PTX - Happy Now (Music Producer REACTION & CRITIQUE)

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[@susanb4213]

I didn't mind the frequent pauses because you were actually imparting information I found very interesting. Other reactors who pause too much are obviously trying to avoid a copyright strike but don't always offer very good insight with their pauses. I enjoyed this very much!

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

Aww, thanks. Thats my goal, but it rubs some people the wrong way. I'll keep trying to find the right balance.

[@stevenmurphy2445]

Dang Chris I sometimes forget what a musical genius you are, really great reaction and maybe the most informative reaction I've ever heard. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to do this reaction.

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

I need more comments like this in my life!

[@amywiens9845]

Chris it is always so interesting watching your reactions as you catch things that I would never think about as a viewer of the videos but truely make each shot more amazing. Thank you

[@mazcolyer1972]

Great reaction thank you for showing 😊

[@PTXBluejay]

Great reaction. Thanks so much for your insights. 😊

[@anncharlotte6961]

🎼🔥💜⭐PTX I LOVE U ALL ⭐💜💋 Thank you for showing me this 🖐🏼

[@maxim5585]

Great reaction bud! We need more PTX ☺️

[@maxim5585]

Please please do a reaction to their latest cover of Amazing Graze! 🙏🏻

[@lizziebirch2871]

Lovely nerdy commentary about the music and the video. Thank you very much. 💚 Please going with this. 😃

[@JoSedunary]

I LOVE the way you breakdown each frame Chris - one of the few reactors that I feel is qualified to do so with your background in production and also vocally, so thanks for that - also, I literally laughed out loud when you got to Mitch and just said ' and Mitch is in a sheet of some sort'.... not even phased... I found that so funny (and yes people...for those about to hit me with the 'well he did it to represent this...' we know the meaning behind it)... but the fact that you know PTX well and just accepted it as a Mitch thing was humorous to me 😊

[@lexymich3647]

I totally agree Jo. That was hilarious

[@bethcoussou]

Great review and reaction, Chris! I always learn new things when I watch your reactions whether it’s behind the scenes with older Home Free videos, or music/video production info. One is never too old to learn new things! Thank you! I really enjoyed this!

[@MrJdsenior]

Interesting the point you made with Scott's 'eye lighting' where they would tell him to grossly limit movement. Obvious if you think about it but not something that would have occurred to me. Somebody REALLY spent some time with some of those time lapse shots, like the plant grow sequence, impressive if their crew did it, but I'm guessing it was grabbed from somewhere. The thing that REALLY amazed me about Kevin's beat boxing was that it was the first I'd heard that sounded MUSICAL. My daughter introduced us to Pentatonix (Daft Punk) and that was one of the first things I said on hearing it. I was also amazed at the leap forward in putting so many varied and interesting techniques together in an a Capella piece...AND the talent level of those kids. MHO, Avi was the other serious standout (who'da thought, right?). I didn't realize the prismatic effect was still an old school lens cover/filter, I had just guessed it was a digital effect now. Cool. Another fairly standard old school effect with filters was to install a UV (just glass) filter and smear a very light coating of vaseline on it. The amount differs the effect obviously, all the way to just kind of soft colors, if you want. I used to employ a UV filter on ALL my lenses ALL of the time, just for protection. If they do get scratched it was $3 for a UV filter rather than $100 or more for a lens (back then). More easily cleaned, too, since flat and the edges don't catch hard to get at crap as much as a highly spherical short lenses. You probably already know all this but JIC...old school 'wisdom'. You also almost never see anything but telephotos any more though, because they are so simple (element # wise, and internal transport systems) with the amazing degree of computer ray tracing optimization available now. Believe it or not, ALL of that was done by hand, and maybe some slide rule, in the early days. LOTS of elements moving every which way at different rates, and pretty lousy outcomes throughout the entire range, especially at the extremes. Fixed lenses were MUCH better, especially than early telephotos. Still some compromises, even today, but way down in the noise compared to back then. Go ahead, impress your friends. :-/ Although, that too any more, demonstrating wide deep knowledge is not as impressive since they figure you probably just watced a YT vid (or whatever) on it. Not the same in my day, either, not remotely, and I'm 100, only sixty. You are going to see AMAZING advances in your lifetime. You're getting about a months worth of technical advancement from back then (actually that is probably VERY conservative) in a day now, and that should just continue to increase, as long as civilization holds together, and science is allowed. Cheers, keep the faith, fun and educating video. Guess you can teach an old dog a FEW new tricks, though the brain definitely does slow down, so enjoy it while you've got it. Looks like your reaction vids are starting to get some pretty good views (remember I was at least one of the ones that suggested this in the comments, not that you probably hadn't already thought of it, not much of a stretch). I saw one at 70K and a couple more up in those kinds of ranges. The time to produce/payoff ratio is pretty darned good, on your reaction format vids. I like that even when there is some obvious negativity you could put forth about some aspects of some of these vids (not this one) you refrain, or at least react to those specific aspects a positive light. Good on ya. Although one of the funniest reactions I ever saw (and both she and I liked the effort) was the metal guy doing the sound of silence, where she laughed at one point, then pointed out the overly overt and dramatic nature of some of it and said "I shouldn't laugh, it's not funny", then got a bit of a smirk on her face and said "well, it's a little bit funny". Some beat her up so badly in the comments (most were nice actually, but critical of he critique) that she made a second video focusing on the performance as a voice coach, and critiquing the vocal aspects, which were pretty amazing, some of it. I think it was just an opera singer oriented take on it...sometimes things just strike you as funny, that's the way it is. Some people can't take a joke, obviously. I'm thinking the performer, if he saw it, would probably have gotten a chuckle out of it, too. Now for the 64,000 dollar question, did you actually get this far reading? I'm guessing maybe 30/70?

