From my ears that was something of a masterpiece! Great comparison on Mozart. When I show this guy to some musicians they get self conscious because he is SO good. I say let that inspire you to be the best version of yourself. This dude is killin it and we should all take notes!
@@leonardodutra8787 I'm fairly certain this is the one that was custom made for him at MIT by Ben Bloomberg. I'm not sure exactly how it works but I'm sure there is some fancy software/tech involved.
Yeah a lot of Jacob's stuff makes me think he's doing the McFerrin thing. Obviously he's his own artist but yeah, puts a lot of McFerrinisms in his stuff.
Heath Parker cause he did so much but wanna sound humble and calm. I guess he kept the simplicity and innocence feelings on this song (considering Sir Paul created this song when he was young, if I'm not wrong). And Bobby Mcferrin is a perfect example for someone who is really complicated but yet sound so simple and innocent, so I guessed Collier was getting inspired by him and tried to do this song with Mcferrin's style.
This is on another level entirely. Jacob playing Blackbird surpasses every other piece of music I've ever heard. I'm speechless listening to him play this song. Nothing short of sublime
This world still got these kind of people!! The way he splits the beats is top world class, feeling, the things he does with sound on top of it is just breathtaking..!!!BRAVO!!!
Thank you for sharing this & thank you Jacob for enlightening one of the best songs & one of my very favorites. Wishing you the very best with your endeavors. You have much to give. ♪ ♥ ♪♪
This guy is the "Energizing Bunny"..."Keeps on ticking and never takes a licking". History books will certainly ( I hope) rank him up there with Mozart, Bach And Beethoven!!!
If you're on a computer try opening another tab with the same video and syncopate them. I think its sounds neat having those slightly syncopated rhythms... Great stuff Jacob
derrick johnson His is custom made, however you can achieve the same function with a very similar sound using a few different plugins. I use the "polyvox" in Vocalsynth 2 by izotope. Antares also makes "Antares Harmony Engine Evo" which behaves much the same way. These work by pitching copies of your voice up and down to whatever notes you play on a midi keyboard in real time. I'm assuming the core tech is the same with Jacob's harmonizer. One downfall is that vocalsynth polyphony is 6 and antares polyphony is 4. Jacob's harmonizer's is 12 from what I've heard. You could get more polyphony, though, if you have multiple instances of the plugins open and route different parts of the keyboard to each one. Idk if you'll see this comment, but I spent a decent amount of time searching for a harmonizer so if this helps you or anyone else reading, it's worth sharing. Reply back if you have any questions I might be able to help answer :)
@@johnnulf624 just downloaded the 10 day trial for vocalsynth 2 after reading your comment and can't seem to get something going similar to what jacob is doing. how do i set it up so I can sing into my microphone while playing my keys and hear my voice at my chosen pitches in real time? thanks a lot
In a vocoder your voice gets out only in the tone (or chord) you are playing. The harmonizer lets you sing with the tone of your voice (autotuned automatically) and play the chords you want.
@@NathanielSnider1017 I said play for, not play with. Many artists got to play their takes on Beatles/McCartney songs at the White House a few years ago.
I love most of his stuff but I can not really relate to te way this thingy he plays there sounds. he uses it often and I find it kinda not sounding good
This is a custom keyboard vocal harmonizer that was built for him during his one week Master Class visit to MIT several years ago. Jacob collaborated with a guy in their Media lab to build it for him.
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Jacob just used a $200000 keyboard as a stand for his plastic keyboard. What a power move
Well, his plastic keyboard is a one-of-a-kind built for Jacob by Ben Bloomberg in the MIT Media Lab, so there's that. Two power moves.
It is a piano not a keyboard so there’s the third movement
That's a vocoder, hard to make the same on a normal piano.
Geez, even his intake of breath is calculated for a percussive effect. Nothing he does goes to waste. Marvellous.
That´s a Mcferrin thing😊
Shit, suddenly I'm glad I'm alive.
As a professional musician, I can honestly say my mind just exploded. Perhaps now we know how the contemporaries of Mozart felt.
You need to listen to some of his other stuff. My personal favorite is "You and I". Genius...
ok but relax
From my ears that was something of a masterpiece! Great comparison on Mozart. When I show this guy to some musicians they get self conscious because he is SO good. I say let that inspire you to be the best version of yourself. This dude is killin it and we should all take notes!
Aidan Keogh jokes on you, he is a talented vocalist...
Aidan Keogh It's a harmoniser, far from Auto Tune. He still has to play all the harmonies on the keys.
Man...that harmonizer is a trip!
What the uses? The Roland one? Or it's a VST?
