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Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:56 am
by Brecker
I always wondered How to do it properly because I understand (I think) the process , it's all about the pitch and setting it in time with the original vocal but after doing it.... :? I don't know if it's good ahah

Is there someone to explain me ? :|

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:10 pm
by claudedefaren
..huh? Any song in particular? The dude sings in an airy head voice a lot

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:18 pm
by Brecker
Yeah sorry I like the effect in this one

and the Ms Jackson Bootleg as well !

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:51 pm
by claudedefaren
Ah I see. Are you using Ableton? It's very easy to do in Ableton. If not, you'll need a pitch shifter if it isn't built into your DAW.

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:02 pm
by Brecker
Yeah I do use Ableton 9 :W: ! been searching for a while to do this

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:35 pm
by Tordal
yeah, basically just pitch the audio up a few semitones either using complex or complex pro mode (depending if ur after the chipmunk effect) and use the track delay function to delay the pitched voice a few milliseconds.

i did it with complex mode, 12 semitones and 60 ms delay for example --> reverb, compress and ur fine

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:47 pm
by Samuel_L_Damnson
you could also use a harmoniser plugin (if this exists) I know some vocalists use harmoniser pedals to get a similar effect.

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:53 pm
by Brecker
Thnx guys actually found my way through it as in Ableton 9 everything is warped in complex mode and pitching files I knw how t do that...Melodyne did the job :) Either way thnx for responding !

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:56 pm
by hudson
Try messing with the formants in a pitch shifter too.

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:58 pm
by Brecker
And Stepper killer track u have on your soundcloud !!!

is it possible to have a 320 ?! would love to play it out !

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:00 pm
by Brecker
Yeah thnx Hudson took my time today to understand it properly and I know there are many ways to do it and found a trick that did it :)

Re: Vocal Techniques (James Blake style)

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:23 pm
by topmo3
grain delay?