[@janetranslates]

Don't know about Chris, but I read it all the way to the end. As with Chris's review, parts of your comment went over my head, but I loved hearing/reading it anyway. I'm a translator, so whenever I'm exposed to new terminology, that's just gold.

[@MrJdsenior]

@@janetranslates Cool, but I suspect rather than "over your head" it more likely might have gone back before your lifetime, as that's becoming true for a larger and larger portion of the population, lately. My wife majored German, minored Russian in school, so could have been headed for that same type position at that time. Chris answers me occasionally, didn't here, not yet anyway...I was just wondering if he had that much patience or interest in the subject, or not. I learn something from his reviews pretty much every time, since it is a field (musical entertainment videos) I have had no experience in. Thanks for reading, it was a long slog. :-)

[@janetranslates]

@@MrJdsenior LOL No, I'm pretty sure I don't have that excuse for not understanding the production details. You wrote, "and I'm 100, only sixty." A bit ambiguous. I assume you meant to say that you are NOT 100, but only 60. If you're actually 100, you've got me beat, but if you're 60, I win by a decade. BTW, I just reread your long original post and I think I understood it a little better this time. Now I'll watch Chris's video again and see if the same thing happens. (Wish I knew German--that's more than half my genetic heritage. I work in English and Spanish.)

[@MrJdsenior]

@@janetranslates Precisely, I don't always proof read like I should. And you KNEW it wasn't 100 + 60, because then I would be famous! I'm 62 to be precise. Apparently I stand corrected on the assumption of relative ages...as I said, that upper side of the dividing line (meaning my age) grows lower percentage every year, so it works out more often than not, get to my mother in laws age and it becomes a much more sure bet (she's 96). "long original post" And yes, I tend to ramble and don't always get ideas across as simply as I probably should. I did proof this one though, so hopefully it is better. My heritage, at least back a long way before entering America (Mayflower time frame) was mostly Brit, so I got it covered in one, at least the majority. I took a bit of Latin, but as they say, what are you going to do with that, date a Nun? Cheers.

[@janetranslates]

@@MrJdsenior And I'm actually "only" 71, so I can't claim a full decade. Don't worry; I knew what you meant! I try to proofread everything I post, but I miss a few, too. I've never been involved in film production but I'm interested. Exposing oneself to new knowledge is a good way to keep the brain young.

[@darlaharrelson6487]

Great reaction from you to another group. Proud of you Chris and I watch all of the videos and singing from HOMEFREE. I wish you would do more of them. Thank you.

[@joebarnhart4460]

Yup. I call 'em "accent tracks" -- tracks that are added in the studio but don't really detract much if they're missing in live performance. They don't do often as Pentatonix. I did notice the duet of Mitch and Scott did it a lot with their SuperFruit medleys. You can hear/see it in their medleys of Beyonce, Rihanna, and the Fox Empire show. Beyonce kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYHKoKicrp2DqKc Rihanna kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWbSZmyLdpmieMU Empire. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ3Spa1qodKfmZY

[@melissacoviello2886]

Wow I really enjoyed your commentary. Very informative.

