🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自动调音

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zìdòng tiáoyīn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Autotune/ˈɔː.toʊ.tuːn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这首歌的演唱使用了自动调音技术。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An electronic device or software program used to measure and correct pitch in vocal and instrumental music recordings.

    "The producer relied heavily on autotune to keep the singer's performance perfectly in pitch."
As verb
  1. 1

    To apply pitch-correction software to a recorded voice or instrument.

    "Many modern pop tracks are autotuned to achieve a smooth, robotic vocal texture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'Auto-Tune', a trademarked audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies in 1997, which uses a proprietary phase vocoder to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. Over time, the proprietary eponym generalized into a common noun and verb describing any electronic pitch-correction software or effect.

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