Thu 23 Aug 2007
Goes to T-pain for telling my girl Angie Martinez that artists better stop using autotuner (that’s the voicebox effect that T-Pain uses to , err, “enhance” his singing skills and make him sound like a robot) “without his permission.” He goes on to say that everyone made fun of him for using autotuner but now they’re copying him. “They know who they are….some rappers are doing it too.” T-Pain then says that its okay, but he better be getting paid for it.
Click here to listen to the fuzzy math.
What? You’re a clown for that. Here’s four words. Roger. Troutman. Teddy. Riley…….oh here’s another. Cher. That’s five. Check them out on itunes.
*and by ass, I mean, jackass, mule, donkey, etc. Not ass as in Kim Kardassian : )
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Cassidy used it…
I wouldnt say shit about it if i was Pain…
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August 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Why is he an Jackass, mule or a donkey? He’s right…I think he was joking about the money but, yeah everbody is using it now cause T-Pain is hot right now. Even Swizz on “My Drink and My Two Step” by Cassidy. Chris Brown been using it lately too.
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August 23rd, 2007 at 10:52 pm
@jamaal….he’s an idiot because he acts like he invented it or something. Why would anyone pay him for that? And as an artist he should know that Roger Troutman used a synthesized voice as his signature (listen to “Computer Love”etc) and so did Teddy Riley, Cher and so many others…there’s nothing really wrong with it, just his attitude is ridiculous to me.
-info
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August 23rd, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Well what Roger & Teddy were using isn’t quite the same thing (can’t really speak on Cher) but I’m on your side!
This video shows Autotuner at work. The vid is kinda annoying but you know how it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYiN2N_JADg
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Maybe T-Pain’s upset because he had to pay them… Missinfo
Lol
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
T-pain needs to STFU and sit his no singing talent ass down. You did not invent the voice vocoder you just made it become popular……..seriously who is buying t-pain’s records. smh.
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 pm
MISSINFO YOU’RE 100% RIGHT.AT FIRST I LIKED THE EFFECT HE WAS USING BUT NOW 73 SONGS LATER I’M ANNOYED AS HELL.I DONT THINK HE SHOULD BE GETTING COCKY LIKE THAT,UNTILL HE CAN MAKE BANGERS(USING HIS REAL VOICE)FOR MANY YEARS LIKE R.KELLY OR USHER,HE NEEDS TO SIT THE FUCK DOWN!
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 pm
I constantly steal your fire. I’m a vulture like that.
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:24 pm
he cant sing anyway,, he needs the auto tuner…
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 pm
i do hope he was just trynna be funny
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August 24th, 2007 at 12:02 am
@a:one….you’re right, lol…autotuner and voicebox arent the same, what Troutman and Riley used was more of an instrument than a program but the effect is the same. Thanks for the youtube link! very informative
-info
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August 24th, 2007 at 1:11 am
He should invest in it to make $$$ if he was smart.
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August 24th, 2007 at 1:47 am
even Kells used it on the Same Girl Remix.. one of my FAVORITE remixes ever. He did that probably cause he was in the booth with T-Pain.
But when Kells goes off in the end… wow.
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August 24th, 2007 at 1:53 am
Word, people better stop using RSS feeds on their blog without getting my permission. Miss Info you need to pay me for that.
I’m gonna be really nerdy and point out that Cher wasn’t using AutoTune either, on that crappy ass “Do you Believe” song she used the Digitech Talker which is a type of vocoder.
But either way you’re right, T-Pain is bugging on that one.
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:02 am
@missinfo Ur right.that autotuner is old.since the days of planet rock.early 80s.I give him credit for making it hip again but hes an asshole to think he invented the shit.
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:29 am
T-pain needz 2 chill wit dat noise, fall back and buy himself a drink. get real son, pay u? 4 what?
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August 24th, 2007 at 5:02 am
LMAO @ that youtube video. All I can say is, T-Pain should just stick to making his songs, get his money, and move on because obviously he can’t sing without that thing. He shouldn’t be trying to call anyone out if you have a box singing for you.
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August 24th, 2007 at 5:09 am
He definately said this jokingly.. he was on 106 and park about two months ago and was talking about the greats before him that used it.. He knows of them all.
