People are still peddling this nonsense? Kitty did not use Autotune, she used a phaser. Very different thing.

^ This

If they were autotuned we would probably know, especially on a live performance. Autotune has a very distinctive, synthetic sound and on a live performance you are leaving the correction entirely down to a piece of software making a very quick decision. It would sound very synthetic.

It corrects errors but it never sounds natural, just watch a few Glee eps if you don't know what it autotune sounds like, its really glaring.

The only way you wouldn't notice it is if it was used very, very subtly which would be very dangerous on a live performance as if one of the singers did fluff up it would be really glaring, you'd suddenly have a line coming out sounding like R2D2 was performing.

Also they would need to sing pretty much perfectly for that to work anyway.

No it didn't, it used AutoTune, although they were still trying to keep AutoTune an industry secret at that point so put it about that it was a Vocoder.


No it isn't. The two aren't even remotely similar.

i think those of you who are thinking they used AT last night (or excessive backing vocals on the track) are completely delusional, or just jumping on a band wagon.

their singing was EXCELLENT last night, and that is due to a few different factors (other than natural talent)

1) they have had a full week to concentrate on the piece after choosing it on monday
2) they didn't have a dance routine (apart from gesticulation and a little emoting), so could fully focus on the vocal
3) they could hear themselves for once.

i've listened to it several times back on my tv and on my computer (got great speakers) and there isn't even the faintest whiff of autotune. like others have said, reference glee, the m&s ad - and the terrible use of it in auditions last year to hear the difference.

the vocals sound fat because they are singing WELL and their voices are well compressed. compression is a tool is used in the main to boost certain frequences to control and limit peaks and troughs in dynamics. listen to their acapellas on xtra factor and listen closely to the acapella moments at the end of the track to see how brilliantly they did. you can pick the four parts of the harmony apart if you have an experienced ear.

overall, i'm really glad this thread exists, because it means LM were wonderful - and are true contenders!

Exactly.

There wasn't any autotune on their solo vocals.

However, pre-recorded backing vocals were used in the chorus. They weren't as prominent as they usually are, but they were there. This is a fact. I'm a fan of this group and I hope they win it to be honest but there is no denying that backing vocals were used. They have been from day one of the live shows and the same applied to The Risk, One Direction et al. Anyone with a decent ear for vocals can surely hear this?

you're absolutely right eurostar. i was going to post the same points until i read yours. i really like little mix and would be quite pleased to see them win. but last night and at other times they often get massive extra vocals over their own live harmonies. mind you i've found this to pretty much always be the case with any of the groups on any series of xfactor.
this is why gary wants to hear them sing just on their own..stripped back..no heavy production. leaving them more exposed like the solo acts generally are. i don't think they need to be scared of doing this either because i think on the whole they can all sing well and do good harmony. oh yeah and certainly no autotuning going on in their live vocals.

As usual, when the underdogs get alot of support and on the way of becoming potential winners, fans of others acts get so threatened, that they have to use every card to hinder thier chances.

It's desperation and fear.

Until there is actual proof they were auto tuned, I'm going to take any claims as false.

So what is they were pitch perfect? It is possible you know.

They weren't pitch perfect, which is a good indicator that they weren't AutoTuned.

They were not pitch perfect and have not been on any performance. No singer is totally pitch perfect but really good singers spot it and pull it back before most people would notice it. None of this years contestants are close to being pitch perfect, the closest is Marcus but even he misses the mark.

I don't think they were. Tbh, they don't need to be. I've heard them do their acapella harmonies on the Xtra Factor and it sounded the same as last night.

That is why he needed such a bright pink outfit that glowed in the dark...
I think Little Mix show what they will sound like as a band, once they are produced..I also think Perrie has the best female voice in the competition which shows the voice is not that important or else she would have got through as a soloist..

Oh yeah I remember that he seemed like a gospel singer.

Actually Antares is a studio technique so is usually used post production unless it is being used as a standalone effect. I remember the BBC article and from my memory the ho, hah was about the use of it at the audition stage which was pre-recorded.

This band was made up from rejects wasn't it? I would take the idea that they can all sing with a pinch of salt. Perrie is pretty cute though.

It does seem a bit dodgy fog, as they are a four piece vocal group. Why should such a group need a load of vocals on the backing track? And are we listening to Little Mix's own voices on the backing track?

I'm just glad that there are more & more topics about Little Mix

You do realise that the more popular they get, then the more diss/insult threads start on DS don't you

Actually, that's been one of the big flaws of the competition this year. And it doesn't just apply to Little Mix.

The Risk also had vocalists who were better singers than some of the people chosen for the male solo category.

I think Tulisa desperately wanted her groups to be as good as possible, and I guess that's understandable for her, but that meant sapping the talent pool from other categories.

This is the most pathetic thread I've ever seen.

I was actually laughing at the links you thought work as 'evidence'

Me too. Posted this earlier as it is getting annoying all the armchair experts telling us about autotune - which I have a copy of as a VST and use with Cakewalk.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...6#post54718106

http://twitter.com/#!/JadeLittleMix

third tweet

I honestly believe that none of them put into groups are rejects and that applies to past years too. If you look at them they don't just pick on vocals but personality and looks. Although have to say Marlon Mckenzie is the one singer who disproves my theory. He towered above them all and stuck out like a sore thumb maybe why he was quickly replaced

http://i40.tinypic.com/2cwpqms.jpg

The writer of that article need to check his facts really. Cardle and Cher Lloyd definitely used them last year and apparently Danyl used one whichever series he was in.