Creating Vocal Harmonies with Melodyne - Part 2

[MrRedolive]

is there a general rule of thumb to follow when making harmonies? as in the pitch distance that each vocal track is from the original? one octave? or do u just place the vocals according to what sounds best for the low,high and mid harmony? if anyone can help, feel free to reply pleasee!

[VictorsFilmStudio]

yea nightwish))



[NEJANBIRCH]

Hi, just wondering, which melodyne is it?

[michaelelston8857]

Nightwish. <3

[jochemstoel]

Thank you for this video but damn I am never listening to you talking again.

[ElegyForTheMasses]

Is a country singer trying to sing a Nightwish song?!

[TheJeromeShin]

I'm usuing Melodyne 3.2.2.2 as a plug-in through Sonar X1 Producer. I have a vocal track loaded onto Melodyne in order to correct some minor pitch drifts and add some layers. When I "ALT+SHIFT+DRAG" the desired blobs in order to create a harmony it ONLY plays the new layer and not the original. In the editing window I have it set to "Play Arrangement" so I shouldn't be having this problem right? Can anyone help me please!

[cglcon]

Great tutorial, was wondering if anybody knows if I can do this stuff on Melodyne Assistant, or does it have to be melodyne studio?

[MithraMusic]

@cglcon You can do this with other versions of Melodyne but not all in the same instance of Melodyne. You'd basically need one Melodyne window per harmony.

[idan2228]

omg ?! ross?! is that u ?!

[ilsupermegamagico]

Wonderful tutorial!! Is there a place where I can download Melodyne for free?

[Darkeons]

Did you use melodyne on your speech? Because you sound god damn robotic lol. I like the tutorial though ;)

[ITBstudios]

@Darkeons

Lol, nope.. unfortunately that's just how my voice comes across on "tape"... :P

[mitwinx]

mm. i like the first version better

[FingaFreex]

Gr8 tutorial! Thx.

[ITBstudios]

@FingaFreex

Thank you for the compliment :)

[heltaskelta32]

this dude sounds like ross from friends...

[nvmtrung]

@heltaskelta32 yes thats teh first thing i noticed, wouldn be the only one to have done that :D

[ITBstudios]

@heltaskelta32

Lol.. actually I've never watched friends, so I have no idea what ross sounds like :)

[Buddhafuckswithyou]

If this guy is black I'm gonna bust a nut.

[ITBstudios]

@Buddhafuckswithyou

Nope, I'm so white, I glow in the dark. :)

[Evaxlacrymosa]

Dark Chest of Wonders by Nightwish :]

[ITBstudios]

@Evaxlacrymosa

Kudos to you Evax! You're the first person who recognized what were recording that day. Obviously you have good taste in music, you should get a prize. :)

[Evaxlacrymosa]

@ITBstudios Yep! I'm a big Nightwish fan, and I can't wait for the new record coming out next year! :D

[EllipticalSound]

Great Tutorial...Super Helpful! Thanks

[TheJwbreck]

Great tutorial but what version of Melodyne were you using.

[jdigory]

Thanks, man! Was a very straight forward tutorial. You have my deepest gratitude!

[ITBstudios]

@jdigory

I'm glad you found some value in it, makes it worth doing, so thanks!

[trimetaler]

6 Billion People in China said Melodyne for Windows SUCKS Big Floppy Donkey Dick. OS X all the way.

[NekLiersak]

GwenDUff -- you are right, we're talking white socks, white underwear, school milk moustache, the works. But good information

[GwenDUff]

that is the WHITEST VOCAL i have ever heard in my life!!!! ;)

[ITBstudios]

@GwenDUff

Thank you. I am what I am. ha ha :)

[bestplugins]

Unless you delay a bit the harmony, it will make a robotic sound.

[ITBstudios]

@bestplugins

Agreed, however personally, I would do that in your DAW of choice (in your mix), not melodyne, but I just use melodyne as a production tool, YMMV. :)

[avenchulo]

daaaamm boy you save my life with thats tutorial hahahah

[ITBstudios]

@avenchulo

Glad you found it useful. Best of luck to you :)

[irmaiden1978]

amazing info thx alot!!

[trulynot]

Farkkkk, can you also Melodyne your voice so it stays in one octave....anyone would think you are Jerry Seinfeld !!!!

[MichaelBlue72]

Very informative!

Will this work in Melodyne "Assistant", or does it have to be one of the "polyphonic" versions? Thanks!

~M

[ITBstudios]

@MichaelBlue72

I have no experience with Melodyne Assistant, so I couldn't begin to comment on it, sorry! :)

[jorikello]

great

[ITBstudios]

@jorikello

Thanks, glad you enjoyed :)

[Dittofication]

This is fantastic Everything ive been looking for over the years!

[chinesemusic]

I usually use another track of the vocalist singing again the main melody line for harmonizing instead of the original track. That way, it won't sound as robotic (too perfect in timing and ornamentation ) but sounds more human (but in perfect harmony)

[ITBstudios]

I totally agree, whenever possible. However for those times when it's not possible, Melodyne is a great alternative to no harmonies, especially with the ability to alter formant and vibrato :)

[ITBstudios]

@chinesemusic I totally agree, whenever it's possible, always have your vocalist do additional takes. But for those times that it isn't, it's great to have options in Melodyne, especially with the ability to alter formant and vibrato. :)

[FinalFragment]

Very nice tutorial, helped me with the basics I needed thank you very much.

Also thumbs up for using the word hovering, awesome word.

[ITBstudios]

Awesome, glad you got something out of it. :)

[oggiedan]

great vid......iv been trying to hook up my pro tools digi 003 wid melodyne...any help?

rewire and  bridging is too difficult

[ITBstudios]

Yeah, I found both of those methods challenging to say the least, so worst case (or maybe best case, depending on your point of view), you can always just bounce a selection of your audio to disk, fix it in the standalone version of melodyne, and then re-import it.

[Metalunited101]

@oggiedan Use melodyne as a plugin on insert then select other then melodyne mono

[felixcruzazul]

great tut u relay help me thx

[Dozerbeatz]

Also research in the manual: "Add Random Offset to Time Course"

and

"Add Random Offset to Pitch Center"

Located in Edit > Edit Pitch cascading submenu

There are also shortcut keys for this...Great for also creating Unison Doubles of a lead track. They add slight pitch and timing differences to each note.....There I go giving away secrets again...well, not really a secret, but if people would read their manuals LOL..

[xpinchx]

It still sounds pretty "robotic" (think Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek). This is fine for fooling around or song writing, but for a final recording you should really sing the harmonies separately if possible. I'm not a strong vocalist so usually I'll sing the harmonies as close as possible then just lock in the pitches via melodyne.

[Lyserinc]

Im sorry im asking this, i just got it and, how to i play the music?! I tryd, Enter Ctrl+P space EVERYTHING!

-Lyserinc

[ITBstudios]

The spacebar *should* stop/start the audio, just like any other audio editing program. The functionality should be the same on both mac and pc.

[ee99ee]

Sounds like a robot... lame