kikkawame wrote:@JonCC - So if I don't like autotuning and appreciate vocal talent
Never said anything about appreciating vocal talent, I only adressed the adding of digital effects of any kind to an idol's voice (under the collective term of "Autotune").
There were/are lots of great voices out there. It's a huge idol industry.
kikkawame wrote:A few names for you, Aya Matsurra, Miki Fujimoto, Ai Takahashi, Abe Natsumi, Tanaka Reina, Kikkawa Yuu, Goto Maki...
All artists that are not releasing any new material anymore/are on hiatus (unless you count LoVendoЯ ). I'm talking about the current idol industry and current trends.
Also, just to take one of your examples: Reina. She got a lot of voice processing while in Morning Musume from One-Two-Three onward. Tsunku said it himself during Tsunclub.
kikkawame wrote: *drops mic*
Uhm..okay? Was unaware this was a competition nor was I trying to prove anything. Just having a discussion.
sada* wrote:I feel that JonCC was talking about other idol groups not just within H!P.
Yep: exactly. You may not like them, but at least be aware of them.
esm wrote:Autotune is not just a handicap for singers that can't sing well. I mean, it helps them, but it's also part of the style that's popular right now. Morning Musume still delivers great live performances despite the autotune here and there in the songs; you still get lines that are vocally demanding and have no autotune. (...)They don't use autotune blindly just to make up for lack of vocal abilities but because it actually sounds good. I don't feel that H!P is overdoing it.
That's what I'm getting at.
