How much tuning is enough tuning?

[Bookworm2]

As the title says. I've heard covers that were WAY over-tuned, but I've also ran into covers that were obviously under-tuned. How much is just enough? As well, I'm getting overwhelmed by the number of parameters in Vocaloid, and I really don't want to have to edit all of them.

 

[KyrenInutilis]

It honestly depends on the song. Some songs suit flatter vocals better while others suit really expressive and emotional vocals, this requiring more tuning. In most cases though, no tuning often sounds really bad.

 

[Rylitah]

As much as you want, really. If you're happy with the results and it sounds good to you, then you're done! There isn't much point in poking around every parameter if you aren't sure what it'll add (of course, play around with it for practice so you'll know how to utilize it in the future, but you don't need to go into every project with the intention that every parameter must be used).

Whether something is undertuned or overtuned really is subjective, too. What may sound overtuned to you probably sounds great to the person who did it and they're happy with it. If that isn't your style, it doesn't have to be. Just do whatever you like!

 

[MagicalMiku]

Exactly, there is never too much tuning or a little tuning. It depends on you, what you wished the song to sound like. Think of it like taking a picture: you can edit the photo later on Photoshop or other photo editing software, and yes the edit software gives you thousands of tools, but you don't need to use all of them. The same for the music
(what I recommend is, make an example tuning song to try to practice on, and learn how the various tools work)