I had an amazing time working with Michael on this song and I can't wait for everyone to hear it. I wanted to share some thoughts relating to this video with other producers, singer/songwriters/vocalists. I've been writing and recording songs for 10 years and I used to be incredibly insecure about my ability to sing. I love songwriting but I hated singing. I'd watch producers chop up my vocals and tune them and I'd have to listen to a loop of my pitchy voice repeating over and over until it was made "right". Tracking vocals gave me anxiety. My ear knew what the performance needed to be and my voice could never get there. 3 things helped me overcome this: 1. A producer that finally said to me "pitch is not king, performance is". I always prioritized pitch above all else. And because we hear music all day long on radio that is corrected or witness singers whose pitch is really strong, it's easy to lose confidence in yourself. It wasn't until a producer made me feel comfortable in that space and said, "Don't worry about getting it perfectly right, just go back to how you felt when you wrote the song" that I started to sing with confidence. Then he would compliment certain parts of the performance. "I love that breath right there!" I love how you said this phrase". Highlight what the singer is doing well. As an artist, I can't tell those of you who produce how important it is to communicate with your artist in whatever stage of recording they feel overwhelmed by. 2. Don't be afraid to go for the long takes. Michael mentions in this video that we do full song takes. He was surprised by this approach when we were working together. It is so easy as a singer to obsess with getting things just right when going phrase by phrase. It's why I've stopped doing this. I sing the whole song from start to finish. It helps me step into the emotion of the song. Every line builds upon the next. Rather than singing 5 words over and over and over and trying to get it "right'. 3. This is for those of you who struggle with pitch and want to improve. You can take voice lessons, yes. However, what helped me more was setting up a camera and audio recorder and recording live videos of my songs. That's why you'll find so many of these videos on my channel. It's not just about content. It's about growing myself as a performer. When you listen and watch yourself sing and pay attention to the parts that make you cringe, your brain actually starts working on those aspects of your technique. For 4 years now I've been making one take, live videos and if you go back and watch the first and then the most recent, I guarantee you'll see a difference in my performance. Not only that, the videos from years ago were 1 of 15 takes. Now I do 1 take. I take pride in this. It's important to remember this is all a process. We're all working hard to get better. That should be the goal! Embrace the process and make getting better the priority. You'll be surprised by your progress. Hope some of that insight helps! We should all work to encourage each other in what we love doing. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them! Thanks for what you do Michael! I'm having a blast working with you.

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share this, I hope everyone can take a few things away with them - You can relate this to playing an instrument too

@merlin_music

5 жыл бұрын

Oh damn this was just what I needed to hear, I love producing, songwriting and singing but I hate it when I hear myself and it doesn’t sound as good as it sounded in my head... Thank you two very much! 🙏

@Caelo_music

5 жыл бұрын

Great tips not just for singers.

@theobgshow

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Great advice .

@theworkdayrelease

5 жыл бұрын

@@OnlySufyanKhan When I was 18 someone told me "the only way to guarantee failure is to quit". Sounds like a cheesy bumper sticker, but it really stuck with me. If it's something you love doing, make your priority growth, not perfection. 100% you'll look back every year and be grateful you didn't give up. The compliment I appreciate most from fans is "I admire how you've grown since you started". Giving up is easy. Most people do. Just keep going!

Me: After hours of editing, nah, the original sounds better

@DaWizeDeciple

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@MusicMzansi

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🙆🙆

@darnellingram5719

3 жыл бұрын

Bruuuuuuh 🤦🏽‍♂️

@coverbyghost3912

3 жыл бұрын

yooo 😭

@SovanRaksmeykh

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Michael Is an actual school within himself, probably saving people thousands of dollars through free tutorials. Mad respect

Him: *talking about how the two voices sounded different* Me: *Convinced they do, but I can't seem to find it*

Please do ask any questions about singing, recording and vocal tuning, David and I will be happy to help you out :)

@Sahirkhan20ten

5 жыл бұрын

Will u pls make a video about vocal Eq please

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, coming in the next few weeks

@Sahirkhan20ten

5 жыл бұрын

And one thing more wht is he best way to record vocals on basic levels.. Means how to use interface card i have Umc 204 card and b2 pro mic Behringer wht is the volume level when i record vocals.. Mid low high that make vocals clear and noise free please even i saw ur vocal remove with its pretty awesome And 2 other videos about vocal make good and i also have ur template which u share with us

@Sahirkhan20ten

5 жыл бұрын

Sir u r the best one.. Oh. My god u reply me.. Its really good for. Me.. Thank u so much.. Sooo soo much.. May GOD make u number one in the world lots of prays for u

@mortadhaai6263

5 жыл бұрын

David please can u make video tutorial about how to record your vocal lyrics and how to pick a beat to your lyrics vocal . I want to tune my songs [Thank You

Want a full tutorial on vocal mixing like compression, eq, reverb, delay, volume level, and mixing with music

@beats-by-skrill8925

5 жыл бұрын

Yea I will love to see one by this dude.

@nitishsharma1027

5 жыл бұрын

rakshit bhai kaise ho

@loner7365

4 жыл бұрын

Need this

@konstantinoskousounis8752

4 жыл бұрын

u will never find a video with every part u want to watch

@xnervemusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@konstantinoskousounis8752 Ever heard about Unison?

Dude, your tutorials are genuinely perfect in every way. Concise and informative. Keep it up!

