7 vocal tricks they use to hook you

[@eliyann3473]

ive been making music for 9 years,ive never seen a youtuber that teaches music production clearly as you,most of the things you show us are things ive never seen in any other youtubers tutorials,im giving you your flowers and thanks for everything,ive improved a lot after watching your vids

[@swaggafiedfashionupholster6440]

Facts... Homie is phenomenal ✊🏾👍🏾

[@jedgould5531]

You might check out a music school where you walk in the door and sit there with other students who are asking questions. Try not to limit your learning, Eliyann.

[@billweir1745]

@@jedgould5531 And for those that can't afford that?

[@Kacey_Jaymes]

@@jedgould5531 Yeah, not to crap on your progress but these are extraordinarily basic techniques that you should pickup within 6 months of working with vocals. Otherwise, you're obviously not learning and are probably just creating in a vacuum and patting yourself on the back.

[@EDMTips]

🙌🙌🙌 You're very welcome, and thanks for the kind words of support!

[@pavel3337]

Your joy while making music and teaching is super contagious and inspiring

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Pavel, I thoroughly enjoy making these and sharing my knowledge 🙂

[@dreamscapedg2774]

You were born to do this. I appreciate your natural enthusiasm and your experience comes through effortlessly. Great work! Excellent video.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much! I appreciate those kind words :)

[@larswillsen]

I love the enthusiasm you have when you explain stuff .. great tips! (I needed that) :-)

[@EDMTips]

Thanks!

[@TpFw77]

I have to admit, I stupidly avoided your tutorials because I figured they wouldn't be relevant to me as I'm more of a pop-rock [amateur] producer. Your tutorials on creative effects and compositional strategies have been the most helpful out of the hundreds of other videos I've watched. Your teaching style is both concise and fun, and I can tell you truly enjoy what you do. Thank you for making these.

[@EDMTips]

Yes, sometimes I think I shot myself in the foot by naming my channel EDM Tips! The techniques I teach can be applied to pretty much any genre, proven by my students time and time again :) Anyway, thank you for watching and kind words of support, I really appreciate it!

[@Napthofficial]

What if I record and you do me the mastering and mixing

[@ZooM18241]

I think this guy's tutorials hit on a different level because lots of DAW tutorials use some random garbage as music examples. I even took a whole course on Ableton that had only mmm "mock" music. Here you instantly see the value of each trick because every track is a real piece of music. Good work!

[@morbidmanmusic]

...this is pretty garbage music too.. lol

[@OrangeNash]

@@morbidmanmusic TBF "Derivative" rather than garbage.

[@JakebSweet]

these are nuts mate! awesome video once again

[@EDMTips]

Awesome! Really glad you enjoyed it, man :)

[@richardparker9577]

Nkce

[@richardparker9577]

It takes hours learning well done

[@1881Gordon]

I admit. I'm not really into EDM, but... This video is absolutely fantastic. I've learned a lot, and the time taken to piece together and edit this video must have been enormous.... Tremendous content!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome...Thanks for watching and supporting!

[@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495]

I agree Gordon. The number of channels that I've instantly subscribed-to can probably be counted on my thumbs quite frankly, so the fact that he got a subscription out of me before the vid had even finished is huge.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for subscribing! I'm grateful for the support and I'm excited to continue bringing you more music production content. 🙂

[@MustafaBerkeGureltol]

I love the way he's explaining his steps. Such a cool guy.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Mustafa, I am glad you like my videos! :)

[@eleventhchakra9321]

I seriously want to cry, this tutorial has been so helpful! I've been trying to figure out how to edit vocals creatively all on my own, and it's been so hard. You're an awesome teacher, thank you thank you thank you!

[@DenisAshton]

Brilliant! Thank u for breaking down how they get that “big” sound and showing us! Kesha’s song “only love can save us now” has an amazing example of layered vocals. They actually recorded a gospel choir for backing vocals, but it also sits sooo well in the song. Not saying that to spam or promote, but rather saying that to show a relevant example and inspiration for big vocals

[@RaulRieraS]

So wholesome the way you were just enjoying at the end of the first example

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Raul, I did enjoy it :)

[@maailmanalku]

This was a fantastic tutorial. I love how simple you made the vocal stacking with just built-in tools that are found in almost any DAW.

