To those who don't know. Chris's vocal course ("Discover your voice" and "Mixed voice and Madness practice pack") is ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!! Join his vocal course. You won't regret it guys. I've already finished his first course ( "Discover your voice") and I want to say I've learned a lot from that, especially vocal fry and vowel placement. Also I learned mixed voice. This channel is GOLD on RUclips.
Man Chris is basically the Bob Ross of singing, awesome personality, heaps of talent and full of positivity. Breaking down and teaching us, even if we can barely sing at all. Wonderful work man!
@@chrisliepe Thanks to you, this gives me a lot to practice. I didn't know i compressed my vocals the bad way, thats why my vocal chords get sore and tired so easily.
@@chrisliepe I need to get a vocal coach. I have some training and years of experience but need to clean up my voice for recording sessions. I want to make sure I am not causing damage and able to sing aggressive and raspy like Corrnell and Plant.
Man! You seem to be the only vocal coach who actually makes videos on vocal lessons while others are into some vocal reacts trend. I lately discovered this channel and I gladly exploit the knowledge that you provide for free and which others charge a ton. And even though I mostly sing pop but rock is a greater teacher. I hope you will continue to provide knowledge even when your channel reaches tremendous success which it will for sure.
Looking at you Tristan In all fairness you have to remember that most of them are professional vocal coaches making RUclips videos and not RUclips vocal coaches. So much more money to be made giving private lessons. It's not practical teach on RUclips as a job. Once you put your lessons on RUclips no one needs to pay you to teach them.
@@alexyodson5749 Yeah, no. These are tips from a vocal coach, not actual training. What you see in these videos is not at all what he does with his clients.
I'm not kidding. This video saved my life. When Chris mentioned where to place the grit, I thought "hmm, it's true, i've never payed attention to that". In the end, the reason why I couldn't sing a whole song without simply ROASTING my throat was the placement. I was placing the grit below my larynx. I fixed that and all of a suddenly I started singing 12 songs in a row without pain. It's unbelievable.
This is great as it's like you stretch with CT muscle first (sounds airy, high and weak), then activate the TA muscle which is when you hear the grit and meaty sound. Adding volume or activating support even more to stay engaged with TA muscle. The trick is to develop and master that activation of TA when CT stretches it. Many times people have one or the other but hard to develop coordination of both.
Chris I have to say this video has nothing short of changed my life. I’ve been struggling to sing with compression and breath support consistently for years. I could never tell if what I was doing was compression or twang or something else. My head voice was too breathy or loud, mix too loud and lacking resonance, falsetto hit and miss, distortion was a pipe dream. Never could pin point what the problem was. Soon as I watched this and went through the exercises something clicked and instantly things have fallen into place. I have so much more control now. I can sing soft. I can sing loud. I can even sing with rasp!! (Ask my wife she’ll tell you how much I have wanted that last one). Sorry for the long post mate but honestly I’m so grateful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I expect a huuuge sub growth very soon, glad I found you when I did. I'll remember this moment when you're at 100k or so and write a comment along the lines of "Really enjoyed your videos over all these months, you've really helped me out! Been watching since 15k or so, glad to see you grow so much!" Haha, great videos. Thanks for all the help! :D
I’m a singer and guitar player. Been singing for about 8 years but never was taught to sing. I can use rasp and stuff like this and you out of everyone aren’t afraid to make the embarrassing sounds that we gotta practice on which helps me find new ways to use my voice and to help me sing better. You got my subscription for sure. Thanks for helping out man and good job on your videos keep it up 👍
Chris, I can’t thank you enough for being so cool with looking silly in order to demonstrate a point. There’s often such a disconnect in my vocal lessons, in that it’s VERY difficult to communicate how things should feel. You make it crystal clear to an entire audience. It’s more helpful than you even know! 👏
This is exactly why I love Chris Liepe. He’s literally the only person on RUclips with a bunch of videos that actually explains things and the fact that he has a no bs free training course just changes the game.
Oh damn, the key point here, believe it or not, was the fact that you should imagine the compression going down instead of up! That was a key point for my false cord stuff, thanks!
I love how unashamed your lessons are. It's really inspiring, and alot of fun! Found my support today while singing when cycling home - my upper abs hurt real bad.
I cant really afford good vocal lessons and have searched the internet for months trying to find good tutorials to no avail. But after only watching a handful of your videos you have dramatically changed my singing voice for the better. So thank you, thank you for everything. I've always wanted to be a singer but never felt like I had what it took and now when I hit notes I've never thought I could ever hit it almost brings tears to my eyes. Again thank you so much your work is inspiring please never stop.
Always come back to your videos as a refresher. Constantly experimenting to try out new things. Sometimes I get a sound that is good, feels fine at first but turns out isn't. Take a break and sort of forget the correct way. Your videos help bring me back.
Lately, I’ve been seriously considering getting professional vocal lessons because I simply can’t get my voice to be what I want it to be, and vocal lessons on RUclips are very subpar. Now, at 4:35am, unable to sleep, you pop up on my recommended feed. I just gained so much more confidence in my ability to correctly integrate proper techniques into my vocals *safely*. Thank you for all these wonderful videos. Nothing on RUclips, or anywhere else, can compare to these lessons 💙🤘🏻
My whole life I’ve done it wrong and all my muscle memory for vocals are merely bad habits so I must start from scratch… already I’m hearing a difference! Im not doing songs not doing words for the next good while, focusing only on developing proper diaphragmatic support. .. in about a month or two I’ll put up a before and after… That’s how confident I am with how much better it’s sounding. Thank you!
Chris, I'm in my 70's and started taking voice lessons about a year ago. I followed you for awhile but then stopped because I'm not much into rock. Just recently I started following you again. not for the rock but for your style, your unabashedly playing with making sounds, your ease and playfulness. I've been incorporating your stuff into my singing and wow, what great stuff. You have really helped me expand my abilities and comfort. Just a little before minute 15 you demonstrated how the growl/grit can open up mixed voice. That was incredibly mind-blowing for me. That was so powerful. Thank you so much for your continued posts. Bravo
As a singer that uses extreme compression (check my Periphery or BMTH covers) I have to say that this tutorial is very accurate and trustable! Even though I have some discrepancies, but because every person have their own tone preferencies, which are often produced by this tiny differences between how each singer understands and approaches their own voice!
