Multivoicer / Vocoded Guitar Tutorial

[@IRevealTheMagic]

I LOVE that he teaches us how to get his sound.. how to play his tracks.. a blessing in the music industry and a gift to us all. Tim, you a real one.

[@whit3teajia901]

@@nathanvega2869 So? It's surely fine that he takes his deserved bite out of these videos, it's the fact that despite we've already bought his products/tabs and are usually expected to figure them out on a convention, he still makes these nice tutorials to baby-sit us on how to operate what we paid for.

[@mattreichmann8118]

@@nathanvega2869 And yet, he still provides a magnificent explanation about how he gets to the sounds he gets, which is more than most people do with products in the industry. don't be such a saltblock

[@SK23.]

@@nathanvega2869 Who cares, the archetype is dope

[@dominikbrudny6511]

Yeah well if you know it you still won't be able to play it and he knows it so anyways 🤷‍♂️

[@user-ko3sd9qj2h]

@@dominikbrudny6511 talk about yourself 😂

[@jwspitz35]

Tim's one of those dudes that you just kinda laugh to yourself when you watch them play because they're a once-in-a-generation talent. I love that he seems genuinely excited to hear what people make based on his stuff too, which just shows how humble he is

[@aperson7145]

@MAIN anyone can play that good with practice, but it’s the creativity that makes Tim so great.

[@TheLovewhite]

@MAIN Yeah I'm gonna say not a million but a lot in this top tier, but it's not technique that separates polyphia from the thousands with the technical ability - it's the songs xx

[@troypalisi3757]

@MAIN please provide us with your music…we’ll wait….

[@JesseOrion]

@MAIN this is a video about tone, not about talent. There are NOT a million guitarists playing at Tim’s level 😂

[@zeon951]

@@JesseOrion the world is a big place. You never know how many awesome guitarists are at Tim's level, perhaps they may not have internet access or just don't want to be publicized in any way. They don't have to be well know to be good, ya know 😌

[@beacurnearecurvata188]

I've been playing guitar for 18 years and I've gotten bored with it to the point where I stopped playing for 2 years BUT because of Polyphia I finally have an eager to play my guitar obsessively again 😁 thank you guys for your hard work and originality 🙏 You guys are truly inspiring!

[@enharmonic77]

Me too Mate!

[@ett_baer]

Pretty much exactly the same as you! I've played for 18 years too and 2 years ago found Polyphia. Progressed more in those 2 years than the 10 years before it.

[@ezequielsonego811]

Been playing for barely more than a decade on and off, but since polyphia I got so hyped I bought a new guitar and a scarlett 2i2, specifically because of these videos which made me want to start recording and having fun with what I play

[@Ryo7_7]

Ditto. Great seeing the younger musicians who are making the genre even better with awesome playability and c creative tools such as this.

[@maksyo_official]

same here! so thankful for that

[@CHRISHERIA]

Beast! Can’t wait to use it!

[@acedrakon8711]

WHAt

[@verycool1785]

What!

[@njc119]

Ayoooooo chrisssd

[@ayushboruah8657]

What?! Heria listens to Polyphia?!

[@njc119]

@@ayushboruah8657 khatarnak klaaa

[@buffsenpaigaming2703]

I had no idea Tim worked with so many bigger artists. He’s really been grinding with his skills, instead of just staying in the metal/prog rock world

[@MrJibbin54]

Same, Ian Dior and Internet money are sickkk

[@buffsenpaigaming2703]

@@MrJibbin54 definitely 🔥

[@jiyu_the_monk.1983]

He seems to be an experienced producer, who happens to also be gifted in a certain instrument. But it's just one of his skills.

[@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000]

Metal=must be small,poor artist, is that what u tryna say lmao shut up

[@buffsenpaigaming2703]

@@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000 you are projecting lol. I never said or meant to say that. But if you wanna get technical, yes, actually metal bands don’t make near enough money. Shitty venue promoters and venues don’t pay well. Bands have to get by on merch alone some times. And it’s still not enough. I’m in a band too called Paleos so I am educated on this topic. Even bands that are professional don’t make what they need to be making.