[@EDMTips]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@tommyorange4270]

Love your happy face after adding the vocal stacks!! Well done!!

[@howdoyoulikeit1199]

I thought I made this up and didn’t know people mixed like this with doubling the vocals. I must have potential.

[@wesleyolson2624]

I don't think I'm spelling this right but that short explanation of "tombral cohesion" is going to be a game changer for me and I really appreciate it. It just makes so much sense and I ALWAYS get stuck with a lingering idea in my head of "WHAT OTHER SOUNDS CAN I ADD" and nothing new will sound good as if my track is fully saturated (but I trust my ear and there's always little details missing), but rearranging the puzzle with the same pieces is the lightbulb I needed to go off. Not only that but I was running out of things to "search for" so a new topic of study is going to lead to so many new techniques. thank you so much

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Wesley, I am glad you found it helpful! And you did spell it correctly 😉

[@jonathanheisler9233]

It’s so helpful that you use so many stock Ableton functions in your videos 🙏🙏

[@EDMTips]

I am glad you found it useful! I try to cover both :)

[@sarahsmith1418]

When you listened to the clip with all the harmony and doubled tracks and were just JAMMIN I absolutely beamed!! I was jammin too, sounds so good!!

[@AyrixMusix]

I think the vocal instrument part was my favorite! I've always loved how cool vocal chops sounded but I kinda struggled on making my own, but your guide on how to do it really helped!

[@EDMTips]

Good stuff, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙌🏻

[@seaturtleman]

this video is genuinely such a good video dude.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@quisquillatv4329]

I love the happy you are after showing the part blending perfectly in the mix. Never trust anyone in a studio who doesn't dance at work! Superb content!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am glad you liked it! I certainly did enjoy making this one 🙂

[@crelife8112]

100% .. its also useful for other instruments that seem brittle, even sub bass can be duplicated and pulled out of phase .. and if still to loud, use tones or texture algorighm which is more lossy .. it works ... love these tactics.

[@Jakingz]

as a produce of EDM, this is one of the greatest you tube videos I've ever come across. Thank you soooo much for sharing these tricks and tips, they make a huge difference. I only wish you could do a cubase specific video, but I guess maybe I should be using Ableton instead :)

[@EDMTips]

I’m so glad this helped!

[@sebaprestini]

Man! Where were you when you weren't ? You literally solved 50% of my problems

[@EDMTips]

😎

[@magnustorque5528]

Such a skilled producer. Absolutely brilliant !

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, Magnus, I really appreciate the kind words of support! 🙌🏻

[@MyOnlyYans]

I can't say I've ever wanted to get into the production side of music, but the algorithm served this video up to me and you had me hooked the whole way through. Great video!

[@FuChungKu]

Your videos just get better and better Will. Eductional, Entertaining, and full of Energy. Love those YES moments when producing, enjoying the process, thanks for sharing.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you very much! It's a lot of work so I really appreciate the kind words and support :)

[@gingamemusic]

Your teaching is stunning! And it is so much fun to watch you cause you love what you do! Thank you!

[@EDMTips]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂🙌🏻

[@hessinater2666]

You my good sir are amazing. I’ve been enthralled with your Ableton tutorials. You explain so efficiently in a way that’s easy to understand. Thank you!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found this helpful! 🙌🏻 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel :)

[@banterbanter]

Thanks! 🍻⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@EDMTips]

Thank you!

[@religionoffreedom]

My new favorite producing tutor! Awesome tips thank you!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you're enjoying my videos 🙂 Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙌🏻

[@howtotrainyourdragon4806]

pretty amazing tutorial and your enthusiasm about those tutorials and music you are working on is also a joy to watch. Keep it real!!

[@EDMTips]

Cheers! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@DiorConquer]

I love u so much man, no homo literally the best guy on KZbin giving out free pro tips, wish you a long and healthy life Will!

[@EDMTips]

😂 Thanks man - I appreciate it!

