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PRODUCTION TIP OF THE WEEK TWISTED VOCAL EFFECTS!


DANNY J LEWIS SHOWS YOU HOW TO TWIST UP A VOCAL USING A CUSTOM ABLETON LIVE EFFECTS RACK. DOWNLOAD THE RACK BELOW FOR FREE!


Point Blank Online School brings you weekly fresh nuggets of music production advice courtesy of their team of pro producer course developers and tutors… This week Danny J Lewis (Defected/Enzyme Black) takes the reins:


“Twisted vocal effects are all the rage at the moment, from the deepest


underground tracks to the most commercial pop dance radio hits. Our ears are well and truly tuned into this sound now, so much so that when you hear a naturally performed and un-tampered with vocal you almost feel that something is missing. There are many options out there for creating these abstract vocal effects including classics such as Effectrix and Artillery alongside recent arrivals such as Izotope’s Stutter Edit but this week we want to work on twisting up a vocal using a custom Ableton Live Effects Rack.


The whole concept of an Effects Rack is similar to a Reason Combinator; you can build up your own combination of effects in a chain and then map the most logical parameters to one of eight macro controls. The Rack can then be saved as a single preset ready for instant recall. It’s a great way to put your own personal spin on your sounds and a big feature of the way we work on Point Blank’s Ableton Live Sound Design Course.


Vocal Twisting effects come in several main categories and can be combined for interesting textures:


• Pitch - either up or down in pitch. Depending on the process used this could be independent of time (or not). For example, if a granular process is used (such as transposing pitch on a warped audio clip) then the speed is not affected.


• Time - the speed of the vocal is adjusted (timestretch/compress) or the timing of the elements in the phrase are adjusted (re-triggering at different start positions). You could also put gating into this category, either rhythmically or just as a tool for shortening the length of words/syllables.


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