This vocal effect is dominating R&B

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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[verdean]

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]

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

[benji.B-side]

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.

[robinraf]

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

[AdeZ-]

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.

[lucianoluggren]

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.

[DeeKnow]

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.

[ogmexzy]

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 .

[Theidea]

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

[leedonohue]

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

[verdean]

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.

[lunagramrecords]

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

[waynepayne]

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

[appartixn]

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

[whnzmmr]

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

[QuantumKatmusic]

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

[ronami]

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

[busyworksbeats]

FIRE 🔥ima try this in logic pro thank you!

[hisham_hm]

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

[j.i.-cruz]

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