Hide and Seek • Imogen Heap Cover • Electro Harmonix Voice Box Demo

[PronkAxis]

This is awesome. I want to thank you also because I was going to sell my E harmonix voice box to get some extra cash but you just re-inspired me.

[gman0999]

Very Cool ! Thanks for doin this! I have a Voice Box comin' in about a week, and this gets me primed big time !

[Chadfish]

@gman0999 Cool man! It's a fun little box. You'll have fun.

[duncang55]

Kicks butt, man! Keep it up!

[bindangr]

what kind of delay are you using?

[Chadfish]

@bindangr I think it's a delay in Cubase, not a pedal.

[weaselidiotu]

haaaaaa



[sinfonico87]

nice work man!! :) keep on that way!

[Chadfish]

@sinfonico87 Thanks! Will do.

[jinx1812]

Awesome cover - you've definitely got a lot of talent. It's hard enough for a man to cover a song that a female originally did, but one this difficult? Great job!

[Chadfish]

@jinx1812 Thanks a lot! It's not an easy song to play.

[Chadfish]

@jeremyisreallyawesom Mmmm Mmmmmm Mmmm Mmmmm - I can hear the resemblance.

[geubz]

PWNED X'D LOL

[xTayzorz]

AMAZING COVER, but what the hell is the song about?

[Chadfish]

@xTayzorz Ya know I couldn't tell you!

[mothamolesta]

@xTayzorz its about the holocaust

[Commonsensitivity]

This is one of my favorite all times songs. I love your version!!!!!

[Chadfish]

@Commonsensitivity Thanks. I meant to record a better version, bt never got around to it. I do love the song!

[Commonsensitivity]

@Chadfish Just back on your page to her this again and again. Please don't take this down..ever

[Layzzzzzz]

it will aound more awsom if he only sang lil bettee

[Commonsensitivity]

@Layzzzzzz I like his voice!

[bezkingAdmins]

This cover is amazing!!!! Ive listened to your version about a million times in the last 3 days, its just sooooo great.!! The first time i saw it i didn't even notice the pitch problems cause everything else was just soo great!! Keep it up and do more, you're really great!!

[Chadfish]

Hey thanks a lot! This song hypnotized me too, and I couldn't stop singing it. I never got around to re-doing it after my cold got better. I could probably nail it now. Maybe I still will. Sub-up and you'll be told when I put up new stuff. Thanks again - your comments are appreciated!

[tobibarnet]

Would I be right in saying that the 'harmonies' are just the guitar chords, but being filtered by the movements and shape of your mouth as you sing? I've done a cover of this song and am fascinated and intrigued as to how vocoders and harmonizers create the effect of lots of voices occurring at once.

Well done though, this is an interesting version you've done :)

[Chadfish]

YOu could wisper into the mic and get the same vocoder sound. The mic is only looking for the formants you produce, not the notes. The formants trigger the notes your guitar/keyboard are playing. With this I blended in my natural voice to the vocoder sound. That's what is happening on Impgen Heap's version, only she used a keyboard.

[letspretendxc0re]

Does the voice box create the effects for the guitar? Or does it sound like that because of the strat?

[Chadfish]

The guitar triggers the volume of the sound and the notes of the vocoded harmony. My voice triggers the filter on the guitar sound like a wah wah pedal, and there is also a straight signal of the voice in there too. There is no original guitar sound. It's hard to explain. If I only strum the guitar it makes no sound. It requires my voice to trigger the formants.

[letspretendxc0re]

@Chadfish Thanks. I guess to sum it all up, are you ONLY using the voice box, guitar and mic? I understand recording signal processing, but I don't know much about the voice box, I'm thinking of doing this same thing, except with a keyboard

[Chadfish]

I did add some delay in post. But other than that, my guitar and mic are plugged in to the box and it is responsible for all the sounds. Thear are 2 awesome vids that show the real range of this thing. My vid only shows the vocoder. Keyboard works great, as does anything you can plug in with a guitar cable. Search: "Voice Box - Video by Jack Conte - Vocal Harmony Machine/ Vocoder"

and

"In Harmony" - Voice Box Video by Nataly and Jack - Vocal Harmony Machine/ Vocoder

[HebburnVelvet]

Hi there, good version. One thing you could do to make it sound more like the original is to lose a bit of the dry signal in the mix....good work!!!

[Chadfish]

The only dry was with the voice, but yes there could be more vocodeed voice. There is no dry guitar even though it sounds like it sometimes. I plan on re-doing it better. Eventually that is...

[citizenmediaman]

Wow. Sounds great. So is it the guitar that determines what vocal harmonies are generated? I assume it would also work with a keyboard with a midi hookup? Dude, you always have all the best stuff!

[Chadfish]

Yes the guitar notes determine what the harmonies are. No midi. You can use anything that generates sound like a keyboard, acoustic guitar, as ling as you can use a guitar cable to plug it into the box. The guitar doesn't make any noise until my voice triggers it. Check out the top favorite on my channel - there's a awesome demo of this thing. or search "Voice Box - Video by Jack Conte - Vocal Harmony Machine/ Vocoder"

[U2ForNow]

Strange song. But very cool. Love it. Hope you make more videos with this. I would like to know more.

[Chadfish]

I'll take another crack at it after I'm over my cold, and I know the song better. The vocoder on the Voice Box is way cool!

[magirecords2004]

Mr.Roboto lol!

Nice gear!