Auto-tune

Auto-tune has been controversial ever since it became widely used and widely known in popular music back in the late 90s.  This software was designed to alter vocal and instrumental music in order to disguise off-key inaccuracies.  People argue that this is terrible because it gives a false sense of talent for the musicians in pop culture that young adults praise them for and has a negative affect on the production and perception of music.  In my opinion, Auto-tune could be a great thing if used EXTREMELY SPARINGLY.  If a talented musician is recovering from a cold, but they have to finish a recording by the end of the day and they have a few flubs here and there, auto-tune can come in handy.  But for the musicians who expect audio engineers to use it on everything on a daily basis, then it's done too far.  Why are you getting paid to produce and perform if what's being created is actually the product of a computer?  They are the ones that should be paying the computer instead.