I want to say that I love you man, ur videos help me a lot on my journey to become the best screamer/singer I can be. You make me feel like I can do this stuff you make it so conprehenseble and you are an invaluable source of knowledge and a perfect example of what an artist should be.
I've been metal screaming for years by trial and error but watching this, you do a great job explaining the things I kinda figured out along the way and I learned a lot of new methods. This video format is honestly the best and most comprehensive I've seen on RUclips so far. Keep up the great work man! Subbed!
Nice dude! Trial and error is a huge pain in the ass! :') I've been slowly trying to work up to screaming, started with just a lot of clean singing practice, then less extreme "rock scream" / mildly distorted vocals, then working on something closer to death/black screams, but man it's difficult to get it consistently. Huge props for being self-taught with shit.
NAH CUZ I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING TRYING TO DO THE POOP EXERCISE HELP, but this has been definitely the best help out there for this specific vocal trick, since i had absolutely no idea how to do it, thanks man
I love your approach. I’m learning a lot. Don’t take this the wrong way, but you are the Reading Rainbow of vocal coaching. I keep waiting for you to say, “But don’t take MY word for it.”
The 25 seconds that every singer has always looked for 7:19 - 7:45, the answer for compression and mixed voice... Thanks Chris, I'm a huge fan of yours and also I'm enrolled in your course, best decision in my life!
So I've been trying to figure out how to do fry correctly for years now and this is the first time someone has combined the concepts of compression with the position in your throat where to add fry that I've seen. It makes total sense to me now! THANK YOU!
For years I've been looking for a healthy, understandable and really technically good explanation for Distorsion. I've watched an infinite number of videos about it. The tip about compression is worth its weight in gold. Now at last I could do it without coughing or putting pressure on the vocal cords. Many thanks from Germany. 💖
A lot of this things seems to be annoying but it’s one of the best ways to discover the what’s and why’s. Getting to to start knowing the feelings and make your corrections.
Chris, thank you for being the absolute legend you are! I’ve been following your channel for a while and still need to get into a habit of spending time practicing and learning techniques on the regular, but today with the help of this video I finally managed to use vocal distortion for the very first time. I watched so many different videos years ago and gave up, thinking I’ll never be able to use my voice like that, but your way of teaching renewed my faith and it really feels like a huge achievement to finally make it work. Now to practice more and make it more consistent!
OH MY GOD I could do that but some """vocal teachers""" out there on internet were teaching so different and weirdly that I was almost giving up on drives. I watched until 5:39 so far and my drives just got 999% times better thank you!!!!! I'll marathon your videos lol
19:05 Guys that was a D5 that I could also do directly after this lesson, applying what he taught. This guy is for real, he can explain it, teach it, demostrate it
Only now, years after starting to do growl, I discovered how to properly add grit and the correct sensation that one should feel... I always added that grit that you feel below the throat and I'd be pretty worn out after just some short minutes... This is gold!!!
I’ve heard it’s a good idea to go back to a clean sound when you’re done with this type of singing and then do a vocal cool down. My voice is getting scratchy and I have to cough while doing this. Thanks for the info, I’ll keep working on it bro!
@@chrisliepe I'm at 12:26 in the vid and I'm gonna have to go to bed and resume tomorrow, but this is VERY exciting that you are a vocal coach on RUclips who is actually really teaching us how to make distortion/grit instead of making a clickbait title where they demonstrate it and then refer us to their program. Honestly, just the anticipation of the thought that you are going to actually show me how to make grit for FREE, out of the kindness of your heart and desire to help people, makes me want to PayPal you $50+ and I'm not even 100% sure yet that I will know how to do the grit after I am able to watch the rest of the video.... but even just the IDEA that you care enough to show us how to really do this makes me want to throw money at you in appreciation. And I'm unemployed right now!!! I don't expect anyone to believe this, but I can sing just like Steve Perry and Michael Jackson and Jason Mraz and I can even do an imitation of Smokey Robinson by making my larynx super high and using it (instead of air modulation) for vibrato. I can sing like Layne Staley of Alice IN Chains BUT I CANNOT MAKE ANY GRIT/Distortion!!! So this video is EPIC!!! Thank you so much, Cris! I cannot wait to resume it tomorrow evening! Regarding clearing the scratchiness (prior to your video about it being posted), perhaps Roger Love's technique would be helpful for DTuned? Talk like Yogi Bear saying "Hey hey, boo boo!" with your Larynx super super low. (Look it up if you aren't old enough to know what Yogi Bear sounds like). I ASSume that lowering the larynx like this is probably stretching the vocal chords out kind of like stretching a tight tendon, but I have not idea what I am talking about and am probably wrong! :) I'm really concerned about damaging my voice, so I'm wondering why does DTuned have a scratchy voice from doing these exercises that are supposed to involve no pain or fatigue? Hey, why do Chris Cornell (RIP) and Richie Kotzen (and the singer from the band Big Wreck to a lesser degree) all sound so similar? Are they using the same technique to make their grit? Like, maybe the technique they use to make grit is to constrict and close up the back of their throat (like above the base of the tongue) and so they sound almost the same as each other? I'm also suspecting that this is how Steven Tyler of Aerosmith does that scratchy "Ya ya yow" thing that he does because it sounds really constricted to me. And Angus Young of AC/DC sounds even more constricted. In fact, I can almost get his sound. Maybe this could be a video if you think it is worthy? "Distortion: Why Chris Cornell and Richie Kotzen sound the SAME" :) Thanks for being awesome and giving us this gold, man. It's amazing and greatly appreciated. I mean, I can sing all of Michael Jackson's "Man In the Mirror" (though it is iffy after the modulation) but I can't do ANY of the grit. And when I do the 7 "woos" at karaoke my voice is shot for 2 or 3 days (I quit doing that in 2009!). Same thing happens if I do the "For MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" in Bohemian Rhapsody.... the voice is scratchy and anhilated for 2 days (I quit doing that years ago too). Let me know if this message was too short. :P
StratMatt777 This is a great comment! Cornell, Kotzen and Thornley all have very similar vocal tones/styles. Cornell barely opened his mouth half of the time which shows that I don’t think he was pushing a lot of air for volume. It seems like head “placement/resonance” is where their volume comes from. As far as the scratchyness goes, I get that if I try and do fry or glottal compression without warming my voice up first. Vocal warmups in my experience are critical. If you read about Myles Kennedy and his warmups, they are pretty extensive and he seems to have no vocal issues being on tour constantly. He doesn’t do as much compression now as he did with the Mayfield Four. Personally, I think if you are getting scratchyness or fatigue then you may be doing something incorrectly. I imagine Chris will weigh in here on all of this. Straining and pushing too much air past the folds seems to be the biggest culprits when it comes to fatigue and hoarseness. But I am only speaking from my own experience. I too am looking to get glottal compression into my toolbox so I am very thankful for these videos.
