Know Your Meme: "Weird Al" Yankovic Helps Explain Auto Tune

Look here for links to all videos from this episode! The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor "Weird Al" Yankovic! http://www.weirdal.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/WeirdAlTV http://www.antarestech.com/products/auto-tune-efx.shtml Antares Auto Tune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_fnAjZNDY T-Pain: Can't Believe It http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=97312511&m=97357509 NPR.org: Auto Tune in Action (audio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xsiKBJGW4 Cher: Believe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Pain T-Pain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTBH4_4pO0 T-Pain: Chopped and Skrewed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAXWpAkYwGQ T-Pain: Freeze http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1877372,00.html Auto-Tune:Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/06/09/080609on_audio_frerejones Perfect Pitch http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97138601 Tone Deaf Stars Thrive on Digital Correction Software http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16665656 T-Pain Builds Power with Digital Prowess http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-742335.html The Arusha Accord http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1069281 Loftland Shhh Just Listen http://www.206proof.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=5946 Auto-tune Killed Hip Hop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr-SZXIVvuo Singing Kitties http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_4AxzvhCPY Baby T-Pain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW6jW9y59JY Winston Churchill Backed by Band from Future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyb4Z7-0mwQ AutoTuned http://vimeo.com/3718294 Vimeo: Auto Tuning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA Slap Chop Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5JJhdt5Kk B.O.B Autotune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc Carl Sagan - A Glorious Dawn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI Auto-tune the News #2 http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/401599/thug-story.jhtm Jay Zs Death of Auto Tune video http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/31/unintended-consequences-jay-zs-%E2%80%98death-of-auto-tune%E2%80%99-boosts-sales-of-the-software/ Unintended consequences: Jay-Zs Death of Auto-Tune boosts sales of the software Jay-Z "D.O.A. + 99 Problems (Wallpaper. Remix) via http://www.eeniemeenie.com http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/06/17/music-remix-i-got-99.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU The Lonely Island: I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) --- Additional music by The Discoghosts http://www.myspace.com/thediscoghosts Want more Know Your Meme? Visit http://knowyourmeme.com Keep up with the latest meme entries on Twitter and Facebook! http://twitter.com/knowyourmeme http://facebook.com/knowyourmeme Subscribe to our videos!