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(56,462 posts)can't be denied.
Unfortunately, despite having a great voice that should NEVER be pitch-corrected or auto-tuned, he has had his voice tampered with at times by nitwits who thought technology could improve on it. I found that out as soon as I started reading more about him. A British musician who HATES technology interfering with real talent and who uses technology to check for any evidence of tampering - that's Fil Henley, whose YouTube channel is Wings of Pegasus - compared Dimash's natural ability to Pavarotti, thinks his voice is that good, but did run across some evidence of auto-tune and pitch correction, which Dimash absolutely did NOT need.
It's horrible that those tools are used so often now. Not only do they make inferior singers get more success than they deserve, but they make singers who are truly brilliant sound less human, more mechanical.
Wings of Pegasus did that analysis a few years ago, and I don't know whether Dimash has taken steps to keep his extraordinary voice from ever being tampered with, but I hope so. I hate the way some in the record industry seem to feel everyone should be auto-tuned and pitch-corrected. Fil even discovered there are some live performances from decades ago being replaced on YouTube by "corrected" versions.
Fil started a petition saying use of the technology should always be disclosed. DU OP and replies about that and what's wrong with auto-tune:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034114593
His rant about Randy Meisner's old live vocals being tampered with:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034104347
Again, Dimash is a great singer. He doesn't need any high-tech help, and his vocals should never be altered.
Sadly, use of that technology has become almost universal, and that's probably another reason older music often seems incredibly good to young listeners.
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