erockomania
Experienced
Purists are annoying.
Regarding tuning vocals. No absolutely not. It's their "art" and they should know about that stuff. Having said that, I have no problem letting someone know I can tune the slightly out of tune parts as long as the performance is there. If you mention this WHILE they are tracking, it's easy to come back and show them that it's not a lack of talent that's the reason for tuning but a preservation of the performance while adding back in the precision they likely could have gotten with 8 (or 80) more takes. The problem with doing a ton of takes is that the vocalist usually loses some of the immediacy of the fresher performances and something is lost. Get the performance first and then make small adjustments if necessary. I find there is zero reason to get "perfection" if the vocalist doesn't have it naturally but can perform well.
Regarding tuning vocals. No absolutely not. It's their "art" and they should know about that stuff. Having said that, I have no problem letting someone know I can tune the slightly out of tune parts as long as the performance is there. If you mention this WHILE they are tracking, it's easy to come back and show them that it's not a lack of talent that's the reason for tuning but a preservation of the performance while adding back in the precision they likely could have gotten with 8 (or 80) more takes. The problem with doing a ton of takes is that the vocalist usually loses some of the immediacy of the fresher performances and something is lost. Get the performance first and then make small adjustments if necessary. I find there is zero reason to get "perfection" if the vocalist doesn't have it naturally but can perform well.