Can Vocal Software Cure Everyone Who Sings Off Pitch?

Everyone sings off pitch though people have varying degrees of admission to this problem.  Some professional singers who have been earning their bread and butter by singing on stage for years assume they need not deal with such a basic issue as intonation.  There are those who are simply happy to sing in a community choir, know they can carry a tune at least decently, and do not think to carefully about pitch.  There are those who simply do not sing because they know they cannot match pitch.  But the truth is that all of these singers and also singers
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VOICE SOFTWARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE AMATEUR SINGER

Many people are afraid to sing in front of others, whether singing hymns at church, “Happy Birthday” at a family gathering, or the national anthem at the ballpark–let alone up on stage in front of audience as either a soloist or even as a choir member.  There are a number of possible reasons for this: shyness, not liking the sound of your own voice, but the most common is a fear of singing the right note.  No one wants to be that person who sings out loud and clear, joyfully rejoicing, but unfortunately–much to the dismay of those around him–unable
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CAN SINGING SOFTWARE CURE PROBLEMS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD?

Most vocalists who sing frequently, whether at home or on stage, in the professional or amateur sphere, will happily tell you, “fortunately, I’ve never had pitch issues.”  However, they are wrong: everybody sings off pitch.  You may wonder how this can be; after all, a singer must hear himself, and whether or not one is off pith must be fairly obvious, right?  Wrong.  The degree of offense of an incorrect pitch depends on how far the singer is from the desired pitch, and for how long they remain off pitch.  So the problem may be very slight and not very
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HOW TO DEAL WITH PITCH ISSUES–EVEN IF YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAVE ANY: PITCH SOFTWARE

Many are the accomplished singers who blithely report “fortunately I have never had pitch issues.”  Well, guess what: everybody has pitch issues!  Yes, everybody.  Doesn’t matter if they sing on stage at the Met for a living, or merely hum an occasional aria in the shower when no one else is home.  The truth is, even very good singers cannot tell when they are singing off pitch.  This has been proven in experiments where, for example, professional vocalists (MS and PhD performance majors) are asked to sing a phrase and immediately after state whether or not they sang on pitch. 
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