Audacity: Autotune

Critics hailed “Flatline” as a scathing deconstruction of pop artifice. Fans argued endlessly over whether the robotic vocals were “soulless” or “a bold new frontier.” A philosophy student at NYU wrote a 10,000-word thesis titled: Authenticity in the Age of Algorithmic Glissando: The Audacity of the Zeroed-Out Curve.

The note hung in the air of Studio B like a dying animal. It was flat. Painfully, obviously, offensively flat. Leo cringed behind the mixing board, his fingers hovering over the faders like a bomb disposal expert. autotune audacity

Then, Leo posted the real track to streaming services under a ghost producer alias. It was called “Flatline (Autotune Audacity Remix).” autotune audacity