Jamie Lidell's Secret Vocal Harmony Trick

[@tommy2capa]

who is "bill ding"?

[@nikorussian7]

Lol 😂

[@b3naqua]

u don't want to know, trust me

[@demonitized6208]

ur mom

[@justindavidson6917]

This is in the top 3 comments that I have laughed the hardest at.

[@cfnts8665]

I think it is a Bob's Dabelina step brother.

[@DuhAverageJoe]

I was not expecting those soulful vocals to come out of you. I’m thoroughly impressed!!

[@alvinedwards434]

Thought the same thing. Totally unexpected. Great voice!

[@RJ1J]

Went to school with him. Everyone knew he was going to be a big shot. He looked like a Michael Hutchence when he was 18. Wore leather jackets to conservative school and got away with it! Every girl wanted him. And a few guys too. He wasn't an ego maniac but seemed really aloof. My sister was in one of his many school bands. Funny to see him so ordinary now.

[@RobCartwright]

He's such a beast. Every person interested in recording, producing, songwriting, or music in general should be listening to his podcast.

[@barneyrubble8255]

where can i find his podcast? Whats it called?

[@VINOCHILEZI]

would love to know as well.

[@cal3033]

@@VINOCHILEZI its on apple podcasts look it up at his website

[@1d0ru]

his pod is called Hanging Out With Audiophiles - every episode has a "Nitty Gritty" segment, where he explores some new music production technique in depth. There really isn't anything like it elsewhere online.

[@jTacticsBeats]

So the true secret is having an amazing singing voice lol

[@kevinmccluskey8899]

Perfect!

[@ricklazaroff]

Let me get this straight. You are inferring that Lidell has an amazing singing voice. (if that is not what u r inferring disregard my comment). First off, I had / have no idea who Lidell is but got pulled in to watching by the vid's title. Yeah, I'm up for a secret vocal harmony trick. Pressed start and the show began. Some geeky white guy doing a bad Stevie Wonder-ish imitation. Wait, what an idiot I am. It's a parody right?. My wife, who is a singer, assured me this was not a parody. C'mon I said; the hilarious swaying back and forth as he sings (pitchy as hell) is a serious attempt at soulful RnB vocals? I suppose the world has gone mad. Trump has "the best words" and Lidell has an "amazing singing voice". My wife then loses her shit and starts laughing maniacally, "of course it's a parody" she says. "You can be so gullible sometimes".

[@DaxisGameplays]

@Melvin MelvinHe says that he looks retarded when he sang high notes.

[@ricklazaroff]

@Melvin Melvin Thanks for your comment Mel. When I say "pitchy" I'm saying that Lidell (when singing) has a problem with pitch or as some people would say, "singing in tune". I know in this instance he's doing or trying to do a Stevie Wonder type RnB vocal track which includes a lot of slurs, vibrato and interval jumps which are usual in this type of music. He's not singing long notes void of vibrato. Basically, he's not singing straight forward simple lines. These soulful RnB vocals which are done so well by Stevie Wonder and others are difficult to do well. Lidell fails miserably in his attempt. When I asked "is this a parody" I was implying (or inferring, not sure) that this must a joke vid. He's so bad at what he's trying to do it seems like he's "putting us on". A parody of this type of singing style which as I said earlier is very difficult to do well. A bit of context in the validity of my opinion; I've been a pro Musician since the early 70's, have played on several albums that have been released in at least a dozen countries, have played live in some iconic venues including the Hammersmith Odeon ( which is called something else these days) in London U.K, more than once at Massey Hall in Toronto, all the huge Hockey arenas across Canada, all throughout the U.S., the U.K., and one gig in Holland (lol) etc. So yes, I have a lot of experience in the studio and live. I played the vid for my wife who is a very talented vocalist. Her reply was, "huh, I definitely did not get anything out of that." Over the years I've learned a lot from her regarding vocalists who can really sing. She has pointed out subtleties that I previously didn't notice. She's a big fan of soulful RnB vocalists like Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight etc. On the other side of the coin, she can also appreciate vocalists like Sting who mostly sings without vibrato. Sorry for the long reply. I'm discovering I have problems trying to make a point while keeping it short. I could have just said "as a vocalist, Lidell really sucks. There are plenty of white dudes that can cop this vocal style, Lidell is not one of them". And what's with the creepy swaying? "Man, he's really feeling it, he's in the groove". Ok, now I'm done.

