Vocal Thickening Trick - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
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Warren shows a trick to get a thick vocal sound in the mix by using pitch shift
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Can we have a moment of silence for Warren's keyboard?
Jeremy Sutherland haha yes a little cleaner will go a long way! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren
I think he was referring to how hard it sounded like you smashed the keys sometimes Warren, I don't think he was saying it needed a clean :)
Haha funny! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Jeremy Sutherland he's literally a keyboard Warrior
keyboards are your slaves work them into the ground they are usually built for it.assertive confident strikes are the sign that warren has done this a thousand times or maybe ten thou?
8 years later and this is still one of the best vocal enhancing tutorials out there. Thanks!!!
And four weeks after you made your comment, I agree.
It sounds like a jack Johnson vocal after the processing. 😏
I know this video is a few years old now but I have just started out in the world of home production. You have no idea how much frustration I have had trying to get my vocals to sit snugly in the mix. Whatever I tried (including watching countless other videos and trying their suggestions), the vocal always sounded like a separate entity; like it didn't belong there, HOWEVER, having watched your tutorial today, my vocals now sit where they should be, so a massive thank you for taking the time to help newbies like me find their way. It has made a huge difference to the overall sound. Obviously, I have now subscribed!
Warren, this is an amazing technique, I threw all four pitch shifted tracks through a distressor for a little bit of extra sizzle, and it brought my lead vocals to life
That’s amazing to hear! Thanks for sharing
Finally: a professional producer sharing his expertise, who doesn't spend two minutes telling you that it's a quick tutorial and five minutes getting to the point; so I've subscribed. Bravo.
Yeah Warrens good value. Plus he's an old rock dog like me who grew up in the multitrack tape world, so I can relate to his thinking about recording a bit better than some of the younger digital-natives.
A generous and honest man in the world!I'm a singer songwriter from China,your channel helps me a lot !Thank you so much Warren.
Thanks ever so much Ray Pan!
What fantastic generosity and inspiration to see: He works harder at HELPING us mix, than I do ACTUALLY MIXING myself. Time to up my efforts.
Started mixing around a year ago, didn't know my way around and everything Warren said was basically magic to me. Coming back to it now I understand the meanings behind all the knobs and whatnot, and I actually understand what Warren says! Many, many thanks for all your videos!!
Warren, this sounds amazing. Keep up the great work! I happened upon your tutorials while I was recovering from a broken leg and ankle. Since I am getting back to writing and recording after a long multi year hiatus, your channel has helped me out immensely to get back into the swing of things again. Thanks again!
Hi +Michael Feravolo I hope you;re leg is feeling better! I'm so glad to be able to help! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm always learning.
Thanks for making the journey easier, Warren. Superb!!
Thanks *****! I really appreciate that! Have a marvelous time recording. Many thanks Warren
Very good of you to share this. Thank you Warren.
Absolutely love your videos warren... Keep em coming.
Warren, these are by far the best tutorials on sound design/ mixing. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and presenting it so perfectly.
Wow thank you ever so much Andy! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
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Hi warren! Name song?
This is great, you’re basically building a chorus effect rather than use a chorus but this is nice and subtle. Gonna be using this for sure 👍
Thank You, for reinforcing the concept//showing basic principles
Warren these little tricks are the thing making my mixes better & better. Thanks so much for your help!
Warren, I used this trick this last weekend. Fantastic results, just gives the vocal depth and presence and lift. Great tip!
Hi Howard Hedger wonderful! So glad it helped!! Thanks very much for commenting. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great video mate. Many thanks. :-)
Hi +intheblues Thank you very much! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Warren as always. Thanks for always sharing of yourself
Warren, your work is marvelous. I studied Music Technology at college, studying DAWs, studios & consoles, and I loved it. I then moved more towards the performance/composition side at Uni where I studied Popular Music but discovering your channels and watching your videos has reignited my love and passion for production. Your channel has helped me decide my goal is to become a record producer. I'm not sure I'd have realised my goal without your help so thank you ever so much. Your videos are fantastic and I really appreciate them.
Nice. Thanks for the tip
Thanks FuzzFace80! I really appreciate it! Many thanks! Have a marvelous time recording, Warren.
