7 SECRETS Charlie Puth Learned From Benny Blanco, Max Martin, Skrillex & more

[@Studio]

Wanna see how Charlie finishes this song? Check out his full class on Studio! Follow along as he writes, records, and produces 2 brand new songs from start to finish, right in front of you, explaining everything he’s doing along the way. studio.com/classes/charlie-puth/pop-production

[@shayyan_shaikh]

Thank you for organizing this information for us! I took his class two years ago and found it really helpful :)

[@JutMcCoy]

Thank you for not having someone interrupt the flow of the video. Keep making them this way.

[@mukeshpathak7302]

Notes: #1 Putting Bitcrusher on the vocals and maybe cutting lows from vocal harmony layers #2 Layering Whispers. Can layer some barely audible whispers/Harmony before main harmony comes, kinda like to support the harmony. And can layer this with main harmony as well (make these super airy, high pass filter them, don't need the low end, need to keep the song mud free). If you layer these, make sure they sound like one. Cohesive. To whisper or harmonise, can use the last word(s) of the bar. #3 Singing trick. Do a vocal layer with extra wide (almost creepy) smile, makes the vocal unique. Super pronounce these words so that they don't get lost in the mix. #4 Cut off the end of your song. just a slight bit. so that it surprises the listener. Miniscule fade or cut. #5 Tuning your songs higher. After rendering a stem, don't have to tune them exact 5 notes up, can leave somewhere in between too. Imperfections can add human touch to your songs. Also, you can speed up your samples/song and make new sample/songs with them. #6 Transient Master is the best plugin for shaping transients. Making the attack higher makes sound hit harder. Additionally making the release lesser can add extra punch. Doing this you can make your vocal chops sound like weird instruments too. #7 Playing Notes Individually. Instead of recording the whole Midi sequence in once, can play single notes one by one. This gives extra control over each single note of them. You can render these notes and then play with audio files. (If you want, you can slightly remove the initial transients of the notes and even experiment with fading out)

[@rue1868]

The hero we do not deserve. Thanks

[@giserin]

Ik its been years but i wish he would break down his process working on we don't talk anymore. Its one of my fav songs of all time...just the layers & details of everything man...

[@Biillneo]

you know you’re a nerd when u actually watch this and enjoy it

[@JoeeyMusic_Aotearoa]

Think the word is passionate my bro 💯

[@hanishthakur5719]

Bro😂😂😂

[@_JamesMaybe_]

0:51 I do the same but I use Black Box Analog Design HG-2 instead

[@pupdad]

"I hate midi" that's because you produce in pro tools like a psychopath 😂

[@Guitar_Wolf]

Thats because he works like a man and he wants it to sound good

[@Leviathan2981]

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t like midi bc he wants full control of the notes and u just get the feeling like ur putting care into the sound

[@ericktellez7632]

@@Leviathan2981you get full control of any synth with midi it’s the complete opposite with bounced audio

[@Mopark25]

​@@ericktellez7632You have full control of the notes when you physically play it

[@danielstudart2062]

​@@Guitar_Wolf saying "like a man" to making sounds on a computer is insane lol, like there's an inherently better or more masculine way of clicking buttons

[@matthewdearshow]

Wow. The one about changing the master pitch is nuts. Sounded so much better afterwards.

[@adriancb1551]

I didn't really understand it tbh hahaha. Like what he means when he days most of the music we hear is in A 441??

[@josephgage]

@@adriancb1551A 441 is the pitch he’s referring to. It’s the default pitch or tuning that’s found in Western music.

[@whoooziatthedoor]

@@josephgage its A = 440

[@HalfJoked]

Be careful doing it this way. The problem with Charlie's approach is if you pitch the entire master up, you're therefore pitching up EVERY sound in the production. To my ear this introduces artifacts across the track. You might think it sounds better because it sounds better in that key, but it's exactly that, not because the *track* sounds better. You could be addressing the key at earlier stages when songwriting, composing, recording, working with MIDI, etc.

[@funkymaximus]

Like the early Elvis recordings, and probably Beatles too (based on how they sound).

[@ShotgunSuzee]

Aspiring producer here, this is so useful. Thank you for helping us babies. I love Charlie with his honey and herb voice.❤

[@FatTonyTheSkipper]

I appreciate this KZbin channel so much. Thank you please never stop

[@taylord123]

Anyone else noticed the Sweetwater candy gift bag on his desk at 12:59? 🤓

[@FernFlowMtb]

haha, came here to say this...

[@ifiwantyoutofeel]

How observant 🤓

[@Keviekev115]

And this is why your songs don’t sound as great as songs on the radio. See how much work goes into one bar or one phrase

[@connorslack9358]

bro this video is so fire! every producer should watch this.

[@cannelo8441]

this feels like finding gold

[@puvendranpillay8802]

Thank you for puthing these tips out Charlie!