[@PeterAbud]

Some people were saying that this Multivoicer wasn't enough for playing the Rich Kids intro, but I think they thought it was just a plug & play and they missed this first important step of recording the chords first. Thank you, Tim! I will try it out! :D

[@ParaLabo]

The rich kids midi chords have 8 notes when the octaves come in. That’s more voices than the Tim Henson archetype can do. I’m not sure if you could run 2 archetypes in an effect chain or something but Nectar has 8 voices. That’s what Tim used in the original Rich Kids recording.

[@danes123]

Garrett is right, the plugin only lets you add 4 extra voices but you need 8 to play Rich Kids

[@PeterAbud]

Yes, but you can layer it up in the DAW with more tracks until you get all the voices running at the same time.

[@cit0110]

@@PeterAbud no lmao...

[@ConnRDR20]

It would murder the CPU, but I don't see why you couldn't route your guitar into 2 separate audio tracks with an instance of archetype on each, have 2 midi tracks with 4 voices each, one routed to each multivoicer. Maybe in the second instance turn the original guitar voice to 0 so that you're not doubling up on those notes.

[@dustincampbell265]

Anyday Tim uploads is a good day

[@_milkmilk_y]

hell yeah

[@rifalyudapratama23]

:)

[@flavy1000]

YESSSSSS!🙂

[@AthanSinn]

The creativity this gives is just endless

[@Errorfile404]

Its like he’s slowly showing his true persona to us. Not a lot of artists show how they do what they do so this is sick, respect 💪

[@ForsakenMantra]

Love a 4 minute video where the computer clock starts at 5:30pm and the end result is after 9pm. Just shows the dedication and time this took to set up.

[@alezad57121]

I like that you take music creation seriously, no goofy fucking persona or trying to be funny, you are just dead serious about making your shit the best it can be.

[@TimHuff5]

Thank you from one Dallas Tim to another, I am 61 been playing guitar for 50 years and you are teaching this old dog some new tricks. Love y’all’s music! Keep changing the game young man!

[@arturogardunoguitar]

Much respect. Glad to see there are some people who grew up with the classics enjoy the new stuff.

[@elliotward8940]

Been messing around with that plug in since the day it came out and it is SO WORTH IT!! Great work:))

[@novander]

Your phrasing is always so good its insane

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

Wow… he played every single note right on grid. Just shows you how great of a musician he really is…

[@cit0110]

He is a great musician, the shit he makes is insane

[@loopyzreal]

Tbh, having each note on grid doesn't sound too good as it won't have the same amount of "feel." Most of Tim's feel comes from those very slight imperfections in his playing while playing really well on time.

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

@@loopyzreal I generally agree with your sentiment… but with this kind of guitar playing… it’s quite imperative that the guitar is lock-on perfect (otherwise… it’s not as tight).

[@micahjones7837]

@@leaveitorsinkit242 yeah I'm with you. There's a difference between playing with feel and playing sloppy but with Tim's style being perfectly locked in is the sound he's going for

[@Healcraft]

he had a click going not that hard

[@donmatthew7877]

Havent watched this guy in while, if thats his new studio then goddamn it looks *CLEEEAAAAN.*

[@TwinBroz]

I can genuinely tell Tim is a good person the way he handles/treats his pup. Good people like animals

[@spacedye2001]

Hitler had a dog.

[@elishadn]

@@spacedye2001 bruh 😂😂😂

[@cit0110]

@@spacedye2001 hitler spanked his dog tho, poor doggy

[@bisskittTV]

like john wick who kills a man with a pencil 😂

[@angelacanedit]

@@spacedye2001 jesus christ, point taken

[@brandonphillips4025]

You’re such an inspiration Tim to the music community and me personally. It’s nice to have artist out there that makes unique music that still reaches people and that it’s made by someone who genuinely just wants to share their craft and that’s evident in videos like this one many others. Truly an authentic and talented individual

[@terminusarms113]

So what I’m getting from this is that before Tim makes his Polyphia riffs, he makes Lofi chords that belong on lofi beats to study to

[@toemasmeems]

yup

[@toemasmeems]

and its awesome

[@loopyzreal]

Lofi chord progs are often done with jazz harmony; I'm guessing tim has a bit of a background with jazz harmony judging by his playing/composition style.

