Michael Jackson's EPIC $7,000 Vocal Chain | Best Vocal Chain 2022

[@archiebeatz]

Thank you all for watching! This is part one of our legends series. If you life videos like this be sure to subscribe!

[@freddyjason3142]

You need to know that you have scammers trying to scam your fans with your name and I think in the future you need to make a video to let your fans know that it’s not you that is scamming them.

[@CarltonBanks-w1r]

YOU SAID ......ONE OF THE GREATEST ........ITS NO QUESTION THAT HE'S THE GREATEST ARTIST WHO EVER LIVED .......WE USED TO WATCH A 2HOUR AWARDS SHOW JUST TO SEE HIM WALK UP AND GET THE AWARD.

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

Bruce also said he despises compressors and used it very very little.

[@TheRealTMajor]

He is the reason this mic made waves in the audio industry. That’s why I believe that these new less expensive mics with amazing technology will cost so much years from today.

[@damonwicketts1638]

Most microphones today are mass produced, so they will likely not have the value mics from the 50s-90s have.

[@breezyoakk]

Rest in Peace Bruce Swedien

[@alexandre7634]

For earth song, Bruce said he recorded Michael on a Neumann 47 and asked him to sing as close as possible to the mic 🤣 ✌️

[@archiebeatz]

Yes, Bruce switched up and I love how he says "I have no secrets, I will give you all every piece of information that you ask me for." Not only was Bruce a great engineer but he always gave back. Thank you for coming by Alexandre.

[@IntheDAW]

Crazy how 7k is such a doable vocal chain.

[@JaeBTundra1]

Great video. I seen videos of MJ recording on Neumann m149. I read some article for his last album he recorded on the Sony C800g.

[@burnastein5430]

I’ve heard and seen the exact same actually

[@Skrenja]

The SM7 and SM7B sound totally different. The SM7 has a way more clean and detailed top end. I think it sounds infinity better. Not to mention MJ was so damed talented he could sound godly through a walky talky if he wanted to.

[@TomDelRio]

EMTs are plate reverbs. One of the first types of artificial reverb, the plate reverb was originally produced using a magnetic driver (think of a speaker coil) to initiate (drive) vibrations in a large sheet of metal. The large metal plate (usually six to seven feet long by three to four feet wide) vibrated via a signal passed from a transducer. The vibrations were then captured with a contact microphone. The result was dense, warm, and inviting. The EMT 140 is easily the most celebrated of the early plate reverb designs, and it was a mainstay at Abbey Road Studios in the 1960s. Thus, you can hear it all over the Beatles’ and Pink Floyd’s early recordings.

[@biligkagan1872]

I think he used one of the best microphone chains. The voices are not too saturated, but as they should be.

[@RPlace-m5c]

Interesting. I'm not surprised that UA LA series gear is called out here; The vintage units are coveted by Producers to this day. I was surprised by the choice of microphone- a dynamic rather than a condenser. The SM-7 is a great mic, though.

[@LaghimaMusic]

People really forget 80% of what makes a vocal sound good is eq even if your vocal is recorded in top notch gear also the mix surrounding the vocal if your not making space in mix it’s also gonna sound ass even if the vocal itself is cleaned up

[@archiebeatz]

Well said!

[@bsmallz102489]

Can you make a video on Avalon 737 plugin. The settings you use and good settings for rap vocals

[@archiebeatz]

What's up Brandon? I can definitely do that type of video but the settings will be slightly different depending on the rapper. It changes with every person but we can do a ballpark swing for sure.