This trick just saved my live xD "Can you make the vocals stand out a little more?" - "sure....let me ask Warren.."
Awesome tips Warren. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and sharing!
Aw shucks anointed01 thanks ever so much! I really appreciate that, makes it all worth while. Let's create a place where we can share ideas. Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren
WOW! Simple, effective and natural sounding. Thank you!
great stuff bro thanks for sharing
Thanks very much! I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Tried this for the first time today! Have one of my own tracks that I’m mixing and found the vocals to be lacking weight! Tried this and presto! That’s what it needed! Made a night day difference to the mix. Thanks Warren, you’re a wealth of knowledge and experience and I value your input on here very much! Cheers from Sydney Australia!
Hey Warren, such a great technique, and so fast and simple. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
EXCELLENT tutorial. Many thanks!!
Thank you very much Warren for posting this. At first the result sounded a little bit too processed but when you blended everything together, it sounded very good. I can tell you of one cool vocal trick that I like to use from time to time. You create an aux teach with a reverb on it. Then you send a good amount of your lead vocal there but you set the send as pre fade. Then you put a pitch sift plugin right after the reverb and pitch it up an octave. Then you been it with the lead. it can give you some sort of liveness during the choruses when you don't have any high vocal harmonies available but you still want to ad some excitement. I think I've picked it up from Dave Pentad at some point but still it's worth sharing. Have a nice day =)
Hi +Greenleaf3791 Thanks for the great comment! That sounds like a great tip! Thanks for sharing! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is phenomenal, thank you. Do you have a video of showing how to get the vocal like that in the first place? Sounds awesome
Hi +Jake Mark Please check out this video for vocal mixing ua-cam.com/video/syudb_B1x_A/v-deo.html Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro thank you very much, keep killing it sir!!
Hi +Jake Mark Of course you're welcome! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Always a pleasure, thanks for the help
I am learning so much from you Warren, I like your approach going into details.
omg..this is brilliant..Thanks
Hi +Jerby Djokoto Thanks! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
very informative and straight to the point, thanks
Thanks BahadOr WaT I really your comment! Have a marvelous time recording! Thanks for watching! Many thanks Warren
This is a great idea. Thanks for providing.
Wow, I'm glad that I found this channel. Mr. Huart seems to be very competent, friendly and good teacher. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks ever so much!! So glad to be able to help!
Hello from Argentina , I've signed a few days ago and I love your tutorials , I have a doubt , you could use this trick to rhythm guitars , if only record a guitar, could " have two " with this trick ? Thank you!
Hi +Andres Sosa Thanks for the great comment! Yes I use this trick on lead guitar parts all the time to help them sit out of the mix!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Check out this video on UA-cam:
+Produce Like A Pro ....You don't specify what delay values you're using here Warren; are they the same on all three stereo pitch shift copy tracks? Excellent videos BTW!
Hi +koukouvania it's the shortest delay times they are able to do! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro Unless you click "align", then you can choose no delay at all, if you want. Obviously, the slightly delayed voices help streching the stereo image.
Your great, thanks again!
Produce Like A Pro found a much less labour intensive way to get this effect! 1. Set up an stereo Aux input track
2. Bus lead vocal to the the Aux input
3. Insert two instance of "Waves doubler 4"
4. Pitch first 4 doubles +3 -3 etc
5. Pitch second 4 doubles +12 -12 etc
6. Save these two settings as presets for next time!
#jobdone
Great tutorial and a great song too. Thanks Warren.
Awesome tip. Great vids, Warren. Thank you for posting!
Fantastic!.. Coincidentally I've used this technique, or rather similar, with image resolution enhancement. Funny how everything has to do with everything. :)
Hi Dan, definitely! This is a very common technique, getting more and more common by the day! Haha Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
IT IS funny how we are all connected in some way with our LOVE FOR MUSIC...its a GREAT feeling when you or I see a techqnique shown and you realize you've been using that techinique in some way or another and didn't really realize that it had a NAME!!
Good video but i want to now too what is the delay and the reverb on the harmony track because the sound is beautifull
Hi +MaylodiscProduction Great question! I will have to open up the season and check! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
+Produce Like A Pro Ok thanks
Awesome again Warren! Thank you so much!
