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That has always been my weakness not being that good a figuring out the right harmonies. I worked with a really good producer one time that had me singing all these different parts harmonies 5 parts I had no idea how he figured all these different notes out. He used an acoustic guitar hitting single notes and would have me go back in the booth and tell me to sing this line like this and he would hum the notes. After it was all done I sounded like I had a choir behind me. Then there is the whole little parts in between parts to fill gaps up. I really appreciate your talents. Sounds amazing.

@Keviekev115

2 жыл бұрын

We start to realize how much goes into these hot songs. The DAW looks crazy, AlL those bars

@TreyGoose

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keviekev115 I knew it was complex cuz I can hear it🤣☝

@MrArtVein

2 жыл бұрын

Kuk is a legend don't sweat it. I like to use the keyboard if I can't feel it out in my head. Once you can hear the root note of the stack part you're doing it's 100x easier.

@garbygarb31

2 жыл бұрын

It's not hard

@mellaytheghost

2 жыл бұрын

You can use a plugin like Melodyne or Antares' harmonizer to figure out the harmonies you like and then go back and record them. I find it sounds better if you record over it because the plugins sound too robotic. Hope that helps!

More of Kuk Please and more vocal production series.

@bw2937

2 жыл бұрын

Get it on mix with the masters

The biggest part of Kuk Harrell’s success in mixing and being a master at it-is he has exceptional feel... Do you see the way he moves his head, shoulders and body while listening back to his mix choices!? This gentleman has supernatural feel. You just can’t teach that... Music feel, confidence in decision making and general wisdom are all earned, on the job, through experience.

@JBreezzBeatz

2 жыл бұрын

FAAACTSSS

Wowwwww. I unfortunately have never heard of Mr. Harrell and since this incredibly dense lesson in mastering sparked my interest, I looked him up and his credentials are just STUPID. Holy hell. This guy is a genuine icon and I appreciate some insight into how he made all these hits. Instantly a new favorite.

Old school tricks🔥🔥💯 “pan hard left and right right away “

@nickepic1863

3 жыл бұрын

It's stupid and amateur trick. Your left and right vocal needs to be different in dynamic, if you have same copy of the vocal in center, left and right it sounds like crap. Yeah it sounds better than mono vocal but it will sound 100 times better if left and right vocal is different and unique.

@robert_tee

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickepic1863 I think you still need to learn about pitch and tone... How they effect the dynamic of an audio, combined with compression and automation you can bring a feel that is different in texture.

@gideonblockent

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickepic1863 facts 💯

@nickepic1863

3 жыл бұрын

@@robert_tee Pitch and tone has nothing to do with this, and it would sound stupid if left vocal is differently pitched than rest of a song. You need new take on vocals with different mic setup than main vocal take, you need different FX and many other things. That is how you make better and wide vocals not by copy paste same thing.

@ardan981

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickepic1863 He didn't copy it, he recorded two different takes and panned them hard left and right

Step 1: have an insanely good vocal

@jmula1963

3 жыл бұрын

**many insanely good vocal takes in varying styles

@JacobZirkin

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure these tracks are autotuned

@m3rify

3 жыл бұрын

@@JacobZirkin But they are well perform I think they say

@JacobZirkin

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed they are well performed

@alexsenna1559

3 жыл бұрын

step 0 hahah

This guy’s catalog is crazy if you know you know!

@ctyboy-bm6pg

3 жыл бұрын

RedZone team was crazy with it. The Dream, Tricky, and Kuk. Fiyaaa

As a Swede, his name makes me giggle.

@jonasfonn1638

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe. As a Norwegian, I concur

@svengali5862

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly can't believe how many people are hearing his name for the first time. This man is one of the best vocal engineers of all time

@artemyeden

3 жыл бұрын

god bless google translator for i get it 😄

@monstie2795

3 жыл бұрын

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@amanjoshua4562

3 жыл бұрын

@@svengali5862 bro I just checked his discography and I was like 😮

KUK! So good seeing him on here. I know him mostly from producing Rihanna’s song, ‘Umbrella.’ Insanely good vocal producer.

7:26 - Amazing insight about when to use vocal stacks. Kuk is a legend 👑

Damn this was so good, I needed this. Also, the enthusiasm on the playback was good to see lol most engineers play their mix back and look uninterested or emotionless.

