Midge Ure: 'Melodyne is black magic!'

Midge Ure became famous with Ultravox ("Vienna", "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes") and as a solo singer ("If I Was"), but he has also worked with artists such as Thin Lizzy, Visage and of course Band Aid. In this video, he talks about the reunion of Ultravox, their first album in 26 years, and the use of the Melodyne software in his work.

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[dublingirl]

Midge Ure =perfection. He's a musical genius. Best of all his voice was amazing live as well as on record

[michelledennett]

Ultravox were always ahead of the times, they could play instruments, programme all the synthesizers and sing. The result was music that is timeless!
Could listen to any one of them.

[SoundmanCH]

Such a cool guy and a fantastic accent!

[StevenCasteelYT]

Steven would also like to thank Midge. The excitement is palpable.

[ArBon]

This program is amazing, I have tried other programs and this is the mother of all when it comes to manipulating notes, sounds, you name them.

[TheJimboe]

Midge you are quite simply my hero !!! But equipment like that is responsible for a lack of proper talent today. Why make yourself ( don't mean you) sound better than you're gonna deliver live !!!!

[soundwavesfine]

I have Melodyne and it is very handy, but it is not a miracle worker for everything. Personally I can hear any pitch adjustment that is made to my voice . I find it handy for note spacing, and cutting and pasting . That is where it works for me

[batphink]

Midge is a super talented lad always was and quite a humble guy .Only thing I dislike about this sort of tech is it makes people who cannot sing sound like robots, unless you can use a less intense version?

[KeithSudano]

Yeah. I remember when I had my first beer.

[gianluigixxxx]

all you said is great, tell me why with this sort of tools nowadays the 99% of music out there sounds like shit?

[rapnamessuck]

Isn't a recorded track is supposed to be representative of the perfect performance..?

[timrushent]

You don't get the history of music recording obviously. Do your research on how guys 35 years ago tried to make the music you try to produce today.