@@leonardodutra8787 I'm fairly certain this is the one that was custom made for him at MIT by Ben Bloomberg. I'm not sure exactly how it works but I'm sure there is some fancy software/tech involved.
I felt myself almost hypnotised
I'd love to hear what Jacob Collier and Bobby McFerrin could cook up together..
I second that!
Me too. With Stevie also.
EXACTLY my thoughts!
Yeah a lot of Jacob's stuff makes me think he's doing the McFerrin thing. Obviously he's his own artist but yeah, puts a lot of McFerrinisms in his stuff.
@@musiclovertwo8612 can't be allowed to happen, the earth itself would split open.
You can hear that Bobby McFerrin's cover was in the back of Jacob's mind while making his cover.
Thank you for saying this... people should just listen to more stuff before posting opinions, or just say less
This also really reminds me of his song "Serendipity" which kinda contained a cover of Blackbird
I almost fell over at 2:04.. Love his (confident) use of rhythm to make you feel things.
Matthew Nichols that sudden triplet realness
some times i wonder if he's even from earth
he cant be man
@@rainepenny7900 That's not enough! He's an alien robot reptile! He keeps insisting he's human, but he's LYING! :P
@@jonathangoodley4592 Don't talk rubbish. Jacob is a MAN! A man with a gift from above; a Talent which he is continuously developing and giving to us.
@@johnbradbury4000 go away !!!
He does so much without getting in the way of the beauty the original has. So many covers miss that spark, Jacob expands on it. Just WOW.
Heath Parker cause he did so much but wanna sound humble and calm. I guess he kept the simplicity and innocence feelings on this song (considering Sir Paul created this song when he was young, if I'm not wrong). And Bobby Mcferrin is a perfect example for someone who is really complicated but yet sound so simple and innocent, so I guessed Collier was getting inspired by him and tried to do this song with Mcferrin's style.
This is on another level entirely. Jacob playing Blackbird surpasses every other piece of music I've ever heard. I'm speechless listening to him play this song. Nothing short of sublime
I tried listening to this song 3am using noise cancellation earpods. Just hits different
This world still got these kind of people!! The way he splits the beats is top world class, feeling, the things he does with sound on top of it is just breathtaking..!!!BRAVO!!!
He blew my mind! The guy is out of this world... alien!
Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Mozart, rhythm section, choir, orchestra in one soul!
The Jacob Collier band....himself. Wonderful.
I feel we can learn a lot from this guy
The song of my long happy relationship. Sung by us on our 1st date. Now played by my favorite musician. I'm so happy omg.
Beyond the beyond.
Had the privilege of listening to this version live yesterday in Mannheim. It blew me completely away...
and you learn music is magic... you don't know how he did it, but the emotion he gave you is true...
i think the shadow of Mozart at 2:52 is all that needs to be said
I can’t get this song out of my head since I first saw this video. This is so wonderful.
You should see this guy in person. Whirling dervish-explosive talent. Amazing!!!!
I want Jacob tune this on my funeral 🙏
Me too.
@@user-lt3yb4fm6q we're in three
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Why does it matter what song is playing at your funeral, you’ll never hear it
@@bubblevest1544 we are not as selfish as you man ;)
sono fortunato ad averlo visto dal vivo!
I somehow felt that he has a bit of Al Jarreau's blood inside him...
Awesomeness!
Don't tell his dad . . .
Aga Salim Indeed
I thought that from the first moment I listened to him
Gorgeous and totally unique!
Thank you for sharing this & thank you Jacob for enlightening one of the best songs & one of my very favorites. Wishing you the very best with your endeavors. You have much to give. ♪ ♥ ♪♪
Grandi competenze armoniche e ritmiche, questo ragazzo è un vero musicista.
I love his harmony! さいこう！
What an incredible performance. Absolutely beautiful.
incredible!!!!
insanely brilliant!!!
Unbelievable. GREAT! Love it.
Bellissimo!
Just amazing!
JAW-DROPPING!
eccellente!
Sono stupefatta !!
Talmente bravo, da provare
I brividi sulla pelle 👌🏻
Sono estupefatto
Fantástico! Música del futuro
Savage!
Pure beauty!
Am I the only person to notice the person painted on the wall at 3:00
moment to ARRIVE, be free, ...
This guy is the "Energizing Bunny"..."Keeps on ticking and never takes a licking".
History books will certainly ( I hope) rank him up there with Mozart, Bach And Beethoven!!!
Thats expectation is perhaps too high, but somehow i agree and would be really happy to see him breaks the music worldd
I'm sure they will! Not every genius is widely understood in his own time. At least not at first.
