Just to clarify, all - I did watch the entirety of Gabi’s video off-camera and do understand her points. I only used the beginning chunk of her video as an example of the negativity that TikTok creators are facing. I promise you, I’m not using it out of context. :)

A few things: 1- while it served the purpose of the video, I wouldn’t even consider autotune “pitch correction gone wrong.” I totally agree that software like Melodyne sounds better, but Autotune can be subtle as well. 2- as someone who owes most of his following to being targeted by this “controversy” on a single video I made last year, I completely agree that people need to chill out. Social media singing videos are like mini music videos. Creators aren’t trying to trick you into thinking that it’s live, they’re making an entertaining video with good audio. 3- if you want to only do raw recordings and make a point that the audio is 100% raw, that is actually totally fine and the rest of us applaud you for it! I’ve done that (most of my videos on TikTok have raw audio). The only thing that is not okay is for you to berate and treat creators who do use additional tools like lesser singers because they use tools that you don’t. And this is coming from someone who is too poor to own any pitch correction software! 4- while some music creators are simply too big to get around to everyone’s comments and duets, if you look at the comments sections of smaller singing creators, the big ones are often in there being supportive. I am so grateful for the support of Acoustics, Rockwellacapella, Ebucs, Davide, BigBrev, and many more who have helped me in my journey. People need to act like these other super supportive creators more often. 5- People have no clue how scary it is to start making music content. You have to put yourself in a rather vulnerable position and you don’t know how it will play out. Give people grace on platforms like this! Sorry I just got around to watching this, but love your stuff. Keep it up!

It’s so sad to see the pervasive ignorance and hostility on these platforms. The unfortunate thing is that people will remain ignorant because it’s easier than doing the research or even just thinking critically. I hope it changes but I don’t see how it will happen any time soon. I hope your content continues to do well and that this video gets more traction.

The problem is not that artists use pitch correction or even autotune on TikTok. The problem is that the ones just starting to sing or the ones purely consuming now perceive this as the new standard - aka the not so musically inclined. I've never been against the use of pitch manipulation, the issue is not those tools, but the ones not acknowledging them being used.