is there really cheating in art? (Score 1)

The whole idea that it is cheating to use auto-tune is absurd. Yes, it makes lots of crappy singers sound like they are singing in-tune, but it doesn't have the ability to turn bad music into good music. It is just a tool. If talented and creative musicians use it, then most likely it will be a positive enhancement. If untalented and unoriginal musicians use it, they will remain untalented and unoriginal.

As many people have noted on here, this technology has been in use for quite a while. I'm pretty sure that some albums (and not necessarily mainstream ones) that I really like employ it. Do I feel disillusioned? Of course not, because I understand that a lot of process and processing goes into making both recorded and live music.

Let's not forget that there was a time when people made similar complaints about musicians amplifying their music. "They're cheating! They don't really play that loud!" Remember when it was such a big scandal for Bob Dylan to "go electric"? There are some people who still believe that mono is better than stereo, that stereo sounds fake or that CDs don't sound as "real" as vinyl records. So what's the big deal? Technology can make great music and it can make crap. In the end it is all about the talent behind the music.