Autotune Choir - Ben Levin

[@mrhidetf2]

straight outta berkley

[@BAwesomeDesign]

LOL, you win

[@wontpower]

*Berklee

[@seansouthwood9296]

*Stares into my soul* "undesirable."

[@emngaiden]

Sean Southwood Now I need merch!

[@BenLevin]

Sorry for the soul hole! What does it matter what I think anyway?!

[@SigurorSyn]

This is the most Ben Levin Ben Levin has ever Ben Levin'd

[@Tocu360]

muntificator underrated comment

[@petermarsh4578]

external laughter!

[@JbfMusicGuitar]

0:36 One bite of Nero. 0:39 Jam a salmon in my waffle bean hood. 0:42 You got avocado? 0:44 Hey my ketchup's broken. 0:47 Fire at boozy Anne. 0:55 Shave Marsie's body.

[@lordofnesss]

Ben is kinda Frank Zappa, he's always creating weird ideas !! keep those creative juices flowing man!

[@Mr.Batsu12]

I was just going to say Ben reminds me of Zappa! Not just in his hair but his musical creativity. So many videos start with me thinking he's crazy and end up with me loving what he's done.

[@InviDoll]

Your brain is so wonderful.

[@BenLevin]

My brain accepts your compliment even though the first thing it thought was "no I'm not!"

[@bradgoffmusic]

Also, a ‘hell yeah’ for the willingness to sacrifice an idea for the inspiration for a new one. It stings, but sometimes it’s the right move! Great job Ben. 🙂

[@camerontetz2011]

That tremolator makes things sound like when I'm trying to avoid spoilers from the trailers at the movies. I put my fingers up to my ears and bounce them so that I can't make sense of anything being said. I also want to mention that I think you shoulda brought out that vocal melody more in the final mix, it's such a cool melody. And maybe when the rap cuts out, you can turn the tremolator's rate back to some sort of random or pseudo random progression for the melody to soar over. You could probably squeeze like 30 more seconds of progression outa that.

[@RazHafeez]

1:24 Levin’s Inferno

[@enricopersia4290]

Ben always pushing boundaries

[@ralphg.curtis9297]

3:06 kind of sounds like those singing turrets from Portal 2.

[@1900randomguy]

Good catch

[@rhysf.505]

I see you.

[@henryrichard7619]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@SlyHikari03]

Mhm.

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

I LOVE IT. Wonderful stuff... my favorite part of music production, is raw experimentation like this.

[@Dismoeyy]

Hello there!

[@nealgrindstaff8651]

This might be my favorite Ben Levin video. There are so many perfectly timed Levin-quirks. Keep being awesome, Ben.

[@ABCD27814]

Dude, you're so talented. So much respect and admiration for you. Keep up the incredible work my friend. You are an inspiration.

[@BedfordLevelExperiment]

That was a trip. I've done that FIX IT WITH REVERB AND TREMOLO trick a few times before. Probably the best way of introducing a needed sense of rhythm when there is none.

[@michaelzemaitis3300]

i haven't had dippin dots in a long time

[@mcmire]

What?? You can rap?? I love all the different sides you have and how weird this is but also grounded at the same time. I would definitely listen to a whole track of this.

[@MisterDoctorBaconman]

I love the part just before you put the tremolo on it, it sounds like the melting chaos of a thousand voices in the mist and it’s a beautiful thing. You definitely have a lot of skill when it comes to creating esoteric and intense musical effects!

[@daneguitarist1]

alright, you got that thumbs up when you looked at the screen and said "undesirable" hahahahahahaha that was amazing, also interesting experiment

[@tjwebb7428]

"Undesirable" literally laughed out loud

[@icyurchins]

Seriously one of my favorite video premises you do is "You do, you reflect, you throw away, you embrace"

[@UlisesRockerHR]

30 seconds in and I already ADORE THIS IDEA

[@mr.bucket1123]

7:27 IS THAT VALENTINA! AHHHHHEHHHHHEHHHHHHAHHHHEHHHHHH

[@giorgioconforti8464]

From 0.36, I could listen to this for ever

[@chrisneary8538]

Does anyone know where I can get myself a Ben Levin? I think if I kept it in a nice studio with me I might produce some actually good music for once

[@unslept_em]

tim hecker actually used this concept to great effect in his album love streams

[@KadeKalka]

This would be a sick track with the melodic portion used as an intro to the rap section. I would buy that shit instantly.

[@-Honeybee]

This was fantastic to view.

[@Ray-tr7ip]

I love how real these videos are

[@Dizzeegaskell]

That end result is fucking sick Ben. yes. Keep inspiring.

[@Inyrth]

Loving all this experimentation. And I can actualy get behind this style. Great job

[@Seth-hc2bj]

Ben Levin makes weird noises for 9 minutes

[@BenLevin]

And that's the condensed version!

