that thing rappers use nowadays that makes you sound like a robot going through puberty. first developed for the mining industry as a way to find oil wells fossils coal and metal deposits underground it was later introduced to music by cher in her song "believe". it was made popular during the boy band phenomenon especially by N*sync I guess they figured if they couldn't make them genuinely sound good that a robot gargling was almost as good.
Kanye west: I'm such a musical genius.
Kanye east: let's see you sing without autotune,then.
Kanye west: fuck
Kanye east: let's see you sing without autotune,then.
Kanye west: fuck
by masteroffire October 19, 2012
by AznKandii March 22, 2011
To fix a wannabe's voice. Someone who can't sing to save their lives but do it anyways and make it catchy. It is taking over the musical world. Some singers who use it are Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, Korean groups like T-Ara, too many to count.
by brm_11 June 05, 2010
The listener's expectation that hit tunes be redundant with catchy phrases based on musical melodies that stick in your head.
by The Roachette December 31, 2010
Used as a verb, to autotune something is to perform an act in an unconsidered, amateurish manner.
A near synonym would be to phone it in except that autotune implies a greater level of incompetence in the execution of the act.
A near synonym would be to phone it in except that autotune implies a greater level of incompetence in the execution of the act.
by uihero April 23, 2009
used as a synonym for dis words, such as owned or pwned. Derives from a commercial involving Zeus, the god of Awesome.
n00b: "HA! Killed youuuuu"
me: "Yo, that kill was shitty. Here's a good one.... *snipes out n00b* BITCHHHH! You just got autotuned!"
me: "Yo, that kill was shitty. Here's a good one.... *snipes out n00b* BITCHHHH! You just got autotuned!"
by Dankwing_Duck_94 July 19, 2011
da coolest device in da world.it makes ppls voices sound so good.it can make the lamest song seem good.
tpain uses autotune
by E das me May 31, 2009