What Is Cher Believe Autotune
Cher's 1998 hit "Believe" popularized a robotic vocal effect created by the Antares Auto-Tune processor. The technique shifts pitch to correct or stylize vocals, producing the song's distinctive synthetic sound.
How Autotune Works
Auto-Tune analyzes incoming audio and snaps detected pitch to the nearest note on a user-defined scale. Engineers adjust retune speed and scale settings to control how quickly or abruptly the correction happens.
Impact of Cher Believe Autotune
After "Believe," producers adopted Auto-Tune as a deliberate creative effect rather than a subtle correction tool. The track is widely cited as a turning point in pop production, influencing vocal styling across genres.
Learn more about the vocal processor used on the track at Antares Auto-Tune.