[@HasHcakes1]

@@BenLevin Raw and uncut must be wild.

[@woundsdrone]

Sounds very Tim Heckeresque at times. Love it.

[@peterdowner4315]

I really dig this! Nice work man! In the beginning I was like uhhhh. Few minutes later had me sold

[@3k9x]

So damn great!

[@Malusdarkblade]

Always interesting your stuff, love it!

[@TheCrimsonBudgie]

Piece from 8:22 sounds a lot like Lorn`s Sega Sunset (beside rapping)

[@raz7590]

This was the most awesome video i watched. You are an amazing person

[@utk1997]

this was so amazing man!

[@NotAStranger2440]

If you play it backwards he goes “Fluke is a mad man help us save us!”

[@kevinberstler]

Ufffff! So unexpected and great.

[@LaniakeaLeathercrafts]

This was AWESOME.

[@spinnis]

This is the first video in a while to make me laugh out loud

[@isaachughes8130]

You need to speak in that deep villan voice all the time.

[@adenneuwirth]

Amazing concept

[@Accan2]

this is incredible! You're so inspiring!

[@SamChaneyProductions]

Wow, that last vocal track gave me chills! It actually reminds me a good bit of music from Cirque Du Soleil due to the mashup of choppy electronic sounds and sort of middle-eastern world music.

[@OwenAdamsMusic]

1:24 sounds like Schoenberg

[@punksterbass]

Great stuff, Ben. Before you put in the tremolo, I was thinking this just needed some stronger bass motion (maybe inverting each chord with the same fundamental so that the bass wasn't so stationary), but when the tremolo kicked in I was more sold on it. I think something using the 8th note tremolo would be the best option for this concept, but Creepy Voice Ben was right at the end: sometimes we need to throw our initial concept in the trash. Amazing video :))

[@BenLevin]

Thanks Pedro, the bass line point is a good one because that would have made it feel like more of a statement. Thanks for checking out all the things my man!

[@fabiovonbrasche9102]

Dang it! That's so awesome! Sounded really heavy and massive at the end, also love the chords ;)

[@bluedyeno1]

Oh snap. Can't wait to see ya play next week!

[@BenLevin]

Yay thanks!!

[@NonTwinBrothers]

I miss old Ben Levin, where he'd always make a killer song at the end of the vid

[@SyrenUK]

I want a Ben Levin for Christmas, hope they are available in UK stores.

[@genesis_tracks]

Daaaaamn! Lovely outcome! Might remix this later...

[@andrewwray8778]

i love this

[@bradgoffmusic]

Did you compose or improvise the vocal line ~7:00? So cool. Ties together some really neat chords with a surprisingly diatonic yet interesting melody.

[@BenLevin]

I pimprovised it, thanks Brad nice to hear from ya on here!

[@Ziqohth]

freaking genius

[@addiejoy6779]

Mega cool! Sounds like a Life and Back bonus track!

[@BenLevin]

Thank you!

[@JPPWB]

Gotta love dem Soundtoys plugins.

[@davivexis8724]

Before you added drums this sounded like the beginning of an epic black metal song! Dimmu borgir kind of vibe

[@Hukkanon]

Goddamn! I love your content my dude. Discovered you about 2 weeks ago through Neely's channel and you both are amazing. You've rekindled my desire to practice and play around with music. Keep being so goddamn interesting! Or don't, you know, no pressure. Thanks for what you're doing :)

[@BenLevin]

Thank you so much and welcome!

[@Narsufin]

I’m glad this turned out well, I was having acid flashbacks through the initial stages...

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

A little reverb here, decay rate manipulation there, timestretch that track.. and you've either opened a dimensional portal or discovered a hidden Enigma track.

[@RafaelSolaPACalsaverini]

Hoooly sh... This is freaking amazing.

[@vanhavirta]

Holy shit. How come YT doesn't have a five-star button? Thank you Ben.

[@Rolphul]

When you play all of them it low key sounds like a band room before class

[@yaj126]

God damn you went in hard, I was hoping you'd take that direction when I heard the distorted bass

[@joshuabenson2568]

It goes to show that with enough experience and courage in trying out really whacky things you can always make something out of it. Nice video, the end result kind of surprised me... Then again we're talking about Ben Levin, lmao.

[@JeremieCarrier]

Hahahah, I Liked it before you threw it out! but the end result with the rap is fierce! ''Lion Roar, row our boats ashore, Rest asured, were bones and blood and nothing more'' Sickk

[@KadeKalka]

I fucking love that last line and how he repeats it.

[@BenLevin]

I'm glad you like that lyric, thanks mate!

