This vocal effect is dominating R&B

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
  • Helpful video about formant shifting as a replacement for pitch shifting in R&B music. Learn how to use Vocal Transformer, Flex Pitch and Varispeed in Logic Pro X and enhance your music production.
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  • @verdean11
    @verdean11 Год назад +580

    The best example of this effect has to be Initiation by The Weeknd, it's the whole song with the formant shifting automated, and that was 2012.

  • @karboyyy
    @karboyyy 7 месяцев назад +72

    looking at when this was uploaded, my timeline prediction is that 4batz saw this video, then used this style to BLOW TF UP

    • @TomBoySk8terGirl
      @TomBoySk8terGirl 6 месяцев назад +1

      fax no printer

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  6 месяцев назад +16

      you know what karboyyy, i think you might be onto something

  • @benji.B-side
    @benji.B-side Год назад +181

    As a collector and DJ of soul music for over 3 decades, I must say that your voice is outstanding. You have SOUL!!
    Keep doing your thing, peace and love.

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much! I appreciate it :)

    • @simonlyonmusic
      @simonlyonmusic 8 месяцев назад

      Great voice mate! Love your openness to share and calm vibe ! Glad I found this! Awesome tips 😎🎵 thanks !

  • @robinraf
    @robinraf Год назад +344

    yooo if you want to create a high pitched sped up drake sample you can do the opposite aswell! record your vocals with the varispeed slowed down (like -15%) and then pitch it back up again. now remove the highs, add some reverb and it’ll sound godlike

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад +15

      So good!

    • @tonybright4566
      @tonybright4566 Год назад +1

      @@JPMESwhat mic are you using bro?

    • @PhatBoiiBeats
      @PhatBoiiBeats Год назад +2

      ​@@tonybright4566looks like an audio technical one maybe AT2050 or one of those

    • @PhatBoiiBeats
      @PhatBoiiBeats Год назад

      Didn't like your comment so it stays at 69 bro but just wanted to say keep making music and use my beats bro! ❤

    • @mxleskxng
      @mxleskxng 11 месяцев назад

      U mean a Kanye west type sample.. don’t do that.

  • @AdeZ-
    @AdeZ- Год назад +255

    Varispeed is a very old trick used on analog recordings such as MJ's BAD album. Some of his hits were sped up by 4-5% compared to their original recording speed. Nice video.

    • @EarthtoneEmar
      @EarthtoneEmar Год назад +5

      I always wondered if that is what Andre 3000 used.

    • @avace917
      @avace917 Год назад +3

      Madonna's whole first album was done that way. Prince also used on a few songs from Sign O The Times and other songs from before then

    • @JohnnyDubb23
      @JohnnyDubb23 Год назад

      @AdeZ- where did you find that info? Can i get the links?

    • @AdeZ-
      @AdeZ- Год назад

      @@JohnnyDubb23 I spoke to some of the engineers who worked on the album, and also for instance listen to "The Way You Make Me Feel", it isn't in a specific key, it's in between 2, because it was sped up via varispeed, not by a certain fixed amount, but sped up until they thought the track sounded good and danceable. The original speed when listening to the original multitrack is around 5% slower than what you hear on the record.

    • @Jaburu
      @Jaburu 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@JohnnyDubb23 compare Another Part Of Me album version with the 2012 remaster as an example. Also you can kind of hear when a song is speed up. The Jacksons - Can You Feel It from 1980 for example, MJ sounds like Mickey Mouse lol

  • @lucianoluggren
    @lucianoluggren 3 месяца назад +5

    The Beatles had 4-channel studer recorders modified to use the varispeed technique. Sometimes they record instruments an octave down at half the speed of the song and then when played back at normal speed, they sound an octave up and with a different tone. They also recorded songs a little faster and then lowered the speed of the tape and consequently the time and several semitones so that the sound seemed more dreamlike, for example in the song Rain from 1966 this effect is very well achieved. Very good video, greetings from Argentina.

