Ryan Tedder's Hit-Making VOCAL CHAIN!

[@SoniqSounds]

It's a great writing vocal chain.

[@homestudioacademy]

Yes it is! By the way, awesome channel @SoniqSounds! Glad to see other creators in the audio community. Hope to get to your level soon 😊

[@basebintv]

This might be his recording setup but in the final mix… I can testify that his vocal processing is much different. My good friend John Nathaniel is the principle mixer for One Republic and I’ve seen the mixes (Logic Pro) Although Ryan’s vocals are very well recorded by the time John gets the sessions.

[@homestudioacademy]

For sure! I’m confident he sends his tracks (specially for OneRepublic) to a Professional Mixing and Mastering Engineer. This was just a breakdown of what he shared in his Songwriting course. That’s awesome that you’re friend mixes for them. “Oh My My” is one of my favorite OneRepublic records 😊 Also, would you happen to know any of John’s go-to vocal plugins? I’m sure our community would love to learn from him.

[@basebintv]

I actually did a podcast with John on my podcast. Be free to use anything that might come in handy. 🙌🏽 Great job by the way

[@homestudioacademy]

@@basebintv that’s awesome that you had him on your podcast. Thank you for the support!

[@Squidaniel]

When he's traveling he'll just buy one for the studio. Funny story, I was signed to EMI back in the day, and over at the old EMI (Now Capitol) building in Brentwood, TN. They have a U87 that Ryan just bought for the writer room/studio because he was traveling and at EMI for a writing session, and wanted to use one. So he bought it and just let them keep it.

[@homestudioacademy]

Oh wow thats very expensive mic $$$! Thanks for sharing that cool story! 😊

[@47Libra]

Thanks bro! Awesome vocals as well.

[@homestudioacademy]

You’re very welcome! Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a comment 😊

[@RyanOJohn]

that's a neumann U67, not an 87... hence the multi pin connector and not just a normal XLR into it...

[@homestudioacademy]

Oh really? 🤦‍♂️I could have sworn that was the u87 but you are right! Unfortunately, I can’t change the video now but thank you for sharing with our community! 😊

[@sunnyjohnlouis4843]

Dope content I really appreciate the details and information

[@homestudioacademy]

Hey @sunnyjohnlouis4843 , I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and for your kind words! I’m glad you found value in my content 😊

[@homestudioacademy]

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[@vladimirshevchishin3661]

It’s so cool! Thank you very much! ✅

[@homestudioacademy]

You’re very welcome! Glad to help 😊

[@mystikrebel1089]

Nolan this is helpful for when i finally start singing to annoy my neighbors lol. Another thing, do you find it better if you sing sitting down or standing? and also do you find it better holding the mic than standing in front when singing into it ? For some odd reason if I hold a mic meaning my SM 58 I have more control.

[@homestudioacademy]

Hey @mystikrebel1321, I prefer to sing standing up because that way you won’t be slouching (bad posture) or pressing on your diaphragm which helps with breath control. The Shure sm58 is hand held dynamic mic most commonly used on live applications. If that’s what you like, go for it handheld. However, i prefer the sound of condenser microphones and put them on a mic stand.

[@mystikrebel1089]

@@homestudioacademy I do have an AT2035 condenser mic on a stand so i will experiment with both . btw Im getting CLA vocals as it gone down further in price which is why i waited a day

[@homestudioacademy]

@@mystikrebel1089 yeah give it a try and congrats on the discount!

[@Decranz-sb7pg]

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[@homestudioacademy]

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it 😊

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

I love your videos! right on spot! thanks for sharing

[@homestudioacademy]

Thank you so much! Glad to help 😊

[@FedoraRose]

It sounds good on many vocals but I really don’t enjoy this vocal chain on the Wa47jr. Also the microphone in the course is a vintage u67 (looks really similar tho)

[@homestudioacademy]

Haven’t tried the WA47jir but I liked it on the TLM102 😊

[@becauseisaac]

He mentioned in the class that his nice mic had a tube, so that'd be a u67 not a u87. Also, I don't think that's an XLR going into that mic...

[@homestudioacademy]

@@becauseisaac you’re right, I misspoke. It’s a Neumann U67 and I have updated the notes in the video description.

[@becauseisaac]

@@homestudioacademy lol gotcha. Thanks for the video tho, I'm thinking about taking the class, but wanted to get his vocal chain beforehand and experiment a little with it.

[@homestudioacademy]

@@becauseisaac it’s a great course! Studio has even published a part of the course in which he covers recording vocals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaO7qWeVndefa5Isi=2SaHwHAEhAVxGba7

[@jules7001]

nowhere on the Internet can you buy this version of Antares Auto-Tune right?

[@homestudioacademy]

@@jules7001 the one in this video is the real time advanced auto tune so I’m not sure if it’s the same as shown in Antares official website.