StratMatt777 thanks for the advice man. I think my throat is scratchy because I’ve just started this and this technique is hit or miss. I’m working on Man in the Box and have seen Ken Tamplins vid on that song. I’ve been singing for years but nothing really challenging like the rock metal stuff. Belting the A#4 in the chorus of Man in the Box is really challenging me and right now it’s totally clean
@@theophany1770 I appreciate your comment because you have scared me away from trying to do this exercise... I only got up to 12:26 in the video last night but my voice is a little bit hoarse and that freaks me out. In just the last 4 days I have happened upon 4 different guitarists giving the advice to stop trying to imitate other players because it will hold you back from finding your own voice.... I think I will apply that to my singing too and stop trying to be Layne Staley myself. HUGE LAYNE STALEY FAN HERE. HUGE! I've been singing for 30 years. When AIC "Dirt" was just released I was a teenager driving around in my car singing my ass off to it (but not with grit). I'm in Seattle, so when Layne Died I and a friend went to the unofficial public gathering at the fountain and the Seattle Center which served as an unofficial funeral type gathering to remember the guy. DON'T WRECK YOUR VOICE MAN. Maybe this is something we should work on with a vocal coach in person.... which I think is what Ken Tamplin says...
please take the free classes guys. it works on me! i thought i would never learn to sing at least properly, this guy can break it all down to you on some parts or sumthin that you do not understands, for real. i thank you Chris liepe
At least one legit guy to explain us what to do ! It’s literally the best information on the internet about distortion. I’ve followed a masterclass in France from a famous screaming teacher and I can say that everything said here is legit ! Thanks a lot Chris. I’m gonna practice that and scream the shit out of my lungs now.
Love that he doesn’t just tell you to go buy his singing course like a lot of local coach youtubers. He dishes out these gold tips for free out of the passion of his craft! 🙏
Holy crap, I've literally heard in other tutorials basically opposite tips and tricks to try for full voice screaming after you've gotten basic (quieter) fry screaming down... which weren't working for me. Your tips... 💯💡(ding)!! 👍👍 thank you so much! 🤘
I'm just getting back into full force Rock singing after years away. Your training and lessons are great refresh course for me, I've done all the techniques and exercises before, but I really needed to remind myself how to do it right. Thank you for putting such great, detailed information out there for singers, both advanced like myself and beginners. I've basically became a beginner all over again after not singing for years, and your lessons are a lifesaver.
I honestly don’t think I’d be able to learn everything I want to with just you, but combining your videos with my in-person lessons is helping me improve a lot quicker than I thought. I’ve spent a year learning and finally made it from barely being able to keep up with Sinatra and Richard Cheese to finally being semi-comfortable with System of a Down. Thank you for that, mate!
Oh. My. God. This actually worked, I just managed to scream (okay, screach) two lines distorted with absolutely zero pain or anything. I'll probably need a year of practice to actually get any proper tone and volume, but I finally understood how it is done, and where the harshness happens. Thank you, Chris. I never thought this is something I ever would be able to do.
This video was hilarious at times but also REALLY REALLY GOOD. So many keys here, especially the part about making noises, letting your voice do its thing and seeing what happens
Ok I'm not quite there yet :D But I have to say your explanation of mixed voice has totally transformed my singing in just a couple of days of trying. It's not super awesome but I can hit higher notes way easier than I did before and without straining my voice. And this fry thing works aswell while I was trying it in this video :D But I think I'm going to stick with clean for now :D Thank you Chris you have no idea how grateful I am for you sharing this stuff. Cheers from Slovenia.
Congratulations, mate, for your videos. You are making me really comprehend how to hit high notes and change my voice the way I've ever wanted. Well deserved growth of your channel. Greetings from Brazil!
Hi, you are so fun to watch, yet so educational, most of these online coachings are usually boring, and made too short, like just let's get rid of it.. I'm so happy I found this channel, I'm signed for the lessons, and you gave me the motivation back I needed, when I felt like singing is not for me. Thank you!
omg 1 year later after watching this video once a month I finally got it!!! Grit, compression, power... Amazing... Thank you so much! For those who are still trying, here is what I found out: The last element I was lacking of was a really strong support. I noticed I made up for my lack of support with vibrato (another topic covered my Chris Liepe). To solve this issue, I tried to really engage my poop muscles to hold long notes without vibrato, and once I figured this out this video made so much sense. I added compression and got the sound I was looking for almost right away. I think what makes it easier is to get in the spirit and the mindset of a rock singer (as you said in the Dave Grohl video) and not be afraid to make some (loud) silly noises. Thanks again!
I hit it, man you are my saviour I love you for this great explanation. And the fact that you arent't afraid to show all those 'silly' noises, which are just stages that every vocalist has to get through, brings a lot of encouregment.
Dude thank you so much for what you do! As a lifelong musician I have only just discovered how to actually sing in my 40's and your videos are crucial to how I approach the mic now
Dude! Some of the noises you did was Matt Bellamy spot on! the transition from soft falsetto with a huge vibrato into full voice! You could totally do a Muse song and explain how does he play so freely with his voice :)
After almost 3 years old watching your videos and learning by myself, i'm starting to get the sensation of what i'm doing wrong with my compression/support. Thanks Chris! Still got alot of work ahead tho, haha. But you help me stay on the right track.