[@keithlawcomedy]

I'm a 50s singer songwriter who uses Logic Pro and doesn't really listen to EDM/Dance music yet I find your videos super informative and easy to follow. The internet benefits greatly from your presence Will. Keep up the great work, Keith

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel, Keith, really appreciate it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@TayWoode]

Great tips. Another similar to the reverse reverb before a main vocal starts is to gradually fade in a repeating sample of the first syllable of the vocal on 16th notes before the main vocal actually starts. If that makes any sense. Another good one is Whitney’s I’m every every woman (runs 1&2 mixes) that have a repetitive vocal in the background that changes eq and filters so it comes subtly comes in & out of the mix

[@EDMTips]

Great tips, thanks for sharing! 🙌🏻

[@originuk]

Thanks for all of your clear and concise examples. You've raised the quality bar. RESPEK!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you for watching and kind words of support, really appreciate it! 🙂

[@barryzito5721]

Love the joy you got on the playback with fake doubles. Music is wonderful

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@TheGazzadj]

That's pretty impressive Will. All I have ever done, apart from the usual processing chorus and echo etc, is double up the vocal tracks then shift, very slightly, one of the tracks so it is a smidge out of time which also gives a chorus effect. I will trying your methods for sure. Rgds Gary

[@Ni5ei]

I do reverse reverb different. First reverse the sample, add reverb to that and then reverse again. That way the base sample will be non reversed again with only the the reverb reversed. It's how it was done in the tape recording days as well: play the tape backwards, add reverb to that and then play normal again.

[@ghostbuska]

Always wanted to know how to make a splice or loopcloud vocal unique and sound richer, now I know! Amazingly helpful thanks Will, such a great teacher!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙌🏻

[@obscureADSR]

That pitch bend limit to +12 bit was new to me and super helpful; thanks!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome!

[@BenAngMusic]

This is an essential set of tips that I am going to come back again and again to for my productions! Thank you for compiling and sharing!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@DJ.wubzy.music22]

Greetings Will, I just wanted to thank you once again for another amazing tutorial. You are my favorite teacher. Thank you for all of the time and energy you put into these videos. It is greatly appreciated. -Wubzy

[@EDMTips]

You're very welcome, Wubzy, I am glad my videos have helped you so far! 🙂🙌🏻

[@kevspeakstruth]

First time watching your videos and I gotta say I love how excited you are to share this knowledge. Many other KZbinrs just provide the info but you seem to really being enjoying yourself while doing this! Subscribed and looking forward to watching more!!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you for the sub and kind words of support, really appreciate it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@npats550]

I love how you obviously love doing this. Especially after you have put all of the tips into the finished product and the smile as you start moving to the final bit. It makes the video fun to watch-as I have no idea about most of what you talk about, most of the time! I understand some of it but it gets me dancing. Ooh I love me some Prodigy too! 90's and 2000's are my teen/young adult years, so was very into house and 90's R n B.

[@EDMTips]

👇🏼 Which of these 7 is your favourite!? Let me know and I'll use it in my next "in the style of" vid 🙃 ❤If you liked this video don't forget to smash that subscribe button so you don't miss out on any of my upcoming tutorials! 👉🏼 If you are serious about getting your music to a professional level as quickly as possible - and have been producing for at least 12 months - I can help. Apply here: ➡www.edmtips.com/accelerator

[@pelikanchocolate]

Hi Will, Why did the Monstercat A&R interwiew disappear?

[@MadNoisy]

Nr 5. You did a video using a crossfade on the vocals as well.

[@ephjaymusic]

Vocoder that's gated with a MIDI sidechain trigger.

[@EDMTips]

@@ephjaymusic Love it!

[@EDMTips]

@@pelikanchocolate I needed to tweak it so will publish again this next week

[@armonterra6206]

Thanks

[@EDMTips]

Thank you!

[@redstrom_edm]

Absolutely love this video! Can't wait to get home and try these techniques. The tools today are amazing. I started on a patch cord modular synthesizer and spliced reel to reel tape for loops and delays 😂

[@CometENL]

We remember when this was more labor-intensive. 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaDblmejodiEpdU

[@RaphaelLoopro]

Thanks!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Raphael, thank you for watching and supporting the channel! 🙂🙌🏻

[@ccbass16]

I stumbled upon this video... You are fantastic at engaging and sharing excellent content. I really appreciate that you do not verbally waffle and are very concise with your delivery. More power to you! Happily subscribed!!