[@jules7001]

@@homestudioacademy it’s not buyable anymore since 2019. I’ve read up on it on the site of Universal Audio in a faq sections on the plug-in.

[@Reginaldborington]

I can't say for sure as I wasn't there for the whole course but if this is the main take-away from that course, I'd be left feeling a bit short changed I think. There's no way this is a full comprehensive vocal chain for pro vocals... for a start there's no de-esser in the chain, and the granular control over EQ and compression should be far greater than what's here. If this is a chain for slapping onto demo tapes then that's more than fair enough but I wouldnt pay for a course to listen to that?

[@homestudioacademy]

This is just the vocal chain he uses to track/record vocals. I’m confident that he still sends his tracks to professional mixing engineers to mix his and One Republic songs.

[@Reginaldborington]

​@@homestudioacademy maybe, I just dunno why you'd put reverb on the recording stem if you intend on porting it over to an engineer... I'm sure the engineer would demand the raw unedited waveform? I'm new to all this but picking up bits n pieces like this along the way...

[@homestudioacademy]

@@Reginaldborington I think it’s because he uses everything for tracking but then once it’s sent off for mixing, the Mixing Engineers most likely uses his own plugins and effects.

[@Reginaldborington]

I see... ish... actually I don't see haha I don't know what tracking is? I assume it's a word used to describe keeping check on your own vocals as you're recording them? So you have a fair idea of what they might sound like once properly mixed/mastered?

[@homestudioacademy]

@@Reginaldborington tracking just means recording. So what I was trying to say is that he records with his vocal chain but then sends it off for mixing and the mixing engineer may use other effects instead.

[@kelvinfunkner]

universal audio Autotune? ah...no. That would be Antares Autotune. You know....like it says right there on the plugin.... and Chris Lord Algae....Algae...I think I've seen that on a pond somewhere...you gave me multiple chuckles today! hahaha

[@homestudioacademy]

Yeah I misspoke. The plugin is made by Antares. I just got it straight from Universal Audio website.

[@oztrekgelsoft8409]

Bro he uses a u67 not 87 massive difference in mic like 6_7k different and it's Antares Auto tune not had universal audio they don't make vocal tuners making me wonder about this course you paid for but not a bad video just got few things wrong

[@homestudioacademy]

@@oztrekgelsoft8409 I misspoke and have updated the video description with the correction.

[@ctnicetune141]

I have autotune but don't use it... lol! good video, just thought that comment was funny.

[@homestudioacademy]

@@ctnicetune141 glad you liked the video 😊

[@2grandbaby854]

That’s not a U87, it’s a U67.

[@homestudioacademy]

You’re right! I noted that in the description but can fix the video unfortunately.

[@ericlee5935]

U67 not 87....

[@homestudioacademy]

@@ericlee5935 you’re right. I have noted the correction in the video description and pinned comment.

[@songwriting-academy]

А вы случайно не русский?

[@Coordinator87]

Haha Vocal tuning is a process to tune the untuned and not tuned

[@yuli8897]

theres no way he's using only CLA vocals to achieve that sound.., look at his waveforms they are super compacted, by that i mean he's probably using unisone console from the apollo twin and recoding into pro tools with already some pre amp + compression + EQ and then on the inserts use the autotune live for just tiny pitch correcting and not printed and also the cla vocals to make everything sound like its a finished product with delay and stuff.. but you can't achieve that sound with only CLAVocals I know mic is great and everything but 100% sure he has some effects in the unison console who goes straight to the pro tools already printed on them.. ryan it's a really dynamic singer he's not like a whispering one.., those waveforms without compression will be all over the place.

[@homestudioacademy]

@@yuli8897 I bought his course and on it, he plugged his Neumann U67 into the Apollo, did not add effects, then pulled up Pro Tools and added the CLA vocals to his audio track along with a noise gate and Valhalla Reverb, that was it. Keep in mind that was his songwriting template, not what you hear coming from a One Republic record. I’m positive he sends his songs to a mixing and mastering engineer.

[@yuli8897]

@@homestudioacademy yeah no I understand this a simple songwriting tutorial but watch the waveforms, they are very even and he's not like whispering or something the way he sings it supposed to be really dynamic even soft talking will make your recording peaks jump everywhere, theres something he's not telling us, definitely using unison uad before hits pro tools with some compression.... theres no way those dynamics are so controlled, and I know it's not from the cla, because cla it's on inserts, its something which it's coming from the UAD...

[@homestudioacademy]

@@yuli8897 the CLA vocals has a compressor built in

[@yuli8897]

@@homestudioacademy I know !!! but that compression it's not reflected in the waveforms.. again, those waveforms are insanely level it, that only can happen when you are doing some compression before entering pro tools.