Great video again! I really learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. It's so great. Because you explain things right down the baby-level. I've got a question: Its interesting that you mention you had to take breaks a few days sometimes when experimenting with this stuff. I've noticed with myself, that I seem to have this repeating cycle: Day 1: Great singing. Energy, power. Can sing for 2-3 hours. Day 2: Good. Some power. Day 3: Not bad. But voice feels tired. Can't hit the notes (in mix voice), that I could on day 1. Day 4: My voice just doesn't wanna go into mix. Every time I try, it takes all my energy, and the notes I hit sound strained. Day 5: Gotta just not sing for the day. Let myself rest. Few days later: Back to day 1, my voice is full of energy and power. If you have the time to kindly (Just looking for a simple answer), is this is quite normal for beginners? Or is this because I'm using bad technique? Thank you so much again! Have a nice day!
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, all singers certainly need rest...no one is exempt! That’s great you’re AWARE of some of your own rhythm - that’s an important key to discovering your own voice. Of course, there’s always more for us to learn and grow in and discover, too! Check out this video that talks about taking good care of our voices: ruclips.net/video/LeLE4XTlTKE/видео.html
Another fantastic video and super helpful! Always thought G/G#5 was the max I could hit, after watching this video I somehow quickly got up to C6 when I really concentrated on holding back the air ... unbelievable job you are doing with your videos, certainly one of the best and effective teaching methods I've come across 👏
I'm 26 now and I tried to sing with vibrato for months, but unfortunately without result.(this was 1 year ago) Now the last few months i've developed a little bit vibrato, but it does not always come, sometimes with forcing and sometimes it gets stuck and it doesn't work. Very frustrating. I thought Chris Liepe is good and relax in explaining and he also has a nice vibrato.
Mr Liepe, this Video is what i call RUclips Gold. First time i think i understand compression in practice, and it sounds good and its so damn much fun to play with it. And it feels nice in the throat. back in the day i always get that distortion lower ma lanrix, sounded ok but after twenty minutes i needed a break and felt bad. now i see its not more training, its just a nother technique. Thank you for that
Great video, man!!! I would love to see a video on how to incorporate more chest into our mix to make that transition more subtle. Also that editing at 1:28 was awesome, gave me chills!
I wish I could befriend this gentleman, the knowledge, the humour! Great videos man thanks for reigniting my passion for screaming... Slowly getting back to it and learning new techniques from you
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To those who don't know. Chris's vocal course ("Discover your voice" and "Mixed voice and Madness practice pack") is ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!! Join his vocal course. You won't regret it guys. I've already finished his first course ( "Discover your voice") and I want to say I've learned a lot from that, especially vocal fry and vowel placement. Also I learned mixed voice. This channel is GOLD on RUclips.
I agree... Totally amazing and natural. I love this channel and vocal course 👌🙏🎶
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Other vocal coaches: "Sing with great diaphragm support."
Chris Liepe: "Poop."
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"Sing like you're gonna poop yourself."
I actually went to poop after i tried this 🤣
But he's right
I sent the link to this video to my sister who is not at all interested in singing but who gets constipated fairly often.
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I want a compilation of Chris out of context
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Yes!! I have thought this as well 😂😂😂
OMG THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT
Man Chris is basically the Bob Ross of singing, awesome personality, heaps of talent and full of positivity. Breaking down and teaching us, even if we can barely sing at all. Wonderful work man!
what an oddly accurate comparison
I love how he jokes without ever laughing. The singing at the end! 🤣
"Teeth!"
"I fell down and got a buuuuuuump!"
@@ross311 Bob Ross with vocal fry. Gold!
Finding my mixed voice was a happy accident! 😊
4:15 Starting To Compress, First Sentations
5:41 Initial Vocal Compression Sound/Feel
6:19 Why Moderating Air Is Important, Protecting Vocal Chords
7:50 Adding Grit / Vocal Fry Placements
8:29 Vocal Fry Excersise
9:17 Grit sounds Clean/ Above/ Below Voicebox
9:49 Grit correct position
10:59 Above Voicebox grit sound / Low Notes
11:55 Clean Compression /Feel with Pitch
13:10 Grit Compression with Pitch
13:59 Head Resonance Compression / High notes
14:47 Head Resonance Fry
15:31 Compression Cracks
16:35 Compression Transitions/Final Tips
17:38 Track with All Compressed Vocal Sounds
This is awesome, thanks for the breakdown!
@@chrisliepe Thanks to you, this gives me a lot to practice. I didn't know i compressed my vocals the bad way, thats why my vocal chords get sore and tired so easily.
Thanks for doing this!
Thanks for the layout
Thank you!
to those who still doubt chris' free voice lesson, just do it ! it's one of my better decisions i've done this year to improve my singing
But, theres only one video right?? or is there a way to "unlock" the others? XD
Beto Osé theres three and they’re great
Yeah so true
Sir I needed to help You can help my Channel 😁😁 Because I am not Wheel
Dude same here. It really helps.
Thanks man i love how you're not like *buy my course* and you just teach people
His course is awesome though.
Seriously though, such great course material.
One of the best vocal teachers i've found on youtube, really original refreshing approach to teaching! Love it man, instant subscribe
Awesome, thank you!
wow, Ren you awesome
:O clash of titans Chris and Ren both here.
@@chrisliepe I need to get a vocal coach. I have some training and years of experience but need to clean up my voice for recording sessions. I want to make sure I am not causing damage and able to sing aggressive and raspy like Corrnell and Plant.
So fun to find this comment now 😃
Ah. A real mug. This changes things.
JonahDeroy AND he took a sip!! Satisfaction achieved.
@@breckh8475 It was A LOT of anticipation.
I came here to say this.
That my first thought when I started watching this! I had to go back and check if it was actually a mic.
