Creating vocal stacks with Kuk Harrell

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @mixwiththemasters
    @mixwiththemasters  2 года назад +7

    Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/kh-for-you

  • @DanBires
    @DanBires 3 года назад +245

    That has always been my weakness not being that good a figuring out the right harmonies. I worked with a really good producer one time that had me singing all these different parts harmonies 5 parts I had no idea how he figured all these different notes out. He used an acoustic guitar hitting single notes and would have me go back in the booth and tell me to sing this line like this and he would hum the notes. After it was all done I sounded like I had a choir behind me. Then there is the whole little parts in between parts to fill gaps up. I really appreciate your talents. Sounds amazing.

    • @Keviekev115
      @Keviekev115 3 года назад +8

      We start to realize how much goes into these hot songs. The DAW looks crazy, AlL those bars

    • @TreyGoose
      @TreyGoose 3 года назад +2

      @@Keviekev115 I knew it was complex cuz I can hear it🤣☝

    • @MrArtVein
      @MrArtVein 3 года назад +1

      Kuk is a legend don't sweat it. I like to use the keyboard if I can't feel it out in my head. Once you can hear the root note of the stack part you're doing it's 100x easier.

    • @garbygarb31
      @garbygarb31 2 года назад

      It's not hard

    • @mellaytheghost
      @mellaytheghost 2 года назад +5

      You can use a plugin like Melodyne or Antares' harmonizer to figure out the harmonies you like and then go back and record them. I find it sounds better if you record over it because the plugins sound too robotic. Hope that helps!

  • @JasonAhl
    @JasonAhl 3 года назад +1005

    Step 1: have an insanely good vocal

    • @blankcheckguy69
      @blankcheckguy69 3 года назад +41

      **many insanely good vocal takes in varying styles

    • @JacobZirkin
      @JacobZirkin 3 года назад +36

      I am sure these tracks are autotuned

    • @m3rify
      @m3rify 3 года назад +30

      @@JacobZirkin But they are well perform I think they say

    • @JacobZirkin
      @JacobZirkin 3 года назад +24

      Agreed they are well performed

    • @alexsenna1559
      @alexsenna1559 3 года назад +3

      step 0 hahah

  • @tycrabs
    @tycrabs 3 года назад +40

    Wowwwww. I unfortunately have never heard of Mr. Harrell and since this incredibly dense lesson in mastering sparked my interest, I looked him up and his credentials are just STUPID. Holy hell. This guy is a genuine icon and I appreciate some insight into how he made all these hits. Instantly a new favorite.

  • @prongpraison8463
    @prongpraison8463 3 года назад +63

    More of Kuk Please and more vocal production series.

    • @bw2937
      @bw2937 3 года назад +1

      Get it on mix with the masters

  • @BeatsChill
    @BeatsChill 3 года назад +42

    This guy’s catalog is crazy if you know you know!

    • @ctyboy-bm6pg
      @ctyboy-bm6pg 3 года назад +2

      RedZone team was crazy with it. The Dream, Tricky, and Kuk. Fiyaaa

  • @markvirgo9833
    @markvirgo9833 6 месяцев назад +1

    Being creative is super important when it comes to the vocal process and not being afraid to experiment with new ideals.😊

  • @heartstrings110
    @heartstrings110 2 года назад +7

    KUK! So good seeing him on here. I know him mostly from producing Rihanna’s song, ‘Umbrella.’ Insanely good vocal producer.

  • @victorolsson7202
    @victorolsson7202 3 года назад +217

    As a Swede, his name makes me giggle.

    • @jonasfonn1638
      @jonasfonn1638 3 года назад +23

      Hehe. As a Norwegian, I concur

    • @svengali5862
      @svengali5862 3 года назад +15

      I honestly can't believe how many people are hearing his name for the first time. This man is one of the best vocal engineers of all time

    • @artemyeden
      @artemyeden 3 года назад +7

      god bless google translator for i get it 😄

    • @monstie2795
      @monstie2795 3 года назад +1

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @amanjoshua4562
      @amanjoshua4562 3 года назад +3

      @@svengali5862 bro I just checked his discography and I was like 😮

  • @maailmanalku
    @maailmanalku Год назад +2

    Love this. Very concrete demonstration of how to do stacking, and how to create movement with the arrangement of the stacks (some notes are only doubled, some have the full stack, etc.). I've really struggled to understand how many layers to add, and how to treat them. Thank you so much!

