Ableton Tutorial: Vocoder Tips And Tricks (Vocals, Bass Design, Percussion)

[@MonsterDubClub]

Hands down, best tutorial on Ableton's Vocoder I have ever seen! Cheers Slynk

[@rico1979]

Agree!

[@rgarzari]

I second that, the best I've seen as well!! Outstanding!!

[@TealTactics]

*COUGH COUGH* vocodex *COUGH COUGH*

[@rico1979]

do you need some cough medicine?

[@simoing75]

I can't help but quote you, bro. Best tutorial ever on Vocoder :)

[@Slynk]

Spolier Alert: Ableton will be featuring this video on their website! Pretty exciting stuff. EDIT: Here is the link! www.ableton.com/en/blog/vocoder-not-just-for-vocals/ EDIT 2: Thanks so much for all your kind comments. More videos are coming!

[@spaziojobim]

I'm happy for you! You did a great job.

[@milhouse777]

hell yeah, I never saw a video that was too deep in explorate the ableton's vocoder like yours!

[@ItsKingMyles]

congrats on the feature! www.ableton.com/en/blog/vocoder-not-just-for-vocals/

[@dazza42UK]

Well done Slynk. Another superb video. A big thanks from your subscribers!

[@sethtaylor7519]

That is awesome! Keep up the great work Slynk!

[@jhubertful]

Damn that last tip with the arped randomized pitches is seriously next level. manually automating interesting/coherent filter band modulation is so tedious, and this is the antidote! I also just love the concept of converting oscillator pitches into filter bands, it's so elegant. Like you could modulate a melody or bassline with an outtake harmony or something. You could prob fatten the randomized sound up even more by adding octaves or fifths in the other oscillators, or create wobbles with glide/pitch modulation. Gonna have to try that...

[@jhubertful]

This might also be an application where modulating vocoder's attack and release times could really shine

[@Slynk]

+Josh Hubert oh! Some really cool ideas on this comment! I never thought to pitch bend. Adding 5ths would be easy with a chords midi effect.

[@jhubertful]

thanks for incepting them in my mind lol!

[@andycordy5190]

All of these products deserve their moment in the spotlight. Thank you.

[@JohnnyMcMenamin]

6 Years late to this since I rewarded Ableton Live Suite to myself for achieving life goals. Music is a reward in itself. Your tutorials have helped tremendously. Myriad thanks!

[@scallopy7546]

In every tutorial you end up making a total banger with whatever stock plugin you're using, mad props to you.

[@unspecifiedindividualmusic]

i use the vocoder quite a bit with stuff i write and this video just showed me i'm only scratching the surface. Thanks Slynk

[@sinfonik13]

Clear and concise. Explaining each function. Why can't all tutorials be this way? Especially with it being mainly experimenting I didn't get lost in random knob twiddling. Thanks Evan.

[@Slynk]

Thanks for the compliments mate!

[@jojoDUB]

This may be the best quality and most inspiring tutorial I've ever seen

[@Slynk]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you liked it.

[@beatlejuicefunk]

This tutorial is golden. I'm very glad you did this. And kudos for being featured on the Ableton site again :)

[@Slynk]

Thanks Juice!

[@dirtsawmusic9295]

Best Ableton vocoder tut I have seen.

[@ToytaSR]

ohhh man its 2020 i have seen a lot of tutorials..i will watch this as many times as needed to get everything out you just did.best tutorial hands down..

[@Krispyan]

ALL your tutorials are the "where have you been all my life" kind. Thank you.

[@MrFedemoral]

Finish the song!!!! Cant wait!

[@ritwikranjan9697]

Not lying, the best tutorial I've ever seen!!!👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@antoinenioi6863]

The best channel to practice Ableton in real situation ... top man 👌thanks

[@iamMTNofficial]

Using it on the bass to get those formant sounds was amazing. Awesome tutorial as always Slynk!!

[@fakshen1973]

Thanks for breaking all of that down. The creative juices are flowing.

[@RockstahRolln]

WOW!! CRAZY!! THE BEST tutorial on VOCODER, hands down!!

[@danieklerr]

On my channel, I really only try to cover material that is not covered elsewhere on KZbin. I've sat through a few of your videos in the last couple hours, and your content is very unique, which is rare. It is in this spirit that I say.. Thank you. :)

[@RmaNYouTube]

You exactly teach things that nobody explains but are super important. and also things I'm really curious about. you're the best Ableton Tutor.

[@SoundDesignTutorials]

Good job mate, Ableton Vocoder is one effect I rarely use. After watching this I’m definitely going to dive deeper into what it can do, I may do a tut myself with a vocoder on pads, using a square wave as the modulator gave the sound a nice rounded feel, would be great for pads, thanks again 👍

[@DavidBoura]

How could i forget about this mind blowing video.

