Great video! So glad that people can now finally see how much effort is put into each part of a great song. There is no set it and forget it. Quick question for you - is autotune 8 the choice of most producers? Anyone have input on the Autotune Pro algorithm? Thanks again Erik and URM!
These videos also make me feel much better about my own singing, that the pros also need some help. Not knocking his singing at all, but it helps me not feel so disqualified
I think that there is a key command required to do the pulldown edit that he did at 10:44. At least I can't figure out how to do it. Does anyone know what it is?
@@pevy_sue Gives me faith for the vocals I usually work with lmao. If even someone who is regarded as one of the best in the genre can't 100% hit all notes even with multiple takes.
I can also recommend Melodyne :) It's what I've used with all my singers for years now. (It is much easier. I'm pulling my hair out trying to understand how graphic mode in Autotune is used even though this video shows it haha) And if that doesn't cut it and you want more of an autotune sound, you can always grab the free plugin G-Snap and add that afterwards
Alae Cohen Logic Pro X’s tuning is definitely a good starting place, and can have good results, but it’s even more finicky than melodyne as you can’t get away with quite as much without hearing artifacts
Interesting. I noticed that whenever this singer does vibrato, he does it like a guitar vibrato, going back and forth between slightly sharp and dead on, never being flat. And Eric makes it violin-like, going between slightly sharp and slightly flat, around the correct pitch. I guess both styles are equally acceptable, he just replaced one with another? Is second type of vibrato considered more desirable?
My guess is that the human ear tries to find the average between the extremes, and defines that as the perceived note. The average of dead on and sharp is slightly sharp, whereas the average of equally flat and sharp is dead on. So that one will sit in the mix slightly better. But sometimes he purposefully makes a note sharp, so that it will stand out more. The best way is the one that fits to the part.
@@djentlover makes perfect sense. But guitar vibratos don't sound sharp to my ear, neither do singer's untuned vibratos. So... it's subjective and blah blah blah, I guess
@@daleonov Yeah, we are talking very minute differences here. Something like few cents of pitch difference. This kind of modern production is super precise.
Listening to the chorus here and then listening to the actual track makes it seems that you got rid of all the grit. I think that is one of the things that makes his voice more unique.
Omg it totally gives you some more confidence when you realize such an amazing singer like Johnny still needs some tuning to get that perfect sound. I always feel like such a shit singer when I listen to my untuned vocals.
This was a cool, informative video and all...but I think we all could have done without the disgustingly loud sounds of you swallowing your own mucus every 2 seconds. Your production tips are inspiring but the noises that were coming from your mouth were vomit-inducing.
I'd rather have my singer do it over again, practice before hitting the vocal booth, and get it RIGHT. Like damn man. Haha Edit, comp, time align, tune. Or.. or.. get an actual singer instead of just some guy who "can" sing lol.
You know what happens when you record the same part over and over again, to the point that every little pitch and timing is perfect? The singer loses perspective and his / her voice. So when you get a take that 95% there like Johnny did here, just use the available techonolgy to do the final polishing.