  • @thecurdge5934
    @thecurdge5934 3 года назад +54

    Damn this was so good, I needed this. Also, the enthusiasm on the playback was good to see lol most engineers play their mix back and look uninterested or emotionless.

  • @sugabrownmusic
    @sugabrownmusic 3 года назад +8

    7:26 - Amazing insight about when to use vocal stacks. Kuk is a legend 👑

  • @xquizzeat8348
    @xquizzeat8348 3 года назад +77

    Completly offtopic but you just gotta love those little head moves!
    He is feeling it

  • @ricflomusic
    @ricflomusic 4 месяца назад

    seeing this help me be more confident with my harmonies thank you

  • @LovenArtiste
    @LovenArtiste 3 года назад +21

    Whenever he listens back to the track he gives me life 😂🔥

  • @D3RTmusic
    @D3RTmusic 3 года назад +8

    I YELLED at my computer when that high track came in... so good

  • @faticabello
    @faticabello 3 года назад +8

    as long as you enjoy what you do, everything will be fine ❤

  • @artticaudio
    @artticaudio 3 года назад +119

    Old school tricks🔥🔥💯 “pan hard left and right right away “

    • @nickepic1863
      @nickepic1863 3 года назад +9

      It's stupid and amateur trick. Your left and right vocal needs to be different in dynamic, if you have same copy of the vocal in center, left and right it sounds like crap. Yeah it sounds better than mono vocal but it will sound 100 times better if left and right vocal is different and unique.

    • @robert_tee
      @robert_tee 3 года назад +5

      @@nickepic1863 I think you still need to learn about pitch and tone... How they effect the dynamic of an audio, combined with compression and automation you can bring a feel that is different in texture.

    • @gideonblockent
      @gideonblockent 3 года назад +1

      @@nickepic1863 facts 💯

    • @nickepic1863
      @nickepic1863 3 года назад +1

      @@robert_tee Pitch and tone has nothing to do with this, and it would sound stupid if left vocal is differently pitched than rest of a song. You need new take on vocals with different mic setup than main vocal take, you need different FX and many other things. That is how you make better and wide vocals not by copy paste same thing.

    • @ardan981
      @ardan981 3 года назад +13

      @@nickepic1863 He didn't copy it, he recorded two different takes and panned them hard left and right

  • @ZHEER
    @ZHEER 3 года назад +44

    6:08 he's spitting facts. Seriously though, that was informative.

  • @JamesWestMusicMan
    @JamesWestMusicMan 3 года назад +15

    It's always reassuring when I already know everything he was talking about

    • @nr126
      @nr126 3 года назад

      But can you apply it.

    • @JamesWestMusicMan
      @JamesWestMusicMan 3 года назад +5

      @@nr126 I mean yes, because I know what he's talking about

    • @FatalBlow113
      @FatalBlow113 2 года назад

      @@nr126 *You are miserable, aren't you?*

  • @ThisCreepingLife
    @ThisCreepingLife 3 года назад +6

    Im about to record the singers for my album and this came in perfect timing! Very useful

  • @Akusound
    @Akusound 3 года назад +2

    you make swing the vocals , CRAZY work !! Thanks for share !

  • @albertm647
    @albertm647 3 года назад +3

    No matter what style you mix, that’s amazing :)

  • @dvntlife
    @dvntlife 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is GREAT vocal production wow

  • @dulla8469
    @dulla8469 3 года назад +4

    i always focus on how many harmonies to put in, and max i always go for was 2 for each note L and R, guess this just shows that ive been thinking about the notes when i was supposed to think about the microseconds of timings in each track that would make it sound big

  • @shackjonz
    @shackjonz 3 года назад +10

    Kuk is a genius.

