It’s been called “Photoshop for the Human Voice.” It’s the secret sauce behind chart-topping hits and high notes that defy gravity. But did you know that Autotune was discovered by an oil engineer?  

While working for Exxon, Dr. Andy Hildebrand developed software for processing seismic wave data to predict the presence of oil. Later, after hearing a friend's wife wish for something to help her sing in tune, our good Doc had a lightbulb moment. He thought, "Hey, why not use my oil-finding tech for pitch correction?"

Several years later, Cher made us Believe in the power of autotune with her hit single, changing the face of pop music forever. Even Michael Bublé, who said autotune makes people sound like robots, admits to using it to record pop-songs.