Let’s get the album title out of the way first. T-Pain indeed started out as a rapper. His hip-hop cover of Akon’s hit single “Locked Up” led to a record deal. But T-Pain decided to transition to ...

* Photo: Joseph Maida * From Lil Wayne's cyborg-slick singing on "Lollipop" to the Twiki-tweaked vocals of T-Pain, use of the voice-enhancing software Auto-Tune has reached a fever pitch. But it turns ...

Wake up Kanye, Mr. Gibbard’s in the building– and he and his fellow Death Cab for Cutie bandmates mean business. The indie rock superstars (if such a term can exist within its own undeniable irony) ...

Linda Diaz and Arthur Buckner uncover how Auto-Tune became THE in-demand tool for studios. Thanks to artists like T-Pain, Cher, and Kanye West, Auto-Tune went from being an industry secret to an ...

Young Money’s First Lady Nicki Minaj has unveiled two new tracks in preparation for her upcoming debut. Testing the waters and seeing if they stick, Ms. Nicki also jacks T-Pain for his Auto-Tune ...

Typically, the music-streaming public remains at arm’s length when it comes to tricks and tips that artists use in the recording studio — it’s too nerdy, too complicated, and only useful to obsessives ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of the vocoder, talkbox, and Auto-Tune, tracing their journey from Bell Labs through World War II to their influence on Daft Punk in this episode of Version History.