[@johnrodrigues5974]

Please react to Pentatonix Be My Eyes Amazing Grace

[@KingFamilyReacts]

Nice breakdown buddy!

[@chelliespider]

Nice seeing reactors supporting each other 💗

[@KingFamilyReacts]

@@chelliespider Any time Chris reacts to something we've already watched I always watch. His expertise being an artist and knowing how videos are made is so good. Let's also recognize he's the founder of Home Free 😁

[@chelliespider]

@@KingFamilyReacts well, of course, credit where it's due, lol. I was just surprised to see you here! I enjoy your reactions as well because it feels like I'm enjoying the music with you and your lovely family. I like his reaction because of the technical breakdown. I love it when people show appreciation for each others' strengths. Just what this world needs: connection, support, togetherness!

[@beccaHbell]

Love your breakdown, thank you!

[@sherylpehr2702]

Thank you Chris! You answered so many questions that I had about this fun video. I'm glad to be a new subscriber.

[@barbarahicks2927]

Glad you mentioned the font, this is the last video using the thin lettering. Their latest videos have gone to a black version of that font (don't care for it, but it might be because I don't like change :-0)

[@lynn2574]

Best reaction I’ve seen on this song! I love your insights. Mitch’s solo in this is beautiful - low for his voice and so rich.

[@wilkvanburen]

Hey, Chris. I loved seeing you and Home Free on The Sing Off and in your videos after. You have a great voice and amazing talent. I really LOVE your reaction videos. Having someone with your background and obvious music ability, along with your inside knowledge of how a music group works, how it's all put together in videos, and your simultaneous analysis of both the music and video and what the groups are trying (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) to accomplish, is very informative, and a joy to view. Thank you!

[@carolyngregory9092]

You are now my favorite reactor since you are musically inclined!

[@luckylady7542]

Very informative. Gave me an insight into the lighting and production I normally wouldn't even have given a thought to. Course I'm just a lay person. Loved the song and your great reaction. Thank you❤

[@Bonofox1]

THANK YOU for this PTX reaction Chris!!☺☺ PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to their cover of When The Party Is Over (Billie Eilish cover)🙏🙏

[@ms_scribbles]

You know, with your ability to go into so much depth on the making of videos like this, I'd love to hear your insights on their Daft Punk video that they filmed in Avi and Kevin's apartment when they were living together. I've only read a couple things about it, like how it cost only $400 and was recorded in either a closet or their kitchen? Both? I forget which. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how such an awesome video could be made on such a low budget.

[@ms_scribbles]

And I hope the rude comments here didn't bother you too much and that you continue to do what you're doing, because this was fun to watch.

[@davidbangtson3109]

You reacted to this just exactly the way I would have hoped you would! Getting right into the music AND still catching all of the little production details that allow each of us to gain a better appreciation for the performance. Now THAT"S a really great combination!

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

Awesome, thanks David!

[@angiepeterson1282]

Hey! Just stumbled on your reaction, nice to see you! Last time I saw you was in Eau Claire , WI in concert with Home Free. 😀

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

That was a ways back then. :) Welcome!

[@sandramareebarnes8258]

Wow

[@larrygranbois4164]

New subscriber here. Really enjoyed your reaction and all the information you put forth. I've got a feeling I'm going to really enjoy following you.

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

Welcome aboard!

[@Bsdmlbfan_21]

PLEASE REACT TO THESE VIDEOS FROM PENTATONIX IS BE MY EYES, MAD WORLD, DREAMS, AMAZING GRACE (MY CHAINS ARE GONE), HALLELUJAH AND IMAGINE! I LOVE PTX SO MUCH

[@vidsorama2]

I enjoyed your reaction. Thanks. Please react to PTX covers "Mad World" and "Amazing Grace" and PTX original "Be My Eyes" (co-written and lead by Kristie).

[@jamesensley3906]

Woops, apologies for upsetting you a bit, but PTX has a new font. It is similar, but bolder. P.S. Enjoyed your reaction from someone who understands what goes into this stuff.