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August 24th, 2007 at 7:56 am
man that man cant sing thats why u need the voicebox shit) come on he shoulda been honored ppl is doing it,but only thing is them ppl whos doing right now actually can sing,(r kelly tried it and chris brown tried it,they can sing they dont need it to sound good
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August 24th, 2007 at 11:58 am
to that one dude-yea that same girl remix is dooope, and the orignal is still craaaazy lol. i see t-pains point tho, i mean in hiphop/rnb it hasnt really been done, especially in recent times anyway….expectin to get paid tho, haha the boys buggin, just be proud u started a trend and u got these big names copyin ur style!1
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
As anyone ever heard this guy sing without that auto shit…..?
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
As anyone ever heard this guy sing without that auto shit…..?
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
T-Pain last name in In the Ass! This no-talent yarn for extensions looking mug . . . Vocoder, autotuner, whatever the effect is still the same and he isn’t even close to making it popular. That effect has been used in reggae, dance songs, r&b well before this jackass used it.
I didn’t hear the whole interview, but PLEASE tell me Angie called him out on it. She would lose a lot of cool points if she didn’t.
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August 24th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I’m pretty cure Pain isn’t being serious about wanting to get paid from the autotune biters but his point is not wrong. Roger Troutman and Teddy Riley, dope as they both are, are ancient history. Cats using the autotuner/vocoder voice effect right now are definitely doing that based on T-Pain’s recent success with it.
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August 24th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Autotune isn’t new but T-Pain certainly brought it back, but this nigga really should shut the f*ck up about it nobody cares about who was doing it first its about who’s doing it best. If T-pain gets a check for every time someone used Autotune then Kanye West needs break off some doe for The RZA because he was loopin up soul back when Ye’ was still in high school.
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August 24th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Man, T-Pain acts like he created that program. People have been using it for years, just because he uses it TO DEATH doesnt mean he can get upset. Dudes weird.
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August 29th, 2007 at 2:10 am
#25 hit the nail on the head…I can’t stand T-Pain’s music but I respect his hustle.I peeped a few singers usin’ that effect to they voice way back like Brandy & Ray J for instance. Roger Troutman didn’t just use the auto-tune but used the the Talk Box & the Mini Moog but DJ Quik used it too…thats like sayin’ I brought back the 808 only I can use it…which sounds crazy
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August 31st, 2007 at 9:58 pm
I think its a shame that muthafuckas dat cant sing can get away wit dat shit by using auto tuner.wateva happened to ppl gettin record deals cuz they could sing(without using dat auto watchamacalit)? I hate the music industry.
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October 2nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Mayne I was using that effect before TPain came around. I just never promoted myself in the music industry. Shoot, and now I got my own effect thats gonna be in some of my new tracks. I will promote that fo sho. But people think that Autotune effect made him famous. Well it didnt make me famous. It was his creativity. But I understand how he feels. Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon now that the effect is hot. But he fa sho shouldnt get paid. Just because you know how to do the effect doesnt mean you have the creativity to use it and make hits.
http://www.youtube.com/dozerbeatz
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October 9th, 2007 at 4:21 am
vocoder belongs to tpain u guys are making fun of him for using it now u want the right to use it thats just stupid geez fools.answer dat
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May 18th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
the real shit is this..a trend is a trend and they fade in and out. you don’t really get the same results from plug-ins on a pc versus vocal modules. and that latin/white club music in the nineties used effects on voices too. none of this shit is new, he just put a twist on his own version of it and shouldn’t be bitchin’ because if you produce music like me then you know how much fun it is to try something new and add it to your arsenal. fuck hate. oh, and vocoder does not belong to that dude. take your ass to guitar center or sweetwater or musicians friend and get an education ppl.
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August 29th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
YALL GOT SOME VALID POINTS BUT YAL ALSO NEED TO DO YOUR RESEARCH.
TEDDY RILEY DIDNT USE AUTO TUNES OR A VOCODER.HE USED A TALK BOX.THATS WHERE YOU PLAY THE PIANO WITH A TUBE IN YOUR MOUTH.GET IT RIGHT.
NOW T-PAIN IS OUT OF LINE.IF ANYBODY SHOULD GET PAID IT SHOULD BE ANTARES.BASICALLY WITHOUT THEM THEIR WOULD BE NO T-PAIN.
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