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Flvme Defends Auto-Tune As A Standard Plugin In Music Production. South African rapper and producer Flvme has ignited fresh conversation in the music world with a bold perspective on vocal processing in today’s production landscape.
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the “Captain Hook” artist challenged the common criticism of Auto-Tune by stating that anyone sceptical of it should also question every other tool used to mix vocals. Flvme’s message quickly caught fire, gathering hundreds of reactions, especially within South African hip-hop circles. “Anyone who has an issue with autotune should have an issue with every other plugin used to mix vocals,” Flvme wrote.
At the heart of Flvme’s argument lies a simple truth grounded in music production techniques: Auto-Tune is merely one element in a broad toolkit of digital audio effects that shape how vocals sound on modern recordings.
Nearly every professional vocal track today is enhanced with various effects, including equalisation to clean up frequencies, compression to balance dynamics, de-essing to soften sharp sounds, reverb and delay to create space, saturation for warmth, and, yes, pitch correction tools like Auto-Tune, Melodyne, or Waves Tune.
He points out that if people believe relying on pitch correction diminishes genuine artistry, then the same scrutiny should be applied to compression that flattens natural vocal dynamics or EQ that changes the character of the voice far from its raw form. All these tools contribute to the final sound just as much as any note sung.
This statement emerges amidst a broader global debate on authenticity in hip-hop and pop music. Critics often argue that heavy Auto-Tune use produces a mechanical sound that hides vocal shortcomings, while supporters highlight that it is no different from other longstanding studio techniques such as re-amping guitars, drum replacement, or combining multiple vocal takes.
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Flvme Defends Auto-Tune As A Standard Plugin In Music Production. South African rapper and producer Flvme has ignited fresh conversation in the music world with a bold perspective on vocal processing in today’s production landscape. Flvme Defends Auto-Tune As A Standard Plugin In Music Production In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the “Captain …
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