  • @jazminedukes3276
    @jazminedukes3276 3 года назад +4

    He's a genius and a legend.

  • @_Kim_Possible
    @_Kim_Possible Год назад +1

    That song was my favorite from that album and it makes sense lol. I was confused why they didn't do harmonies like that on their other tracks and it's bc Kuk was behind that song and not the others.

  • @syedarmaghanhassan4652
    @syedarmaghanhassan4652 2 года назад

    Wow! The best video and info i have ever seen on the topic till now.. as a beginner, I appr3ciatr a lot his calm way of talking with stright forward, to-the-point quick information.
    Thanks man!
    It would be so great, if you could show us all the different examples of harmonies with vocal ttacks for different singers and for different songs. Maybe in separate videos. That would be so amazing..

  • @TonecrafteLuthiery
    @TonecrafteLuthiery 14 дней назад

    Oof that’s angelic stuff right there. Really high production value.

  • @waynepayne864
    @waynepayne864 3 года назад +2

    his reputation is so fucking well deserved it aint even funny

  • @JeremyHazeTV
    @JeremyHazeTV 3 года назад +11

    This is pretty neat.

  • @ArmorKingEmir
    @ArmorKingEmir 3 года назад +1

    never worked with vocalist this good

  • @beatsbyblu6374
    @beatsbyblu6374 2 года назад

    this is so beautiful

  • @garnetbey4227
    @garnetbey4227 Месяц назад

    those stacks sounds really strong in those panning spaces.

  • @SweetScaleTV
    @SweetScaleTV 3 года назад +3

    This guy is incredible!

  • @emigambino10
    @emigambino10 2 года назад

    This dude is on another level! Im trying to follow along but his expertise is honestly intimidating at times 😅

  • @ChantmanTV
    @ChantmanTV 3 года назад +3

    I love it 🙏🏾 thanks a million for sharing this knowledge.

  • @NatureEnergyBeing_N-E-B
    @NatureEnergyBeing_N-E-B 2 года назад

    This is really a great video, very informative. Appreciate the share.⚡️🌪⚡️

  • @SarawiwiD
    @SarawiwiD 3 года назад +1

    Great information. Thank you so much

  • @melindamullins9971
    @melindamullins9971 3 года назад +1

    amazing and thank you for stacking tips in studio.

  • @ggez9580
    @ggez9580 3 года назад +3

    This is Why dont we, such amazing artists

  • @metallicafan3124
    @metallicafan3124 3 года назад +1

    3:29 IS A GEM! It's one thing to know how to mix, but the psychology of the producer isn't something you learn from a course. It's not even knowledge, it's wisdom.

  • @thefunkgodeloheem2278
    @thefunkgodeloheem2278 2 года назад

    Great information & lesson. Thank You. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @overflowbeats6965
    @overflowbeats6965 3 года назад

    This video was much more informative than the last one. Thank you.

  • @Lashawnjohnsonmusic
    @Lashawnjohnsonmusic 23 дня назад

    What does he mean by “blended down” when he’s talking about the harmonies at 2:24?

  • @eyeslikeoceans
    @eyeslikeoceans 3 года назад +18

    This guy would be popular in Sweden

    • @yvesdje820
      @yvesdje820 3 года назад

      Why

    • @dannyho6786
      @dannyho6786 3 года назад

      cus he in the den makin shit sweet

    • @KYAMIofficial
      @KYAMIofficial 3 года назад +1

      @@yvesdje820 kuk in swedish means d..k

  • @KTMusik
    @KTMusik 3 года назад

    true work of art

  • @SaamColeOfficial
    @SaamColeOfficial 3 года назад +7

    For me, the best vocal producer ❤️🎶

    • @PrimeJoyy
      @PrimeJoyy 3 года назад +2

      max martin too🖤

    • @bhaveshtochabbra6853
      @bhaveshtochabbra6853 3 года назад +1

      @@PrimeJoyy overrated

    • @vvvinblue5557
      @vvvinblue5557 3 года назад

      True! Love his work on Melodrama so much!

