Is There a Negative Effect of Auto Tune?

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People don't really have to be virtuosos on instruments anymore. The fact that anyone can do it kind of makes it maybe not as special, I don't know. Is it good to be more perfect or is it making it too similar and clean and therefore not as exciting? Well it kind of depends on what it is. People have been using drum machines since the 80s and some of my favorite songs have drum machines on them. Tom Petty used drum machines on some of his big songs he used real drummers.

There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help people understand the theoretical underpinnings of popular music than today’s guest, Rick Beato. His YouTube videos dig into how songs work and what makes them great. We talk about music theory and how it contributes to our appreciation of all kinds of music.

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Rick Beato obtained a master’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently a producer and owner of Black Dog Sound Studios in Georgia, as well as host of a popular YouTube channel. He has worked as a session musician, songwriter, and lecturer at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere. He is the author of The Beato Book Interactive as well as other music-training tools.

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