Starkeeper, I agree. If I remember right the topic (pitch correction) took a beating some time ago.

Yet these machine do their job; like it or not. If you get too far off key you can and will get a robotic sound. But you know, if someone was really smart they would market that as a feature.

Follow me with this one:

During practice whenever the vocal starts sounding robotic then you would "instantly" know that you have missed the mark. Time to back up and try it again. With trial and error you would be bringing yourself back on key. (Kinda like immediate feedback on how well you are progressing.)

With midi and/or programing you would not have to worry about playing the keyboard. You would remain fully focused on your singing voice.

Now you do want to get to the point that you can tell if you are singing in key by playing the melody on the keyboard and singing. Not everyone can do this in the beginning.

Also these machines do allow you to "hide" some mistakes in the light mix of reverb and echo.

Of course this probably won't make a teen idol out of anyone but it may allow you to "carefully" choose some songs and to perform them.

Now is all this worth several hundred dollars in equipment?

I guess as with most things in life; it depends.

Floyd