Cat Lady Kydia Music
Saw a post on here recently in my feed from someone that I no longer follow (it was a retoot) and it reminded me that the reason I no longer followed them is because they asked if they could give me some feedback on my song, and I said sure, and then they sent 3-4 PRIVATE messages telling me my voice sounded fake, my drums sounded dead, and proceeded to give me pointers on what vocal comping was 💀
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Aral Balkan
@rgarner @KydiaMusic This 👆
Cat Lady Kydia Music
I was stunned, then hurt. But there are a few things I’ve learned in all my years on social media, and that’s GET RECEIPTS. So while I was mulling over how to respond, I took screenshots of his messages.
He accused me of using AutoTune, and bragged about how important it is to do vocal comping to get takes that are in tune instead of “taking the easy way” of using AutoTune. He said it takes more work, but it’s worth it. 💀
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Cat Lady Kydia Music
He said he can tell when someone uses AutoTune, and my vocals sounded fake as a result.
I don’t use AutoTune. I don’t have AutoTune. I do use surgical pitch correction software (Melodyne) which is great for tuning up individual words/notes as needed. Because for me, the vocal quality, the enunciation, the expression, and the emotion are more important than being precisely in tune. Plus, being half-deaf, it’s hard to hear my own voice AND the backing track correctly to keep in tune.
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Russell Garner
@KydiaMusic I got some great advice from my late father — also a drummer — on these types of people.
"Fuck 'em."
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