[@thomhawak]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ_FcqmKZrpqbpo

[@velanche]

One of the most amazing shows I’ve ever seen was watching him perform live at Coachella, building a song from scratch with just his voice: vocals, percussion, leads and bass. It was absolutely fantastic. He is a gift to music; highly underrated.

[@LacklusterOfficial]

guy has releases out on warp records, i mean, he could be WAY bigger than he is, i'm sure, but he's pretty known and rated. and his work with cristian vogel as super_collider was reallly hot.

[@velanche]

LacklusterOfficial That Supercollider project was my first intro to Jamie Liddell, when I was on radio. Couldn’t stop playing tracks off of that for awhile. I didn’t know that he had more superpowers until later. I agree...that album was hot!

[@bencolemanart]

@@velanche super_collider were fucking great. One of the best things The Wire Magazine ever turned me onto.

[@machinedrum]

Jamie is a genius

[@herb-music]

No surprise if you follow Jimmie's productions, podcast etc. One of the most creative minds and also greatest singers today, totally underrated in my opinion...

[@Barncore]

Don't forget amazing producer

[@MariaBareiss]

I was happy to find out about Jamie Liddell through Big Data, and I love the new single Monster with him singing!

[@LacklusterOfficial]

hold on, jamie lidell has a podcast?? tell me more?

[@Barncore]

@@LacklusterOfficial It's called "hanging out with audiophiles" and it's awesome if you're a producer or musician.

[@titusrivers5059]

many years has passed and this is still magic

[@x2beaches]

Seems really similar to Stevie Wonder's approach when using varispeed tape. Not surprising considering he sounds so much like Stevie in the first place. Amazing technique and execution regardless, Jamie Lidell is on another level and deserves all the recognition and respect he gets.

[@PatrickStefan]

Please tell me more! Massive stevie fan here, didn't know he used half speed tape to record

[@guitarsANDcars39]

This dude can sing. Those vocal harmonies are great too.

[@charles_van_doren]

Honestly? One of my favourite videos on the internet.

[@AlexanderOspanov]

Such a great song! I've heard it for the first time, but I played your track in my dj sets a lot of times! :) Thank you!

[@djdrewpyroproduction]

First off your vocals are amazing! Second this trick is awesome too!! 🎧🙏🏾 🎤

[@JayAyers]

Dude, I thought he was only the producer. Then he started singing and I was like "wait, what?" Great voice (with and without the mods)

[@nobodyhome3753]

Thank The Beatles lol.

[@kanemiles7662]

smooth soul fire vocals man, thats so smooth I like ti watch u lay em down like dat dayum

[@debmurray2734]

Tip #1: Do Not Judge a Book by it's Cover Tip #2: Buy Alter Boy Tip #3: Learn how to groove and to sing soulfully

[@LennartSalomon]

Make tip #3 number #2.

[@ronaldjmartin]

Brilliant. I'm an instant fan.

[@ChristophersMind]

WTF where did you come from? This is why I love youtube

[@IFeelSoTongueTied]

same

[@CarlosRamirez-wt4yi]

Have you checked out jamie lidell green light. I heard this song in a movie a while back and it hooked me.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

I know that's right!!

[@CarlosRamirez-wt4yi]

Bag of hammers 2011 movie

[@JakeHawken]

You are in for such a treat! I've been a huge JL fan since like 2005. He's a delight.

[@TempoHeart]

As soon as he started singing I said WHAT?!! 0_0 That man has soul!!

[@barryjdwyer]

Ace vocals as always. Prince was all about this trick too.

[@rhythmdroid]

I surprised people haven't mentioned this. I feel like it's all over "If I was your girlfriend"

[@hamsdean]

I had the pleasure of meeting Jamie and his wife few years back. He was so humble and generous. He played to a half-full venue and it was a complete shame. What an incredible show!

[@manonthedollar]

Coool maaaan. I do similar things to this. I always feel ashamed, like I'm cheating and talentless, but then I see videos like this, where the absolute pros are doing the same kinds of things, and it makes me feel so much better. Thanks so much for your videos.

[@Skrenja]

Everyone successful "cheats" in the music industry.

