Production Tutorial: Billie Eilish - bury a friend | Vocal Production

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[@DrewJPS]

It would be nothing without the stella production. It's a mesmerising track because of it. It's like somebody went to hell and dragged back a suitcase full of sounds. It's exquisite. It's dark, horrifying, haunting and absolutely fantastic.

[@soyozzz]

Actually, the "vocoder voice" or "demon voice" is two recorded vocals hard panned left and right with the pitch super low

[@yaniskhamsi808]

I would LOVE to see a video about Billie's song "i love you." I love the vocal sound on that one. The stacked vocals are incredible. I also love the use of reverb. Same with "No Time to Die." The reverb is incredible on that one, as is the arrangement.

[@eliasndg]

same

[@noppo2377]

Pls make xanny.

[@Ashish8363]

That slapback back delay was the final sauce to everything.

[@NiGHTSaturn]

Your channel is an amazing ressource! It's so hands-on and to the point. I love this!

[@casisi6983]

Easy steps , but amazing effect!!Huge and warm vocal effect! BRILLIANT!!

[@andreasurban6795]

So much learning inside of just 1 video! Brilliant!

[@Analias]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT FOR SO LONG THANK YOUUUUUU

[@ierapetra23]

Top notch quality tutorial. Nicely done!

[@sholombrummel1637]

Most comprehensive Ableton producer. Thank you Ivan.

[@hectordorantes9988]

this is pure gold, thank you

[@PhilippeCorthout]

This sounds so good. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@skylightmusicshowree]

Thank-you for posting this and thanks for giving away a sample pack...nice touch!

[@IntegralDeLinha]

Wow! That was a great one, ill Factor! You're really insightful and have really good ears. I had no idea most of that haunting effect was just doubles in different octaves.

[@EnricoDePaoli]

Brilliant video. Thank you!

[@bearoidmusic359]

Just perfect. Thank you

[@xandergreenwood158]

That track was one of the best produced I've heard in ages, cheers for giving some insight into it

[@nnataliered]

The vocoder effect is so damn cool!

[@JacobraRecords]

So much creativity here. Very cool dude!

[@ItsKravex]

such a sick tutorial and you talk so well and make it so simple to follow, please crank some more of these out

[@mbareCT666]

so much valuable information in your videos! Thank you

[@KatastrophicMusic]

Always learning, I have to!🔥 thank you🙏🏻💫

[@GR4H4M.mp3]

this is fantastic

[@theplasticmind]

thanks! amazing tutorial

[@VOByRobbins]

Wow, great tutorial!!!! very impressive, thank you for sharing this!

[@thegeenius]

beautifully explained,, once again,, thank you sir..

[@stevenmiller213]

i just wanna say THANKS for the knowledge. this channel is crazy...

[@realSimoneCherie]

4:54 the "demon" vocal effect

[@kennethazor]

learnt a lot from this! awesome

[@vareable646]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@rohanpp786]

Wow.. Great video ! Thanks man!

[@samwahl5624]

Amazing work! Learnt a lot from this. Thanks :D

[@cahlajthepoetmc9746]

Dope. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@enso496]

Jesus, thank you so much for that Complex Pro thing. Didn't know it exsists...

[@MichaelSafwat]

OMG!!!! Man you made my day ... You made a total chorus of one track ... Amazing Tutorial ... I'm Happy :)

[@RHCP4CROATIA]

thank you so much for this !

[@prolific9563]

MASTER STUFF

[@alonsojedaz]

awesome job bro!

[@peterp7445]

bro so sick!

[@realmartinmai]

Amazing!

[@R3BBiT]

Such a great track by Billie! Nice breakdown, super interesting production.

[@TheBlashMusic]

.....and Finneas

[@R3BBiT]

TheBlashMusic Ye ye but the brand is Billie Eilish though.

[@TheBlashMusic]

@@R3BBiT True.

[@SecretLevel]

Thank You so much!

[@Bazzguit]

Amazing tutorial, miss the BA family so much!

[@mikhailamosov6360]

Nice stuff man!!

[@cpark1992]

Yo this is so dope!!!!

[@LOLOBX]

Wicked technique dude, cheers :)

[@BrunoLuizdePaula]

Thank u for this

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

Thank you!