[@Hive5ive]

I see what you did there.😂

[@madzondemand]

the benny blanco troll thumbnail is crz😂😂😂😂

[@film3laghfla]

thanks alot for giving motivation and inspiration

[@gisellechacon7081]

Hey thanks Charlie, this was just packed with great stuff! Not the least of which is watching how you set yourself up to place the vocal just how you want it by singing the note ahead of the punch- that's a super trick! Liked and subscribed; I really enjoyed the video, thanks!😊

[@iamiyeh]

HI Charlie wondered if you ever worked in A=432

[@alfaPop]

Thank you very much for the video! If any other plugin can do the same timeshifter effect? I don't work with these pro tools with cubase

[@Hive5ive]

Waves soundshifter. The percentages are different than the protools plugin, but the end result is basically the same. Play around with it, it's a pretty simple plugin.

[@ifiwantyoutofeel]

Shaper box 3

[@thebillboard500club]

This is great! Also the Golden Ear Gym is an awesome place to learn how hit songs were made step by step and where people can practice the techniques together with platinum producers helping.

[@binyaminlowenstein]

Candy on Charlie's desk (12:47)...can anyone guess where he buys his music gear? 😉

[@DanielThompson-vz3jc]

When he goes " now yours will stand out of the playlist - most don't but WE DO? we don't Charlie your a whole different lever - Great Video Thanks!!!!

[@lorenzogiannangeli4263]

There is always the sound of Prince in everything

[@cuberious1419]

Benny Blanco was definitely trolling 💀

[@johnsy1677]

What song is in 0:38

[@arcompany360]

Good Tips 🎶

[@Studio]

Glad you like it!

[@permanentwave]

Charlie in your class do you show DAW s that you use and other virtual picks? Was that an alesis keyboard ?

[@_HOLDON]

Imagine having a voice like this paired with the in depth production chops. How much fun that would be. 🫥

[@northbrickproductions3358]

Keep these Puth videos coming please!!!!

[@freebby]

thanks for sharing knowledge!

[@Studio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Musicdudeyoutub]

I think I'm going nowhere with Windows and Studio One. Everytime I see these guys layer everything... you can always freeze tracks and whatnot but fk

[@texasbound7089]

Do you know what mic that is?

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Telefunken/Neumann U48

[@SHONSL]

This guy knows his shit.

[@ifyBenson]

What microphone is this ?

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Telefunken/Neumann U48

[@ATML2.0]

For number 5 what plug in would that be in pro logic x

[@Jay_Bird]

I wish I had a better ear for music. Charlie's like, "Ok listen to how flat it sounds" ***turns some knobs*** "See how it hits now?" Me: It sounds the saammmmeeee

[@acecomet]

Coool music ! Love that 80s sound!

[@MegaBeatOfficial]

Oh yeah! Btw aren't these spoilers from upcoming Charlie songs? Just aksing... I'm so looking forward to it, these gonna be (sorry, they already are) top hits!

[@yuli8897]

13:36 with all due respect to benny blanco that have to be the dumbest trick ever, you can adjust the attack,sustain or release of a midi sound it doesnt matter if it comes from a hardware or its a plugin basically all the classic keyboards that charlie has right there has the option to do that, Junos, Korgs, rolands, prophet etc... I get the idea of bouncing in audio for more like project safety stuff but not for that silliness... but hey Im not the one who have 493029409234 grammys.

[@ScottThePisces]

clearly you have no idea how benny started. he used cheap casio keyboards to record his earliest biggest hits (with kesha, katy perry etc) and they DIDNT have ADSR functions. So he learned to do things in his own way. Some of us just prefer working with audio, no need to attack someone for having their own method - Calvin Harris also does the SAME thing, at least he used to with Guitars etc. Playing one note or chord at a time. The main guitar in Katy Perry's Teenage Dream was recorded in this way for reference.

[@yuli8897]

@ScottThePisces I'm not saying it's bad to work with audio that's the proper way to do it, consolidate things once you like the sound, you are talking about benny blanco like he's a music producer from the 70s he's like from 2008 until now . which already been a lot of plugins and stuff to manipulate the adsr of a sound that's what I'm talking about, if he's doing it this way that's cool but it's slow as he'll to work this way, that's why I'm saying it's the dumbest trick ever which it is but hey I don't have 302029293 Grammy so 🤷 playing 1 note it's just nonsense if you know how to play keys or guitar or whatever you need to do those stuff but that's not even what I'm complaining it's just the "manual audio edit" everyone has the freedom to do music with one note or whatever they want but that manual edit trick it's one of the most silly stuff I have ever seen, he didn't become a top chart billboard producer for doing that sillyness

[@jazi._ca]

Anyone know the 2 song name

[@JIsCray]

What plugin effect did he use at the beginning to change the vocals ?

[@learn2mix393]

Air Lofi

[@JIsCray]

@@learn2mix393thank you !!