[@handpan-relaxingmeditation3316]

Very cool and useful technique !!!

[@PaulDoesIt]

I love how the content on youtube keeps getting better

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Very soulful vocal lines... Love the plugin...

[@rivierror1251]

Why is my high school english teacher making baby makers?

[@JakeJon]

Rivi Era 😂

[@furryz666]

Haaaaaa

[@Canilho]

B'cause, students don't appear out of thin air.

[@lordundhimself1310]

@@Canilho Comment of the year

[@healinginnovations2143]

you mean building baby makers hahaha!

[@peekpen]

when narrating you can tell he's had to get his point across to many walks of life so he'll just massage a handful of words that are unintelligible but the emotion is all there. Premium tut. Thank you.

[@DJayFreeDoo]

If only any male voice could be turned into sounding like a genuine woman like yours can. You could sing a duett with yourself. :P

[@Balthazar2242]

He has literally just shown you how anyone can do what he did.

[@DJayFreeDoo]

@@Balthazar2242 not everyone will sound like a woman with formant filters. I guess i'm just too masculine for that to work on my voice.

[@nilsschinkandtheohanacrew2583]

@@DJayFreeDoo 😂😂😂😂

[@0xfeedcafe]

@@Balthazar2242 i did it and it doesn't sound like a woman :(

[@kevinmccluskey8899]

Brill! Luv your vibe, bro. A little tricky I learned in the 70's, from Mr. Roger Troutman, was to "halo" the vocals, singing the same part on a second track. The subtle differences in the performance would make the vocals pop up like 3D. Another trick I use currently is to copy the initial performance to a second track, then offset it by 50 Ms do one hears a "real" delay. Not digital mind you, but two sonic events chasing each other through time. Cheers!

[@tmussOfficial]

What a brilliant trick to build harmonies thank you!

[@Anzel23]

Jamie.. What’s on your vocal chain after the SM7B??

[@OFFICIALJ_VILLA]

Bruh all these years, never thought of this. Brilliant!

[@JulianHills]

The part starting at 6:18!! Those adlibs and harmonies are amazing.

[@mortenkalland]

good idea. Thank you!

[@BMoRideNGrind]

Jamie’s just so incredible. Effortless creative flow.

[@latebloomer6179]

Mind blown on so many levels. Clearly I have been missing out on Jamie Lidell. Truly excellent & inspiring stuff.

[@biglenny3773]

I never wanted to hear Andre 3000 teach me a life lesson on a verse more after hearing this song.

[@adz19751]

Man...your voice is amazing. Thanks for the great tips, much appreciated.

[@newpolarities]

I like how he sings like Jamie Lidell

[@beatz04]

There's nothing i'd love to watch more than if Jamie Lidell was doing regular production tutorials on YT. Come on, it's Xmas and a person can hope :) Also, this trick (actually it was two) is awesome - thanks !

[@stolenkey]

I always use soundtoys and it's amazing! I recently started using Little AlterBoy and I love it.

[@------YeahOK------]

Lidell is the embodiment of soul music! Awesome :-)

[@patrickcudd9312]

YeahOK he’s white

[@jasmadams]

@@patrickcudd9312 And that's why we call it "Blue-eyed Soul."

[@thpthp]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this cool idea!

[@MrDonc78]

I used this trick in the 90s with a fostex 4 track. Opened a lot of options for harmony with other instruments, as well. Nice voice! Subbed!

[@nomirusso20]

Okayyyy...what did I just stumble on to?! Vocals are SWEEETT! Thank you for sharing!! Off to iTunes I merrily go!!!!

[@chadwicksteinmetz3459]

Harry Potter and the Family Stone...

[@jaydubbs99]

Chadwick Steinmetz 💯

[@tomcoryell]

Hilarious!

[@bikesandbeats4693]

LMFAO

[@texmexdragon2160]

Like the other poster I literally laughed out loud at this! Fricking hilarious and spot on!

[@iHaveSomethingForYouToSniff]

😂

[@kennyday7085]

Jamie Lidell is my hippest new found influence! so adept at the tech that makes the modern recording platform, with the musicality of the great Soul/Funk/R&B artists I learned from. Hat's off to Jamie. ageless music!

[@COSCOSBEATS]

Jamie Lidell ft. The Internet would be a jam 🌊

[@dreambeliever3652]

Cool hearing a different approach to this

[@simonhmackie]

Of course it helps when you have good source material to work with!