[@nsns7993]

Thank so much. Your way of explaining stuff is brilliant you really know how it technically works

[@rct3isepic]

In the past, I've used the vocoder to have a percussive chord instrument. I routed the chords into the vocoder, and had the modulator as a drumbeat. It makes this cool sound that I've called the Vocodrum

[@caj_jazz]

Great video. Clear explanation and interesting experimentation. Totally agree with the philosophy of "just play around with it." I've learned so much from just playing and messing around.

[@Slynk]

+Aaron Dishner yeah! Don't know what a plug in does? Turn all the knobs and figure it out :)

[@0neTwo0neTwo]

I second Monster's comment, very nice tutorial that thoroughly explains what the heck a vocoder does inside of Ableton. Thank You for the knowledge!

[@KristijanJankovic]

One of the best audio design videos I have seen in a while, holly smokes have you unleashed the creativity juices. Thanks

[@shliggyb]

absolute expert in Ableton...and at making tutorials. this is probably my fav vid you have done. Amazing work!

[@Slynk]

Thankyou so much :)

[@johnconnor2176]

Only my second video I watch from you, but you earned that subscription

[@OfficialLemnisc8]

I'd totally put a scale device after the random arp just to keep the tones harmonics in check with the track. Great vid

[@antonstyles6881]

love the way you explain and explore things as always, brutha! it's always a rarity when someone who does something extremely well can also be just as apt with teaching it...! cheers!

[@j.fetzer5814]

Excellent and mind expanding video! Vocoder level up! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and creativity!

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

need more of this kind of clearly explaned tutorials 👍👍

[@agustinbene]

I must say, after catching the Mcompressor trick on the other video. It has been gamechanger for me. Take the bass, and saturate all the mids and leave all the good beefyness of the sub.

[@kobieberkhout2728]

which video?

[@agustinbene]

I think it was in the sub bass one

[@SecretGardenNL]

14:36 that drop

[@CestLaVie73]

Best producer channel! Very interesting videos with clear and professional approach. Thx alot.

[@Bassgorilla]

Legend, Legend, Legend. Props on the Ableton plug. Your a stand up dude getting the respect you deserve. Big ups Slynk da Funkmaster!

[@bboymac84]

Now this is creativity!!

[@Spaced_Invader]

best tutorial! thank you for making us understand how to actually utilise the vocoder...

[@cynsitybeats1826]

This the kind of stuff they don't want you to know!!! Wonderful!! eyes open.

[@Slynk]

Top 10 UNBELIEVABLE Vocoder Lifehacks That Ableton Wanted To Keep Secret. *thumbnail with red circle, red arrow, girls ass and my shocked face and these emojis 😲 💯 🍆😂 * Am I doing youtube right?

[@cynsitybeats1826]

Slynk lol that would've been the clickbait that sent this one skyrocketing, but dude I've watched you before when I first got started and I'm back here again. I've been missing out and I'm so glad I am here. I'm going to run through your videos. When is the next pimp my track?

[@lenny_Videos]

Great Tutorial,...so sweet to see somebody just using Ableton stock and create amazing stuff like the expensive plugins do. I am definetly gonna check out more videos on your channel. Thanx man!!

[@kk1313]

Legit I've learned more on Ableton from your videos than any other channel... Cheers

[@planetmusicbahrain]

best vocoder tutorial ...thanks

[@law2xd941]

This and the other tutorials you have on your channel are gold

[@GunDogSlim]

Fantastic tutorial thanks! I couldnt get my head around the vocoder and now I feel like I know what everything does!

[@joeysanchez2771]

SLYNK!!! Thanx for the extremely informative and detailed instructional. I like your laid back, easy to follow instruction style. You made sure to cover the tid-bits that most instructors fly past. Great Soundz as well!!!!

[@samsule8339]

super tut, keep them going, congrats on the ableton feature

[@dari5130]

Brilliant! I got so many ideas I wanna test tomorrow now I can barely contain myself. Not gonna sleep at all tonight probably!

[@carlvanhaesendonck2278]

Breath taking tutorial, incredible demo on the possibilities of vocoder. Well done man !

[@MeticulousGuitarist]

Thanks so much for sharing! Your vids are so packed with interesting ideas and info

[@marcosci]

Your a legend man

[@theofanmahmuti1053]

damn dude, you're so creative and so nonchalant about it. big ups!

[@b-louprint]

absolutely amazing video slynk

[@BeatDistrict]

Slynk for president!

[@Sandfury89]

amazing, you saved my life when it comes to vocoding the vocals, especially with the resolution trick!