[@bsmallz102489]

@@archiebeatz Nice thanks! Just a good starting point for the people. Rappers and Singers. I looked online and there's really nothing on it. So you'll basically be the first and only person to do it

[@burnastein5430]

I could have been lied to by a friend of one his engineer’s I met at musicians institute or he was lied to, but him and a few others said the sm7 was ONLY for Billie Jean and one other song on thriller but not the song thriller. For the of the songs he used a 251 (Bruce did have multiple of them). The idea to try the sm7 was tried to further encapsulate the almost speaking or direct confessional delivery of Billie Jean and how much space that mix had compared to the other “dance” tunes on the album. From then on he almost exclusively used 251s and Sony c800gs from the late 90s on. I can’t currently find any articles to back this up (anymore) but you can kind of hear the differences between thriller songs and how there was for sure different mics used) either way it doesn’t really matter so much since we aren’t recording Michael and can’t even if he wanted to

[@Bahamamos]

Looks like you know a bit. In this video he mentions the chains of tools used either the microphone. Do you know the rest used either the 251? I need that setup structure. Hope you get to see this! Thank you!

[@AguirreAudio]

These videos are awesome, bro!

[@archiebeatz]

Thank you so much. More are coming!

[@AguirreAudio]

@@archiebeatz I'm looking forward to them

[@ThePointofThePen]

love it I love my SM7B for all kinds of vocals

[@PharaohLawLess1]

How do you feel about the Acustica Audio Lava mic emulations?

[@Hippie-i8g]

What headset did Michael use?

[@davidr1620]

I got the SM7b because I heard MJ used it. I don't have anything like his quality of voice, but we have similar tones. And I've found that my 67 just makes my voice sound a bit too harsh.

[@patrickjudson]

Yes, it is not the same at all and the fact that people are still comparing these two things is misinformation. The SM7B is like sandpaper on metal. Very harsh.

[@NWR447]

Hey Archie Beatsz please can you do Celine dion vocal chain ?

[@CaptainGrims]

Not the grandfather. Just the father of the mic. The SM7 would be the grandfather of the SM7 DB.

[@stanleyassor3172]

Archie find the vocal chain that was used for recording 'Speechless' for me...pleeeeeaaaaassseeee!!!!!

[@perlementfan]

And the interface?

[@archiebeatz]

Interfaces didn't exist then. Only recording console (large mixers), tape machines and early digital recorders.

[@jossuecastaneda8135]

Archie any chance you can tell me what your favorite mastering compressor is? Loving all these videos 🎉🎉❤

[@deandresmith5761]

Didn't he also record on a Harrison Console

[@LuisHernandez-dy1rq]

Great stuff . Could you please do George Michael “Older” Album era ?

[@kidpesto]

Great vid

[@josefsivakofficial7074]

Bro.. I tought ill learn a think or two... But thanx anyway

[@TigroGumi]

Here’s the context 😂 The gear is only the secret sauce to the vocal, the meat has to be there standing in front of the mic first… the vocal chain isn’t going to cover up the meat… but, if the meats just perfect then that secret sauce is going to take that eye rolling to next level

[@TigroGumi]

The voice has to do the chain justice and vice versa

[@tiyanembhulumeti]

Vocal chain 7000 dollars but voice is how much sir?

[@codychavarria6088]

Not everyone is michael jackson and not everyone is bruce

[@NajiOnTop]

I thought it was Sony mic

[@josefsivakofficial7074]

So much talkk

[@kokakolagodcomp-vi2yv]

content starts @2:23

[@RollyPolly-ul5ys]

Of allll time😅

[@Andybaby]

Answer starts at 2:25

[@gthevigilant_1811]

Plenty of information before that point. It's only a 5 min video anyway. Improve your attention span because that's ridiculous.

[@Andybaby]

@@gthevigilant_1811 Life is short, my friend.

[@yudhaarau]

To bad MJ vocal not include in this chain😄

[@patrickjudson]

SM7 != SM7B. The SM7B sounds like sandpaper on metal, too harsh and brittle, nothing like the SM7. People need to quit doing this ridiculous reference and comparison. Most people hear this and they run to get their SM7B and think they are going to get MJ sound. I hate to be the one to tell you this. Not going to happen.

[@gthevigilant_1811]

Archie definitely said they do sound different from each other. It's possible to find SM7's from the 70's and 80's on Reverb for around $800-$1200.