Autotune online, free — no plugin, no install
To autotune your voice online, upload a vocal to IchiPitchy. It detects every note plus the key and scale automatically, then snaps the notes into tune. A Level control sets how hard notes snap — from a natural correction to the hard robotic effect — and Smooth decides how much vibrato survives.
Two controls do most of the work
Level is the amount of correction. At low values notes are nudged toward the scale and the performance still sounds human. At 100% every note locks to the grid, which is the hard, obviously-tuned sound.
Smooth governs what happens between notes. Turn it up to preserve vibrato, slides and ornamentation; turn it down for the flatter, more synthetic character.
Key and scale detection
Autotune only sounds right when it snaps to the correct scale — snapping to the wrong key is what makes a tuned vocal sound worse than the original take. IchiPitchy detects the key and scale of your upload on import and pre-selects it, and you can override both if you want a different tonality.
When automatic is not enough
Automatic tuning is a starting point, not a ceiling. Every corrected note stays editable: drag a note block on the piano roll to move its pitch, or double-click it to reshape its pitch curve with control points. Advanced per-note formant, timing and vibrato edits are available too.
You can also describe what you want in plain English to the built-in AI assistant — for example "warm, light autotune in E minor" — and it will dial the settings in for you.
Pitch correction basics: cents, keys and drift
Pitch is measured in cents — 100 cents is one semitone. Most listeners start noticing a sung note is off somewhere around 15–20 cents; below about 5 cents nobody hears it, which is why perfect tuning is not the goal. Correction strength is really a question of how many cents of error you allow to survive.
Three different problems get called 'out of tune'. Static offset is a note that sits flat or sharp for its whole length — the easiest to fix. Drift is a note that starts in tune and slides away, common on long held notes. Scooping is the slide up into a note, which is usually intentional and worth keeping; correcting it flattens the phrasing and is the most common way a tuned vocal ends up sounding worse than the take.
Tips for auto-tune that does not sound processed
- Get the key right first. Snapping to the wrong scale forces notes onto pitches the singer never sang, and no amount of Level adjustment rescues it.
- Start Level around 30–50%. Full 100% is a deliberate effect, not a repair.
- Keep Smooth high on emotional or sustained passages so vibrato survives; lower it on fast rhythmic lines where vibrato just smears.
- Fix outliers by hand rather than raising Level globally — one flat word does not justify processing the whole performance.
- Listen to the transitions, not the notes. Artefacts almost always appear where one note runs into the next.
Step by step
- Upload your vocal. Import the take. Every note plus the key and scale are detected automatically.
- Confirm the key and scale. The detected key is pre-selected. Override it if you want a different tonality.
- Set the correction amount. Level controls how hard notes snap; Smooth controls how much vibrato survives.
- Fix anything left by hand. Drag a note on the piano roll, or double-click it to reshape its pitch curve.
- Export. Render a lossless 24-bit WAV.
Ways to auto-tune a vocal, compared
| Capability | IchiPitchy | Auto-Tune style plugin | Free online tuner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install required | No — browser tab | Yes, plus a DAW | No |
| Cost to use | Free | Paid licence | Usually free |
| Key and scale detected automatically | Yes, on import | No, you set it | Sometimes |
| Correction strength control | Level 0-100% | Yes | Sometimes |
| Keeps vibrato when you want it | Yes, Smooth control | Yes | Rarely |
| Edit individual notes afterwards | Yes, piano roll | Depends on the plugin | No |
| Runs inside your DAW session | No | Yes | No |
Frequently asked questions
Is this autotune really free?
Yes, completely. Auto-tune, key and scale detection, note-by-note editing and export are all free, with no subscription and nothing to pay for. You only need an account so your projects are saved to you.
Do I need to install a plugin or a DAW?
No. IchiPitchy is a web app, not a VST or a download. It runs in a desktop browser tab.
How do I get the hard T-Pain style effect?
Set Level to 100% and turn Smooth down. That locks every note to the scale and removes the vibrato that otherwise softens the effect.
Can I autotune to a specific key?
Yes. The detected key and scale are pre-selected on import, but you can choose any key and scale yourself.
What does it export?
A lossless WAV, rendered server-side at full quality rather than from the browser preview.
How much autotune is too much?
It depends on the genre, not on a number. Level around 30–50% reads as a corrected but human vocal; 100% is the deliberate locked-to-the-grid effect. The giveaway of too much correction is usually flattened vibrato and audible jumps between notes rather than the pitch itself.
Why does my vocal sound worse after autotune?
Almost always the wrong key. Snapping to a scale the singer did not sing forces notes onto pitches that were never there. Check the detected key first, then lower Level and raise Smooth.
Can I autotune only one word or line?
Yes. Rather than raising the global Level, select the individual note block on the piano roll and correct it — the rest of the performance stays exactly as sung.
Does autotune fix timing as well as pitch?
No, they are separate. Auto-tune only moves pitch; per-note timing offsets are available separately in the editor.
Related
Read the full user guide or open IchiPitchy.
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