Such a great tip and so easy to do! Will definitely be trying this out. Thank you! Your videos are awesome and extremely helpful!
i added more symmetry by keeping all the lefts sharp and all the rights flat, then after printing, reversing the stereo image on every other. this way the the delays also alternate so it doesn't sound left heavy. probably use these so low in the mix it doesn't matter but who knows, every little but helps! haha, thanks for all the tips
Hi +James Strazza Music Yes perfect! That's exactly what I do I keep them uneven so they alternate sharp and flat! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
That's my first thought James. After I heard a few of the tracks I noticed it being left heavy also. I was going to reverse the delay times with the tunings to get the same results you did.
How do you reverse the stereo image?
Great tip!! Just a question: Did you send the 4 re-pitched tracks to the same effects (delay/reverb) as the center vocal or leave them dry?
I leave them dry Chuck!
@@Producelikeapro how about EQ? my intuition would be to route all the completely dry pitch-shifted tracks to a bus, compress that and EQ, then mix that signal in with the main vox track. maybe try a reverb send but i feel like that would muddy it up.
anyway another great vid, thanks!
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Hi warren!
Name song? Please.
Excellent tutorial...well explained. Good teacher! Just subscribed!
What a GREAT tip Warren! Thanks so much!
I would love to see this done with harmonies.
Hi ***** Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it! I do often build harmonies in Melodyne, especially the Pop stuff and then blend them in the background to add thickness. However the trick in the video would still apply as it thickens the lead vocal.
Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Produce Like A Pro nice!
why can't the lead vocal be panned in this tutorial? What kind of audio track is that
Hi Samir Ahmed thanks for the question. You can pan the lead vocal if you like, however I prefer it come down the middle and place the thickening effects around it. The audio track is the standard audio track in Pro Tools. I really appreciate you watching and commenting! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
My box sound so amazingly!!!! Marvelous. Thanks Warren.
Thank you Warren, I really appreciate your video & always learn from you. Definitely I will go by your guidelines.
Thanks ***** I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording. Many thanks Warren
Nice. Not sure if I missed it but do you pan the stereo tracks hard left and right or a percentage of? Thanks.
Hi +amsedelm Yes hard left and hard right! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
as a producer would you do this before sending to a mix engineer? Or would you only do this if you were mixing? Im producing a song but sending this one off to a mix guy. Just curious if this would be something left up to him to do or if its something as a producer i should do
Hi +Tim Nienhuis Excellent question! I usually always mix my own music and but sometimes labels will want someone else to remix the tracks so they will have access to my vocals effects as well. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Tim Nienhuis you should send them both
Always watch your videos before sessions 😉 thank you for all these precious advices
Brilliant effect. Thanks.
I like the sound of this but when it's not blended with the lead vocal it sounds like a comb filter or flange effect.
Hi Jed Wunderli don't have it too loud in the mix, keep it panned hard left and hard right and just tucked underneath the lead vocal. The effect will push the lead vocal forward. Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Yeah, but flange is basically just splitting somthing up into two identical tracks with a very slightly detuning LFO on them.
You could actually thicken voices with flange or chorus effects too. Quicker even. This trick is like the long road to the same effect.
so i should duplicate the vocal track and put the flanger on one of them ?
@@milton3695 Test all the avenues, and you will find out what you like/prefer. There's no right or wrong way. All the best.
@@milton3695 I use chorus on an aux track and blend to taste. Similar effect.
No idea why 19 people found this unhelpful. Great tip.
Here i will make it obvious, when i was 15, i was so 0IQ and couldnt understand what he meant i put dislike and never tried to subscribe, and this "Produce like A Pro" for 4 years was bad image for me by what i judged from my childly joke, Now that i understand him, i gave subscribe and so far nobody tells us so good things, its really complicated because he uses the shortest algorithms and routes but i gotta learn the thory then do the practice
Your tutorial made my track shine! Thank you so much!
Wow!!!! That is sooo awesome! Thanks for the tip, cant wait to try it!!
How to do the same thing on cubase?((
Hi +Eugene baggins I don't know Cubase that well, but if you have a pitch plugin you can simulate this effect fairly easily. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
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I get it, but i`m just wondering how easily u convert this from mono to stereo, that`s no that easy in Cubase,awh thanks for answer though!
