· By The Vocal Market
TL;DR Use Autotune for real-time correction and the rapper/pop effect. Use Melodyne for surgical, natural-sounding tuning note by note. Set your key first. Keep retune speed at 20 to 40 for natural, 0 to 10 for the T-Pain sound. Always fix timing before you tune. Every vocal needs some level of tuning. Even the best vocalists go slightly flat or sharp on long notes, runs, or the ends of phrases. Tuning is not cheating. It is mixing. The question is which tool to reach for and how hard to push it. This guide walks you through the three tools that...