  • @leedonohue
    @leedonohue Год назад +35

    bro im SO HAPPY to hear that artists are still singing true rnb!!!! THIS is music!!!!!! please tell me you are going to release this song in full!

  • @lunagramrecords
    @lunagramrecords Год назад +31

    love how straight to the point you are! quality content. ill be sticking around for sure

  • @appar1tixn
    @appar1tixn Год назад +13

    Fast, clean, on point tutorial. Although it wasn’t anything new to me I did appreciate your work. Cheers

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man 👌🏾

  • @Skobonyan
    @Skobonyan Год назад +7

    Algorithm doing the most 🔌🧘🏾‍♂️⚡️💯🔥

  • @whnzmmr
    @whnzmmr Год назад +7

    Bro something besides the tutorial. Your voice is amazing! Keep going!

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man! I’m never gonna stop!

  • @ogmexzy2929
    @ogmexzy2929 Год назад +34

    Yea I saw Leon Thomas doing this on live one day a few years ago . Been doing with every beat . You can actually make 2 beats in one doing this . I’ll play some real musical stuff at a slow bpm , speed it back up filter it . Instant vibes .

    • @playboydior
      @playboydior Год назад +2

      but his sick af

    • @ogmexzy2929
      @ogmexzy2929 Год назад +1

      @@playboydior yea he go crazy . This been going around for a while , nun new

  • @verdean11
    @verdean11 Год назад +16

    I actually don't think they are affecting the vocals, what I think is happening is that they are using Soundshifter on the whole song. Frank Ocean did that on Nikes. His vocals are pitched up because the whole song is pitched up.

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Well yeah, both can happen. You can do this effect to the whole song or just vocals

  • @waynepayne864
    @waynepayne864 Год назад +53

    someone called modern vocal production an arms race lol. like who can make the craziest stacks w the most clever effects

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад +8

      I couldn’t agree more lol. I do like it tho, so many sounds we ain’t heard before

  • @Haji84
    @Haji84 22 дня назад

    wow this singlehandedly solved my problem with remaking the music thank you so much

  • @ronami3176
    @ronami3176 Год назад +8

    Wow! I love your voice!
    Keep these tutorials and showcases coming!!

  • @billig7414
    @billig7414 Год назад +4

    your vox is fire bruv

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man! Appreciate it!

  • @busyworksbeats
    @busyworksbeats Год назад +64

    FIRE 🔥ima try this in logic pro thank you!

    • @snwdelaluna
      @snwdelaluna 8 месяцев назад

      Could you figure out a tutorial for Protools/FL?

  • @QuantumKatmusic
    @QuantumKatmusic Год назад +4

    Shifting vocals down a couple pitches really does have a cool effect , especially when you have great longer vocal notes that yo7vr now brought into a longer listening time , good tips , thankyou

  • @DeeKnow
    @DeeKnow Год назад +30

    I do that. I've been using between -1.44 and -3.33 downpitch shifting on my vocals to get a cadence while layering for a while.

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад +5

      Real ones know 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

  • @hisham_hm
    @hisham_hm Год назад +1

    The Beatles did this exact varispeed trick for the drum sound in "Rain" back in 1966.

  • @Julio_Uno
    @Julio_Uno Год назад +5

    you got some pipes my bro! love the singing

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Much appreciated bro!

  • @fet0logy
    @fet0logy 11 месяцев назад +1

    that video is fire, short and informative, I really like the editing and your voice, it's definitely a subscription

  • @Lekan675
    @Lekan675 6 месяцев назад

    Your clean vocals are incredible

  • @NickWebsUS
    @NickWebsUS 11 месяцев назад +1

    Varispeed is great, too, because you'll always be sure that your shifted vocal is in the same key with the beat, no matter what you change it to.
    Great video showing 3 different ways to do it!

  • @BeatsAndMeats
    @BeatsAndMeats Год назад +8

    There’s a metal band called Sleep Token that does this a lot! Sounds killer. Great video!