[@theasadoguy]

i've seen a lot of your videos and i really don't know why didn't it occur to me to subscribe to you. man i've been thinking about the vocoder and how to do that for so much time and you just appear on my feed with that. thank youuuuuu also subscribed rn

[@MLElectron]

super useful tips! can you also show how you did the sidechain effect rack on the breaks?

[@Fizzix]

so sick! Slynk always coming with the dope tutorials

[@cpark1992]

Dude the percussion technique is super super cool!!!!

[@IHMadeThis]

Nice vid. I made an instrument rack out of this set up and put it on a return track. Been working with it all day. Thanks.

[@osplays]

"Ohhh snap; that sounds goood." I'm definitely trying this out.

[@geospiral]

This is just beautiful...

[@haidenmorgan]

Wow man top notch demo work there.

[@helloitsjury]

Incredible as always… thank you Slynk!

[@ValterKabas]

Very useful video, maybe best vocoder sound and tutorial on youtube. Daft punk vibe! Thanks

[@PK-ct1bm]

Straight forward tutorial. Very useful. Thank you!

[@davidhall9756]

Very interesting, I am really amazed at the possibilities of the vocoder, never thought of it in that context !

[@dcodex2376]

thanx I can't believe I never really used this much

[@blazingday8596]

Good Good Good Work. Loved that. Thank you.

[@sarahgrosser5261]

You're so eloquent when you're explaining this, it's clear that you really understand the subject matter, and it's inspirational. I enjoyed this tutorial so much. I'm jealous of your knowledge. You make it look so damn easy! Keep making these :) ps: Always helps hearing someone explain in good plain Aussie that I can understand ^_^

[@simsim4444]

Very good tutorial. Thanks Slynk

[@batuhanozdemir1]

That was just a great video, eye opening! Thank you a lot!

[@adl0815]

Yeah, I was the 1000st thumb up giver! Great tutorial, so many ideas. Thanx for sharing!!!

[@KeroDean]

Outstanding. I loved the end resulting track!

[@almazmusic]

Awesome introduce to vocoder. Subscribed.

[@xcapemuzik8275]

Brilliant! Thanks for this. I've learned quite a lot about Ableton from your tutorials having moved from composing on a sequencer for years to Ableton's DAW. Excellent tutorial! And cool ideas for a new song ;)

[@MemoirsOfMadLad]

You the man Slynk

[@bellectrarecords5934]

You know your stuff, great video!

[@abdel-ilahabdallah2012]

yeah thanks alot man , best tutorial on ableton's vocoder

[@karlklee9418]

Wow, how smart! THANK YOU!!!

[@jjcunarte2]

Excellent Slynk! Thanks.

[@riclai6669]

Awesome !!! Thanks for the inspiration !!!

[@mike58greenberg]

Excellent tutorial

[@StevenCasteelYT]

Your videos are fun to watch. Thanks!

[@StevenCasteelYT]

14:00 so nice.

[@fredrikw1447]

Thanks for making me turn my attention to the ableton vocoder! Great tutorial stuff!

[@ermharriable]

Dang, this is a “just subscribed” level tutorial!

[@ClotsVid]

Excellent tutorial! Thanks!

[@Simrasil_]

cooool also the bit that played in the endcard blew me away :O really creative idea

[@HansEberbach]

2 CHAINZ!!! LOL. Another great vid Slynk. Best vocoder vid I've come across

[@Eskideji]

Is 2 chainz in that vocal sample? what's the name of the song?

[@TehAwesomer]

@@Eskideji No, he creates two chains in an audio rack. I thought the same thing @hans did, lol.

[@daniellovsin]

Top tutorial about Ableton Vocoder. Very useful tips. I don't need my Korg DVP-1 any more :)

[@bigred7271]

Your best tutorial yet, and that's saying something. I thank you. I curse you for the lost weekend that I'm going to have though.

[@jordanadams7174]

This Video just blew my mind. it answered so many questions Ive have for a while.

[@AndresBurgoa]

great tutorial. simple and to the point. please more vocal related tutorials

[@morganraas]

Okay WOW only one minute in and have learned so much THANK YOU

[@revolution909]

Great tutorial, as always. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@JoshuaTMagee]

Amazing video, Slynk. Thank you! Would be great to see your process for mixing kick and sub bass low-end frequencies (

[@kjvisual7]

I'm new and your video just BLEW my mind! Thanks!

[@MistaT44]

Wow such a clear concise and perfect tutorial! great job man!

[@MistaT44]

ok i hadn't finished watching the last random arp vocoder trick blew my mind! Best tutorial ever!

[@KidRichter]

Amazing tutorial! Thanks. Can‘t wait to try the drum approach on some dull lofi recordings of real drums.