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And Finally
This Just-in: Bieber admits to tuning vocals
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 5 July 2012
Justin Bieber has admitted that producers have used software to make his vocals sound more in tune on record. Can you believe it? Oh, you can. Well, I bet you’re going around telling everyone that he uses Auto-Tune, and about that you’re wrong. Bieber refuses to let anyone put any Auto-Tune anywhere near his vocals. Instead he uses Melodyne, which, er, basically does exactly the same thing.
The singer told Q: “I don’t use Auto-Tune. They tune my vocals – they use Melodyne. But every artist uses Melodyne. Not every artist, but 99% of artists. I like the sound, the perfectness of tuning in the record. No one has completely perfect pitch”.
I’m not sure what research Justin has done, but I don’t reckon usage of Melodyne is as high as 99% amongst all singers. Also, I have found evidence of him using Auto-Tune in the past:
