In order: 0:23 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Bb1 0:38 Christmas All Year Long - Ab1 0:53 / 1:00 Won't It Be Wondeful There - Bb1 1:38 Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus - A1 1:56 / 2:04 Medley A Cappella Gold - Bb1 (2x) 2:11 I Go To The Rock - Bb1 2:31 / 2:41 Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus - A1, Bb1 2:58 - 3:23 Heaven's Jubilee - A1 3:41 Are You Ready - G#1 3:55 Angels From The Realms Of Glory - G1 4:01 / 4:22 The First Noel - A1, C2 4:53 No One Ever Cared For Me - G#1 Originally posted by Quarteto Vocallys under the comments section of this video. now the times should be clickable.
As many commenters have noted, Tim's voice is a true bass. I have spoken at length with him twice after a concert, and it as though you are speaking with a 747 rumbling down the runway. His voice has that granite like quality from deep in his chest that comes from a true basso profundo. The other bass singers that are often mentioned can pitch notes very low, even lower than Tim. They simply can't hang with the man that defines bass, though. I don't know how they do it, as their speaking voice sounds no different than mine. Kudos to them for cracking the code on how to pitch low notes. However, and honestly, Tim's picture should be next to the phrase "bass vocalist" in every dictionary and online reference.
Subharmonics, fire breathing, vocal fry, and ingressive phonation are how the baritones are reaching the lows. I don't consider any of those real bass voices.
Wow, these are good! Thanks for doing them. I love the harmonies. Great singers with great arrangements. When the Lord comes and takes us to be with Him, "Won't it be wonderful there?" "Though the voice I have now is not worthy, what a wonderful gift I've in store, when he gives me a voice of perfection, and I'll sing, sing forever for my Lord."
It is apparent you have never heard Tim Riley in person, or know nothing about him. Every note you hear, he hits squarely on the nose. He has one of the truly BASS voices in Gospel music. When you have been there, and are qualified to speak, then we will pay attention to your comments. He, does not need "enhancement" He is the real deal ! Vocally and Spiritually
@lowluvver Thanks for the response tho. I actually agree that in most cases, really low notes aren't always practical. Tim hit an E1 at NQC 2009 with Eric Bennett on stage, but it sounded more like a mixed voice (i.e. some vocal fry, some full voice). It sounds rough for clear singers like Tim. For singers with more bass to their voice, these people can hit down to about D1 in full voice (or a few notes off the piano in JD's case), but lower than F1 almost starts to be too muddy in their case.
@trudbol Please understand that what you're hearing is something the uploader has enhanced the audio with. You wouldn't be hearing that if you were listening to the original mix put out by Gold City. I would know because I, too, own the cd's/albums that the uploader got this audio clips from. Listen to some other videos of Gold City with Tim Riley. You won't be let down.
@MrSoundman90 You can use any audio editing program with frequency filtering, like Audacity. You jut have to determine the frequency window of the pitches of the bass, roughly 60Hz ( = A1) to 120Hz ( = A2), and increase power on that particular frequency band. Since the bass is the only one producing sound in that frequency band, you'll boost the bass.
@lowluvver Hey man, I actually saw Gold City yesterday and I asked Tim Riley afterwards when I met him. He said he doesn't do choir stuff, but he said probably around a Bb1 is the lowest he could project. He also said he wasn't sure about how audible it would be in a choir as he hasn't done choir before, but he sang a Bb1 for me comfortably at around conversation level, so I'm thinking his guess was correct.
@GamingDrummer89 hugedell's likely spot on with the C2, some other Bass i think EB said somewhere that Tim didn't need to stand as close to the mic as he did,his voice was so powerful.I can vouch for that as he was standing behind me at the NQC(I didn't know he was there)when he spoke to someone in normal speaking voice and i nearly jumped out of my skin it was so loud,deep and powerful.
@randyjsing According to a friend of mine who's heard Tim many times in concert, Tim doesn't need a mic. i think he could match any Russian bass easily. Rodney and Wes are great basses as well. its great to see Wes back with Acappella. Now lets just hope they feature him on a true deep bass lead.
