Know Your Meme: “Weird Al” Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune
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The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor “Weird Al” Yankovic!
http://www.weirdal.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdAlTV
http://www.antarestech.com/products/auto-tune-efx.shtml
Antares Auto Tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_fnAjZNDY
T-Pain: Can’t Believe It
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=97312511&m=97357509
NPR.org: Auto Tune in Action (audio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xsiKBJGW4
Cher: Believe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Pain
T-Pain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTBH4_4pO0
T-Pain: Chopped and Skrewed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAXWpAkYwGQ
T-Pain: Freeze
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1877372,00.html
Auto-Tune:Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/06/09/080609on_audio_frerejones
Perfect Pitch
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97138601
Tone Deaf Stars Thrive on Digital Correction Software
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16665656
T-Pain Builds Power with Digital Prowess
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-742335.html
The Arusha Accord
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1069281
Loftland Shhh Just Listen
http://www.206proof.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=5946
Auto-tune Killed Hip Hop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr-SZXIVvuo
Singing Kitties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_4AxzvhCPY
Baby T-Pain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW6jW9y59JY
Winston Churchill Backed by Band from Future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyb4Z7-0mwQ
AutoTuned
http://vimeo.com/3718294
Vimeo: Auto Tuning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA
Slap Chop Rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5JJhdt5Kk
B.O.B Autotune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
Carl Sagan - A Glorious Dawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI
Auto-tune the News #2
http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/401599/thug-story.jhtm
Jay Zs Death of Auto Tune video
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/31/unintended-consequences-jay-zs-%E2%80%98death-of-auto-tune%E2%80%99-boosts-sales-of-the-software/
Unintended consequences: Jay-Zs Death of Auto-Tune boosts sales of the software
Jay-Z “D.O.A. + 99 Problems (Wallpaper. Remix)
via http://www.eeniemeenie.com
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/06/17/music-remix-i-got-99.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU
The Lonely Island: I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain)
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December 16th, 2009 at 2:27 am
1st he doesnt sing, he raps. And I do like some of his stuff. Weird Al isnt an Artist just a lame-o. Cliche dumb ass shit. This account is shared. With my Vid production team. I didnt add them…I added 5 finger death punch and killswitch. lol and you took the time to look through my favorites? Nice man…no life
December 16th, 2009 at 2:38 am
u crazy, weird al is awesome. the only lame-o here is you
December 16th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Says the kid who plays runescape? My 11 year old brother plays that haha
December 16th, 2009 at 2:50 am
Wow kid first off, Weird AL is hilarious. And is exposing crappy music all the time. And its what he does as a comedian. Second, I can’t imagine killswitch being happy that they are considered friends with someone who uses the term “lol” and finally, you probably didn’t even appreciate killswitch til they eventually got huge.
December 16th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Yep, hip hop and rap are garbage.
December 16th, 2009 at 2:53 am
So I guess now lol is some kind of “Nerd term”? What a tool. He is not Funny at all. And im not some poser so im not going to say I liked them before they became popular…because I didnt even know about them….you probably didnt like half the music you like now before they became popular….stop kidding yourself. Why doesnt someone else put their two cents in?
December 16th, 2009 at 4:37 am
What the hell, why did they show all of those bands who definitely don’t use auto tune. Especially Daft Punk! They have been doing this kind of music for decades. Also I think Snoop Dog used it before T-Pain and it was just for one song.
December 16th, 2009 at 4:41 am
I like my rap with lots of scratching, thank you.
December 16th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Well good for you, its good when a fellow human being recognizes the problem that plagues many today, i am glad you do not claim such false statements. But anyway, i do still like killswitch, its just not as ridiculously awesome as it once was. At least we both agree with the problem with music these days.
December 16th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
“glorios down” was very good and deep song…
December 16th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
he sings and actualy very well..Lisen to his older parodies..Before 2000’s…Lamo.
December 16th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I have heard all his stuff, dont think any of its funny. You cant MAKE me think someone is funny. Its all opinion
December 17th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Elspeth Rountree is fuckin hot.. would bang
December 17th, 2009 at 1:08 am
agree
December 17th, 2009 at 2:49 am
lol iphone nigra
December 17th, 2009 at 3:48 am
“Hello, and welcome to RocketBoom, where we abuse internet fads for our own commercial gains! FEATURING OLD PARODY ARTIST THAT HASN’T BEEN FUNNY SINCE THE LATE 90’s!!!!”
December 17th, 2009 at 3:49 am
if by elspeth rountree you mean that hot chick in the video, hell yea
December 17th, 2009 at 7:10 am
mudkip. at the end. i saw it.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
@fartmaster962000
But Rocketboom has shown me the light.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:07 am
THERE IS MUDKIPZ?!
December 18th, 2009 at 1:10 am
autotuned bay cry made me lol
December 18th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
No wai weird al is still funny >:(
December 18th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
autotune is ruining music
December 18th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Major Win @0:23 Couragewolf rules !
December 19th, 2009 at 1:10 am
I <3 Autotuned kitty cats!