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Sounds great!, though funny thing is Eilish is such a good singer, her vocal chain according to Finneas is just logic compressor and some EQ plus of course the fx on parts and reverb and super tight takes with all the harmonies. Most singers arent that consistent though.

[@NickShillitoMusic]

So true. You can process a vocal as much as you want, but at the end of the day if the take sucks it's never gonna sound good.

[@shotateken]

my sentiments exactly ( : kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaHbY2B7gsuXmMkm54s

[@TheApril1610]

but i think theres not a lot of reverb on her vocals theyre pretty dry arent they? whats fx? (sorry ..beginner)

[@JimijaymesProductions]

@@TheApril1610 fx means effects and there are various on her voice in parts for example there is some kind of vocoder type effect and pitch shifting effects and possibly some kind of other modulation.

[@tombpunk]

I'm more curious about the sub stutter vocal bass that she is using in Xanny.

[@neonbeige1289]

I believe her voice is being LFO Modulated at the same frequency as the sub

[@TanguyBlanchard]

Neon Beige yeah it sounds like it. It sounds like the bass is making her voice shake, it’s they used the same exact effect on both

[@MayaWhatton]

Sounds like an auto pan to me

[@Quarles69]

Could be cleaned up hard clipping

[@Solstici_]

i think finneas used some plugin called little alterboy, he uses it a lot when producing for billie to give her voice that characteristic texture and grain

[@slacksmeridian]

Just want to say, Excellent video. Even though I've never seen that DAW before and I don't have any of those plugins (Yet!) You explained this in a way that I could understand! Thanks!

[@danielelliott9981]

the DAW is Ableton Live

[@SchmoopErika]

You're so knowledgeable, I love watching you explain the process of music production. Could you please do this for Billie Eilish's song "bad guy"? 🙌

[@socialdistortion416]

Teach us how to make that heavy af bass kick from that last beat from bad guy

[@PriscillaGomez]

Never considered vocal production like this, love it. Please make more! 🙏

[@jamesdacus7367]

really nice man

[@RenzoBanksBeats]

damn so much to learn in this video. subbed

[@scanmusic]

damnn.. bro youre amazing wtf

[@AbdullahAkbulak]

Supperrr thanks.I subscribed

[@orellronnebeck]

you are the goat

[@Nivenization]

Thank you.

[@peterp7445]

So SICK! Please do a Bellyache vocal production!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@magnus9756]

Much love from germany ❤✌

[@VijverEendje]

Great video, thanks! And now just wait while WMG claimes this video als there own

[@BeatAcademy]

To late they did it within the first 2 min of this being up :( . I take i t as a compliment though must mean its sounds pretty close to the original lol

[@ApSelene]

Please do this for bad guy!!!

[@grahamtaylor6883]

You did not take away any 4k using the Pultec. The attenuation only effects the right hand dial which you can select 5, 10 or 20k. You have it set to 10K. You've actually rolled off 10k.

[@mltns8398]

Amazing tutorial bro. I was wondering if you could consider maybe doing some tutorials using Operator?

[@cryptoram4203]

i always take something away from your tutorials, i was forgetting complex pro on my stacks. thx

[@Equilibrium36936]

So weird I was just talking with my friends about how cool this vocal effect was and then this video appears

[@RmaNYouTube]

You exactly make tutorials on things I get curious about, Please make a tutorial on Sophie, Cashmere Cat & Benny Blanco.

[@RmaNYouTube]

I was really after this & my first guess was a heavily processed vocoder signal but didn't think it was this simple (however I hear amazing amp-ish effects on all the vocals, in the original)

[@DithanBeatz]

I reckon there is also a lot of stereo imaging going on in the original. Maybe some distorted layer with delay/reverb silently phasing/morphing in the background. I have no clue. Nevertheless, stellar job!

[@diedforurwins]

yeah to me this doesnt sound even close. i feel like there probably a ms delay widening and layering of multiple effects not simply compression and eq. i NEVER mix my vocals like this way too boring

[@balllallalllalllallalhqbal2798]

please do this in GarageBand too :)))) I really enjoy your tutorials

[@AJ-fj7rw]

u actually sing pretty nice!