@GamingDrummer89 Go to the Singingnews UA-cam account of Tim doing a sound check,that's about as low as you'll hear him.He says he can make lower "noises" but in Tim's book that's all they are...he certainly isn't going to try that stuff on stage, leave that to Mike Holcombe and others. Btw bassmanadam, the bass enhancement works great,many thanks.
Ok, my crazy self was listening to this on some headphone (the big studio type) but minimized to go back to something i was reading. When i heard that "OH" at 2:55 it scared me a lil, lol.
@lowluvver Oh yeah I've actually seen that. He gets an F#1 in that clip. I was actually asking about how low he could get while still being able to project without a microphone (like a basso profundo). UA-camr hugedell told me he can likely project a C2 really well with no mic, and he could do okay projecting an A1 or B1 without a mic. Is this really where his limit is for singing loudly or can he do it lower? Also, would you happen to know how much, if any, bass boost they use on Tim's mic?
@lowluvver Thanks for the info. I'm guessing he could still do the B or the A, maybe a G (just not as much as the C) decently loud (enough to be heard somewhat in a choir on a medium to loud part). Am I correct in assuming this? That's also cool he was at NQC. I'm gonna try and go see them when they come to California this May. Maybe I'll get a chance to hear his voice in person then.
@bassman3294 Thank you very much! I don't understand why some ppl have to be so rude either especially on Christian music videos. I guess we will always run into some people where civility is just not a part of their lifestyle. Thank you for the support and for watching and enjoying these videos! God bless brother!!
@dddmauld Don't know what to tell you. Its Tim's voice! Who else would it be! all I did was a bass boost in a music soft wear to bring out the low tones. If it sounds off pitch then I would say your not hearing it right. A bass boost is not going to sour a note if its on pitch without it. I just brought out the color of the note. To each there own is what I say. Some may like it, some may not.
@dddmauld I can understand why it sounds funny! Your use to hearing it a certain way then someone changes it. It sounded different to me at first after I did that but I liked it. I love the tone in a basses voice but I love the bass sound just as much. The idea was to bring out the bass because often time in a song with instruments its just the tone we hear. A-capella music allows us to hear the bass sound as well. Like I said, it appeals to some and not others. I like a bass's voice either way
@dobb673 NO, it says comment removed and the other says flagged as spam? I don't mind disagreeing with others opinions but I don't remove the comments. Either you did by accident or someone else did. To my video about my nieces, not sure how you can complain about that as I did no bass boosting to my voice in that video.
@thebassmanadam Regarding Wes they will soon. They've already released a single "Walls fall down" and their album should be out in a couple of months or so. No doubt Riley can hang with the Russians. I think Rodney Britt could too in terms of vocal timbre.
@dobb673 I saw your last post before you removed it and to be clear, I am not a music engineer but could do it if I wanted too. Give me 4 vocals and I will mix them just fine. Again, I did this on purpose to hear the bassy part. If you mixed any of those songs which I strongly doubt than you know the bass part lacks the bassy sound A-Capella music is known for. Look up the group Acappella and Vocal Union for proof.
@thebassmanadam Well, it sounds kind of artificial to me. I understand what you're trying to do, I just think it takes away from Tim's voice. When you blast the bass part, it covers up the true tone of Tim's voice. I now understand that it is Tim's voice. You're just changing the "soundboard settings" of Tim's voice by turning up the bass knob that creates a sound that does not match the identity of Tim's voice. btw, I was wrong. It actually is on pitch, it just sounds funky in some places.
@GamingDrummer89 going by the volume of his speaking voice an A1 could probably be heard in a choir setting....and that's low man,Basso Profundo no prob! :)
@ChernobylMan- He's young, but Avi Kaplan of Pentatonix is pretty good. Lowest he's recorded is a G1 on their most recent album. You might want to check him out. Any of Barry Carl's old stuff would work too. He used to be the bass in Rockapella.
+goofius121 When Avi gets low he's not in full chest like Tim here. Avi has more of a hushed tone not unlike Tim (last name eludes me) of Home Free. They get low but with out a mike they can't project it as a full chest note can.