[@Tocu360]

It's like fuckin death grips hahahah

[@jsiminski]

Mind blown. After you added the vocal layer on top it got a Wilsonish kind of vibe...

[@ccandrew111]

Jacek Siminski Steve Wilson was the first thing that came to my head as well

[@TheDoooden]

This was really really cool. I'd like to do something like that by myself but I have no equipment

[@BenLevin]

I have a video coming out in a month or so where I make music using just a deodorant, Reaper (free software) and a microphone, so you'll be able to do that I'm sure. I'm glad you enjoyed the video either way!

[@guitarmichael]

Was getting sci fi horror vibes from it and then 8:00 happened haha. Ultimately unorthodox composition methods are just meant to spark inspiration right? So mission accomplished.

[@BenLevin]

That's true! Just trying to try!

[@Danny_Aniss]

Michael Briggs Had exactly the same thought lol

[@snardash_1197]

Fucking loved it. I would have used it differently, but I loved your aproach. :))

[@BAwesomeDesign]

Cool. Something to try on reverb is to cut the highs. Based on physics rules, you don't hear higher pitched sounds from far away, so a reverb should usually always sound "darker" to sound more natural.

[@movimentodoscacos]

BAwesomeDesign I think cutting both the extreme low-end and the high end in general sounds more realistic.

[@MaemiNoYume]

but you can use the high part of the reverb sending to a different channel with a different tremolo, it will sound like a slow cymbal. At least for me it worked, and it's great.

[@TheAnimystro]

Yeah real things when far away only really retain mids

[@petermarsh4578]

why does reverb necessarily mean the sound is produced further away?

[@RicketyBread]

@@petermarsh4578 because that is how reverb is formed in nature therefore it sounds more natural to cut the highs, not always applicable but it generally sounds like you'd expect a space to sound

[@eduardomedina5794]

Great video Ben!.. Greetings from Paraguay!

[@ToDieToSleep-fn4sk]

Cool concept really liked the final result keep it up :)

[@BenLevin]

Thank you!

[@benjaminrusch8093]

I wonder how rearranging the chords so you would have a pedal tone would change this project

[@musishoon7950]

Amazing. Always find something I'll never use but wish I could in these videos haha

[@mikefearon3577]

Damn, Ben, this is dope. I was expecting classical, but THIS was better.

[@mattstuart-white450]

This is the greatest youtube video of all time.

[@BenLevin]

Thank you! Have you seen History of Japan by Bill Wurtz? I think that's the best one.

[@mattstuart-white450]

Ben Levin I have seen it now - thanks for the recommendation! I need to hire a Samurai. Maybe I was a little hasty in my praise, but there is no way that this video is outside the top five. P.S. really enjoying the latest BLG album :)

[@VitaE4Life]

So good man!

[@mynameisjack0618]

The man does the rap music

[@GUIM1797]

Oof. Sent chills through my bones with that wasp nest. Touchin' on real fears in there. P.S. This was sick, Ben. Levin' it. I mean, lovin' it!

[@Concentrum]

ben you're a great guy!

[@LucasLaffineur]

0:38 if I did that, neighbours would call the police in seconds haha Awesome vid as always!

[@jpizzleforizzle]

That bass, tho. Very John Hopkins

[@dawnrock2391]

Love this video wizard boy. Do you have anything else of this sort?

[@Winnders]

Hey dud s what's the video where Ben is using a guitar to do the same thing or: he picks a note for each guitar recording and just riffs on it and then selects the chords in the same way?

[@IYBeats]

oouu Interest funny sounds!

[@KadeKalka]

dude, what the FUCK. Why are you so good at everything?!

[@anachronisticlaserbeams4820]

7:40 It sounds like the unholy fusion of Aphex Twin and Dead Can Dance.

[@TheApostleofRock]

This is some neat shit

[@Reece-Denton]

That turned out... sick! :D

[@Oliver-vu6su]

Dude! This is dope...

[@P1NKM4U5]

i like that ben's face is out of focus, while the rest of the room is IN focus. is that related to this project, that maybe could be kinda out of focus and at the same time is really huge and spacious? tho an Australian didgeridoo busking sound would fit nicely in to it. - nice work :D

[@conorobrien2712]

Thought the tremolo was a bit much until the rapping over it brought it together. Cool idea and very well executed.

[@BenLevin]

I agree, the whole thing was pooping out in my ears until I started rapping over it.

[@LUig43]

sick!

[@SlyHikari03]

3:06 if the turrets from portal did Choral pieces.

[@richthisguy1215]

Before you put in the cuttouts it sounded JUST like something outta BladeRunner

[@elwoodwarren-kuelgen8874]

Awesome idea and sounds! Although the whole process would have been a lot easier if you used a plugin (like direct wave) that assigned all of the voices to different piano keys so you could mess around with the chord progression a lot easier.