[@robertsyrett1992]

Right? And can just endlessly riff variations to muck about with xD

[@JamieBulloch1]

masterful vocals, love it...

[@ThePhantomJack]

Damn, that's a sexy voice. And then it turns into another sexy black lady. That's a plot twist.

[@louieyesthatismyname]

AHAHAH! I thought the same thing!

[@funkymack]

Hahahah “plot twist” 😂

[@thedocks4936]

Game of Tones.

[@ray2663]

HAHAHAH

[@Utubesuxmycock]

hahahahaha

[@swinxx386]

The thing is: you dont need any plugins for this superb voice! This is just amazing!! Love it!

[@BlackNapkin61]

wow! not come across you before.. impressive vocals m8.. a pleasure to hear.. love the dry atmosphere in this track.. all sounds lush.. cool track 10/10 all round gonna have to sub and like ;)

[@revol40]

Dude. Love your songs from the electronic days to the great soul stuff. Cheers.

[@kbm4067]

at first I thought it was a cover of Al Green's simply beautiful

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

So good... Can't stop watching this vid... thank you for posting!

[@APaclin]

Wow, this is really unique!

[@OakKnobFarm]

Jamie Lidell's Vocal Harmony Trick: Sing like an angel. That's it. That's the trick, sorry folks. We suck. No chance of sounding as great as Jamie....

[@YoungBlaze]

With money you can

[@lorenzowoodmusic]

You’re right oak knob

[@slowmotion421]

i was actually thinking that. This guy is killing it!!! vocal riffs and timing fire.... didn't see that coming

[@daleonov]

this.

[@SimonTebbenhamMusic]

@@YoungBlaze How so?

[@tjbrady2877]

Absolutely fantastic voice.... Pleasure listening will be checking all your future stuff.... cheers

[@cahlajthepoetmc9746]

That was dope. I never thought about approaching it like that. Dope concept.

[@trippdaly8262]

What a great vibe on this track, excellent throwback niceness!

[@dbwproductions]

Great tip and great voice! This also works nicely in Logic X using Varispeed mode.

[@theHumanBryno]

I was wondering what the Logic Pro X equivalent would be.

[@papertheproducer]

@@theHumanBryno flex time/pitch

[@CWarrenMusic]

I’m having trouble making it work in logic, when I change varispeed and record, my recorded track doesn’t work in the same varispeed timing. I’m confused .

[@CWarrenMusic]

Can one of you help?

[@dbwproductions]

@@CWarrenMusic Chose "Vaispeed (Speed and Pitch) version. If you just do speed it won't work.

[@Quin.CR7]

fantastic, Jamie!! thank you!

[@HollywoodSavage]

That's a really cool way to use Alterboy Jamie...great chops by the way :)

[@SimonFieldMusic]

this was fun - taking the old ABBA slowing tape down trick a step further

[@Zaflon]

This guy's talent is just limitless

[@Ricky_Olckers]

Wow dude. You have such a legendary voice! You have an awesome tone and musical brain. Looking forward to buying your work. Keep on man. Brilliant.

[@TheMcShay]

That man can sing!

[@jakeniemi7565]

Ok so two things: 1. Absolutely BRILLIANT technique and sounds gorgeous and authentic. 2. Your voice is out of this WORLD. Stevie Wonder level, and I don't say that lightly! Just WOW!!!

[@FromTheHipp]

definitely not stevie wonder level but i understand what you're saying.

[@bryansodred]

"Record man play my song on the radio, You too busy tryin' to find that blue eyed soul"

[@cw2544]

Great voice, great soul, and a FANTASTIC tip. Thank you! Rock on Jamie Lidell...

[@Sensillum]

Step one: have an amazing voice.

[@hammertime598]

This is the first video I've seen of an artist explaining the creation of their song and their song is actually great. Awesome video!

[@DominikDale]

wtf instant black woman choir if he kept stacking this

[@terrymiller111]

"Colored girls go: do do do do do do do do."

[@hoodoojones3919]

Terrific! I'm using this technique now. Interestingly, I found the speed reduction necessary for a 5th is .666 - - the root and the 5th rock's fav, the power chord.