Sounds fine in my low bass headphones , but nothing like Subs , use a good set of Speakers ,, Only something like a good Bose Center SUB or 12" woofer speakers or better can really recreate his true bass that you can feel , trust me,, I did it in my tall Pioneers from the 90s that i have , with dual 15"s in each and it shook stuff off my shelves,,LOL especially that last drop when he says OH YEAH,, and also the last note of this ,,
I'm listening to this with good headphones and each time Tim starts singing low notes, I can hear that the audio is amplified significantly and that he's singing very close to the microphone (lots of popping). I kinda spoils it for me. I'm sure he has a super bass voice but pushing it this low (below low D) is too much for me if it requires electronic gimmickry to be heard.
HALOFREAK9715 i know right. its not even on the piano. and people who sang with him said he could even lower! but it was never recorded. we will never really know, but its estimated he could get to the magical F0 and E0, right around 20hz, the lowest frequencies humans can hear.
I met Tim after a show and we talked a bit. He stood a few feet from me across the table and his voice hurt my ears almost. Lowest note? Eh who cares honestly. I Kilda deep rich bass that gives the tenors baritones and lead parts something to stand on. Summer was lower but he didn't give the group much to build on. Most of their songs don't even sound like anyone is singing bass.
@thebassmanadam My post is in plain view. I haven't removed anything. Look, I'm done posting here. I watched your video. A very, very nice gesture for your nieces, but, uh, whew.
I'm not sure what you're doing to amplify the bass part in this video, but it doesn't sound good. It is often off pitch, which tells me it's not Tim's voice. It actually covers up Tim's voice, and takes away from the video. I would recommend taking that part off. Sorry if I sound rude, just trying to help.
@dobb673 And your a jerk with a big mouth.This was done intentionally you idiot! This was done for the sole purpose to hear the frequency not to please you or some stupid music engineer. I have been mixing and editing music most of my life so I know how to do it right when I need to. I wanted the notes to be heard loudly and clearly. Hey you put a video together and post it if you think your so smart!! The technology I have is a free version of audacity..MORON!!!!!!!!!
Are there any good bass singers that aren't in religious groups? I respect you guys and all, but I'm a bass-singing atheist that would really like to not listen to Jesus and stuff all the time.....
then why are you here then,, kind of contradictory to me,, LOL you know you want Jesus in your life,, Stop lying to yourself , No matter what you say brought you here,, HE DID!! Accept his Power and you will be FREE :) and enjoy Tims voice as well :)
In order: 0:23 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Bb1
0:38 Christmas All Year Long - Ab1
0:53 / 1:00 Won't It Be Wondeful There - Bb1
1:38 Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus - A1
1:56 / 2:04 Medley A Cappella Gold - Bb1 (2x)
2:11 I Go To The Rock - Bb1
2:31 / 2:41 Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus - A1, Bb1
2:58 - 3:23 Heaven's Jubilee - A1
3:41 Are You Ready - G#1
3:55 Angels From The Realms Of Glory - G1
4:01 / 4:22 The First Noel - A1, C2
4:53 No One Ever Cared For Me - G#1
Originally posted by Quarteto Vocallys under the comments section of this video. now the times should be clickable.
Good job srgt!
4:22 G#1
As many commenters have noted, Tim's voice is a true bass. I have spoken at length with him twice after a concert, and it as though you are speaking with a 747 rumbling down the runway. His voice has that granite like quality from deep in his chest that comes from a true basso profundo. The other bass singers that are often mentioned can pitch notes very low, even lower than Tim. They simply can't hang with the man that defines bass, though. I don't know how they do it, as their speaking voice sounds no different than mine. Kudos to them for cracking the code on how to pitch low notes.
However, and honestly, Tim's picture should be next to the phrase "bass vocalist" in every dictionary and online reference.
Subharmonics, fire breathing, vocal fry, and ingressive phonation are how the baritones are reaching the lows. I don't consider any of those real bass voices.
