The internet can be cruel and I think this video was an excellent response to what happened. Your videos are always a pleasure to watch and I really enjoy your music. You are a treasure.

@southernlady5085

Жыл бұрын

Superb video. I know nothing about production, so this was highly informative. Everything you share is excellent. I can’t believe anyone would take you to task for production values (correct term?) that are commonly used these days. You music is ALWAYS a delight to listen to. Well done!

@khelectrical

Жыл бұрын

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@khelectrical

Жыл бұрын

​@@southernlady5085😅😅

@khelectrical

Жыл бұрын

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I am dying of laughter when you did the different tones by using characters. I just love the covers and originals you do each time.

Why would anybody be mean to you? You're a delight! I can't believe some people

@jckatz

Жыл бұрын

Because KZread is a horrible place it's amazing that they have such wonderful people like Malinda creating beautiful art.

@MrGreatplum

Жыл бұрын

@@jckatz - I think it was TikTok which is a den of iniquity at the best of times!

@jckatz

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGreatplum that's why I didn't see it. I installed tiktok once and un-installed it 3 minutes later

@MrGreatplum

Жыл бұрын

@@jckatz - yup, definitely not for me!

@emaayan

Жыл бұрын

at least according to the comments she displayed, i wouldn't call those mean, most of them simply said they didn't undestand.

This was super fun to watch! And it definitely wasn't you not explaining well enough in the video you showed at the beginning, a bunch of people just suck. Thanks for the awesome content!

Hell yeah! Now I can finally have a choir without the dread of actually contacting other organic lifeforms!

@prayforukraineplease7605

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@tamismile2

Жыл бұрын

😂

@jtmotenz

2 ай бұрын

Bro my issue is that I have to contact other life forms and make them do all this stuff for a fake choir LOL I’m terrified

Whenever people ask me one of my secrets I always say different locations. If you have the ability, drag the microphone into your bathroom and do a track or two in there, then maybe with you in the bathroom and the microphone outside the door. Do one inside a wardrobe (or similar space) with coats hanging up, then do one in your living room with the windows open (fun for all the neighbours!) it can make mixing a bit of a pain, but it really can add something to have a lot of different ambient noise and natural reverb in there, as long as it isn't completely out of control. I know the trend nowadays is for recording as dead a sound as possible and then adding digital reverb but remember that some of the greats did things like recording in big hallways or putting microphones at the bottom of a stairwell and the drum kit playing at the top, and those made for awesome records.

@toffeefuchs

Жыл бұрын

and now I know why the upstairs neighbours in my last apartment would record parts of their music in the bathroom sometimes.... It always hella annoyed me because they often did it at night, but at least now I know why. :D

@ecospider5

Жыл бұрын

I was coming to say the bathroom would be a good place. But you in the bathroom and the mic outside the bathroom that’s brilliant.

@ecospider5

Жыл бұрын

Supposedly Frank Sinatra sang into one microphone which was recorded. And at the same time had that come out of a speaker in a room with only a microphone that was also recording. Giving a slight delay. Now the crazy part. He had the room painted multiple different ways to get the sound right.

THE "JERSEY MOM" SINGING MADE ME CRACK UP HAHAHA

I started recording a year ago, so I'm still learning stuff. "Doing characters" is something I figured out on my own, but flamming and whisper tracks seem counterintuitive and I would never have come up with that on my own. I think both of those are what my recordings are missing and I'm definitely going to add that for future recordings.

@SamirCCat

Жыл бұрын

Could you please help me explain what she means at 6:50 with "exporting it"? I make advanced music on the computer since 10-15 years back and I've already discovered flamming and duplicating and panning by myself, but what is exporting? I can't have 8-12 tracks of just the choir, my computer thinks it's too much to handle at once. Does exporting mean you join the regions into one? How? I use Garageband and have no one to ask due to mental illness and isolation.

@outlanderfrog

2 ай бұрын

​@SamirCCat I know this is very late, but she bounced or exported all the choir tracks as a single file, then brought it back in and duplicated it.

In my opinion the whisper track is a GAME CHANGER!!!! I really didn't think about it, but it makes it feel so "real" and "full" ! Loved the video Malinda!!!

IM HERE AFTER THE SONG CAME OUT AND I LOVE IT EVEN MORE

I wish you dropped this video two weeks earlier... before I actually recorded a choir with myself and a friend. 🤣🤣🤣 I learned a bunch, though. I find everything related to recording/mixing fascinating and really appreciate the info. Thanks a lot, Malinda. ❤🤘

So amazing as always which is why Malinda is such a muse! It'd be a joy if Malinda did an arrangement of The Highwayman and Henry Martin since she'd bring her flare and style to them making both epic.

@BonaparteBardithion

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I find The Highwayman a good one for trying different voices.

Thanks, this explanation is really nice and interesting! Also, the trick with pitching up and down for adding "fake-tenors" is brilliant) Being a tenor myself, I now feel not needed:) Can't sing anyway though

@BonaparteBardithion

Жыл бұрын

As an alto, this could probably help with fake-soprano too. Gonna have to try it some time.