JonahDeroy Hahahahah
the soul patch really sells the professional musician aesthetic
Man! You seem to be the only vocal coach who actually makes videos on vocal lessons while others are into some vocal reacts trend. I lately discovered this channel and I gladly exploit the knowledge that you provide for free and which others charge a ton. And even though I mostly sing pop but rock is a greater teacher. I hope you will continue to provide knowledge even when your channel reaches tremendous success which it will for sure.
Looking at you Tristan
In all fairness you have to remember that most of them are professional vocal coaches making RUclips videos and not RUclips vocal coaches.
So much more money to be made giving private lessons. It's not practical teach on RUclips as a job. Once you put your lessons on RUclips no one needs to pay you to teach them.
@@alexyodson5749 Yeah, no. These are tips from a vocal coach, not actual training. What you see in these videos is not at all what he does with his clients.
Kardavox Academy does reacts but he also breaks down a lot of how the vocalists do certain techniques
I'm not kidding. This video saved my life. When Chris mentioned where to place the grit, I thought "hmm, it's true, i've never payed attention to that". In the end, the reason why I couldn't sing a whole song without simply ROASTING my throat was the placement. I was placing the grit below my larynx. I fixed that and all of a suddenly I started singing 12 songs in a row without pain. It's unbelievable.
YESSSSSS!!!! :) !!!
Step 1 to rock singing: Almost poop your pants. Got it but I think I messed up step 1... brb...
Well what you did wrong is you went straight from step 1 onto number 2.
This is great as it's like you stretch with CT muscle first (sounds airy, high and weak), then activate the TA muscle which is when you hear the grit and meaty sound. Adding volume or activating support even more to stay engaged with TA muscle. The trick is to develop and master that activation of TA when CT stretches it. Many times people have one or the other but hard to develop coordination of both.
YES! right on!
Chris I have to say this video has nothing short of changed my life. I’ve been struggling to sing with compression and breath support consistently for years. I could never tell if what I was doing was compression or twang or something else.
My head voice was too breathy or loud, mix too loud and lacking resonance, falsetto hit and miss, distortion was a pipe dream. Never could pin point what the problem was.
Soon as I watched this and went through the exercises something clicked and instantly things have fallen into place. I have so much more control now. I can sing soft. I can sing loud. I can even sing with rasp!! (Ask my wife she’ll tell you how much I have wanted that last one).
Sorry for the long post mate but honestly I’m so grateful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You not being ashamed to make sounds is truly a gift to us. Your pedagogy is the best.
You deserve this growth because you make peoples' voices grow in control!
I expect a huuuge sub growth very soon, glad I found you when I did.
I'll remember this moment when you're at 100k or so and write a comment along the lines of "Really enjoyed your videos over all these months, you've really helped me out! Been watching since 15k or so, glad to see you grow so much!" Haha, great videos. Thanks for all the help! :D
Thanks so much! Ya, it's exciting. Glad you're enjoying the content man!
I’m a singer and guitar player. Been singing for about 8 years but never was taught to sing. I can use rasp and stuff like this and you out of everyone aren’t afraid to make the embarrassing sounds that we gotta practice on which helps me find new ways to use my voice and to help me sing better. You got my subscription for sure. Thanks for helping out man and good job on your videos keep it up 👍
Chris, I can’t thank you enough for being so cool with looking silly in order to demonstrate a point. There’s often such a disconnect in my vocal lessons, in that it’s VERY difficult to communicate how things should feel. You make it crystal clear to an entire audience. It’s more helpful than you even know! 👏
This is exactly why I love Chris Liepe. He’s literally the only person on RUclips with a bunch of videos that actually explains things and the fact that he has a no bs free training course just changes the game.
Thanks!
Oh damn, the key point here, believe it or not, was the fact that you should imagine the compression going down instead of up! That was a key point for my false cord stuff, thanks!
Nice... You're very welcome!
I love how unashamed your lessons are. It's really inspiring, and alot of fun! Found my support today while singing when cycling home - my upper abs hurt real bad.
I do exactly the same on the bicycle xD or when I'm outside with the dog and no one's near ;P
I cant really afford good vocal lessons and have searched the internet for months trying to find good tutorials to no avail. But after only watching a handful of your videos you have dramatically changed my singing voice for the better. So thank you, thank you for everything. I've always wanted to be a singer but never felt like I had what it took and now when I hit notes I've never thought I could ever hit it almost brings tears to my eyes. Again thank you so much your work is inspiring please never stop.
When this guy blows up I’m gonna me like “yeah I was here in the OG times”. Props to you my man, thank you for all this
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Always come back to your videos as a refresher. Constantly experimenting to try out new things. Sometimes I get a sound that is good, feels fine at first but turns out isn't. Take a break and sort of forget the correct way. Your videos help bring me back.
Lately, I’ve been seriously considering getting professional vocal lessons because I simply can’t get my voice to be what I want it to be, and vocal lessons on RUclips are very subpar. Now, at 4:35am, unable to sleep, you pop up on my recommended feed. I just gained so much more confidence in my ability to correctly integrate proper techniques into my vocals *safely*. Thank you for all these wonderful videos. Nothing on RUclips, or anywhere else, can compare to these lessons 💙🤘🏻
My whole life I’ve done it wrong and all my muscle memory for vocals are merely bad habits so I must start from scratch… already I’m hearing a difference! Im not doing songs not doing words for the next good while, focusing only on developing proper diaphragmatic support. .. in about a month or two I’ll put up a before and after… That’s how confident I am with how much better it’s sounding. Thank you!
You sound like Chris Cornell even when you aren’t intending to. It’s pretty cool! You’ve got a great voice.
Chris, I'm in my 70's and started taking voice lessons about a year ago. I followed you for awhile but then stopped because I'm not much into rock. Just recently I started following you again. not for the rock but for your style, your unabashedly playing with making sounds, your ease and playfulness. I've been incorporating your stuff into my singing and wow, what great stuff. You have really helped me expand my abilities and comfort. Just a little before minute 15 you demonstrated how the growl/grit can open up mixed voice. That was incredibly mind-blowing for me. That was so powerful. Thank you so much for your continued posts. Bravo
As a singer that uses extreme compression (check my Periphery or BMTH covers) I have to say that this tutorial is very accurate and trustable! Even though I have some discrepancies, but because every person have their own tone preferencies, which are often produced by this tiny differences between how each singer understands and approaches their own voice!