[@roblosh8417]

When that channel/genre came into being it was both awesome and incredibly aggravating. Awesome because it was nice to hear jazz harmony in something I knew would become mainstream. Annoyed because I knew it meant jazz harmony would be culturally linked to mainstream beats to study to when that influence has been strong in alternative rock/prog for decades haha.

[@loopyzreal]

@@roblosh8417 Yup, I do think lofi beats are just the beginning of a jazz renaissance tbh. Many jazz musicians like Jacob Collier, Cory Henry, etc. are now breaking into more mainstream audiences. Not to mention, I've been hearing a lot of jazz harmony in some trap/edm music. Even some mainstream jazz fusion songs like "Leave the Door Open" have topped the charts. With this, I believe this more advanced harmonic language is something we naturally just search for, and will always eventually receive.

[@greglane334]

Tim,you are an absolute treasure to the guitar community. Thanks for the tunes,and the knowledge dude

[@xirdneHimiJ]

the doggie is the real star, cutest thing ever

[@ToniSmithTuhou]

those first chords had me hooked right away! Then when the 808s come in like damnnnnnn niceeee!

[@amy-janefoster982]

I play classical so honestly only just found you - i can't believe i've missed till now. Thank you so much for everything on your site 🎸🎶 and your little dog is adorable 😉

[@PabloSchred]

Okay - Definitely going to be playing around with this! Tim - we definitely need some more presets you create! I'd love to see what wacky stuff you could do with the delay effect in the plug-in!

[@Prod-23]

Fair shout Tim. I've only just found out about you today. Really great to see you sharing so much. Kudos.

[@Drane__]

love it. keep making producer type vids pleeeease! I need more guitar production in my feed

[@wistrad]

You're the best fucking artist ever, dropping fire tracks AND teaching us. Thank you Tim!!

[@obizya3178]

I don't understand anything but I love watching this over and over, man.

[@konstantinsblickaufdiewelt]

This sounds so cool, thank you a lot Tim you're such an inspiration!

[@davidchettri2654]

YEAH!! He is

[@rasielrodriguez3489]

Being able to break down your process and make it easier and understandable for people is amazing . Dope teacher .

[@HarptoHeart69]

That guitar in the beginning, with the fret inlays, is giving me Steve Vai vibes. No complaints here, keep on shredding! 🙏👊🤘

[@cagolan]

You forget to specify it’s not just about the sound, but the fingers playing it ! Great video, love your dog !

[@C.S.Argudo]

I'm so glad this tutorial is a thing, the multivoicer is the most intimidating in the plugin so thank you!

[@sinnisyt]

your use of harmonics hasn't failed to inspire me, Love your openness. Thanks, Man.

[@johnconning6247]

Absolutely badass dude. love the fact you have such a distinctive sound, and not just share the how to, but " here you go, I made it easy for you guys too". Truly one of the greatest musical inovators, I'm aware of, in past few decades

[@jaredcortes366]

i agree man. But have you heard of Jacob Collier? That man's built different too

[@johnconning6247]

@@jaredcortes366 no, but I shall now 🤘🏻

[@lagggtrain]

mans killing it with all the new yt content

[@justthedecoy4687]

Before I went to his Chicago serenade, the Polyphia page had under a million views , and it shot up quickly after. This is showing signs of not stopping. It hits those brainwaves like BOOYA!

[@RiffCollector]

Incredible playing and creativity from Tim and amazing software from Neural.

[@AlxFigueiredo]

Thank you Tim to bring your Vibes, to inspire and to teach your fans your approach of the music 🔥❤️

[@magnumtrooper17]

3:44 Awww what a cute dog, what a pleasant surprise at the end of the video!

[@acmemeatsmoke4865]

I'd give up a year of my life to spend a week with Tim just to learn things.

[@salamander7125]

Such a fresh, summery sound. I love it 💕

[@ccclaw13]

That was fucking sick. Please tell me you made this into a full track. It's so good I can't stop rewinding

[@Lawrbear]

You literally put so much game out there into the producer world just now and all I can say is thank you

[@davidchettri2654]

This sounds very cool,loved the way you make the tutorials.you are super incredible💛💥

[@stevebarboza]

Thank you for doing these. You have brought some much needed fresh air into the electric guitar game over the past several years!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@mikedawesofficial]

Innovation 👑

[@navywoman7709]

Distracted by your beautiful face, tattoo, sweater, guitar and background... you’re a Style King, a perfectionist❣️The dog releases the tension, you certainly understand the ☯️ principle... Wishing you and your band mates lots of inspiration & energy❣️🎶⚡️

[@danielcombs6932]

came for the lesson stayed for the paw waves.