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the sun and supporting the channel, I really appreciate kind words of support 🙂🙌🏻

[@tk380514]

as an experiment, i tried all of these in a track, kept most of these attempts as not all worked, but it really made a boring vocal track pop, great video thanks very much

[@ShoeBoxMoses]

feel like this one video is what most production students spend an entire semester to learn.....wow.

[@EDMTips]

Oh wow! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@tostare]

Your enthusiasm and enjoyment of the music is so infectious, I love it.

[@raymondlesiak]

great stuff Will. i find it's a good effect to use the original vocal over the top of a vocoded vocal to make it more audible. unless the original vocal is bad lol

[@EDMTips]

Absolutely!

[@renata.carone]

In just some few minutes now, I have learned with you, what I could have never learned in ages. I subscribed urgentlly. Because, some how, I used to do all those things you did, but by intuition, manually. And the results were never fantastic. I love you Man. Thanks a lot.

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, Renata, I am glad you found it helpful! Thank you for subscribing and supporting the channel 🙂

[@manny_f]

Great video! A lot of these tips are really all about being creative with the basic tools, which can be combined in an infinite number of ways to produce new interesting results. Goes to show you don't need to spend a lot of money to keep your productions interesting-the stock devices are plenty to produce killer tracks.

[@EDMTips]

Couldn't agree with you more! Thank you for watching and kind words of support 🙂🙌🏻

[@manny_f]

@@EDMTips Love your channel, thank YOU

[@LuigiElettrico]

For reversed reverb I also use Convolver (in FL) with reversed impulse response. Works perfect in terms of timing and real-time FX :)

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the tip, I will check it out! 🙂

[@ephjaymusic]

You're a diamond geezer!!!❤❤❤

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am glad you liked it! 😀

[@juniorbaiano-xr2yu]

Best tutorial video I've ever seen! Thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful 🙌🏻

[@hoagy_ytfc]

To save people time, I'm indexing the points at which he goes Full Alex Rome. The first is at 5:23 10:50 Thank me later.

[@blueeyedcat3443]

Haha, lol....

[@JSB2500]

😂😆😂

[@tonicba4748]

Great tutorial video bro your channel is insightful keep up the great work 🎉

[@rafekeys]

This teacher is marvellous and clever. Very clear language. Great ideas brought to you in an easy way. TOP!

[@djicebreaker80]

I been making music since I was 16 but you never stop learning new tricks, this guy is quick to point and hi tutoring is very helpful & easy to understand as qualied sound engineer & DJ singer , i can understand him , these tricks will help me & ideas help me get my new tracks ready for record labels etc, so thank you 🙏

[@EDMTips]

I am glad you found this helpful!

[@markmorenousa]

Fantastic tutorial.. the vocoder tip was great! Thank you!!!!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome!

[@user-fh7he1ie3z]

This video is propably the most useful I've watched in a long time. Can't wait trying these tips.

[@EDMTips]

Go for it! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@HeyScotG]

Best, most-useable, remixing tutorial I've ever encountered. Brilliant. Thank you!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful 🙂 🙌🏻

[@davidavien4338]

All killer here, no filler. Enthusiastic, positive and upbeat. Phew!

[@jasonmanwillofficial]

Very Well Done! I am going to use this in my latest Rock Tracks. Please continue to make amazing videos!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Jason, for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@RazumMusic]

Oh damn, as an actual "industrial techno without vocals" producer, I was not expecting this video to be for me but here we are...

[@ropini123]

Dude, you are a great communicator in this space! Sharing you around to others who will love this! Keep it up. Love your passion.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am really glad you found my videos helpful so far! 💪

[@Marcielle_Makes]

You’re new to me but I’m loving watching and hearing you. You’re very inspiring.

[@kaffeeleiche303]

9:45 Charlotte: *Mhh* *Ooooh* Gary: YEAH! Love the video and had a laugh ^^

[@seanraye]

I watched to 2:18 & im already impressed. I was thinking of using delay, saturation and eq to make them sound a bit different but. This is awesome

[@CharlesLouisRosario]

Amazing Tracks and Lessons! Loved it.

[@EDMTips]

Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@djtonev7948]

As always amazing, the best! one big thanks! thanks to your channel I feel like I'm starting to do what I've been dreaming of...100x tanks)

[@EDMTips]

Great to hear!

