VOCAL COACH ANALYSIS of David Draiman (DISTURBED) "The Sound of Silence" (not a reaction!)

[@D0nut42]

Lol..."But why?" He had the flu. They didn't tell him they were going to do that; he was pissed.

[@shirazzza]

Yeah it was the show producers who decided to do it. Totally unnecessary. Sick & all he can sing most people into the ground

[@rnkabbott]

Love listening to these Vocal Coaches trying to analyze David's voice and singing... "He's a good singer..." Nope, he's a AWESOME vocalist!!

[@jasonsantiago1969]

I got one better, I want to see any vocal coach do better lol. The man is a millionaire with a huge fan base, I think he knows what he's doing. Especially for a guy that was sick as a dog during that performance. Godly performance 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@robwheelut]

David has been taught by a wonderful coach for many, many Years. Thats how he can distort so excellent and change his pitch. He has one of the few voices To become A Master Singer (Which He Has) Davids Voice Slays !!!!!

[@yaanaallen2303]

Melissa Cross was his coach for the vocal fry.

[@SiberianHusky666]

Who was his vocal coach, HAL 9000? If he's going to sing using a computer, then he might as well be coached by Kubrick.

[@Audiotech05]

The engineers decided to use auto tune because he was sick. So sick they thought about canceling and he chose to perform anyway. He hates it and was mad when he realized they were using it. He is also classically trained, the man is a legend.

[@jamesmitchell7093]

He is so good that he doesn't need auto tune. He is amazing

[@richardjackley334]

I know David was very disappointed in the network engineers decision to use auto tune.

[@SiberianHusky666]

What a load of crap. Stop making apologies and excuses for that guy. The album version used computer-altered vocals, too. Was he sick during the studio sessions, too? Just stop it. The bottom line is it's preposterous to analyze his vocals while performing this song, his vocal performance is 100-percent computer automation. Pick a different song using his vocals, one that hasn't been processed by technology like a microwaved piece of rancid meat. Although I get the sense finding one would be extremely challenging to locate.

[@CHB83]

@@SiberianHusky666 what hate you have on this phenomenal version of this song?😏😏😏David has a very powerful voice...your hate feelings will never change that😏..

[@SiberianHusky666]

@@CHB83 Powerful voice or not, the end result is you're not listening to a human being. You're listening to what a computer altered and spit out. And these people who think a television network or a television show is authorized to use Auto-Tune without the musical act's knowledge are complete idiots.

[@Jedi4Life-u5y]

He hates autotune. He was not in a good mood when he realized the producers had used it without telling him.

[@evilactions1749]

The part where she says she heard autotune there was none. That was a natural part of his voice. There is one part in the middle of the song where they apply a bit of auto tune and you can see it in the reaction on his face.

[@SiberianHusky666]

@@evilactions1749 Hilarious. You may want to get your ears checked for excess wax.

[@SiberianHusky666]

You people are so full of nonsense. What you're hearing wasn't even from the show taping itself, it was recorded during rehearsal. If he actually didn't know it was being used, they could have started again from the top. It was used because they don't have the guts to perform an actual live performance for television. I'm also assuming the instrumentation included a pre-recorded backing track.

[@jonfarva2052]

@@SiberianHusky666 lmfao says the guy sitting on the couch typing this 😂😂😂. I’m sure you know better than a professional production crew and David himself 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SiberianHusky666]

@@jonfarva2052 Pal, the waveforms don't lie. It's Auto-Tune.

[@rainbowzebraunicornpegasus2962]

David Draiman himself said in an interview that his training was that of a Jewish Cantor although he continues to work with a vocal coach even now.

[@JensRandolff]

This is my favorite rendition of this song. His interpretation truly brings out the true meaning of the lyrics. Simon and Garfunkel sang to alarm us, Disturbed sings to give us a final warning. You should watch the original music video of it when you get a chance. It is as beautiful as it is haunting. As for this performance, David had the flu when he sang that evening.

[@SiberianHusky666]

He didn't sing it that evening, you're listening to an Auto-Tune rehearsal performance, there was no evening performance for the actual show taping.

[@ruthiewohlforth5464]

David Draiman....a voice to die for! Wow....always blows me away!

[@dominiquedoeslife]

He's got a beautiful voice and seems to have some operatic training. I was trained operatically and am a singer and musician (for fun), and I've always loved listening to David's voice. I hate that the producers used autotune on his beautiful voice.

