This technique is used by those divas who can't sing, but make a fortune at it. You know who I'm talking about. It's also good for those who have reasonably good voices but not such good pitch control, and in live situations where you cannot hear yourself well. It requires a DAW or sequencer, and a harmonizer or multieffects unit with a 'harmonize' function.

Sequence the melody of a song into a DAW on a MIDI track. Run the MIDI Out of that track to the MIDI In of a harmonizer. Set the Harmonization interval to 0 (no offset). Then run the vocals through the effect at 100% 'wet'. As long as the singer's phrasing matches the sequenced melody, and the part is sung reasonably in tune, the output will be in tune.

Hey, it works for Brittany!


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