[@firefuegomakes]

I just had to sub, man you the best for real that's stuff people pay to learn. You content is 100% valuable to all producers, beginner or advanced

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support! Welcome aboard :)

[@AaronAlso]

I learned a similar technique in school. We use it to "restore" old, poor quality recordings. We can bring back much of the harmonics and natural feeling of the original. Try it yourself, take an old 128b MP3 ripped from a 16/44.1 audio CD, process it as 3 tracks sometimes filtered HP/BP/LP, touch of chorus on the HP, stereo imager on BP, bit of side chained expander and EQ on LP. Bounce that out to a master @ 24/96, DONE!!! Louder, cleaner, and more vibrant that the original CD version.

[@EDMTips]

Nice one!

[@planetshakers4784]

The best ever music production tutorial

[@EDMTips]

BOOM! 🙌🙌 😎 Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@thekingsmatter5845]

I see you man. I'm not even into EDM and this tutorial got my attention. I'm inspired. Huge thanks.

[@ellenik7407]

This is like the best video I’ve ever seen on this. Wow!! Thank you! Can’t wait to implement this stuff ❤❤❤

[@EDMTips]

Great stuff, Helen, glad it was helpful! :)

[@Kacey_Jaymes]

It's easy to get bogged down in technique and details but this vid also presented some great use-cases for things you may normally forget about (like the Tuner, lmao). Kudos.

[@kikelarsen620]

absolutely💯 amazing work mate. wow

[@SuperTryf]

Man you are the best ;) more of these techniques are rare. Also i use a lot the 4,5 and 6 techique in my projects. Amazing work

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support! 🙂🙌🏻

[@SuperTryf]

@@EDMTips :D

[@thejimmy6533]

It's astonishing to me that this guy has only 207K subscribers. Should be in the millions! His content is gold, Jerry, GOLD!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, Jimmy, I really appreciate the support 🙂🙌🏻

[@JayB-1210]

How to become a great producer..... LOVE music more than the dog ❤ and watch Wills tips 😊 Another 2 GREAT and original tipsters imo - Big Z and The House Of Kush.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@seabsfam]

thank you so much you have helped me improve in my music so much as I'm learning to get the vocals right so this advice is priceless, its a shame, I use fl but still applies just the same. god bless

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@7thNoteOfficial]

I was supposed to be learning but i was digging your tracks more 😂😂😂 fire stuff bro. Will definitely try to put some of this to work

[@EDMTips]

Awesome, go for it and let us know how it goes 🙌🏻

[@7thNoteOfficial]

@@EDMTips will do bro

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

another great and very helpful tutorial and a HELL YEAH for his well trained arms 9:15

[@EDMTips]

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

[@mystikrebel1089]

Just the tips i needed before I start. Thanks for this mate.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found them helpful :)

[@StuartRochabrunt]

I thank you for all these tricks, are so useful and beautiful, but I prefer to use anything that I can replicate alive, not only as a recording trick that can't go out of your DAW nor studio. Being that said, I prefer to do this kind of tricks using pedals like Boss VE-20, Roland VT-4 and plugins like Vochlea and OVox Vocal ReSynthesis. Again, thank you very much for giving us all these ideas.

[@FADY-MAALOUF]

Awesome stuff , thank you ! You’re a great fellow

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind words of support! 🙂🙌🏻

[@StoneyLingoMedia]

Wow thanks EDM Tips this is a game changer for me i was trying everything!

[@EDMTips]

Nice! Glad you liked it :) Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

[@consciouslove]

You are such a great teacher 😊 Thank you for these videos 🎉

[@EDMTips]

Glad you like them!

[@IMRANnet]

Awesome teaching persona and knowledge. Thank you.

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@tommymandel]

you're real good!!! Love these tips AND the music/vocals/production expertise.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Tommy! I am glad you found my videos helpful 🙂🙌🏻

[@lydiajb2501]

Wow, what a find! Thank you so much!!!!

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@claudiabTV]

Good on you... rocking tips! ❤❤❤🎉

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

[@gregrok]

This dance every time, AMAZING

[@-KingOfKhaos]

Probably the best channel on KZbin for music production regardless of the genre produced! Kudos mate!

[@rossimarti]

Wunderbar! Such a delight because you really know EDM and technique!