Meaning & use
autotune
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Meanings
noununcountabletrademark
Software that corrects or changes the pitch of a singer's voice, often used in pop music.
Grammar: Uncountable: use autotune, not 'an autotune'.
Patterns
- use autotune
- with autotune
- heavy autotune
The producer used autotune to make the vocals sound perfect.
You can hear the autotune on that chorus.
Some singers rely too much on autotune.
verbtransitiveinformal
To use software to correct or change the pitch of a voice or instrument.
Grammar: Takes an object: autotune the vocals.
Patterns
- autotune something
- autotune a voice
They autotuned the whole track to get that robotic sound.
She autotuned her vocals for the live performance.
Word forms
| third person singular | autotunes |
|---|---|
| past tense | autotuned |
| past participle | autotuned |
| -ing form | autotuning |
Common combinations
- heavy autotune
- The song has heavy autotune on the chorus.
- use autotune
- Many pop stars use autotune in the studio.
- autotune the vocals
- The engineer autotuned the vocals to fix the pitch.
- sound like autotune
- His voice sounds like autotune even when he sings live.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pitch correction
- The general term for the process; 'autotune' is a specific brand name often used for any such software.
Word family
- autotuned adjective
- Having had pitch corrected with autotune.
Commonly confused: autotune or auto-tune?
autotune vs auto-tune
Same meaning, but often hyphenated. 'Auto-Tune' is the trademarked spelling.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
Option 0 is correct because 'autotune' is uncountable as a noun. Option 1 is wrong because 'autotune' is not countable. Option 2 is wrong because the verb needs past tense 'autotuned'. Option 3 is grammatically incorrect.
Make it your own
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