In my recording technology class the other day, we were talking about the use of Autotune and processors to change the vocals of modern music. Whether or not all of you realize it, almost every single popular artist uses these tools when recording in the studio. Some of the most obvious would be Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Tobey Keith, Ke$sha, Madonna, Britney Spears, T-pain, Cher, Ashley and Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, Hilary Duff, Katy Perry, the Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Usher, so on and so forth. Even if the artist can sing well, they are often overly processed in the studio simply to get a certain tone or warmth to their voice. Now artists have "teams" that process their voices while they sing live. Miley Cyrus is one of these artists. Even though she can't actually hit a middle "e", her team can adjust her while she sings so that she appears to hit that note.
So it seems very obvious to me that this is the new trend and this is where music is going. I find that most people are on opposite sides of the fence; either they think that the artists are "frauds" or they accept this as a new type of art form. I want to know what you guys think. Are you accepting of the fact that in a few years most major artists will be singing with "crutches" and you will almost never hear their natural voices? Or will you refuse to support them and boycott their music.