[@OliveWhisperingEye]

David has no competition or equals in the industry….. he is the definition of the difference between ppl who sing and ppl who were born to.❤

[@PaisleyGreene63]

He was sick with the flu at the time. He wasn’t happy when he found out they auto tuned.

[@susanneiden9895]

I adore him and can't wait to see your reaction.

[@craftycrafter1960]

He probably had the best training for his fantastic voice! He is on another level!

[@courtney5796]

I could not guess how many of these reaction vids I have seen, but THAT was the most comprehensive analysis by far.

[@evilactions1749]

There is a video with this Italian vocal coach that does a WAY better job analyzing and describing the processes. Wish i could remember his name.

[@steffrichards4480]

David can sing to me anytime 😜

[@amyrodriguez7843]

No need to analyze that man voice, he's a legend

[@robcalala9515]

Yes, he was sick during this performance. They did auto tune him. He hates auto tune, and was mad that they did. I love your analysis of this, also that you could detect the auto tune. Not many people do.

[@philvollman9506]

This song is lyrical audacity, vocal audacity, and symphonic audacity! Said differently? It is magnificent!

[@terristevens1778]

Yep, first off he has a family history of great singers and has been trained as a Cantor in the Jewish religion besides having a vocal coach, whom he gives tremendous props to, who helps him with his voice.

[@SiberianHusky666]

He wasn't trained to be a cantor. Along with the Auto-Tune nonsense, that's just some entertaining storytelling.

[@mimimishima]

I’ve been a fan of Disturbed since high school, so awesome to see your reaction to him.

[@jenesisjones6706]

FINALLY! Someone who know the difference between a "reaction" and an "analysis"! Kudos yo you!

[@ellarodriguez3773]

Wow he is Phenomenal

[@sups57]

On Conan they used auto tune and David wasn't very happy and told them that, watch the music video and then do a reaction on that without the auto tune. They didn't need it and he had a cold, he's done this many times now live in his concerts and it sounds just like the music video, he is a great singer. Great reaction.

[@SiberianHusky666]

Umm...the studio version is also processed and was pitch-corrected. Whether it was through Auto-Tune or through Melodyne, I don't know and I don't care. Either way, it's fraudulent.

[@WILF2007]

@@SiberianHusky666 "don't care" enough to reply to most of the comments on here about auto-tune? Lmao!!

[@johnsampson2544]

@@WILF2007 Siberian Husky is obviously the guy that lost to David when Disturbed auditioned for a singer. 😆

[@calcramer]

I just love this channel, and your approach, so much. Love love love ❤️

[@jackdanereacts4527]

He was LIVID that the producers put on auto-tune. He was really sick for this performance and he still sounded remarkable. He was trained Bell Canto in Italy.

[@SiberianHusky666]

And by livid you mean everybody knew, including him.

[@Achala148]

I was just wondering that point today and there was your video in my feed! When he sings Sound of Silence he is so animated and present. Lots of expression and power in the right places, lots of variation. But when he talks in comparison, to me it is almost a different person. He sounds relaxed and even, almost too chilled, very gentle and unconcerned. I was expecting some kind of dynamic when he spoke, something that sits me up to listen in the right places. His speaking voice seems so disconnected from his singing presence. Even when he introduces himself at the beginning of his talks its just completely so nonchalant and unassuming. Leaves me wanting that "I am David Draiman and...." that sits me up and says "have I got your interest and attention?" I guess that is because of the hit his cover gives with such rich perfection and variations and animation, leaves one an addict for more. That being said the contrast of performance and person helps not to stereotype the "person with the actor". He seems like a really nice person, calm, kind, thoughtful, intelligent and somewhat detached in a healthy way. Bit like a Buddha Draiman. The contrast blows my mind as much as his cover song. 🙃😄

[@francesshaffer8980]

Watch some more of his interviews. He’s very candid about his life and the journey to be at this “chilled” laid back stage.

[@Steve-vt8hl]

His vocal coach is Melissa Cross, VERY WELL KNOWN !!! Teaches dozens of rock bands and lead singers. He has also had Opera lessons. Just FYI for you.

[@shirazzza]

Ooh I would love you to hear Peter Steele's voice & Till Lindeman!

