autoajuste de afinação, correção automática de tom
1. A software or hardware device that automatically corrects pitch in vocal or instrumental recordings to match a desired scale
The producer used auto-tune to fix the singer's off-key notes.
O produtor usou auto-tune para corrigir as notas desafinadas do cantor.
2. To apply auto-tune technology to a vocal or instrumental track
They decided to auto-tune the vocals to achieve a perfect pitch.
Eles decidiram fazer auto-tune na voz para conseguir uma afinação perfeita.
3. A distinctive vocal effect created by deliberate use of auto-tune that produces a robotic or artificially polished sound
The artist's signature sound relies heavily on auto-tune.
O som característico do artista depende muito do auto-tune.
Auto-tune became culturally significant in Brazil and the USA in the 2000s, particularly in pop and hip-hop music. It's both celebrated as a production tool and criticized for creating artificial-sounding vocals. In Brazil, the term is widely used in Portuguese-language music production contexts. The technology became especially prominent after its use by artists like T-Pain and Cher, and remains controversial in debates about musical authenticity. In Brazilian funk and trap music, auto-tune effects are sometimes used deliberately for stylistic purposes.
NYC Slang
The tune, robot voice, that synthetic sound
Related Idioms & Phrases
auto-tuned to death - excessively processed vocals
caught using auto-tune - discovered to have used pitch correction in live performance
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