Wow, these are good! Thanks for doing them. I love the harmonies. Great singers with great arrangements. When the Lord comes and takes us to be with Him, "Won't it be wonderful there?" "Though the voice I have now is not worthy, what a wonderful gift I've in store, when he gives me a voice of perfection, and I'll sing, sing forever for my Lord."
Thanks for posting this, I LOVED IT, not only for Tim and the BASS but for Brian and the TENOR as well. Thanks!!
It is apparent you have never heard Tim Riley in person, or know nothing about him. Every note you hear, he hits squarely on the nose. He has one of the truly BASS voices in Gospel music. When you have been there, and are qualified to speak, then we will pay attention to your comments. He, does not need "enhancement" He is the real deal ! Vocally and Spiritually
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thank you!
If I could have Tim Riley's voice... I'd take the body too!
@lowluvver Thanks for the response tho. I actually agree that in most cases, really low notes aren't always practical. Tim hit an E1 at NQC 2009 with Eric Bennett on stage, but it sounded more like a mixed voice (i.e. some vocal fry, some full voice). It sounds rough for clear singers like Tim.
For singers with more bass to their voice, these people can hit down to about D1 in full voice (or a few notes off the piano in JD's case), but lower than F1 almost starts to be too muddy in their case.
@trudbol
Please understand that what you're hearing is something the uploader has enhanced the audio with. You wouldn't be hearing that if you were listening to the original mix put out by Gold City. I would know because I, too, own the cd's/albums that the uploader got this audio clips from. Listen to some other videos of Gold City with Tim Riley. You won't be let down.
@MrSoundman90 You can use any audio editing program with frequency filtering, like Audacity. You jut have to determine the frequency window of the pitches of the bass, roughly 60Hz ( = A1) to 120Hz ( = A2), and increase power on that particular frequency band. Since the bass is the only one producing sound in that frequency band, you'll boost the bass.
@lowluvver Hey man, I actually saw Gold City yesterday and I asked Tim Riley afterwards when I met him. He said he doesn't do choir stuff, but he said probably around a Bb1 is the lowest he could project. He also said he wasn't sure about how audible it would be in a choir as he hasn't done choir before, but he sang a Bb1 for me comfortably at around conversation level, so I'm thinking his guess was correct.
@chipojo2008
Thank you much!! Glad you liked it! Try the JD Sumner videos , your head will vibrate for days!!
this man made the floor rumble
@GamingDrummer89
hugedell's likely spot on with the C2, some other Bass i think EB said somewhere that Tim didn't need to stand as close to the mic as he did,his voice was so powerful.I can vouch for that as he was standing behind me at the NQC(I didn't know he was there)when he spoke to someone in normal speaking voice and i nearly jumped out of my skin it was so loud,deep and powerful.
Tim.
Tim knows.
@randyjsing
According to a friend of mine who's heard Tim many times in concert, Tim doesn't need a mic. i think he could match any Russian bass easily.
Rodney and Wes are great basses as well. its great to see Wes back with Acappella. Now lets just hope they feature him on a true deep bass lead.
@dddmauld Ah, I see, thanks for clearing that up. ;-)
@GamingDrummer89 Thanks for that! VERY cool. :)
@GamingDrummer89
Go to the Singingnews UA-cam account of Tim doing a sound check,that's about as low as you'll hear him.He says he can make lower "noises" but in Tim's book that's all they are...he certainly isn't going to try that stuff on stage, leave that to Mike Holcombe and others. Btw bassmanadam, the bass enhancement works great,many thanks.
Tim is just good 👍
Ok, my crazy self was listening to this on some headphone (the big studio type) but minimized to go back to something i was reading. When i heard that "OH" at 2:55 it scared me a lil, lol.
@DJRanchIncorperated
Thank you and I couldn't of said it better!
@lowluvver Oh yeah I've actually seen that. He gets an F#1 in that clip. I was actually asking about how low he could get while still being able to project without a microphone (like a basso profundo). UA-camr hugedell told me he can likely project a C2 really well with no mic, and he could do okay projecting an A1 or B1 without a mic. Is this really where his limit is for singing loudly or can he do it lower?
