vocal mic. I have a rather powerful voice (not a screamer, just tend to be loud) and I'm trying to figure out the best way to position mic ...