[@flonoiisana4647]

Thanks for the little disvovery. I didn't know him.

[@mattwhelan9090]

I've seen many comments on this version of this song (because it's sublime and this version is an instant 'tingle-factor' classic), including many, many from voice coaches, but your reaction and technical comments really nail it ... except from the part where so many of us are brought to tears by the raw emotion... and this mastery of arrangement and voice and performance (plus the intelligent and prescient mastery of songwriting of Paul Simon) must surely mark this as one of the .ist sensitive and intelligent covers ever. Good work!

[@georgeryan3310]

David is a master of his craft and I believe the he was quite angry about the auto tune but apparently it is something the TV company add automatically.

[@michaelmclane8501]

Draiman reveals how Disturbed chose to cover this song and their choice to do something so different than they usually and what it did to them and the world. @

[@royce7200]

Ha! She said "I hear a hint of auto tune." and the VERY next thing said is "I love the purity." Auto tune would be the antithesis of pure, being that would be altering the natural voice. Not to mention, the only person I have heard try to "correct" this version of this song, the classic case of someone with nothing to really to say.

[@SiberianHusky666]

*YES!* You're the only comment here that doesn't read like it had been written by somebody who'd just been beaten over the head with a metal pipe. The only comment that makes sense.

[@keifers]

He is truly gifted. He did have the flu. He also was auto tuned (briefly) by the Conan audio engineer. And it pissed him off lol. He has a true vocal gift.

[@SiberianHusky666]

You're a hoot.

[@andrewdickens7016]

You can’t be briefly auto tuned you are or are not

[@ky314]

Outstanding informative critique

[@19IrishMan73]

The Autotune, from what I understand, was added by the network engineers. He wasn't happy at all when he found out.

[@farrellschultz1111]

Just so you know in this particular performance he had a cold so he wasn't quite at peak performance level in this and still sounded great.

[@dm4959]

He was ill that day. The producers used autotune without his knowledge.

[@John_Malloy]

Did you notice the original video has about 117 million views? This was a high exposure gig. It comes down to a lack of confidence. Maybe if he stood on his feet instead of sitting down he would have had more support.

[@TheGrannyNut]

@@John_Malloy If he'd been well enough to stand, he'd not have sat. The man was ill. The song had to be dropped so he could hit the high notes and did a blooming good job. By the way, he was mad as a hornet when he heard that autotune. He doesn't use it. Ever!

[@John_Malloy]

@@TheGrannyNut When you say "the song had to be dropped" I'm assuming you mean, dropped in pitch. I checked a studio version on YT. It's in the same key. Here is another live performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHXWanxuja14opI&ab_channel=BrianStevensRealtor The last note sounds weird, maybe tuned, but most of it is raw. This is how it should have sounded and why they auto tuned it.

[@dm4959]

@@John_Malloy When he sings "A reason to fight" or "Hold on to memories" he sits too and his voice is amazing :)

[@John_Malloy]

@@dm4959 I gave a first time listen to "A reason to fight" -- good song, good singing. Ironically it's in the same key as "The Sound of Silence" but he does not dwell in the lower octave. It sounds like he likes the higher part of his range (high baritone) and he needs to be careful if he moves down the scale. Like I said in another comment I think the arrangement of "Silence" was terrible and now I feel sure that if he sang it in a better key, maybe d minor, without the useless octave shift, he would do a great job.

[@vaughncollar8014]

The autotune is very limited, not at all in the low range. He was very sick, could barely stand (which is why he is sitting on a stool, the band was worried about him). In the third stanza, there is just a touch of autotune. He was not aware of it, and was quite rightly angered by the usage. He doesn't need it! The sound people were too used to singers that are much less talented than he.

[@kennethkaetterhenry7592]

He suffered a bleeding lesion on his left cord for this performance and later had surgery

[@chrisbateman5358]

Great analysis! I think you have him pegged. Please review Tim Foust of the acapella group Home Free - he has a 5 octave range. He has also done a few numbers with Peter Hollens.

[@BabsisHere]

HE HAD THE FLU!!!!

[@jcat3409]

Jesus Christ. Can you please just listen to the song without interrupting such a masterpiece.. I think you like hearing your own head rattle..

[@jameskidd6122]

They did not choose auto tune , the television station did and David was very angry.