    • @bw2937
      @bw2937 3 года назад

      @@bhaveshtochabbra6853 Pahaha how? He's the best out there.

    • @bhaveshtochabbra6853
      @bhaveshtochabbra6853 3 года назад

      @@bw2937 oh i was just having bad day and wanted to argue with someone lol. No one cared. I like him.

  • @betrayallabel
    @betrayallabel 2 года назад +2

    Thank yuu so fucking much I been FUCKING my vocals up for 5 YEARS Daym on moms this shit elevated my damn thinking on vocals. Used to think vocals were so simple and the beat was so complex but I been ending up putting too much shit at once for my beat and my vocal mixing and stacking were lackin. I just wrote a song too if I finish it imma fucking credit him and yuur channel no cap 🧢 one luv 🙏🏼💯

  • @GregLassalle2015
    @GregLassalle2015 3 года назад +4

    Beast!! Great voice and insanely cool parts. Respect.................🙌🏾

  • @oseghaleokoyomon6921
    @oseghaleokoyomon6921 3 года назад +1

    This is too beautiful

  • @djdrewpyroproduction
    @djdrewpyroproduction 3 года назад

    Incredible sounding and incredible information. Thank you!

  • @Babeceliazane
    @Babeceliazane Год назад

    It sounds so nice😮

  • @saixgebeatz
    @saixgebeatz 3 года назад

    5:06 this is magic

  • @pinnacleproductions6275
    @pinnacleproductions6275 Месяц назад

    It’d be nice if someone could make a video on how to stack vocals without auto tune.

  • @producerdonpaul5979
    @producerdonpaul5979 Год назад

    Wow!!! Stupid good, and opens up creatively

  • @jimmylennon3088
    @jimmylennon3088 3 года назад

    the best ive seen so far.super.sound.great.help.to.me.thank you .

  • @vanderloo1978
    @vanderloo1978 4 месяца назад

    What does he mean by four stacks? See timecode 2:04. Does he mean four copies/duplicates of the same "take" panned differently? Or does me four different takes of the same lyrics?

    • @konamipls
      @konamipls 2 месяца назад

      four differently recorded takes, 2 left, 2 right, im pretty sure if you duplicate them that just makes it louder

  • @misslyricalpenny
    @misslyricalpenny 3 года назад +24

    Is each stack a separate vocal track? This sounds wonderful. I don’t do vocals often but I like how full this sounds.

    • @CanadianBully
      @CanadianBully 2 года назад +7

      @desdentado9 music and it also causes phasing if you duplicate the same tracks on top of each other

    • @SH-jv5uf
      @SH-jv5uf 2 года назад +1

      @@CanadianBully What if you double the track and add delay. Would that reduce the odds of phasing issues? (btw I’m a different SH lol)

    • @CanadianBully
      @CanadianBully 2 года назад +5

      @@SH-jv5uf it would still phase as long as it’s the same wave, ur best bet is to pitch it down or up an octave so it acts as a harmonic vocal

    • @joshfrench6426
      @joshfrench6426 Год назад

      ​@@SH-jv5ufa double of the same thing does nothing for layering. You can do whatever tricks you want and it doesn't matter

  • @sagcap7927
    @sagcap7927 3 года назад +2

    Kuk is the Kat Williams of vocals producers. Genius. And on point.

  • @Agape_Fikru
    @Agape_Fikru 3 года назад

    Thanks, Man! Will definitely use these tricks.

  • @spadeguzman6001
    @spadeguzman6001 3 года назад +1

    When I stack my vocals in Protools one will sound gud then I do it again then it'll sound Robotic? Idk why

  • @angelsmusicchannel1836
    @angelsmusicchannel1836 2 года назад

    This Man Is Genius!!!!

