London -- Under fire for using Auto-Tune technology and dubbed "freakshow" television by a whopping third of those surveyed, the latest series of "X-Factor" in Britain still looks like it is laughing all the way to the bank.
The seventh outing of the Simon Cowell-fronted talent show returned with a record 11 million viewers on Aug. 21, only to find itself mired in controversy over the use of voice-enhancement technology.
Fans have flooded online message boards to complain that the technology made the show's central premise fake, prompting the producers to explain that the smoothing and enhancing effects of Auto-Tune were purely for the at-home viewers.
"The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena," an X-Factor spokesman said.
"The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished program, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers.
The seventh outing of the Simon Cowell-fronted talent show returned with a record 11 million viewers on Aug. 21, only to find itself mired in controversy over the use of voice-enhancement technology.
Fans have flooded online message boards to complain that the technology made the show's central premise fake, prompting the producers to explain that the smoothing and enhancing effects of Auto-Tune were purely for the at-home viewers.
"The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena," an X-Factor spokesman said.
"The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished program, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers.
- 8/24/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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