Every single record autotunin'
Zero emotion, muted emotion, pitch corrected, computed emotion, uh-huh

from Frank Ocean – Novacane Lyrics on Rap Genius

Just as Frank had attempted to compensate for his emotional numbness using Viagra, he extends the idea to autotune. Modern corrections (“pitch corrected”) fail again and his voice still sounds “computed,” lacking any depth. Essentially science and technology can’t help his very human emotions.

This is in contrast to Ruben Studdard, who actually IS a computer…yet sings with tremendous emotion:

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