  • @jahhe2611
    @jahhe2611 3 года назад

    02:00 he says 2+1 makes 3 but then says do 4... but how does that 4 not make 5 if u count the lead? it seems like when he says 2+1 he does count the lead but then with the 4 example he doesn't? can someone explain pls :D

  • @darneljoseph388
    @darneljoseph388 2 года назад

    I love the passion

  • @naijadancehallafro8007
    @naijadancehallafro8007 2 месяца назад

    Please can someone tell the DAW he's using 🙏 4:12

  • @seanbrucemedia5695
    @seanbrucemedia5695 3 года назад +3

    This is the way right here! LOL! Mastery for real!

  • @RhythmxRecords
    @RhythmxRecords 3 года назад +3

    Amazing information

  • @shahrecordskarachi2070
    @shahrecordskarachi2070 3 года назад

    My vocals choras with harmony clashing and cancelling each other please make a tutorial how upfront big stereo width choras and harmony mixing and lead vocal in the center 💕💕💕💕💌

  • @LBloggie
    @LBloggie 2 года назад +3

    Someone needs to show BRANDY that last part when shes Producing herself she stacks now just because she can not really because the song needs it

    • @LafemmebearMusic
      @LafemmebearMusic 2 года назад +1

      Yeahhhh she’s in her I’m doing what I want phase clearly and she’s earned it lol

    • @_Kim_Possible
      @_Kim_Possible Год назад

      that's her signature style lol I literally listen to her music for the harmonies

    • @LBloggie
      @LBloggie Год назад

      @101Zatch it was always over seen by producers and arrangers during the process but when shes producing herself she over does it ...she cant sing borderline live because shes turned the whole song into a harmony chorus basically

    • @YouGotOptions2
      @YouGotOptions2 3 месяца назад

      ​@@LBloggieyou are OUT OF YOUR MIND even remotely suggesting she can barley sing live??? Lol hell naw. She can sing better than most other artist

    • @LBloggie
      @LBloggie 3 месяца назад +1

      @toddmaek5436 she cannot sing borderline specifically live because she cant sing 10 harmonies at once we know brandy is the vocal bible and can sing live

  • @1NOnlyAdityaOfficial
    @1NOnlyAdityaOfficial 3 года назад

    You should also release a record kuk 😎 🤙
    Very helpful ❤️🙏
    Sukriya

  • @caseestarr
    @caseestarr 2 года назад

    Go off with the cross fade 😩

  • @DanBires
    @DanBires 3 года назад

    One more thing can you tell us the delay you were using on the super high harmony. It had such a nice soft warm delay beautiful

    • @konamipls
      @konamipls Год назад

      I think it’s h delay ping pong with reverb after

  • @danielwilliams8161
    @danielwilliams8161 3 года назад +21

    "most of the records we do with Rihanna" does Kuk know something we don't 👀👀👀

    • @TheBlashMusic
      @TheBlashMusic 3 года назад +2

      It’s a well known fact Rihanna doesn’t sing like 50% of her songs

    • @danielwilliams8161
      @danielwilliams8161 3 года назад

      @Anne Day yea, I realised he probably wasn't referring to unreleased Rihanna moreso the song that are already released

    • @DeBlauweOlifant
      @DeBlauweOlifant 3 года назад +2

      @@TheBlashMusic why d you say that? im pretty sure all leads are her. background vocals are often by background singers

    • @benyjomusic
      @benyjomusic 3 года назад +1

      @@TheBlashMusic that’s a lie

  • @bnnybeats7675
    @bnnybeats7675 3 месяца назад

    Great video! One question though, when you say always stacks of 4, does that mean 4 separate takes or 2 takes each panned left + right? Thanks alot!

  • @alexbrathwaite2924
    @alexbrathwaite2924 3 года назад

    Soooooo Good!!!! I love this!!

  • @joebuckley9181
    @joebuckley9181 3 года назад +2

    Kuk can sing too!

  • @brandonwolf6702
    @brandonwolf6702 3 года назад

    At 1:27 when he’w talking bout levels. So he’s not touching the levels on the actual vocal stem but is decreasing the fader by -9.9 right?

