I think auto-tune is creative!

Of course, use it the right way and not to make up for vocal flaws.

People around the world say "it should be used in parts, and wisely, not overused."

I agree 50-50. My reason: Music is a sense of choice, as long as you're doing it great, I believe people should respect your choice. I agree with over-usage, however, if it is what a particular singer chooses to have throughout his or her song, then it's still a matter & principle of respecting his music.

If you're gonna tell me that it should be about SINGING without having to use some holy effect, then tell me this, why are some singers focusing more on their looks than their voices?

Anyway.........

Auto-tune was greatly accepted by many listeners around the world when Cher released "Believe" in 1999. Top 10 music in the Billboard Chart that year.

However, producers used a vocoder instead of the current auto-tune application.

There's another more primitive device called the Talkbox.

One can easily plug that into a synthesizer (KORG M50 is one of them hehs!)

or a guitar and off you go.

It's simpler and not so complex as a vocoder or auto-tune (one electronic and the other digital respectively).

Nonetheless, auto-tune is already a part of the music industry, especially in Rnb/hip-hop/DJ/Pop (a lil' here and there) genres.

~AweLArtist