Hi +Eugene baggins I'm not too familiar with Cubase unfortunately! I'm sure there is an easy way to do it! Anyone use Cubase who can help? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I used Cubase a lot in the past, now I use Logic and Studio One.
I think you need to bounce the lead vocal 2 times to a new track. Then pan the first track all the way left, pan the other all the way right. Then create a mixdown from that, save it as a file. Open the file again on 3 different tracks and use another pitch shift plugin like lexicon.
1:59 every producer nowadays
Warren, THANKS! This is fantastic. I'm a singer-songwriter and have been forever struggling with vocal mixes. Whenever I put out a demo recording to friends for a first listen, they always say "... dude, I liked the song, but I couldn't really hear the vocals..." And bumping the volume just throws off the blend of the recording. Drives me crazy! I just bought the Reaper DAW (I'm a PC guy), and will give your methods a go for my next recording (and maybe re-mix some old ones.) I just subscribed to your channel. You've really got some of the best tutorials out there. Really appreciate your work, and I'm looking forward to "binge-watching" them all!
Excellent video, thanks Warren.
love your stuff, Warren. trying this on a record I'm mixing right now
Great vids! I'm always learning something new.
Thanks Warren. I am exciting to experimente this in my next mix. Great tool!
Very good!-no silly too long intro, with annoying music-this is straight to the point. I have cubase 8.5 so its different for me, & I don't know how to do this yet.
Thank you always Warren, for your wonderful work and inspiration!🙏
such a cool effect at the 5 minutes, tnks warrent hopely soon im goin to sign into your academy, cheers
Thanks Warren. This was a huge help!!!!!!!
How refreshing to to learn from a pro. You're an inspiration Warren, Thank you.
Wow thanks Douglas I really appreciate your kind words!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Awesome. Love this channel! You are the DON! Thanks for sharing your insight.
Hi +donkeyfacekilla1 Aw shucks! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I've been searching for the video such as this! I'll try to use this technique to vocaloid tracks. Thank you for uploading!
Man, this is life changing. Thanks Warren!
Thanks. This was exactly what I needed!
thanks for the insight, great idea on the vocal.
Warren, you are an excellent teacher. Thank you. A fellow member at Indie Music Space sent me here.
Amazing thanks!! that is what I needed!!
Excellent. I just learnt heaps today! whoohoo.
I'm not a very big fan of my own singing voice but when I did this with a chorus track I started to love the sound of my voice. It helps bring everything that one or two vocal tracks just can't do.
wow this is awesome. im going to try this.
This is a great approach to enhance the stereo image. I am going to try this on a new smooth jazz song I am working on that has a tenor sax melody. Thanks for the tip Warren. As always, much appreciate your teaching....
Warren, thank you for this neat trick. Use all the time, even when it's hardly noticeable it does a great job.
Just getting into producing my own music. Thanks for the helpful tips on thickening the vocal.
Amazing song and production!
This is great really needed this one
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This is the information that I wanted, thanks,
Thanks for sharing your vocal tricks and tips
Thanks ever so much Callie
Can never get enough tutorials, tips, tricks, and techniques for vocals. Keep em coming. I'm really looking for a great tutorial on how to get vocals sounding exactly like classic rock albums for instance The Doors Riders on the Storm. Thanks!
Hi +OzzelTheComposer Thanks for the great comment! That's a fantastic idea for a future video!! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing! Many thanks Warren
I have applied this vocal thickening technique on two of my music, one is Marimba instrument and the other is Female chamber choir.I just can't thank you enough.The song has more body, fullness & depth now.I used doubler 2 mono and panned hard right & left with little compression & blended it with the original signal.The stereo image has also increased of the track.Thank you so much 🤗❤️
Great touch!
great pointers! thanks
That is awesome. Thank you!!!
These help my mixes tremendously! Thanks a billion.
Hi +Crystal Hill You're welcome! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Thanks so much for sharing this really smooths things out!
Warren !!! Your channel its amazing !!! thanks for share... im growing in my audio carrer!! thanks to you
... !!!
This is amazing. Thank you!
Wonderful stuff, can't say enough
Really nice, and useful, thanks.