    • @spwaff.
      @spwaff. 2 года назад

      yeah! i think so!

  • @bradbillups6782
    @bradbillups6782 Год назад

    i wish you solo’d the other harmonies so we coulda heard it 😔

  • @CarlyonProduction
    @CarlyonProduction 2 года назад

    This would sound so much better with a more transparent melodyne treatment as opposed to the glitchy auto tune.
    That sound is overplayed and it works well for some things, but I feel it strips the emotion from this vocal when a less glitchy sound would come across more sincere and emotive.

  • @harryolive1853
    @harryolive1853 3 года назад

    backing position on lyrics. 0:16 ."...for me *there*...." has some halftone 'nice issues' on 2 tracks of 4.. no one hear this?

  • @pinkponyofprey1965
    @pinkponyofprey1965 3 года назад +14

    Kuk is not only an ancient Egyptian deity, it's also a word in Swedish that people here would avoid as a name ...
    Other than that it's a great video about vocal stacking. Mr Harrell knows what he's doing, no doubt.

    • @theboy1625
      @theboy1625 3 года назад

      What does it mean

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 3 года назад

      @@theboy1625 Slim jim

    • @beirch
      @beirch 3 года назад +2

      @@theboy1625 It's slang for penis. Same in Norwegian.

    • @pauloguzman2102
      @pauloguzman2102 2 года назад

      @@kensmechanicalaffair It literally means cock in swedish. And yes, I am serious and not trolling.

    • @LafemmebearMusic
      @LafemmebearMusic 2 года назад

      Just watch the video and learn something silly 😜 🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @avelinileva
    @avelinileva 3 года назад

    Doctor! Amazing vocals

  • @mixedbymikael
    @mixedbymikael 3 года назад +1

    Sounds so good 😁

  • @PlanetJigobotTV
    @PlanetJigobotTV 3 года назад

    Straight gems 💎 ✨ 😌

  • @rsv3857
    @rsv3857 21 час назад

    Do you stack 4 left and 4 right of same vocal copying same performance Or each one is an independent vocal performance?

  • @jadenmutcherson9740
    @jadenmutcherson9740 2 года назад

    I found this super interesting i naturally have good pitch correction but never had a engineer that can smooth n blend my vocals 🥶🥶

  • @bhargavdobhal5327
    @bhargavdobhal5327 Год назад

    Great Video🔥🔥🔥Thank You🙌🙌.

  • @KalltuniClassics
    @KalltuniClassics 3 года назад +1

    Nice...

  • @houseofgraceworship
    @houseofgraceworship Год назад

    How or where could I learn how to arrange the harmonies in a way that fits the lead vocal?

    • @iyoran4838
      @iyoran4838 Год назад

      just experiment l, he mentions it around 6:05 or so

  • @tiaenslasombra3502
    @tiaenslasombra3502 3 года назад +1

    Mas Videos Asi Este Es Un Maestro 🔥🔥💯

  • @MAJALIJU
    @MAJALIJU 3 года назад

    thank you!

  • @caseestarr
    @caseestarr 2 года назад

    Definitely had both my ears perky up.

  • @christhelemaque4187
    @christhelemaque4187 Год назад

    Did you have them record the the layers again or you cop and paste ?

  • @SleepyWavves
    @SleepyWavves 3 года назад +11

    Note for your editor. Please stop doing a picture in picture while we are watching his screen. there is valuable info being lost because I cant see what is happening in the program, because of the positioning of 2nd angle.

  • @babatah678
    @babatah678 3 года назад

    mennn I love that background art lead .small voice

  • @iameyben6987
    @iameyben6987 3 года назад

    Wow 👏🏻 nice and good advices

  • @stuartwrigglesworth9339
    @stuartwrigglesworth9339 3 года назад +1

    Nice harmony’s

  • @Cosmic.swoosh
    @Cosmic.swoosh 3 года назад +1

    What about like west coast type stacking? I feel like they only stack once, like shoreline Mafia