[@_m1214]

that guitar look gorgeous. Love the inlays and the color.

[@who_cares__]

- Follows tutorial - - Realises I'm not Tim Henson & will never get the same sound - - sad - - Listens to Tim's music again - - Happy - why you gotta play with my emotions this way??

[@Niko-yp3xr]

The most humble and most talented

[@FelDivan]

We NEED a full version of that track

[@ccclaw13]

I know! I've listened to it so many times now. It's so good

[@secretreleases]

Agree, I can't repeat it by hand forever!

[@aaryachamkeri1838]

Pretty sure it’s gonna be part of the new album

[@dabmanbatman2935]

@@aaryachamkeri1838 was it?

[@grrttshw]

I leave the standalone plugin running 24/7 with my guitar sitting by my desk just pick up and riff with my headphones on - thanks for this little tutorial on your multivoicer dude!

[@topsongsremix7171]

Posted an extended loop of what he played here on my channel!

[@Big_Human]

This is why he's my favorite musician rn

[@bassslinger8191]

Thanks Tim. I frequently experiment with Shimmer delays and reverbs with an EHX HOG2, to do textural ambient stuff in this realm on bass. This style is among my favorite textures from you or any one for that matter.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

This is so sick. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to do exactly this, never thought i’d find it in an amp sim plugin. Killer tones… and the pitch shifter is choice. Doesn’t sound brittle or too unstable.

[@treyn8070]

There are musicians and then there is Tim. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@iwacTube]

His guitar sound is really great. I’m supporting him from Japan.

[@Big.Joe.Grizzly]

pretty cool! on a side note am I the only person who noticed the spelling mistake? 1:57 lol

[@alexvictor2975]

"Tocar guitarra sempre foi o meu melhor e único sonho "...E se fosse para não chegar no "nível" que eu quero chegar eu não começaria ...(Vc é minha inspiração❣🤙🏻)

[@MaxHorn12]

Loving everything, also bought the archetype, best thing I’ve bought

[@crushingbelial]

Such a gentle soul and a unique voice with the guitar. So creative.

[@DylanODonnell]

This will sound amazing with some boomer bends.

[@njc119]

New studio looks slick AF

[@jemstar7616]

when is that new Ibanez model gunna drop?! Also thank you for this vid! Been using it alot

[@barcodel5789]

Really happy with the plugin. What an exciting time to be playing guitar.

[@praneethkumar5322]

MUTLIVOICER

[@kingkahlo]

Best plug-in I’ve purchased ever!

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

Wait… how did you run the standalone application while the plugin ran in Ableton?

[@daniellikesguitars]

he is simply built different

[@musicased9591]

Gods have no restrictions

[@Harvsuxfr]

it’s a great day to be alive when tim finally uploads

[@krownlessking2423]

Mega nut

[@kilolucatim]

Daym your studio is fire

[@DMC_is_my_name]

I don't have a guitar but still watching this

[@jules7181]

you should get one if u can! :)

[@davidchettri2654]

Don’t worry! One day, you have a guitar.believe in yourself

[@caffeinetablet2898]

Dumps a frickin redonk mini-shred then just casually says “Alright!” What a savage. Love your music, bro.

[@Fasho_SM]

i thought bro was a baddie, thas why i clicked 💀💀💀

[@PotatoKing86]

He is

[@NonJohns]

Honestly such a rarity to have such a strong skillset and even more so willingness to teach as well Thanks man

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

“Mutlivoicer” 😂

[@TheNormalUniverse]

That is SO cool! Thanks for sharing the technique

[@joooooles9789]

Anybody can explain what is the midi audio 2 track for? Does it affect the final tone?