She's literally an angel. Both her voice and her personality.. literally an angel ❤️❤️❤️

Omg!! I dont even know what kind of human would say anything mean about you. I feel like you didnt need to apologize to anyone! I loved your video and your new song! Keep being you and ignore the ugly stupid humans who dont know how to human. You're talent, voice, knowledge, creativity, art, and energy blow me away! You are awesome!

Flamming has to be a term that the Jersey Mom character came up with!

Great video. When you brought up the claps and shifting them slightly, it reminded me of how Brian May and Queen recorded the "Stomp, Stomp, Clap" section of "We Will Rock You" - adjusting the timing of multiple recordings of just the four of them so that it sounded more like a thousand. Again, great job with this and all your work.

Despite not having any interest in recording vocals, or anything artistic except just hearing music, i enjoyed this video a lot! You have a nice flow of delivering information that makes the subject even more entertaining. Good job!

As a bass, I have actually done this about 150 times to create ''choirs of Johns.'' I would sing Christian hymns that already have added SATB harmony in the sheet music. I didn't spend a lot of time on each one, it was more for the personal enjoyment but this video really was right up my alley! Thanks for the tips Malinda!

As someone who's also felt the full wrath of random TikTok hate at one time or another, good call privating the video. Engaging with the hate will bring you down so much and is entirely undeserving of your attention. Also, the old man voice got me 😂

Flamming is a basic technique in drumming, often taught alongside another technique with a wonderful name: the paradiddle!

Huge props for staying so positive (and enjoyable!) when the internet gets obnoxious!

Hey! My sister is a massive fan of your music and it's inspired her a lot. Would you do a cover of 'Deliver Us.' From the Prince of Egypt film. She would absolutely love that! Keep singing, I love your music! 😄😄😄

This video was made for me!! I’m recording a song and making myself a choir AS WE SPEAK! Thanks!!! 😁

I was INSTANTLY reminded of your Wellerman/Hello Fresh Song as I saw the Hello Fresh sponsor ad😅 Soon may the Hello Fresh come, to bring us fresh and tasty noms...

Thank you so much !!!! I'm actualy writing a song with my band that has choir ! The timing of this tutorial is just perfect !! Thank you very much !!

Both of my parents sang in a choir, my mother still does at 84+. I never aspired to that or to singing, but I am a very active music consumer, mostly what I call neo-pagan, medieval folk, melodious metal music, and cinematic stuff. But I never really had a full grasp of the creative efforts required to develop outstanding music. Especially due to the pandemic, I discovered vocal coaches (The Charismatic Voice thankfully early on), reactors like Tank the Tech and Chase Carneson, and musicians like you. I have developed an entirely new appreciation of music and of musicians. Thanks for videos like this one, and thanks for the music! 🤘🏻 from Germany! (Edited for typos)

Wow, the whisper track ABSOLUTELY made a difference to me. As if the room was suddenly really filled with sound and people.

Absolutely impressive. Great techniques, and masterfully explained. Those giving you grief on your original whisper track video were to lazy to look into the purpose of it first. Well done as always.

a particularly wild example of this is Tim Buckley's "Starsailor" the entire song consists of him singing (sometimes yodelling) at different speeds and tones, layered into a sort of choir - it's extremely trippy also if you want to create a truly unearthly effect, combine these techniques with microtonal variations a good (live) example of this is paragraph 7 of Cornelius Cardew's "The Great Learning"

Oh! I’ve always wondered how on Earth you did all those voices in all your videos. I love your clone choir.

I also recorded a bunch of vocals for my cover of "Beautiful Creatures" along with the help of my vocal coach. After mix and mastering it sounds like a choir

The characters wow! That's a great idea! i'll have to use that one! Also I'm an audio engineer and never thought of this haha.

"Try it all out yourself!" Oh hell no. But i love listening to people who actually put in the effort to learn to sing, like you, who makes incredible music.

What a very helpful, concise, distilled explanation of how to do a really powerful trick in vocal production.

I just listened through a bunch of your recent folk music. I loved it so much!! Irish history and art is so inspiring to me, and I'm so happy that your using your talents to celebrate it!

"...and if I can do them literally anyone with a microphone can do them" says one of the best technical singers in my music collection.

I just found this video 1 year after posting. it's been tremendously helpful for my own production work. Hope you're rockin it! Thanx!

I'm wearing that very shirt as I type! The perfect memory from the show in NYC!

What I learned from this video: Never accept drinks offered by Malinda 😅

The world could always use more Malindas, hope you get up to do some shows up in Canada. Stay awesome!

I saw that video and thought it was funny. Just watching you lose it and them calling you out. Such a great friendship you have.

I ve always been fascinated by folks doing their own recordings, this sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing! :) Now I can add this to some of my own stuff

you should make more production tutorials like this. i just saw this seems to be kind of the exception on your channel but you're great at this

Whisper track is like a bass on music production it makes your vocal full and bright and gives color!!!! :))) nice voice!!!