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Any saturator will do the same thing though.

[@learn2mix393]

@@BelllllAA-x8l nope. Not all saturators bitcrush.

[@daveosoriomusic5421]

Totally awesome!

[@Studio]

Thanks!

[@ajangestrada5645]

What daw is charly puth using?

[@iwnldan184]

Pro tools

[@djerikfox]

..just don't get it, trick from Max, why?when Serban mixes all his songs?

[@nigelirwinmusic]

anybody know what transient master plug he uses?

[@Studio]

Transient Master from Native Instruments!

[@hossamatef99]

I noticed that charlie switched from ableton to protools anyone knows why

[@ColinNoel]

Thanks Charlie

[@rajat_sekhar]

I'm a simple man, I see Skrillex l, I click.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EarthEagleGT]

3:57

[@EarthEagleGT]

7:40

[@texasbound7089]

Is that a Telefunken mic ?

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Yeah U48

[@Jubernirala-du9546]

❤❤❤

[@jeronimoquintana9616]

charlie buys from sweetwater like the rest of us.

[@Knoxwhitefilms]

candy

[@sebastianv007]

What software is he using?

[@HalfJoked]

Pro Tools

[@ianbee1959]

Ableton

[@bernardfigueiredo6246]

@@ianbee1959it’s pro tools

[@whoooziatthedoor]

@@ianbee1959 its pro tools

[@donnithaballa1165]

@@ianbee1959 That's what I use and it's a great alternative but it's pro tools

[@djm2196]

Wouldnt hate midi as much if he used Cubase. So much editing capability that daws like protools lack

[@connelratty2940]

Which DAW is he using?

[@Hive5ive]

Pro Tools

[@BreyerWhite]

crazy how much tedious work he is doing for some of this stuff for very little result.

[@7thyevon]

The small things all add up

[@ten-ub4xd]

Welcome to music production

[@justin.johnson]

Julian is my bro from highschool. Agoura High class of 2000 bitches 😂

[@chrisanderson8094]

Interesting but I'm a Logic Pro guy - likely some similarities..

[@Guitar_Wolf]

You'll grow up and learn someday

[@joebelham7378]

"Burger-nin"

[@Zackyyyyyu]

440, not 441

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Actually most songs are anywhere between 440 and 443 depending on the roots. Orchestral and Jazz typically tune higher than 440, and Charlie is a Jazz player.

[@trapping69]

432hz rockssss!!!

[@AnneBellamy-in3cc]

I love video i love song ❤️🎶🫶

[@Liza.Wharton]

even one of the more successful songwriters have superstitions like working in audio and hating midi lmao

[@mrmohantyexperiments]

He makes the weirdest facial expressions lol. Great video and insights though.

[@Studio]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesspyder977]

why are your regions so bloated ? they look clipped

[@BelllllAA-x8l]

Most editing operations you want to do are on the quieter portions of a clip. This saves having to zoom the track size every time you want to clip without cutting off a tail.

[@marvache9652]

i'm a simple person. I see benny blanco, I dislike

[@wd3762]

*hater person

[@alemobra5747]

the is video isnt even about him ur just soft af

[@Ovprksdnw]

Hateful bot

[@LeifCoffield]

behave yourself

[@ScottThePisces]

weird that you think anyone cares about who you dislike

[@justinknapp6183]

That was dope, your still just a spoiled kid

[@debalinakole]

His unreleased songs are better than his released ones 🥲

[@supa-hero7184]

Dude sounded like a straight up woman on the 3rd tip

[@detective3354]

Useless video, no usefull info at all

[@jimicunningable]

The problem today: Producers have forgotten they must be BADASS MUSICIANS FIRST, before they can contribute as "producers". A GOOD SONG, is more important than ALL of this. You all have better gear than Sir George Martin and the Beatles did. Stop it.

[@nickrispoli2532]

Right like Charlie Puth is an exceptional exceptional musician so all of these trick mean nothing if you don’t have the musical know how to make a good song to begin with

[@alemobra5747]

he IS a badass musician…

[@lilwombat]

Depends what you mean because you only really need taste to be a good producer which is subjective. There's plenty of producers back in the day that aren't really musicians

[@donnithaballa1165]

@@lilwombat As a fellow producer, you not only need your own taste but the technical knowhow so you can achieve the sonic quality of the stuff you like. Which is why Benny Blanco (as a non musician) was so successful is because he had good taste and the technical skills with a DAW (Pro Tools) to achieve the sonic quality he wanted. Which allowed him to get into a lot of these writing rooms because of how fast he was with a DAW and how he became a great writer.

[@LeifCoffield]

what an absolutely terrible take. these are insanely useful tips for taking your production up a notch. it’s these kinds of things that musicians don’t have to worry about because they’re playing on the tune.

[@EzequielLagrottaTrompetista]

Benny Blanco from the Bronx? The one who killed Carlito? Hehe, just kidding.