[@19IrishMan73]

Melissa Cross was his vocal coach for a while. Not sure if she still is. From what I've read, she's the premier metal and rock vocal coach.

[@SiberianHusky666]

How can a vocal coach analyze heavily processed Auto-Tune vocals and be credible? This is ridiculous.

[@ellie.v9765]

Aaahhhh... David... 😍😍

[@scotttouchette9306]

He was extremely sick when they did that show. Had a 102 temperature

[@guitar_noodle]

When he sings live he never wants Autotune. He was unaware the sound crew of the Conan show did this. He wasn’t happy about it.

[@SiberianHusky666]

Bullshit.

[@77Viper68]

He didn't start at the very bottom. David has a known range spanning B♭1 to G♯5

[@deco9863]

He's a pretty good singer..LMAO Understatement of the year ^^

[@dalebrown7705]

His voice was trained in Classical music

[@tarahill2193]

Stop stopping it

[@marianchicago4002]

Would love to hear you analyze Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

[@Dreams4U2]

They didn't choose the auto tune, the show did because they knew he was sick (he had an encounter child with the flu, and caught it a couple of days before this show).

[@JABzHobbies]

Love how you break down what he is doing. I would love to see you break down Tatiana from Jinjer's one take of "Judgment and Punishment"

[@jeffwellman8347]

agreed

[@billplaisance6387]

Just despite the morons on Conan throwing that useless autotune in there, I love this live performance even if he was sick with a fever, these reaction videos to this song really oughta stick to the recorded version or find another live version because it’s gettin old when all these people keep yabbering about the autotune they hear because it wasn’t supposed to be there. Even though David is still incredibly amazing in this performance, if you want the truth depth of his talent, don’t use this video.

[@silversong4VR]

Yep, totally agree! I'm so tired of the auto-tune rants I just skip past them now.

[@steveburkitt1255]

Hold on to the flame.live 1984 from Tokyo

[@michaelreynolds1308]

He had a fever and the Conan ppl added the auto tune but it was only a couple of times against David’s wishes

[@laineyb7708]

Interesting analysis.

[@sherriroberts600]

Is voice color something that changes as more or less emotion enters the voice. Depending on the song, and my mood, I change my annunciations as I express the thoughts. Is this good to realize and apply for times when I am feeling blah and have a performance?

[@BabsisHere]

Yes, he and his brother did have lessons - but if your spirit isn’t in it, you can NEVER touch the entire world - only yourself! You don’t exactly think that you are less than worthy of entertaining family do you??? This man can touch your soul much like Simon and Garfunkel They touched my soul always - even before my teens Don’t criticize unless you wrote the song, perform it yourself (I believe you said no one liked it. Honey the rest of us have loved Simon and Garfunkel since the beginning. And yes, even Paul Simon complimented David and said he thought it was the best EVER!

[@Finnssssss]

Yeah it was run through AT post production and he was pissed when he found out, he doesn't need it. But yeah he had the flu, running a fever during this. Band was worried he might pass out but he got through it quite well. People who were there and then saw this said the actual live performance had even more character and if anything the AT dulled it, which is crazy.

[@SiberianHusky666]

You apologists are a hoot.

[@jamesmitchell7093]

He had the flu during this performance and the producers pissed him off using auto tune

[@jamesmitchell7093]

They pissed him off with the auto tune. He's an amazing singer and didn't want that shit. Even though he had the flu during this performance.

[@jamesmitchell7093]

Watch the official video

[@johnswanger1867]

He does not use auto tune

[@patsyelias8732]

He's a classically trained Jewish Cantor.

[@bobbyjoe6675]

Wanna see vocal control? Check out the band JINJER. Their song "Pisces" Live Session. Tatiana Shmalyuk is the lead singer. Enjoy.

[@rmcfete]

He had 103 temperature and was sitting on a stool

[@filipebento2099]

He had a fever

[@jerryhunter3002]

David had the flu and a 102 temp and was so weak he had to sit down

[@paintwithpa8694]

Who cares about auto tune? Can’t we just enjoy the song? And by the way eight hundred million people viewed it.

[@MaddogJones]

It was a rough night for David, he had a head cold, missed a lyric and the sound engineer for the Conan Show applied melodyne or autotune in post. To say David was upset about that would be an understatement.

[@christallh24]

What lyric did he miss? It's impressive that even with all those distractions, he pulled off a masterful performance.