I think you’re amazing. I imagine anyone throwing negativity your way has a fraction of your talent and charisma. They can fall to the wayside as you continue to shine and be successful.

You're so very talented, I wish I could sing like that! Your personality, sense of humor, and sass, also cracks me up lol. It makes the videos more fun :).

I know nothing about making music or really music itself beyond the music I like but you made this very interesting. You’re an excellent communicator beyond being a very talented musician… great job!

Wow!! That sounds sooo good!

This is absurdly amazing! Thank you xx

that's crazy how good it sounds

This was such a fun and instructive video. As an older guy, I can relate to the ‘old man’ vocal, but what a fun project to make 1 voice sound like 1,000. Greetings from Canada🇨🇦

This was fascinating! Thank you for explaining it

I cannot wait to hear this song in full.

god this is so well explained, i'm really grateful people like Malinda exist

People are always mean to those they're jealous of.

Yea! Genius, kind, empowered . . . Love it!

You're right! The whisper tracks *are* SO SUBLTE!!! :grin:

This is deeply fascinating, thank you so much for doing this!!

This is really creative, educative and fun to watch. Thanks :)

Love your music/covers. Excellent video, great inspiration.

That is incredible sounding! I had no idea that could be done and it sounds great! Thanks for the lesson!

Wow! Incredibly easy to follow. Thanks so much!

Brilliant vocals ✨

This is probably one of my favorite videos I have ever seen from you. Not only is the content super fun, I think, you explain it well. I am so excited to hear this new song! I'm in love with those lyrics.

This was awesome! Thanks for making it!

You are one of the most enthusiastic and optimistic artists I've ever seen. Please keep that same fire stoked as you continue on your journey. And thank you for bringing all of us along!😁🍻

wow, it's the whisper tracks that give me goosebumps!

Excellent advice and instructions. Thanks!

This was great and a really nice subtle application of the whisper track. Thanks for sharing.

It's a huge help for us beginner vocalists/cover singers. Thank you lots.

That was awesome. So nice the help you can get from modern recording software with all the tracks, pitch transposing, etc. Great job.

I CANT WAIT FOR THE SONG!! As soon as any of your songs come out I try to sing them in as many different styles as possible and its really fun :)

Great response. Great character shown here by you. Much love, care and blessings to you my dear. 💚

I'm so glad the KZread algorithm led me to your channel! It's absolutely incredible and this video in particular was so enlightening and educational. Thank you Malinda

More like this please! Love seeing the behind the scenes of songwriting ❤

Very cool. You're lots of fun to watch. Thank you for a fun video.

This has come at the perfect moment. I was experimenting with a choir effect this week, and now thanks to you Malinda I have the quick tools to finish the jobette. Lovely.

Watching this for the second time since yesterday, just because it's so weirdly satisfying to gradually hear all of the tracks coming together and creating more and more layers for the final sound. Really cool to watch! Also now I can't wait for the song to be released, those two lines already sound great :D Excited for the full thing!

This video is amazing and the most helpful out of all the videos I found!! Thank you.

I stumbled across this video randomly, but this seems to be just what I was looking for 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to put this together!

You're a so great teacher, thank you for making music so interesting! I'm impressed!

This is so cool!! Also I love wild ones and am extremely excited for this new song, also!

She pulled that ENTIRE VIDEO off in 20 mins folks. Work smarter not harder!

I can't wait tillthe whole song comes out next year ia m so excited for it.

Thank you so much for such a delightfully presented, well explained ‘how to’.

Omg I’m so excited for this new song next year! Also loved the part where you did the different characters in the choir :)

This. Is. Brilliant. You have, in the space of just a few minutes, made a concise explanation of what I have been trying to wrap my brain around for weeks. Thank you so much!

Malinda, you are freaking adorable! I like how you nerd out on music.

This was so fun to watch. I tried it immediately and the result surprised me :) Thanks for the tips

I've learned something very valuable, and now I'm really intrigued about this new song that you're working on - a lovely video indeed!

Just watched this video and I have to say that you are so gentle, funny and talented!! AND you explain things perfectly. Thank you for teaching us

As someone that knows nothing about this, that was awesome to watch and listen to, your voice so beautiful 😍

This video had me learning, laughing, WHEEZING, and then just in awe. This was beautiful. ❤❤❤ i also feel a massive urge to fight everyone who was a jerk on that TikTok

Wow, thank you so much! Literally got goosebumps 😍

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this - I am going to use this on all the tracks on my new album.

Love the harmonies!! More harmony pieces, please!!

This is a fantastic video. I was actually thinking of experimenting with this myself and this gives me a huge leg up!

What a wonderful gift to anyone doing recording. A perfect little 10 minute masterclass.

As a mostly a capella singer who's still figuring things out, this was really interesting and helpful! Thanks for explaining and showing what all the steps sounded like. I want to try out a bunch of these ideas now.