[@lilianaberrioszapata3794]

Reacts to Avi's music! 💚

[@dianaartdent1592]

Hey, Chris. This was a great reaction. Glad you liked Matt's haircut. I am curious if you have done more than just PTX. How about Voiceplay? Better yet how about Peter Hollens! Do you know him? Tim has done several songs/videos with him. One, in particular, that is just really cool, Misty Mountains. Come on man, I am just one of many fans of These Basses. How about bringing them all together to do a song, What do you think? How about a beatboxer together, your Brother with the other beatboxers. Here’s the Pitch: Basses do a bass mashup. The Basses are Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci, Matt, Avi Kaplan, and Adam Chance, Maybe Peter Hollens Beatboxers: Adam Rupp, Layne, Kevin doing like a battle cry song that will go along with the bass mashup Now they all could be separate videos or in one but to have all of them doing something together might make the fans want to check them all out. I know I am not the only one out there that wants to hear all of them together. I also know that all of you know each other and mingle/talk to one another. Hence, Peter Hollens doing several videos with Tim. Not to mention including their own spouses in the mix. There are compilation videos of these men on going low and how low they go. It is annoying that there is not just one song but multiple songs that are compiled. The people who create these videos would probably want to save some time in editing all of these videos together to fit and work. Not to mention some of them like one more than the other. If you haven’t noticed by now that I am one who watches all of them, a viewer can see how annoying it is if you like all of these men and want them all just singing one song. That is all I ask. Just One Song. A decent 3-4 min song that shows everyone's lovely low notes is all that I ask. I have tried to speak of this or get this noticed. I think it has been long enough and time for all of the best Three A Cappella groups to come together. Change on the Rise” Avi of course, Misty mountains (LOTR), A Christmas song maybe. I don’t know, but I know I am not the only one who wants this. Please pass this on to your brother as well to think about it. Again love the video.

[@bestusernameever6518]

You should put a disclaimer at the beginning of the video about how you critique and analyze videos in depth to reduce the number of passive-aggressive comments about the pausing. Love your content. Keep up the good work!

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

haha...yeah, I might just start doing that.

[@Bonofox1]

🙏🙏Please react to another of PENTATONIX original "Love Again" its a bit older Also to Jolene ft. Dolly Parton Not only do they have a Pop sound but Club and Country🙏🙏

[@angiepeterson1282]

Please do their new song Be My Eyes . Thanks!

[@julianneadams1707]

Please react to their new release "Amazing Grace", but don't stop every 5 seconds please.

[@hopelessant8992]

It's an analysis, he has to stop to analyze for us

[@mateusbelmontedossantos1019]

Hi. Please react to Avi's music. Suggestions: "Change on the rise" it's a nice song and powerful. "Chains" it's another great song and "Born in california". And thanks for the reaction videos.

[@dren608]

Can yoou d oa react to their Amazing Grace cover?

[@BW-lb3vd]

As a producer please watch them do 'be my eyes'

[@michaelmclane2466]

Mitch in a sheet coming out is an obvious reference, lettin it all hang out and in your face. Please react to Tim Foust (in long hair) singing “Let’s get it on” with Austin singing “Thinking Outloud” in a mashup and “Fox & Hound” supplying the dramatic romance. Www.kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56ceGCqjNerhNU&pbjreload=101 I always get more info because you know whar happened. Was this after Fox and Hound had gotten together? Or were they acting?

[@jimyoung1011]

Howdy.. Chris.. I am in no way an artist, but I'm curious, why does Mitch start with a sheet over his head?

[@ms_scribbles]

From what I've read in other places when a reactor has asked the question, it's supposed to represent a cocoon, and later on, Mitch is the butterfly that has emerged from it. Something like that.

[@Shaggyboring]

React voiceplay kidnap the sandy claws

[@Shaggyboring]

Please

[@drakuzen6308]

Pls react to voiceplay newest video plz.

[@8xnationsbaby411]

why do u stop videos so much other reactors dont do has many not that it matters like but just wondered has to why so many

[@ryanje8147]

so many pauses.....yikes.....but I still like you.

[@mjbartholomew5317]

Stopping every 5 seconds is a deal breaker for me. Sorry.

[@jessicazimmerman6776]

I like ya, but holy cow the amount of pauses is excessive. You missed so much of the flow/vibe of the song.

[@robintong3002]

Yeah way too many pauses..

[@bestusernameever6518]

It's an educational critique, not just a "reaction" video. As a music producer, Chris has to focus on a lot of logistics other than the singing parts, including video editing, sound fine-tuning etc. You can always find the non-vocal coach reactors who just sit, listen, wrap up and repeat.

