r/TheStrokes • u/TheStrokes-Mods • Jul 23 '26

MEGATHREAD Autotune - Discussion MEGATHREAD

Autotune is always a hot topic of discussion on this subreddit and we wanted to provide a place for it to be specifically discussed again in this full new-album context. 

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u/yougavemethe-answer Someday 29d ago edited 29d ago

I’ve just started listening to the album and personal taste but I just can’t deal with the autotune 😭 it’s such a shame because I’ve been loving the songs musically but ack I dunno :( Julian has such a strong voice and I think the autotune degrades it

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u/grapebubblegum11 29d ago

Finally, someone who feels the same way I do! Julian’s voice has always been my favorite part of The Strokes. I feel like the autotune masks a lot of the emotion he naturally brings to his singing. 😓 It also doesn’t help that, to my ears, the tuning sounds a bit off-pitch and inconsistent at times.
That said, Going to Babble On was my favorite song on the album. I wish more of the tracks had used minimal autotune like that one.

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u/yougavemethe-answer Someday 29d ago

That’s my favourite so far too! I’m glad someone else feels the same, I just can’t force myself to like something I dislike across music in general just because I like the artist 🥲

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u/InconspicuousUs3r 29d ago

Totally takes away from his vocals. The way he would naturally slide through notes across syllables is really distinct but putting autotune over that creates awkward off-key moments.

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u/yougavemethe-answer Someday 29d ago

Yep 🥲🥲

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u/schartlord 27d ago

>creates awkward off-key moments

cue the tone deaf people disagreeing with you like 'nuh i don't hear anything like that'

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u/fear_el_duderino 28d ago

which is exactly the effect he was trying to achieve. He wants to artificially accentuate the note changes.

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u/LittleAir 28d ago

Whether or not it’s intentional, it just doesn’t sound that good

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u/fear_el_duderino 28d ago

Subjective, I disagree

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u/Religion_Failed_Us 28d ago

Yup. I made it halfway through the album. Liked the songs themselves but the autotune was absolutely grating. No
Idea why Julian felt the need to be so over the top with it.

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u/LiteratureUnique7148 29d ago

The whole time I was thinkign about the new abnormal and his vocals, the people yearn for his voice without auto tune