I want to say that I love you man, ur videos help me a lot on my journey to become the best screamer/singer I can be. You make me feel like I can do this stuff you make it so conprehenseble and you are an invaluable source of knowledge and a perfect example of what an artist should be.
I've been metal screaming for years by trial and error but watching this, you do a great job explaining the things I kinda figured out along the way and I learned a lot of new methods. This video format is honestly the best and most comprehensive I've seen on RUclips so far. Keep up the great work man! Subbed!
Nice dude! Trial and error is a huge pain in the ass! :') I've been slowly trying to work up to screaming, started with just a lot of clean singing practice, then less extreme "rock scream" / mildly distorted vocals, then working on something closer to death/black screams, but man it's difficult to get it consistently. Huge props for being self-taught with shit.
NAH CUZ I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING TRYING TO DO THE POOP EXERCISE HELP, but this has been definitely the best help out there for this specific vocal trick, since i had absolutely no idea how to do it, thanks man
I love your approach. I’m learning a lot. Don’t take this the wrong way, but you are the Reading Rainbow of vocal coaching. I keep waiting for you to say, “But don’t take MY word for it.”
The 25 seconds that every singer has always looked for 7:19 - 7:45, the answer for compression and mixed voice... Thanks Chris, I'm a huge fan of yours and also I'm enrolled in your course, best decision in my life!
Wonderful! Thanks so much. :)
I was looking all over for this perfect explanation of compression. Love how clear you made it, fun to watch, really enjoyed it all dude
That’s so great to hear! Here’s another video I enjoyed doing, dealing with some of those same things: ruclips.net/video/t_wju9Numnk/видео.html
So I've been trying to figure out how to do fry correctly for years now and this is the first time someone has combined the concepts of compression with the position in your throat where to add fry that I've seen. It makes total sense to me now! THANK YOU!
For years I've been looking for a healthy, understandable and really technically good explanation for Distorsion. I've watched an infinite number of videos about it. The tip about compression is worth its weight in gold. Now at last I could do it without coughing or putting pressure on the vocal cords. Many thanks from Germany. 💖
A lot of this things seems to be annoying but it’s one of the best ways to discover the what’s and why’s. Getting to to start knowing the feelings and make your corrections.
This is the best teaching of vocal grit I've ever seen on youtube. Well done and thank you!
Chris, thank you for being the absolute legend you are! I’ve been following your channel for a while and still need to get into a habit of spending time practicing and learning techniques on the regular, but today with the help of this video I finally managed to use vocal distortion for the very first time. I watched so many different videos years ago and gave up, thinking I’ll never be able to use my voice like that, but your way of teaching renewed my faith and it really feels like a huge achievement to finally make it work. Now to practice more and make it more consistent!
OH MY GOD I could do that but some """vocal teachers""" out there on internet were teaching so different and weirdly that I was almost giving up on drives. I watched until 5:39 so far and my drives just got 999% times better thank you!!!!!
I'll marathon your videos lol
This is great to hear!
I dicovered your channel watching your breakdown of Tyler Joseph singing and got hooked ever since. This channel is too good to be true
19:05 Guys that was a D5 that I could also do directly after this lesson, applying what he taught. This guy is for real, he can explain it, teach it, demostrate it
Only now, years after starting to do growl, I discovered how to properly add grit and the correct sensation that one should feel... I always added that grit that you feel below the throat and I'd be pretty worn out after just some short minutes... This is gold!!!
I’ve heard it’s a good idea to go back to a clean sound when you’re done with this type of singing and then do a vocal cool down. My voice is getting scratchy and I have to cough while doing this. Thanks for the info, I’ll keep working on it bro!
Yes, this is something I should have maybe touched on. I'll be talking about this in a video I post later this week as well!
@@chrisliepe I'm at 12:26 in the vid and I'm gonna have to go to bed and resume tomorrow, but this is VERY exciting that you are a vocal coach on RUclips who is actually really teaching us how to make distortion/grit instead of making a clickbait title where they demonstrate it and then refer us to their program.
Honestly, just the anticipation of the thought that you are going to actually show me how to make grit for FREE, out of the kindness of your heart and desire to help people, makes me want to PayPal you $50+ and I'm not even 100% sure yet that I will know how to do the grit after I am able to watch the rest of the video.... but even just the IDEA that you care enough to show us how to really do this makes me want to throw money at you in appreciation. And I'm unemployed right now!!!
I don't expect anyone to believe this, but I can sing just like Steve Perry and Michael Jackson and Jason Mraz and I can even do an imitation of Smokey Robinson by making my larynx super high and using it (instead of air modulation) for vibrato.
I can sing like Layne Staley of Alice IN Chains BUT I CANNOT MAKE ANY GRIT/Distortion!!! So this video is EPIC!!!
Thank you so much, Cris! I cannot wait to resume it tomorrow evening!
Regarding clearing the scratchiness (prior to your video about it being posted), perhaps Roger Love's technique would be helpful for DTuned? Talk like Yogi Bear saying "Hey hey, boo boo!" with your Larynx super super low. (Look it up if you aren't old enough to know what Yogi Bear sounds like).
I ASSume that lowering the larynx like this is probably stretching the vocal chords out kind of like stretching a tight tendon, but I have not idea what I am talking about and am probably wrong! :)
I'm really concerned about damaging my voice, so I'm wondering why does DTuned have a scratchy voice from doing these exercises that are supposed to involve no pain or fatigue?
Hey, why do Chris Cornell (RIP) and Richie Kotzen (and the singer from the band Big Wreck to a lesser degree) all sound so similar? Are they using the same technique to make their grit?
Like, maybe the technique they use to make grit is to constrict and close up the back of their throat (like above the base of the tongue) and so they sound almost the same as each other?
I'm also suspecting that this is how Steven Tyler of Aerosmith does that scratchy "Ya ya yow" thing that he does because it sounds really constricted to me. And Angus Young of AC/DC sounds even more constricted. In fact, I can almost get his sound.