[@rmac1042]

You do well in interpreting the technical aspects of the video, but as a pianist-composer I don’t like the pauses. It destroys the Music continuity. How about doing the technical analysis AFTER the initial video. The music will have more power and the following analysis will be more effective.

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

Well, that's why I encourage folks to watch the video BEFORE my reaction

[@ms_scribbles]

I'm...confused. If you're only interested in listening to the song, why aren't you at PTX's channel listening to it?

[@rmac1042]

@@ms_scribbles Look! If you don’t like what I said, ignore it but don’t bother being sarcastic with your listeners! I like the empathy of sharing a love of the band with others! I thought I made a decent suggestion about the continuity of a piece being “adjudicated” by a reactor as being important. Maybe you indeed already know the piece and so that continuity in your videoed reaction is not important, but it should be! It’s as if you’re listening to the adagio of the Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony and you just stop it when the counter-melody begins. Yeah, I know that’s a stretch, but the point is valid nonetheless! You just lost a listener.

[@stevensallsorts]

Far far too much pausing, I get you have to react, but you have to balance that with screwing up the flow of the track

[@dropdeadpretti1]

Waaay too much pausing....way. Like a squirrel with ADD. There are better ways, you miss out on the video as a whole and its super distracting. Are you reacting to the video or the music??

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

Well...the video. That's the point of my reactions, to analyze the production aspects of what they're doing. Perhaps not everyone's cup of tea.

[@bestusernameever6518]

This is a producer reaction, not a vocal coach reaction or a fan reaction. There are a lot more aspects that go into making a music video than just the musical arrangement.

[@dropdeadpretti1]

@@bestusernameever6518 im not looking for a vocal coach reaction. Just not good to me, my opinion. To each its own.

[@ms_scribbles]

Um....no.

[@ms_scribbles]

@@dropdeadpretti1 Then go somewhere else.

[@stephanieritter4771]

Oh my gosh you're pauses are ruining the song can you just wait a bit I'm never heard this group and I'd like to hear them sing

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

You've never heard of pentatonix before? That's suspiring. At the top of my videos I link the original song so people can always reference it fully through before coming back and hearing my commentary if that helps at all.

[@stephanieritter4771]

@@ChrisRuppOfficial appreciate your response but the reaction is supposed to come from your face your body a few interjections but you're going through it like a producer not a reactionist and no I've never heard of them that's why I wanted to hear them and the pauses are so frequent that it just kind Tunes me out I had 2 stop watching. Dramatics of it could have been talked about later which is interesting but the normal listener can kind of pick up on that. I gave you a chance to first time viewer but if this is the way your reaction goes then it not when I'm looking for but I wish you the best of luck

[@ChrisRuppOfficial]

@@stephanieritter4771 right, which is why I list in the title that it's coming from a producer perspective. No worries though, to each their own. I recommend many more of ptx, they're very impressive.

[@ms_scribbles]

Oh FFS. If you want to hear them sing, go to PTX's official channel and watch the video yourself. I'm here to listen to him talk about the video.

[@stephanieritter4771]

@@ms_scribbles nobody asked for your opinion

[@franblakely6361]

Never understood why Avi left when they were peaking. I will take HF any time over PTX. Personally thinking, they do not have the same on stage personalities to carry my interest in a show as HF does. Thanks for doing this tho....it is interesting.

[@wasen_aeon]

Avi left because it simply got too rough on him. During the autumn was his mother very ill so he flew back home to her after every consert they did. It was tugging on him a lot mentally and he took the decision then.

[@franblakely6361]

@@wasen_aeon Thanks so much and completely understand his reasons now. Good Man!

[@Bonofox1]

Wow than you know NOTHING about PENTATONIX. That's great that you're all for HF but you don't know how likeable and relatable PTX are. And Avi did leave PTX on good terms with the members. His sister the tour manager stayed on with PTX for like another year and they are all still friends. Bottom line your comment was rude!!

[@cradleofmidian666]

@@Bonofox1 fully agree

[@franblakely6361]

@@Bonofox1 There was not one rude word in MY comment, and there was no rude intention at all....it is call FREEDOM OF OPINION.......we do not ALL have to like the same things, and last time I checked we are allow to comment as such. It is called a Personal Preference! I do know PTX, have seen them many times, as well had HF, and that is why I can have such an opinion and I CAN compare them! So don't assume things as that is RUDE. Enjoy of story!

[@kristinadouglas4332]

Holy 800 pauses - super annoying