[@adamhakim9446]

This was amazing. I would love to adjust when using reaper. especially for the pitch shift and vocoder.

[@yoyoyo243]

just FYI . that pultec at 3:00 didnt dip out at 4k. it actually low shelved away 10k+

[@moe6261]

Very naiiicee

[@dart533]

Holy shit, this is absolutely invaluable as a beginner. I'm learning so much just on how you should layer effects, the purpose they serve, etc. Thank you for videos like these. ...I should have got Ableton Suite instead of Standard tho, haha.

[@diogofernandes9555]

DO "HOSTAGE" PLEASE!

[@adriandarius8360]

awesome tutorial. you should work on how a random person can find you on youtube. I find so many other youtubers before your channel because it just does not appear on top when you look for basic tutorials. your tutorial quality and knowledge is way higher tho

[@BeatAcademy]

Appreciate it. And working on doing exactly that, any help would be welcomed ;)

[@STREZZD7]

Damn he wasn't lying with that dying giraffe

[@ArjunGautamMusic]

😂 we all do sound like that sometimes don't we?😂

[@Libero_g]

Nice vid ! Can you do the effect on My boy (still Billie) during the break when it goes crazy with the loves pitched and delayed? lov

[@ignacioriveiromoreno8691]

I have been learning a lot of tricks with you! Thank you so much to be honest! I was wondering how the sounds of the song Mac Miller-Self Care are done. I love the part that starts at the minute 3, 22 seconds. Thanks in advance!!!

[@ForTheForsaken]

on the low vox you should turn tthe formants down for a deep sound

[@joecramerone]

Very informative!

[@ItsMay]

where do you get the plug ins you use? specifically for the vocal synth

[@rhemageorge21]

hey, could u suggest some good plugins with the same effect on logic pro? , thank you your AWESOME

[@Jimirulez27]

3:00 you're hardly removing any 4khz. The attenuater knob only attenuates from the frequency that is selected at the ATTEN SEL knob right next to it. I also thought it attenuates the frequency on the highfrequency knob but I read the manual today and it doesnt! Just so you guys know, nobody really cares probably, but if you're ever wondering why its not attenuating that much, there's why.

[@JohnnyGuitar1]

That’s correct.

[@ariannaamaducci5104]

Can you also teach us how to make the "call me back" of "When the party is over"?

[@christygrimy1811]

@SHATTEREDMOSAICS -official account- + distortion

[@greenbefore2828]

That complex pro warp on vocals an octave up and down is very cool! Does anyone know if there is an equivalent way to do this on Logic Pro X? Thanks!

[@ibrahim47x]

Green Before Check out how to transpose audio pitch in Logic Pro X: support.apple.com/en-us/HT207960 And just so you know Billie and Finneas recorded and made the whole track (and every other track they make) on Logic Pro X!

[@iamdennischampion]

Can u do one for ilomilo by her

[@frederikgroborsch3367]

On the pultec you are not attenuating 4k, but 10k. you boosted that with the fabfilter eq ;)

[@BeatAcademy]

Yes your right sorry sometimes I lose track of what’s going on lol

[@manymystics]

Could you do a tutorial of the 1999 Grammy-award winning song "Smooth" by Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas (of Matchbox 20)?

[@dugite007]

I have no idea what your talking about... but I enjoyed your vid nonetheless. I subbed

[@BeatAcademy]

Not mad at that ;) thanks

[@japaneseturist1]

Great video! I use Logic pro x and tried to copy much as I can and I found out that couldn't find how to transpose vocals without also changing the formant. If there's anyone else who use Logic please help me out :)

[@nicoweich5407]

How did you get the midi track to not be the copied, overwritten one but the original one at 11:24?

[@niceguy3115]

WOAH MAN NICE VOICE

[@DANIRUIZTOPMUSIC]

This is serious shit here

[@madsjamne7026]

Hei! Is this something that just work for abelton 10? because i can't make it work on Ableton 9? The midi channel wont read the signals from the Audio channel.

[@buongerminipaolo]

Wow man! this is amazing! is vocal synth an expensive VST?

[@BeatAcademy]

It’s not to pricy you can demo it from their website