His vocal harmonizer device reminds me of MIKA a lot
Man
Man love is my favourite kind
SUBLIME.... GRACIAS!
some legends wear peoples clothes
Marsel Music he’s just a god trying to seem like a human
Esse arranjo é muito impressionante
muito expressivo
Houdini in music!
No doubt!
@2:07 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [jaw on the floor]
If you're on a computer try opening another tab with the same video and syncopate them. I think its sounds neat having those slightly syncopated rhythms... Great stuff Jacob
Braaavo!
Some are born with a extra talent , this is impressive , just to admire.
barbaro
Pleeeaase put it on spotifiy
Direi che è un vero fenomeno!
Just Wow . .and then some . . .
truly stunning. ...💙
bravo jacob
uuuuuuuuuuHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
Yes
at 2.51 min am i crazy or is there a shadow of a famous musician on the wall ????
No haha I saw it too ut idk who it is
Hendrix?
mozart-ish?
lol its true
It looks Kinda like Bach but also kinda like Haydn which means it's probably neither
Sticking with the og on this one but enjoyed hearing a new take on it.
nice!
Just listen..
This.is that beez.knees.
OMG !!!!!
oh my.
Mammamia
What’s up with the ghost at 3:00
mozart witnessing another one of his kind during the 21st century
Brilliant performance. Accomplished on a digital keyboard on top of fine flygel, though?
Does anyone know, what Ringo and Paul know about this cover?
This is awesome!! I always enjoy to hear when you use the "Harmonizer". Is the Harmonizer something you made or is it something that can be bought?
derrick johnson His is custom made, however you can achieve the same function with a very similar sound using a few different plugins. I use the "polyvox" in Vocalsynth 2 by izotope. Antares also makes "Antares Harmony Engine Evo" which behaves much the same way. These work by pitching copies of your voice up and down to whatever notes you play on a midi keyboard in real time. I'm assuming the core tech is the same with Jacob's harmonizer. One downfall is that vocalsynth polyphony is 6 and antares polyphony is 4. Jacob's harmonizer's is 12 from what I've heard. You could get more polyphony, though, if you have multiple instances of the plugins open and route different parts of the keyboard to each one. Idk if you'll see this comment, but I spent a decent amount of time searching for a harmonizer so if this helps you or anyone else reading, it's worth sharing. Reply back if you have any questions I might be able to help answer :)
@@johnnulf624 just downloaded the 10 day trial for vocalsynth 2 after reading your comment and can't seem to get something going similar to what jacob is doing. how do i set it up so I can sing into my microphone while playing my keys and hear my voice at my chosen pitches in real time?
thanks a lot
Bon Iver
huge
has anybody transcribed this ???
Kinda sounds like James Blake
Is he using a vocal harmonizer? How does he manipulate his voice like that?
"Vocoder"
Kamizi yes he is
He actually does have a vocal harmonizer, it was custom made by some folks at MIT- one of a kind! You should be able to find it around RUclips!
how is the harmonizer different from a regular vocoder?
In a vocoder your voice gets out only in the tone (or chord) you are playing. The harmonizer lets you sing with the tone of your voice (autotuned automatically) and play the chords you want.
That staccato on 2:03
How can anyone press the "don't like button" to something like this? O.o
Looks like 7 people were so moved by this music that they accidentally pressed dislike in their hurry to hit the like button.
I think because of the vocal harmonizer,,, it is not your real voice!
well yes it is,,,
How is that done?
Lamp
an intense 4 minutes in the pocket
Fun DIY effect:
Users of win10 try adjusting volume in the right places, the system sound harmonises quite nicely.
Create your own remix!
HAHA AMAZING
I don’t understand what’s so good I’m not trying to hate I just don’t get it kind of confused
And yet the freaking Jonas Brothers got to play for Paul McCartney instead of Jacob Collier. It's a travesty.
I don't know if Collier's jazz would combine with McCartney as well as the Jonas brothers' pop
@@NathanielSnider1017 I said play for, not play with. Many artists got to play their takes on Beatles/McCartney songs at the White House a few years ago.
Eee, re travesti el jacobo
10 people accidentally clicked on "deslike".
majdnem
What is he using to create this effects?
Vocoder Harmonizer
I love most of his stuff but I can not really relate to te way this thingy he plays there sounds. he uses it often and I find it kinda not sounding good
vocoder brand??
This is a custom keyboard vocal harmonizer that was built for him during his one week Master Class visit to MIT several years ago. Jacob collaborated with a guy in their Media lab to build it for him.
Genius of course , but Paul McCartney wrote it..
tylet was hetd
Bon Iver
no