[@dutchdykefinger]

yes i think i can. that "midi audio 2" track is basically the first track, but in midi notes, his software can appearantly keytrack audio signals and automate a midi output you'd otherwise have to do yourself. (like mentioned with the piano) but how you get the track is neither here nor there for explaining its function. its function is the following: the midi track is used as a modulation signal for the vocoder, tells the vocoder what frequencies to harmonize at the 2nd guitar recording he punches in, is the carrier signal that goes into the vocoder. usually a vocoder modulation signal needs to be a pretty harsh, dry oscillator that's devoid of timbre and note stops to really work well as an opening gate for frequencies when you feed it, so using the guitar track itself for the modulation usually yields poor results. you want the notes, but not really much of the characteristics of it basically, that's why he's stretching out the notes on the editing, to make sure the vocoder gates open up nicely on the desired frequencies without of intricate phrasing, just open sustained chords with major chord changes in there and he uses the midi option in the plugin, which means he uses the notes on that midi track to send them off to a built-in oscillator inside the vocoder plugin to be used as a modulation signal instead of an external audio signal, for all intents and purposes it's the same as setting up a simple oscillator and feeding that as audio modulation signal. on the sped up editing part you see he uses a softsynth to edit the notes on the piano roll, gotta be able to hear it there to make sure they are alright. but after he's done, he sends the notes to the vocoder, so the softsynth should no longer be audible and taken off, and it's merely a modulation signal for the vocoder from that point onward. so yes, and no , depends on what you mean yes it does affect the final tone, since it controls the vocoder that ultimately gives you the result. but the midi track is not supposed to produce any sound on itself after you route it away, it controls how whatever you put on the carrier input of the vocoder comes out. if nothing comes in on the carrier, nothing comes out, even if the modulation track plays

[@kjanek17]

@@dutchdykefinger Could you elaborate a bit further? Explain like to neandthertal? xd I don't understand what your response means. I get that without this midi track the multivoicer wouldn't work but I still don't get why.

[@drudavismusic]

This is such a unique tone, I love how he... OMG A PUPPY HE'S SO PRECIOUS HOLY CRAP

[@ariesrosin3622]

Your link is broken brody

[@YOLOFLOW_7]

Names Tim

[@aprilenorman5031]

So incredibly sad that I missed my chance to chat with you Tim. Androids suck. I'm very happy to know that you read the comments so you know how appreciated you are. I truly hope you know what a comfort your music 🎶 🎵 has been. Thank you...ur friend on hospice! Positivity peace love joy bliss and respect to you

[@cows6192]

first comment! and first view

[@lukro.]

you don't know that because youtube stats aren't live dumbass

[@dustincampbell265]

you can change the sorting and see that you are not lmao

[@afewloosescrewandnuts]

no one asked

[@cows6192]

@@lukro. your mom

[@lukro.]

@@cows6192 lol your response is "your mum" grow up mate

[@esakamala6991]

I can't play any instrument or know anything about these things, but there's something nice watching musicians do their thing. I also wonder where Mr. Henson gets his shirts because they're simply awesome.

[@oscriadocomandosancto2898]

Those tutorials that you made are just too good to be real

[@spiritakarabbit369]

Awesome advice and amazing smile your doggo has. 🤗

[@mithraneere7901]

As a producer this is awesome Tim. Love what u do

[@ivyisle]

Props to you man. I know nothing about you or your music but I have a deep respect for being willing to share your knowledge.

[@monocyte2210]

man this is so creative , bro just dropped his secret sauce

[@CammedFox]

I have Tim's Archetype along with a few others. Tim's is my favorite one, it's very versatile and comes with a ton of great presets!

[@23Eulogy23]

Holy Hell... The future is incredible. A genius guitarist showing how he do it. Unbelievable ...in the good way

[@zombockerman]

He is prettiest man I have ever seen

[@bieldozap]

Tim Henson is just one of the greatest music artist of all time.

[@akn21x]

Multivoiced harmonics are awesome, it’s so cool that you invented such a thing

[@kelkiiii]

this is so tight, thanks for sharing all your production stuff with us Tim 🖤

[@lukezrobinson]

This is literally my favorite sound

[@shadowknight1435]

Bro can literally play one note and it still sounds good

[@rigunlunggangmei7854]

Tim is really creative ... I really love his vision