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Not only does ELO\'s Time album predate Auto-Tune by over a decade and a half, it isn\'t alt rock and doesn\'t contain a track by that name.


* Electric Light Orchestra's ''Time'' album: the first track, "Prelude", contains what many consider the first ever use of auto-tune in music history. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2IsSCGemOY Listen for yourself.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'', Nigel shows off his ability to mimic auto-tune.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio 2}}'', Nigel shows off his ability to mimic auto-tune.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'', Nigel shows off his ability to mimic auto-tune.

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* Used in a Disneyland commercial spot.

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* Used in a Disneyland [[Rides/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] commercial spot.



* On ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', Darwin the fish sings two songs in the episode "The Words". The first one is Auto-Tuned, and the second is styled like a Disney VillainSong.

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* On ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', Darwin the fish sings two songs in the episode "The Words". The first one is Auto-Tuned, and the second is styled like a Disney Creator/{{Disney}} VillainSong.


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* Liberally used in "Never Alone" by [=BarlowGirl=].
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* The titular character in FreaknikTheMusical, played by the master of autotune himself TPain, both speaks and sings with autotune jacked UpToEleven.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPoNpJ29bvE This]] fan-made remix of "[[ToyStory You've Got A Friend In Me]]" auto-tunes RandyNewman's voice, which, considering Newman isn't much of a singer to begin with, works surprisingly well,
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* Jason Derulo.

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* Jason Derulo.JAY-SUN D'RU-lo!
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* The main characters discover a crystal in ''Film/TheLandOfTheLost'' that essentially does this to the voice of whomever touches it, netting a comment from Rick Marshall that you'd normally need to pay money for this kind of effect.

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* The main characters discover a crystal in ''Film/TheLandOfTheLost'' ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' that essentially does this to the voice of whomever touches it, netting a comment from Rick Marshall that you'd normally need to pay money for this kind of effect.
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* The main characters discover a crystal in ''Film/TheLandOfTheLost'' that essentially does this to the voice of whomever touches it, netting a comment from Rick Marshall that you'd normally need to pay money for this kind of effect.
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* ''{{Blackish}}'' features the kids using it for a performance of Carol of the Bells, in a scene that completely plays up how hideously unnatural it sounds.
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The first \"I keep getting stronger\" in particular

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** You can hear it a bit when will.i.am sings "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVzjoj96vs What I Am]]" on ''Series/SesameStreet''.
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* It's subtle in ''Film/{{Annie|2014}}'', but most prominent in "The City is Yours".
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* Though not explicitely mentioned, WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks definitely references this. The villains of the movie are a trio of {{Enthralling Siren}}s who use their beautiful CompellingVoice to sow discord among the student body. In the final battle against them, [[spoiler:the heroes shatter their magical amulets. The sirens are visibly horrified by this, and when they try to song again, they sound horribly off-key and are booed offstage. Their amulets were not just the source of their powers, they were their auto-tune!]]
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* Used in a commercial for Bud Light. With T-Pain.
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* Most of Music/WoodenToaster's songs use a vocoder, but the chorus of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUptKs5Fccw "Tough Luck"]] just goes for straight Auto-Tune.
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* Used for distortion effect in Music/{{NSYNC}}'s song "Digital Getdown". Especially justified since the song was about cybersex and invokes the dial-up tone.
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* Music/{{Vaniru}} heavily uses it for effect.
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* Used constantly by the boy band "Sev'ral Timez" in ''GravityFalls''. Intentional, given that [[spoiler:the boys are actually robots.]]

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* Used constantly by the boy band "Sev'ral Timez" in ''GravityFalls''. Intentional, given that [[spoiler:the boys are actually robots.]]the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Boyz Crazy", as part of an extended parody of boy-band music.

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The act of distorting vocals for a robotic effect is not new in and of itself, having been used since the 1970s with the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder vocoder]], but this was mostly relegated to funk and electronica, both niche markets. Using Auto-Tune for a similar effect didn't become prominent until the arrival of {{T-Pain}} in 2005. Unlike other artists that relegated it to subtle uses or genres aiming for a digitalized sound, T-Pain used it obviously and flagrantly on nearly all of his releases. His huge success led to a [[FollowTheLeader slew of imitators]] within pop, R&B, and hip hop. Within a very short period, Auto-Tune distortion became the norm rather than the exception.

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The act of distorting vocals for a robotic effect is not new in and of itself, having been used since the 1970s with the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder vocoder]], but this was mostly relegated to funk and electronica, both niche markets. Using Auto-Tune for a similar effect didn't become prominent until the arrival of {{T-Pain}} Music/TPain in 2005. Unlike other artists that relegated it to subtle uses or genres aiming for a digitalized sound, T-Pain used it obviously and flagrantly on nearly all of his releases. His huge success led to a [[FollowTheLeader slew of imitators]] within pop, R&B, and hip hop. Within a very short period, Auto-Tune distortion became the norm rather than the exception.



* Hip-hop/R&B artist {{T-Pain}} is the TropeCodifier, though arguably different than most usages since he uses it blatantly to sound like a robot and not just to make it sound like he can sing.
** He stated that [[http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/06/t_pain_vocal_effect_Auto-Tune.php he wants to move on from using Auto-Tune]] and instead start using different vocal effects called the "T-Pain Effect."

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* Hip-hop/R&B artist {{T-Pain}} Music/TPain is the TropeCodifier, though arguably different than most usages since he uses it blatantly to sound like a robot and not just to make it sound like he can sing.
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sing. He stated that [[http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/06/t_pain_vocal_effect_Auto-Tune.php he wants to move on from using Auto-Tune]] and instead start using different vocal effects called the "T-Pain Effect."
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* RitaOra's "I Will Never Let You Down".
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* Hip-hop group B.O.B.'s aptly-named "Autotune", which is a TakeThat to artists who use it as a cheap cop-out to make up for their lack of vocal talent.
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* Puppycat's voice, of BeeAndPuppycat, is created by slightly manipulating his actress' voice in autotune, creating a weird "alien" sound to his voice.
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* Used in-universe on an episode of ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''. The Three Tenners want to record a song but one of them can't sing.
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* Puppycat's voice, of BeeAndPuppycat, is created by slightly manipulating his actress' voice in autotune, creating a weird "alien" sound to his voice.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkWdCU6m71A A version of]] "Dragon Soul" from ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' has some rather noticeable spots where Auto-Tune is applied to SeanSchemmel's voice.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkWdCU6m71A A version of]] "Dragon Soul" from ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' has some rather noticeable spots where Auto-Tune is applied to SeanSchemmel's Creator/SeanSchemmel's voice.
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* fun. uses this extensively on their album ''Some Nights'', particularly in "Stars," "One Foot" and a segment of the title track.
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* In ''Series/ModernFamily'', after Phil gives an impromptu humiliating speech at Claire's political debate, the speech goes viral. At least one YouTube user uses Auto-Tune to create a StupidStatementDanceMix out of it.

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* In ''Series/ModernFamily'', after Phil gives an impromptu humiliating speech at Claire's political debate, the speech goes viral. At least one YouTube Website/YouTube user uses Auto-Tune to create a StupidStatementDanceMix out of it.
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* The verses of "Drink to That All Night" by Jerrod Niemann.

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