Maybe this could be a video if you think it is worthy?
"Distortion: Why Chris Cornell and Richie Kotzen sound the SAME" :)
Thanks for being awesome and giving us this gold, man. It's amazing and greatly appreciated.
I mean, I can sing all of Michael Jackson's "Man In the Mirror" (though it is iffy after the modulation) but I can't do ANY of the grit.
And when I do the 7 "woos" at karaoke my voice is shot for 2 or 3 days (I quit doing that in 2009!). Same thing happens if I do the "For MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" in Bohemian Rhapsody.... the voice is scratchy and anhilated for 2 days (I quit doing that years ago too).
Let me know if this message was too short. :P
StratMatt777 This is a great comment! Cornell, Kotzen and Thornley all have very similar vocal tones/styles. Cornell barely opened his mouth half of the time which shows that I don’t think he was pushing a lot of air for volume. It seems like head “placement/resonance” is where their volume comes from.
As far as the scratchyness goes, I get that if I try and do fry or glottal compression without warming my voice up first. Vocal warmups in my experience are critical. If you read about Myles Kennedy and his warmups, they are pretty extensive and he seems to have no vocal issues being on tour constantly. He doesn’t do as much compression now as he did with the Mayfield Four.
Personally, I think if you are getting scratchyness or fatigue then you may be doing something incorrectly. I imagine Chris will weigh in here on all of this. Straining and pushing too much air past the folds seems to be the biggest culprits when it comes to fatigue and hoarseness. But I am only speaking from my own experience. I too am looking to get glottal compression into my toolbox so I am very thankful for these videos.
StratMatt777 thanks for the advice man. I think my throat is scratchy because I’ve just started this and this technique is hit or miss. I’m working on Man in the Box and have seen Ken Tamplins vid on that song. I’ve been singing for years but nothing really challenging like the rock metal stuff. Belting the A#4 in the chorus of Man in the Box is really challenging me and right now it’s totally clean
@@theophany1770 I appreciate your comment because you have scared me away from trying to do this exercise... I only got up to 12:26 in the video last night but my voice is a little bit hoarse and that freaks me out.
In just the last 4 days I have happened upon 4 different guitarists giving the advice to stop trying to imitate other players because it will hold you back from finding your own voice....
I think I will apply that to my singing too and stop trying to be Layne Staley myself.
HUGE LAYNE STALEY FAN HERE. HUGE!
I've been singing for 30 years. When AIC "Dirt" was just released I was a teenager driving around in my car singing my ass off to it (but not with grit).
I'm in Seattle, so when Layne Died I and a friend went to the unofficial public gathering at the fountain and the Seattle Center which served as an unofficial funeral type gathering to remember the guy.
DON'T WRECK YOUR VOICE MAN.
Maybe this is something we should work on with a vocal coach in person.... which I think is what Ken Tamplin says...
please take the free classes guys. it works on me! i thought i would never learn to sing at least properly, this guy can break it all down to you on some parts or sumthin that you do not understands, for real.
i thank you Chris liepe
As someone who always drank too much at partys i am grateful for every session that i had at my toilet to train for this.
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At least one legit guy to explain us what to do ! It’s literally the best information on the internet about distortion. I’ve followed a masterclass in France from a famous screaming teacher and I can say that everything said here is legit ! Thanks a lot Chris. I’m gonna practice that and scream the shit out of my lungs now.
Nice :)
Love that he doesn’t just tell you to go buy his singing course like a lot of local coach youtubers. He dishes out these gold tips for free out of the passion of his craft! 🙏
YES... If you find value here! ...Imagine what's in the courses!! :)
Holy crap, I've literally heard in other tutorials basically opposite tips and tricks to try for full voice screaming after you've gotten basic (quieter) fry screaming down... which weren't working for me. Your tips... 💯💡(ding)!!
👍👍 thank you so much! 🤘
I'm just getting back into full force Rock singing after years away. Your training and lessons are great refresh course for me, I've done all the techniques and exercises before, but I really needed to remind myself how to do it right. Thank you for putting such great, detailed information out there for singers, both advanced like myself and beginners. I've basically became a beginner all over again after not singing for years, and your lessons are a lifesaver.
You're the best teacher ive seen so far describing the mechanics of all things distortion. Much thanks my friend!!
You're explaining all of this stuff so damn good man. Please continue making those videos.
I honestly don’t think I’d be able to learn everything I want to with just you, but combining your videos with my in-person lessons is helping me improve a lot quicker than I thought. I’ve spent a year learning and finally made it from barely being able to keep up with Sinatra and Richard Cheese to finally being semi-comfortable with System of a Down.
Thank you for that, mate!
Best explanation about this technique so far!!!! and I've been taking lessons with several vocal coaches. THANK YOU Chris!
Thanks!
Discovered this channel today, also subbed today. Great content, keep it up!
Dude.. the way you explain things is spot on.. I have to look into your courses
Glad it resonates with you! Ya, you'll dig the courses a lot if you like these videos!
@@chrisliepe I didn't find a website link in the description. Is it through your RUclips channel?
Oh. My. God.
This actually worked, I just managed to scream (okay, screach) two lines distorted with absolutely zero pain or anything.
I'll probably need a year of practice to actually get any proper tone and volume, but I finally understood how it is done, and where the harshness happens.
Thank you, Chris. I never thought this is something I ever would be able to do.
UPDATE???
This video was hilarious at times but also REALLY REALLY GOOD. So many keys here, especially the part about making noises, letting your voice do its thing and seeing what happens
Ok I'm not quite there yet :D But I have to say your explanation of mixed voice has totally transformed my singing in just a couple of days of trying. It's not super awesome but I can hit higher notes way easier than I did before and without straining my voice. And this fry thing works aswell while I was trying it in this video :D But I think I'm going to stick with clean for now :D Thank you Chris you have no idea how grateful I am for you sharing this stuff. Cheers from Slovenia.
fantastic stuff, thx Chris
This is explained perfectly.
Men, I've never really seen a guy like him, he's the best vocal coach I've ever seen.
Thank you!!
