O/T: "auto-tune the news"

[phonophan79]

LOL... sorry for the O/T post, but I just thought these videos were too funny.

If you don't know, "auto-tune" is a software program that alters a singers' voices to achieve perfect pitch.

Cher was the first to use Auto-Tune in her 1998 hit "Believe," and since then a lot of artists more and more seem to get away with a little technical assistance.

Unfortunately today it shows us how ridiculously easy it is to make anyone sound like a pop star.

In this case, it's used when they're not actually singing... I thought it was humorous though. There are 8 of them so far, but here's one...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOYN-6gdRE[/youtube]