@kensmechanicalaffair

3 жыл бұрын

It's the best way to listen objectively

Completly offtopic but you just gotta love those little head moves! He is feeling it

Being creative is super important when it comes to the vocal process and not being afraid to experiment with new ideals.😊

as long as you enjoy what you do, everything will be fine ❤

I YELLED at my computer when that high track came in... so good

This is GREAT vocal production wow

Love this. Very concrete demonstration of how to do stacking, and how to create movement with the arrangement of the stacks (some notes are only doubled, some have the full stack, etc.). I've really struggled to understand how many layers to add, and how to treat them. Thank you so much!

Whenever he listens back to the track he gives me life 😂🔥

It's always reassuring when I already know everything he was talking about

@nr126

3 жыл бұрын

But can you apply it.

@JamesWestMusicMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@nr126 I mean yes, because I know what he's talking about

@FatalBlow113

2 жыл бұрын

@@nr126 *You are miserable, aren't you?*

6:08 he's spitting facts. Seriously though, that was informative.

@supremeoftheartss.o.t.a8047

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@gfiny

3 жыл бұрын

at 2:25 he really be spittin

@ariewdhana

3 жыл бұрын

lolz

This is pretty neat.

Im about to record the singers for my album and this came in perfect timing! Very useful

Kuk is a genius.

@nth7485

2 жыл бұрын

🤭

i always focus on how many harmonies to put in, and max i always go for was 2 for each note L and R, guess this just shows that ive been thinking about the notes when i was supposed to think about the microseconds of timings in each track that would make it sound big

you make swing the vocals , CRAZY work !! Thanks for share !

No matter what style you mix, that’s amazing :)

Wow! The best video and info i have ever seen on the topic till now.. as a beginner, I appr3ciatr a lot his calm way of talking with stright forward, to-the-point quick information. Thanks man! It would be so great, if you could show us all the different examples of harmonies with vocal ttacks for different singers and for different songs. Maybe in separate videos. That would be so amazing..

This guy is incredible!

He's a genius and a legend.

This dude is on another level! Im trying to follow along but his expertise is honestly intimidating at times 😅

I love it 🙏🏾 thanks a million for sharing this knowledge.

Thank yuu so fucking much I been FUCKING my vocals up for 5 YEARS Daym on moms this shit elevated my damn thinking on vocals. Used to think vocals were so simple and the beat was so complex but I been ending up putting too much shit at once for my beat and my vocal mixing and stacking were lackin. I just wrote a song too if I finish it imma fucking credit him and yuur channel no cap 🧢 one luv 🙏🏼💯

Thank you.

amazing and thank you for stacking tips in studio.

This is Why dont we, such amazing artists

It sounds so nice😮

I love this

That song was my favorite from that album and it makes sense lol. I was confused why they didn't do harmonies like that on their other tracks and it's bc Kuk was behind that song and not the others.

learning this in school

This video was much more informative than the last one. Thank you.

Great information. Thank you so much

This guy would be popular in Sweden

@yvesdje820

3 жыл бұрын

Why

@dannyho6786

3 жыл бұрын

cus he in the den makin shit sweet

@KYAMIofficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@yvesdje820 kuk in swedish means d..k

Amazing information

Great information & lesson. Thank You. 🔥🔥🔥

Incredible sounding and incredible information. Thank you!

This is really a great video, very informative. Appreciate the share.⚡️🌪⚡️

never worked with vocalist this good

I love the passion

Thanks, Man! Will definitely use these tricks.

Wow!!! Stupid good, and opens up creatively

the best ive seen so far.super.sound.great.help.to.me.thank you .

Note for your editor. Please stop doing a picture in picture while we are watching his screen. there is valuable info being lost because I cant see what is happening in the program, because of the positioning of 2nd angle.

his reputation is so fucking well deserved it aint even funny

this is so beautiful

Kuk is not only an ancient Egyptian deity, it's also a word in Swedish that people here would avoid as a name ... Other than that it's a great video about vocal stacking. Mr Harrell knows what he's doing, no doubt.

@theboy1625

3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean

@kensmechanicalaffair

3 жыл бұрын

@@theboy1625 Slim jim

@beirch

2 жыл бұрын

@@theboy1625 It's slang for penis. Same in Norwegian.

@pauloguzman2102

2 жыл бұрын

@@kensmechanicalaffair It literally means cock in swedish. And yes, I am serious and not trolling.

@LafemmebearMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Just watch the video and learn something silly 😜 🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

Beast!! Great voice and insanely cool parts. Respect.................🙌🏾

Go off with the cross fade 😩

Fire🔥thanks

This is too beautiful

"most of the records we do with Rihanna" does Kuk know something we don't 👀👀👀

@TheBlashMusic

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a well known fact Rihanna doesn’t sing like 50% of her songs

@danielwilliams8161

3 жыл бұрын

@Anne Day yea, I realised he probably wasn't referring to unreleased Rihanna moreso the song that are already released

@DeBlauweOlifant

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlashMusic why d you say that? im pretty sure all leads are her. background vocals are often by background singers

@benyjomusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlashMusic that’s a lie

This is the way right here! LOL! Mastery for real!

Mas Videos Asi Este Es Un Maestro 🔥🔥💯

Wonderful.. Thank you

Someone needs to show BRANDY that last part when shes Producing herself she stacks now just because she can not really because the song needs it

@LafemmebearMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh she’s in her I’m doing what I want phase clearly and she’s earned it lol

@_Kim_Possible

Жыл бұрын

that's her signature style lol I literally listen to her music for the harmonies

@LBloggie

Жыл бұрын

@101Zatch it was always over seen by producers and arrangers during the process but when shes producing herself she over does it ...she cant sing borderline live because shes turned the whole song into a harmony chorus basically

This Man Is Genius!!!!

Is each stack a separate vocal track? This sounds wonderful. I don’t do vocals often but I like how full this sounds.

@CanadianBully

2 жыл бұрын

@desdentado9 music and it also causes phasing if you duplicate the same tracks on top of each other

@SH-jv5uf

2 жыл бұрын

@@CanadianBully What if you double the track and add delay. Would that reduce the odds of phasing issues? (btw I’m a different SH lol)

@CanadianBully

2 жыл бұрын

@@SH-jv5uf it would still phase as long as it’s the same wave, ur best bet is to pitch it down or up an octave so it acts as a harmonic vocal

@joshfrench6426

Жыл бұрын

​@@SH-jv5ufa double of the same thing does nothing for layering. You can do whatever tricks you want and it doesn't matter

For me, the best vocal producer ❤️🎶

@PrimeValenzuela

3 жыл бұрын

max martin too🖤

@bhaveshtochabbra6853

2 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeValenzuela overrated

@vvvinblue5557

2 жыл бұрын

True! Love his work on Melodrama so much!

@bw2937

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhaveshtochabbra6853 Pahaha how? He's the best out there.

@bhaveshtochabbra6853

2 жыл бұрын

@@bw2937 oh i was just having bad day and wanted to argue with someone lol. No one cared. I like him.

Great Video🔥🔥🔥Thank You🙌🙌.

Soooooo Good!!!! I love this!!

Nah working alongside with you would be a blessings at this moment 🎵🔥

true work of art

Thanks

THANKS

Sounds so good 😁

Nice...

Thanks boss

Doctor! Amazing vocals

Straight gems 💎 ✨ 😌

5:06 this is magic

so good, thank you

Kuk is the Kat Williams of vocals producers. Genius. And on point.

Thank you!

Kuk can sing too!

Goat 💪🏾

I found this super interesting i naturally have good pitch correction but never had a engineer that can smooth n blend my vocals 🥶🥶

i wish you solo’d the other harmonies so we coulda heard it 😔

Wow 👏🏻 nice and good advices

Good video I do this in my Studio. Nice job

Thank you

Nice harmony’s

very good insights

This would sound so much better with a more transparent melodyne treatment as opposed to the glitchy auto tune. That sound is overplayed and it works well for some things, but I feel it strips the emotion from this vocal when a less glitchy sound would come across more sincere and emotive.

thank you!

3:29 IS A GEM! It's one thing to know how to mix, but the psychology of the producer isn't something you learn from a course. It's not even knowledge, it's wisdom.

whats the controller on his desk for the monitors? Looks amazing

@matttilli730

3 жыл бұрын

Cranesong avocet

You should also release a record kuk 😎 🤙 Very helpful ❤️🙏 Sukriya

amazing

Great content

My vocals choras with harmony clashing and cancelling each other please make a tutorial how upfront big stereo width choras and harmony mixing and lead vocal in the center 💕💕💕💕💌