[@EntityofElegant]

He did not miss a lyric. I am almost 59 years old and have heard this song thousands of times since I was a small child. He had the flu that night and was really sick. He was amazing as he always is.

[@silversong4VR]

@@EntityofElegant sadly, all it takes is for the sound engineer and producer to "think" he missed a lyric and jump on the auto-tune.

[@SiberianHusky666]

And you actually believe that, Maddog? Neither a band's vocalist who's a band member nor the band's manager would ever approve a TV show's employee to do that. They applied Auto-Tune during his live singing. It was controlled through a rackmount by a crew member of the band, and Draiman was singing along to a guide vocal track being played through his earpiece.

[@Rosannasfriend]

Great analysis.

[@edward-oq6rs]

Love reaction videos of this song but this is unwatchable u stop ever few seconds

[@zenithdawn9646]

Autotune is confused by vibrato, reads it as getting pitching, when it is not

[@arnepietruszewski9255]

You should analyse Floor Jansen, could be interesting for you too.

[@scottedwards8895]

I heard he was extremely sick when he done this on Conan O'Brien

[@hongfang2508]

David was not feeling well on the day of this performance. Auto-tune may have been used for that reason.

[@BabsisHere]

That color helps

[@davidtasker1256]

Stop pausing we don't need comments every 10 seconds. It's super annoying.

[@KG9551]

One of the best covers of this song I’ve ever heard. I never noticed how good a singer he was until I heard this and I was floored. I noticed the auto tune when I first heard it too and asked “but, WHY?!” 😂 Maybe it was a comfort thing for him, a lot of his normal vocals have a lot of effect on them, this is so raw, he may have wanted a layer of vocal protection, but I think it would’ve sounded amazing without Also: you can really hear his incredible technique around vocal fry when he pulls it back on a dime with “tenement halls”. So good!

[@georgeannec3444]

he had the flu. he was extremely upset that the shows producers decided to use auto tune. at one point you can actually see him make a face when they used it. he hates it.

[@SiberianHusky666]

@@georgeannec3444 Umm...no.

[@christopherburrell1873]

I have a Request could u do the band creed my own prison I think Scott stapp is underated singer

[@margaretline6756]

At 9:42 I don’t like how you said “Now we getting to his actual sound”. The whole song is his actual sound.

[@ianfranks541]

The auto tune could be a couple of things. Obvious choice it could be producers choice since it is a live version, on TV. Or it could have been because he did have the flu during this performance.

[@jeangilberte04]

He had a cold, sore throat, fever.

[@rosebudthyme4476]

David had a cold and fever and suffers from sinusitis..he has perfect pitch and was dismayed when auto tune from the studio was applied. He had formal training for a Cantor ..his great grandfather and father were cantors but he chose not to pursue it

[@BabsisHere]

He’s not singing musicals on Broadway- c’mon!!!

[@MichaelJordan-bz7ke]

GIVE DAVID A BREAK HE HAD THE FLU

[@scottedwards8895]

He was very sick when that was recorded

[@jamesmitchell7093]

He had the flu during this performance and the producers pissed him off usi autotune

[@rmcfete]

He was a trained cantor

[@neilwallis4062]

Maybe pick another not conana obrian and when it actually live without tv producers,u realise he noticed after itd been recorded it was about 30 secs auto.

[@BabsisHere]

He was very sick

[@gerardquinn6637]

But WHY...? EXACTLY. A VOCAL MASTERPIECE.

[@BabsisHere]

Paul Simon complimented him and said he did the BEST cover of the song!

[@SiberianHusky666]

Simon never said it was the best cover of the song. Stop it. Not as absurd as the Auto-Tune apologies and excuses, but close. Besides, Simon, like all legacy acts, the songwriter(s) love when their songs are covered and become hits. It becomes a fresh new stream of publishing income for the latter years of their life when their royalties have otherwise just been a steady drip.

[@rmcfete]

He was very sick and he didn’t like the auto tune and did not authorize it plus he was sick

[@BabsisHere]

He had a serious case of the flu during this performance….

[@inquisitorMence]

Classical training as a cantor.

[@ddowell3178]

He had the flu and was pissied they added it

[@anthonymosesso9949]

I'm not actually sure why you thought he was using autotune but he wasn't and he was actually sick doing this performance.