    • @Viper-dz2kw
      @Viper-dz2kw Год назад +2

      Pretty sure that’s just how his voice sounds dude just has a deep voice

    • @SkyLiink
      @SkyLiink Год назад +2

      @@Viper-dz2kw yeah hes got a very meaty vocal sound, but its not from any formant shifting (most likely). BUT! Maybe they used it for the dubs in atleast "The Summoning". Or its just cut at the top so it sounds meatier. idunno lmao. but i definetly think the main vocal isnt formanted! :)

  • @prodbyuntitled
    @prodbyuntitled Год назад +19

    Great video, and you have an amazing voice bro 🔥

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man! Appreciate the love. Stay tuned for more

  • @SaulBadmon
    @SaulBadmon 2 месяца назад

    Much love for the insight brother. You have an amazing voice - real Giveon vibes ✨

  • @blazethablunt
    @blazethablunt Год назад +12

    Little AlterBoy by Soundtoys is what people use the most for this effect

  • @j.i.-cruz
    @j.i.-cruz Год назад

    fucking FANTASTIC video. great pacing and delivery of novel information; avoids the "tutorial" format vibe entirely.

  • @shecallsme2183
    @shecallsme2183 9 месяцев назад

    Brother this is hands down one of the best R&B tutorials Ive ever seen. Could you show me how to do this with pro tools?

  • @Theidea000
    @Theidea000 7 месяцев назад

    The best vocal effect on earth is learning how to sing really really well without any vocal effects. Practicing & practicing till you sound like an angel without any vocal effects. When vocal effects are added to this later on, it sounds effortlessly perfect

  • @Haruwrites-x3j
    @Haruwrites-x3j 3 месяца назад

    your voice is insane! thanks for the tips

  • @steezintheworld
    @steezintheworld Год назад +1

    Had to subscribe! Im ready for the next lesson!

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks! Coming soon ⏱️

  • @amtroviee
    @amtroviee Месяц назад

    Bro actually has a great voice

  • @samueldchubb7617
    @samueldchubb7617 10 месяцев назад +1

    Quick but informative, thanks for this bro 🙏🏻

  • @mav3ricks
    @mav3ricks Год назад +1

    varispeed is a life hack

  • @ImWesHarris
    @ImWesHarris Год назад +1

    man thank you so much! I love creatives like James Blake & Frank who use this feature. super dope tutorial!

  • @DeathTrapProductions
    @DeathTrapProductions 11 месяцев назад +1

    Cool old school effect. You can really expand upon this technique by either automating the formant shifting or setting the pitch tracking to a midi input. I love Soundtoys Little Alterboy for this.

  • @TwicKz
    @TwicKz Год назад +1

    Best logic tutorial

  • @richtrapattoni
    @richtrapattoni Год назад +1

    bro what, your voice is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @southhour5241
    @southhour5241 Год назад +2

    Clean video fam, to the point.

  • @evanition111
    @evanition111 Год назад +1

    great video, educational and quick, much appreciated

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man!

  • @lai_raw
    @lai_raw Год назад +2

    damn i been using flex pitch for years and never knew it had formant shifting functions too

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Every day’s a school day

  • @7DayzBeats
    @7DayzBeats 8 месяцев назад

    Every word you spit is gold, amazing song! 🔥👍🔥

  • @kendallhoulder5139
    @kendallhoulder5139 Год назад +1

    Thanks bro you gained a Sub !! I also shared it with other producers.

  • @adsome3673
    @adsome3673 Год назад +4

    Love this style of video! Bruh props to you 🔥 Keep em coming!

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man, more on the way!

  • @AllThingsIzzyTTV
    @AllThingsIzzyTTV 11 месяцев назад

    Bro, I don't even make music and I watched the whole damn video. Solid editing

  • @matoflynn
    @matoflynn Год назад

    Came to say that thumbnail is fire

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад +1

      Thank you thank you 🙏🏾

  • @LaRueDaKid
    @LaRueDaKid 11 месяцев назад

    I knew you could pitch correct and vocal transform, but didn't know the varispeed. There's a few other things you can do, but love your whole aesthetic and brand. And your voice is fuggin mint bro!