[@KendrickCreates]

Wait a minute, that voice came out of this cat?!? Damn man, I'm a fan

[@red-x2g]

Amazing song and vocals

[@jaredrush6750]

Holy crap Chevy Chase can sing!!

[@jaredrush6750]

@Hawk Holloway let me be very clear about two things: I don't live in my parents basement, and I absolutely love Jamie and his work. He's super smart and talented and a forward thinker both in the musical world and audio world. I was merely making a joke that he looks so normal on the outside and is completely super human on the inside.

[@bobs.stevenson9704]

you made it worse by the lengthy reply

[@YoungBlaze]

@@bobs.stevenson9704 lmao he really did feed the troll

[@jTacticsBeats]

He really does look like a younger chevy chase

[@JamesWilliams-ki7im]

All he needs now is cousin Eddie on backing vocals... 😆

[@MichaelGilboe]

Out of all gear reps showing their music as they demo a product, yours is my personal favorite. But I love some British blue-eyed soul. Off to look for you on Spotify.

[@quirkyfunguy]

This is what the Beach Boys did from time to time with tape. Saw a video of Brian Wilson and Brian Epstein talking about their production processes, pretty amazing stuff

[@UpandDownRacing]

very nice simple explanation

[@joehoppard814]

Slowed down Jamie Lidell nails Unknown Mortal Orchestra

[@tjbaysinger8504]

THANK YOU. I knew it sounded familiar

[@JazzySpazzy103]

Omg you're right

[@bennyjetsonmontreal6113]

YES

[@thegeorgewhite]

I was totally thinking UMO the whole time!

[@mulisaurus]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@retox2929]

So cool . I had no idea what formant was/ Thank You Jamie.

[@SOTKProductions]

this is a fire technique ! dope!

[@king_scarxiii8229]

I’ve watched this video a few times and this time I realized how much i love even just a snippet of this song. Now i kinda wanna sample it

[@edashmusix]

i was thinking the same thing . i would absolutely buy a pack of snippets from this dude

[@beatz04]

It's actually a more natural sounding alternative to Autotune etc. when it comes to expand your vocal range.

[@KOSMIKFEADRECORDS]

disagree. Autotune's artefacts can be avoided.

[@lorenzowoodmusic]

It’s a completely different use than autotune lmao, its not an alternative it’s a new tool. I’d definitely still use autotune and melodyne with this trick if the track called for it

[@KOSMIKFEADRECORDS]

@@lorenzowoodmusic I do agree and i would probably enjoy Alterboy just for having a different algotythm too. Its that its just not "more natural". Oh wait unless OP meant natural like "ease of use". Then i guess it might be more natural shure.

[@ROOKTABULA]

".... expanding your vocal range...." = Cheating. Accuracy matters.

[@planej6315]

@@ROOKTABULA Creativity matters. If it sounds good, why not.

[@reinaldogoncalves8937]

Wow! Awesome trick, thanks so much for sharing!

[@dinmentor]

Awesome trick and superb artist,gotta check him out

[@abielcotto2392]

You killed those vocals brother!! Love this technic. Keep it up...

[@supersquare]

Cool trick, but call me when Little Alter Boy can make my voice sound like Jamie Lidell’s :P

[@supersquare]

I assume it’s a feature forthcoming in Big Alter Boy

[@kondirecs]

My favourite artist ... of .. yes.. alltime.

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

That was badass. All of a sudden you got Eryka Badu & Stevie Wonder to guest star on your track.

[@godzilla594]

People will never understand my man you sound great and that’s a super dope trick for layering your vocals and if you wanted to change the color without using different preamps and compressors mixing vocals is an art my guy this is awesome

[@pressplay3243]

It is crazy to me how someone can come up with something like this. Such a creative trick!

[@LondonSteveLee]

Nothing new, the Beatles were doing exactly this 45 years ago via vari-speed tape.

[@gallectee6032]

This is fucking genius. The slowing the track down and singing over it slower and then speeding that back up to the normal tempo.

[@luizfloripa]

the secret = his voice.

[@urbansoban2669]

Exquisite. I'll check out your recordings.

[@Tmisp2209]

1:56 WTF SUCH A GOOD SINGER

[@she3po945]

I love this guy’s smoooooth voice omg! And of course, Little Alter Boy is my favorite VST for vocals. 🤌