Congratulations, mate, for your videos. You are making me really comprehend how to hit high notes and change my voice the way I've ever wanted. Well deserved growth of your channel. Greetings from Brazil!
Hi, you are so fun to watch, yet so educational, most of these online coachings are usually boring, and made too short, like just let's get rid of it.. I'm so happy I found this channel, I'm signed for the lessons, and you gave me the motivation back I needed, when I felt like singing is not for me. Thank you!
omg 1 year later after watching this video once a month I finally got it!!! Grit, compression, power... Amazing... Thank you so much!
For those who are still trying, here is what I found out:
The last element I was lacking of was a really strong support. I noticed I made up for my lack of support with vibrato (another topic covered my Chris Liepe). To solve this issue, I tried to really engage my poop muscles to hold long notes without vibrato, and once I figured this out this video made so much sense. I added compression and got the sound I was looking for almost right away.
I think what makes it easier is to get in the spirit and the mindset of a rock singer (as you said in the Dave Grohl video) and not be afraid to make some (loud) silly noises.
Thanks again!
You’re so welcome, I’m glad you had some awesome breakthroughs!
Dude I've gone through multiple courses for vocals, but this stuff right here is the best I've ever come across. Thank you, RUclips recommendations!
Loving the growth in your channel man. You totally deserve it man. Learned a lot of stuffs from your videos. Keep them coming!!! 1st like😀😀✌✌👌🤘
I hit it, man you are my saviour I love you for this great explanation. And the fact that you arent't afraid to show all those 'silly' noises, which are just stages that every vocalist has to get through, brings a lot of encouregment.
This is amazing Chris, thanks! You're such a fantastic teacher!
Thank you!
Dude thank you so much for what you do! As a lifelong musician I have only just discovered how to actually sing in my 40's and your videos are crucial to how I approach the mic now
Dude! Some of the noises you did was Matt Bellamy spot on! the transition from soft falsetto with a huge vibrato into full voice! You could totally do a Muse song and explain how does he play so freely with his voice :)
After almost 3 years old watching your videos and learning by myself, i'm starting to get the sensation of what i'm doing wrong with my compression/support. Thanks Chris! Still got alot of work ahead tho, haha. But you help me stay on the right track.
Great video again! I really learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. It's so great. Because you explain things right down the baby-level.
I've got a question: Its interesting that you mention you had to take breaks a few days sometimes when experimenting with this stuff. I've noticed with myself, that I seem to have this repeating cycle:
Day 1: Great singing. Energy, power. Can sing for 2-3 hours.
Day 2: Good. Some power.
Day 3: Not bad. But voice feels tired. Can't hit the notes (in mix voice), that I could on day 1.
Day 4: My voice just doesn't wanna go into mix. Every time I try, it takes all my energy, and the notes I hit sound strained.
Day 5: Gotta just not sing for the day. Let myself rest.
Few days later: Back to day 1, my voice is full of energy and power.
If you have the time to kindly (Just looking for a simple answer), is this is quite normal for beginners?
Or is this because I'm using bad technique?
Thank you so much again! Have a nice day!
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, all singers certainly need rest...no one is exempt! That’s great you’re AWARE of some of your own rhythm - that’s an important key to discovering your own voice. Of course, there’s always more for us to learn and grow in and discover, too! Check out this video that talks about taking good care of our voices: ruclips.net/video/LeLE4XTlTKE/видео.html
This is the best video I’ve found on this subject. Very comprehensive. Thank you Chris!
16:46 is really helpful to practice along to
Another fantastic video and super helpful! Always thought G/G#5 was the max I could hit, after watching this video I somehow quickly got up to C6 when I really concentrated on holding back the air ... unbelievable job you are doing with your videos, certainly one of the best and effective teaching methods I've come across 👏
You'll hit 500k subs in a few months.
For sure! These are some quality vocal lessons
Dude I just tried your vocal corse thing. It's awesome dude. Thanks for making it free as well, I wouldn't have been able to do it otherwise
Tried this on my work desk, and my colleague asked if she needs to call an exorcist.
So pleasant to watch you playing with your voice. 😀😀😀
1:27-1:53 -- anyone else get a bit of a Morgan Rose from Sevendust vibe from those screams? you really got me listening now ...
I like the way you look into my eyes when you do that
13:05 already sounding like Rob Halford
Can't thank you enough man... You will help countless people to unleash their hidden talent out there. No doubt! Many many thanks!
Thanks!! Do you also want to make a video about how to learn/do vibrato?
I'm 26 now and I tried to sing with vibrato for months, but unfortunately without result.(this was 1 year ago) Now the last few months i've developed a little bit vibrato, but it does not always come, sometimes with forcing and sometimes it gets stuck and it doesn't work. Very frustrating.
I thought Chris Liepe is good and relax in explaining and he also has a nice vibrato.
Mr Liepe, this Video is what i call RUclips Gold. First time i think i understand compression in practice, and it sounds good and its so damn much fun to play with it. And it feels nice in the throat. back in the day i always get that distortion lower ma lanrix, sounded ok but after twenty minutes i needed a break and felt bad. now i see its not more training, its just a nother technique. Thank you for that
You're so welcome!
Great video, man!!! I would love to see a video on how to incorporate more chest into our mix to make that transition more subtle.
Also that editing at 1:28 was awesome, gave me chills!
Thanks! I'll be doing more on mixed voice for sure. I'll make sure and touch on this!
I’ve been watching many people try to explain this concept, but you are definitely the best out of everyone I’ve watched. Thank you :)
When at 18:52 he said "teeth" I've felt that
Amazing, one of the best teatchers that i've found. Greetings from Brazil, you're great man!
You dont use a pop filter. How do you deal with plosives?
off axis mic :)
I wish I could befriend this gentleman, the knowledge, the humour! Great videos man thanks for reigniting my passion for screaming... Slowly getting back to it and learning new techniques from you
First technique you shows is like the fundamental technique for tuvan throat singing. Pharyngeal singing
Chris you are the man. This changes everything
Thanks man I really wanna sing like my idol Chester Bennington.
Same
Awkward
I just followed your tips and voila I could make good screams! This channel it's pure gold! Thanks man and greetings from Brazil!