  • @DavidFamous
    @DavidFamous Год назад +2

    more tutorials like this! it'll be fire to have a section where they are all side by side! flex pitch seems the most convenient for my work flow but varispeeds effect is undeniable!

  • @kolakehinde7328
    @kolakehinde7328 Год назад

    Your voice!
    Plus the way you teach is great, details!

  • @ChaseMurphy
    @ChaseMurphy Год назад

    I use Flexpitch all the time, never really touch the formant shift. Good tip, glad I watched.

  • @Izeezus
    @Izeezus Год назад

    We're gonna need that vocal chain king great vid

  • @BartzMush
    @BartzMush 5 месяцев назад

    Voice is cold, I use FL but I learnt something cheers bro

  • @ordinalkirk
    @ordinalkirk 6 месяцев назад

    Good information and good video. Thank you.

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  6 месяцев назад

      You're most welcome

  • @jihadawde6498
    @jihadawde6498 Год назад +1

    i need to see more of this from you this was GAS and super nice with the examples.

  • @reallypuma
    @reallypuma Год назад

    Good to know thanks!

  • @simonlyonmusic
    @simonlyonmusic 8 месяцев назад

    Great voice mate! Love your openness to share and calm vibe ! Glad I found this! Awesome tips 😎🎵 thanks !

  • @SkyLiink
    @SkyLiink Год назад +2

    ooooor, you could change your project to 48khz instead of 44.1khz so recordings you do in the project will have more information, then use alterboy/manipulator/vocal bender from waves, and put formant down 2-3, you get the same effect without having to sing it 2-3 semitones Higher than the original.
    Super clean, and simple, BUT; will use more processing power from your computer.
    If it dont handle it well, and give u system overloads and such, just bounce the instr out, and do this in different project, then export the vocal track however u like it, into the original project.
    A looot of artists in the past have used varispeed on tape recorders, cus that was their only option then, but we have an insane amount of options today! Try this one out whenever you can afford either of these plugins (they sound a LOT better than the default logic formant/pitch shifter... Used that for a while. But the artifacts sound so naaaaastyy! xP

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Good advise!

  • @AI-Consultant
    @AI-Consultant Год назад +94

    btw, i think you got something going on here, if you kept doing music tutorials like this, i think you'd be up to 100k subs in a years time. u have a teaching spirit to u

    • @weselle1391
      @weselle1391 Год назад +2

      second that, informative, well articulated and to the point

    • @danylooo
      @danylooo Год назад

      100% feel this

    • @mxleskxng
      @mxleskxng 11 месяцев назад

      Definitely, I just watched from my home page. Hope u make more!

  • @Dionne_Sheree
    @Dionne_Sheree Год назад

    Thank you for this tip because I wanted to use the effect for select parts of my songs!

  • @darrengeorge1396
    @darrengeorge1396 Год назад +1

    Game Changer. Voice is crazy bro 🔥🔥🔥

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man! 👌🏾

  • @getcrafty3352
    @getcrafty3352 Год назад

    OMG I LOVE U FOR MAKING THIS TUTROIAL I WAS TRYNA GIGURE THIS OUT FOR THE LONGEST AMOUTN OF TIME LOL

  • @TheBoiSos
    @TheBoiSos Месяц назад

    Lookin' forward to trying this out in the studio. Still using Logic 9 but fugg it, I'll figure it out lol

  • @chrissieraiine
    @chrissieraiine 11 месяцев назад

    love the tutorial just getting into logic looking for other options n techniques

  • @hispersonalpage
    @hispersonalpage Год назад

    First of all... your voice 🔥🙌

  • @vas-y
    @vas-y 11 месяцев назад

    imma be honest bro i was not interested in watching dis vid but idk what u did w the yt algorhythm but dis vid showed up in my feed a minimum of 20 times hfhahahhah. i watched it now tho great video keep workin!!