Also, would you happen to know how much, if any, bass boost they use on Tim's mic?
Where would I be able to hear Gold City's "The first Noel" because I really want to hear what the full version sounds like.
It should be on you tube just do a search for it.
It will be on their Christmas CD but i can't recall the name of it.
Dwayne Robinson i looked and couldn't find it. Maybe thebassmanadam could upload or someone could
@lowluvver Thanks for the info. I'm guessing he could still do the B or the A, maybe a G (just not as much as the C) decently loud (enough to be heard somewhat in a choir on a medium to loud part). Am I correct in assuming this?
That's also cool he was at NQC. I'm gonna try and go see them when they come to California this May. Maybe I'll get a chance to hear his voice in person then.
@bassman3294
Thank you very much! I don't understand why some ppl have to be so rude either especially on Christian music videos. I guess we will always run into some people where civility is just not a part of their lifestyle. Thank you for the support and for watching and enjoying these videos!
God bless brother!!
I need first noel full version guys
What cd is the “It came upon a midnight clear” on? I have looked and looked and searched and searched.
@MdCeA
Angels From The Realms Of Glory is the name of that song!
@dddmauld
Don't know what to tell you. Its Tim's voice! Who else would it be! all I did was a bass boost in a music soft wear to bring out the low tones. If it sounds off pitch then I would say your not hearing it right. A bass boost is not going to sour a note if its on pitch without it. I just brought out the color of the note. To each there own is what I say. Some may like it, some may not.
@dddmauld
I can understand why it sounds funny! Your use to hearing it a certain way then someone changes it. It sounded different to me at first after I did that but I liked it. I love the tone in a basses voice but I love the bass sound just as much. The idea was to bring out the bass because often time in a song with instruments its just the tone we hear. A-capella music allows us to hear the bass sound as well. Like I said, it appeals to some and not others. I like a bass's voice either way
Tim Riley has been blessed with such a low and powerful bass voice. It's good to know that he's using it to bring glory to God. Thanks for the post!
i would like to know the titles of these songs in order
@dobb673
NO, it says comment removed and the other says flagged as spam? I don't mind disagreeing with others opinions but I don't remove the comments. Either you did by accident or someone else did. To my video about my nieces, not sure how you can complain about that as I did no bass boosting to my voice in that video.
@thebassmanadam Regarding Wes they will soon. They've already released a single "Walls fall down" and their album should be out in a couple of months or so. No doubt Riley can hang with the Russians. I think Rodney Britt could too in terms of vocal timbre.
Do you have a source for Won't It Be Wonderful There starting at 0:40?
It’s on the Gold City A Cappella Gold cd
@thebassmanadam Indeed bro!
@dobb673
I saw your last post before you removed it and to be clear, I am not a music engineer but could do it if I wanted too. Give me 4 vocals and I will mix them just fine. Again, I did this on purpose to hear the bassy part. If you mixed any of those songs which I strongly doubt than you know the bass part lacks the bassy sound A-Capella music is known for. Look up the group Acappella and Vocal Union for proof.
Which album is this A capella version of "It came upon a midnight clear" from?
Big Bass !!
What is the song at 3:58 please?
Hey adam....do you know how low Tim can get and still project? I've always wondered about that.
Good God.
What is the song at 3:00???
What song is the first one!? I gotta know
4:27= Ab1
@thebassmanadam
Well, it sounds kind of artificial to me. I understand what you're trying to do, I just think it takes away from Tim's voice. When you blast the bass part, it covers up the true tone of Tim's voice. I now understand that it is Tim's voice. You're just changing the "soundboard settings" of Tim's voice by turning up the bass knob that creates a sound that does not match the identity of Tim's voice.
btw, I was wrong. It actually is on pitch, it just sounds funky in some places.
@GamingDrummer89
going by the volume of his speaking voice an A1 could probably be heard in a choir setting....and that's low man,Basso Profundo no prob! :)
@NotSoNewJesus
Christmas all year long then Won't it be wonderful there.
