Anonymous asked: Hey Sean, I've been listening to alot of drake/youngmoneys stuff over the weekend an i was wondering if you knew the answer to this. how do i get a autotune on my rap to sound not like auto tune so its very suttle is there any skills you know of? because i know owl city are doing the same technique and i find it very effective i just don't know how to put it into practice cheers. 1

There are two different ways of using Auto Tune. First, simply using the Auto mode. In this mode, you can adjust the tracking to “relaxed” or “choosy”, depending on how many notes you want it to correct. Making the effect more subtle will come in adjusting the retune speed. The faster the speed, the more noticeable a-la T-Pain the effect sounds.

In graphical mode, you can tweak individual syllables and words, tune each manually to any note, with any tracking & retune speed you like.

Also, there is a certain technique to making Auto Tune react a certain way with your vocals specifically. It takes some practice to get the right settings but the easiest way is to set the plugin as a send and directly monitor the effect live. Then you can make adjustments on the fly until you’re ready to record.

The artists you mention are actually decent singers w/ good pitch. Therefore, the Auto Tune doesn’t have to “stretch” as much to the correct notes. This helps prevent the effect from being robotic and terribly noticeable as well.