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IntroWe’ve all cringed as a hopelessly out of tune contestant appears on the latest episode of “American Idol.” Occasionally, there’s a contestant who manages to be pitch perfect all the way through—right until they flub the final note. And in the cutthroat world of televised auditions, sing one slightly flat note and you’re out. So what takes care of a bad-pitch day? Autotune—an effect that