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  10 месяцев назад

      RUclips overlords blessed me!

  • @studiostarline1977
    @studiostarline1977 Год назад +1

    Tracks sounds 🔥

  • @benjaminschwartz662
    @benjaminschwartz662 11 месяцев назад

    great video!

  • @клубжемчужнойпыли

    thank uuuu been wanting to learn how to do this trick for a long time!!!

  • @THECHRISAL3X
    @THECHRISAL3X Год назад

    That sample you made is FIRE bro. Heads up

  • @bren630
    @bren630 Год назад

    I hope the song used in the video is released! Thanks for the infomative straight to the point video

  • @SixthSavior
    @SixthSavior 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this, I used vocal bender from waves after seeing this video to get a similar effect.

  • @brucehathcockmusic
    @brucehathcockmusic Год назад

    You nailed this song man very nice this is a real winner

  • @kaysha
    @kaysha 11 месяцев назад

    Top. Gonna try tonight

  • @simdane5898
    @simdane5898 Год назад

    Dude keep these up. Dope stuff, man.

  • @xnr5648
    @xnr5648 Год назад

    a lot of help for real, i appreciate the insight

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      You’re welcome 💪🏾

  • @DrewWho
    @DrewWho Год назад +7

    the only flex here is that voice!!

  • @BreyerWhite
    @BreyerWhite Год назад

    your voice is incredible.

    • @JPMES
      @JPMES  Год назад

      Thanks man!

  • @achillesomg
    @achillesomg 2 месяца назад

    Finally someone gets it

  • @koder_th3_Engine
    @koder_th3_Engine Год назад

    Bro you have earned a loyal sub

  • @SvgeRose
    @SvgeRose Год назад

    learned a little tip from this video and all i gotta say thanks for the help! you got a hell of a voice too! i cant sing but this helps!

  • @wait_in_gold_ON_SPOTIFY
    @wait_in_gold_ON_SPOTIFY 4 месяца назад

    You got a new subscriber 🎉

  • @gomahome
    @gomahome Год назад

    Oh, Thanks for sharing the trick

  • @willai4999
    @willai4999 Год назад

    Yes man! This already in logic Stock plugins, amazing thank you

  • @christianangelo
    @christianangelo Год назад

    need more of these, very quality 🤞🏽

  • @TheAuraPalace
    @TheAuraPalace Год назад

    Thank You!!! I knew I was missing something

  • @zero2herobeatspaul882
    @zero2herobeatspaul882 Год назад

    Just found your channel. Instant subscribe! Great music, great vocals, wonderful energy.

  • @berdeauxlaveau6515
    @berdeauxlaveau6515 11 месяцев назад

    great voice bro

  • @thaddeuscorea
    @thaddeuscorea 11 месяцев назад

    Solid Techniques!

  • @Jailyn
    @Jailyn 11 месяцев назад

    Please make more videos like this!

  • @A1isDopee
    @A1isDopee Год назад

    Very informative video. Salute king 🔥💯💪🏾

  • @valentinerose8658
    @valentinerose8658 Год назад

    You shoukd make a video on your vocal chain, it sounds good I'd like to see what you do for your eq

  • @DarrenMichaelMusic
    @DarrenMichaelMusic Год назад

    Solid video bro straight to the point

  • @ShiverBruce
    @ShiverBruce Год назад +1

    Great content

  • @IZALEEBEATS
    @IZALEEBEATS 11 месяцев назад

    Love the content, great tips, keep it up brother. We're in this together

  • @christopherdragone
    @christopherdragone Год назад

    your voice is crazy

  • @_BLACKME
    @_BLACKME 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you , love it! Sined

  • @Adelasmart
    @Adelasmart Год назад

    I stumbled on the video. You my friend just got a Sub. Thanks.