@ChernobylMan- He's young, but Avi Kaplan of Pentatonix is pretty good. Lowest he's recorded is a G1 on their most recent album. You might want to check him out. Any of Barry Carl's old stuff would work too. He used to be the bass in Rockapella.
+goofius121 When Avi gets low he's not in full chest like Tim here. Avi has more of a hushed tone not unlike Tim (last name eludes me) of Home Free. They get low but with out a mike they can't project it as a full chest note can.
+Russ Eritano I'm Not Giving Up-Gold City is a song that Tim gets crazy low.
Russ Eritano his last name is Riley
Russ Eritano Yes, finally someone who shares my thoughts! :D
Nice compilation, though the bass eq "enhancement" job you did made it really muddy in my headphones when he hit low notes. =\
Sounds fine in my low bass headphones , but nothing like Subs , use a good set of Speakers ,, Only something like a good Bose Center SUB or 12" woofer speakers or better can really recreate his true bass that you can feel , trust me,, I did it in my tall Pioneers from the 90s that i have , with dual 15"s in each and it shook stuff off my shelves,,LOL especially that last drop when he says OH YEAH,, and also the last note of this ,,
I'm listening to this with good headphones and each time Tim starts singing low notes, I can hear that the audio is amplified significantly and that he's singing very close to the microphone (lots of popping). I kinda spoils it for me. I'm sure he has a super bass voice but pushing it this low (below low D) is too much for me if it requires electronic gimmickry to be heard.
Have you heard him talk? He speaks as low as an Eb1. There is no way he needs a close up microphone for anything above G1.
oh my....... my ears are vibrating from that bass....... i bet he could hit the brown note if he wanted......
hes pretty good. but if theres someone who could hit the brown note, its JD sumner.
theoretical physicist oh my......... that was nuts. thank you for directing me to him
HALOFREAK9715 isnt he great XD thats what i thought the first time i heard him. his lowest note was an astounding G0
theoretical physicist I didn't think a note that low had a name......
HALOFREAK9715 i know right. its not even on the piano. and people who sang with him said he could even lower! but it was never recorded. we will never really know, but its estimated he could get to the magical F0 and E0, right around 20hz, the lowest frequencies humans can hear.
I met Tim after a show and we talked a bit. He stood a few feet from me across the table and his voice hurt my ears almost.
Lowest note?
Eh who cares honestly.
I Kilda deep rich bass that gives the tenors baritones and lead parts something to stand on.
Summer was lower but he didn't give the group much to build on. Most of their songs don't even sound like anyone is singing bass.
@thebassmanadam
My post is in plain view. I haven't removed anything.
Look, I'm done posting here. I watched your video. A very, very nice gesture for your nieces, but, uh, whew.
I'm not sure what you're doing to amplify the bass part in this video, but it doesn't sound good. It is often off pitch, which tells me it's not Tim's voice. It actually covers up Tim's voice, and takes away from the video. I would recommend taking that part off. Sorry if I sound rude, just trying to help.
It sounds great to me.
I don't believe in god... but what a great music!
It's not too late to believe in God, start today😊
Amen gene
@dobb673
And your a jerk with a big mouth.This was done intentionally you idiot! This was done for the sole purpose to hear the frequency not to please you or some stupid music engineer. I have been mixing and editing music most of my life so I know how to do it right when I need to. I wanted the notes to be heard loudly and clearly. Hey you put a video together and post it if you think your so smart!! The technology I have is a free version of audacity..MORON!!!!!!!!!
Are there any good bass singers that aren't in religious groups? I respect you guys and all, but I'm a bass-singing atheist that would really like to not listen to Jesus and stuff all the time.....
ChernobylMan Hard to find. Basses are not common in popular music, mostly they perform in acapella, choir or gospel groups which are religious.
then why are you here then,, kind of contradictory to me,, LOL
you know you want Jesus in your life,, Stop lying to yourself , No matter what you say brought you here,, HE DID!! Accept his Power and you will be FREE :)
and enjoy Tims voice as well :)
ChernobylMan Michael McCary from Boyz II Men.
Then start your own group you goddamn heathen!!!
Ever heard of Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys? He’s pretty good (slight bit of sarcasm)