@JexMor

Жыл бұрын

He's an AI

Can't stress enough how valuable the information you hand out for free is. Thank you dude, you're a hero.

The FL Studio Community is so lucky to have you Michael. Your videos are comprehensive yet easy to digest. The more I watch your tutorials, the more I'm learning about FL and music production in general. I'm really loving this DAW more and more. FL pride!!

Just a tip to make keeping the natural breath sounds little easier, is when you use the cutting tool, and right click on the vocal to fix the sound, simply don't do that to the breath parts. They will sound the same and you can leave them in without having to chop and cut them out from the original track.

I like how your voice is calm and not screaming like all the other youtubers

You have some of the greatest tutorials for FL Studio out there! Thank you so much for making it possible for so many people to learn from you! Also, you just seem like the nicest guy, it's very enjoyable to watch your videos!

Just WOW! I love your tutorials! They are so informative and I can see that you are doing this with passion. This tutorial became especially in depth. Keep up the good work! Thank you!

Busy works beat and you are really the greatest channel for making music. It took me a long time to release my own work because I wanted to be as good as possible. But now, I’m feeling confident enough to release my own stuff thanks to you!

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear. I'm glad you've built up your skills and feel confident now!

@stefive3848

5 жыл бұрын

J L thank u !

@eglerbeatz4371

5 жыл бұрын

"which tool do you use for making music?" *BUSY WORK BEATS AND IN THE MIX*

@BenStereomode

5 жыл бұрын

oh yes !

@MeeZyStudioZ

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Same here.. Im still struggling with getting the vocal sound I want but Im starting to think it might be due to using a USB mic, even though it has smazing sound for voiceovers and softer singing... Not so much with louder style, more intense vocals... Almost like its clipping the internal preamp even if the input is only hitting - 6db...very frustrating and makes me self conscious.. But more on the way! Keep pushin! - Adam Melton from MeeZy StudioZ

5:14 I want that printed on the wall in my studio :D

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if this turns into our community motto...

@jonasfrenzel7314

4 жыл бұрын

@@inthemix 😂

@brunovierandrade

4 жыл бұрын

@@inthemix That it is!

Just wanted to say that your channel is wonderful. I've looked through many FL Studio tutorials and nobody else makes videos that are so easy to understand while also getting right to the point on all the important things like you do. Thank you so much :)

this was clearly one of the best video about Music production I have seen in my entire career.

I love how helpful your tutorials are! You don't waste time, you get right to it.

I've been looking forward to this one, this was definitely the most important part of the FL package that you had yet to cover, and it's definitely been worth the wait :)

Amazingly thorough and well-explained video. Truly showcases the variation of uses of newtone and is extremely helpful for me and many others I am sure. Thanks for the great video! I subscribed!

Love this guy and his videos. The way he explains and the simplicity with which he does it..... Its just what I need. Thanks a ton pal..

Dude this changed the game completely for me. I'm a terrible singer but I love poetry so I make music just for my self and this really helped me improve the sound a tenfold. Much love man!

Awesome, awesome, awesome tutorial. You genuinely do a great job at explaining different concepts, and you're very thorough. Your definitely one of the best.

This is literally what I needed to know at this exact moment! You kill it with these tutorials everytime!

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

You're more than welcome Keith :)

You did this really well. I have added a few of your videos to my how-to playlist

Thank you for your service David.

@theworkdayrelease

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

you have my utmost respect sir! not many youtubers did exactly what most of us here are currently looking for, all they did just tweaked their vocal stupidly. Got yourself a new subscriber man, have a good day to you!

I like that all his videos seem to get right to the point. He moves quickly and doesn't drag on and on. I love it. Thank you for getting right to the point.

""Technically perfect, but really it's garbage" I literally laughed my ass off when you said this. Love your videos though. Very impressed by your knowledge and teaching skills.

3:59 me when I'm drunk af

@itsalex1485

3 жыл бұрын

LOOLLLL

Useful in more ways than you can imagine. Thanks for all the work you put into these tutorials.

So like this vid for many reasons. Mainly because It's extremely down to Earth simple. I've been trying for years to get my head around Melodyne & just give up on every occasion. Watching this has been a breath of fresh air to know that the competition is listening to us ( musicians) & coming up with a product that we can actually work with. Also love the black screen, I mean who wants to look into a light / white screen....

Not gonna lie bro your videos are really informative, good, on point and just overall literally music to my ears. Keep up the good work.

@inthemix

4 жыл бұрын

Everton Cytall Thanks Everton :)

@beatzbye

4 жыл бұрын

In The Mix Not a problem

Thank You

The experiencie you give away is Just invaluable i've been watching a lot of tutorials around KZread but not much ppl decide to give away what they already know and that's also a time saver for the New users!

man, I just wanna thank you. in my choruses I always have a little bit of instability, but as you said, with newtone I can see what my problems are. thank you so much! liked the video, and definitely subscribed:)

Sounded perfect to me in the beginning, I thought you already applied all the corrections 😂

@jbeatz6189

4 жыл бұрын

I felt thesame too😂😂😂

I can't even put into the track, idk why but when i do it just makes a thing called audio clip and nothing happens

Wow, Thank you man. This is the best tutorial I have found for Newtone. Thank you for this, you got a new subscriber.

Amazing stuff, like usual. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us, brother! Great work!👍🏻

When i go to drag audio out of newtone it drops the smallest pattern possible and no audio is in there. Not sure if i habe something selected that I shouldn’t but can anyone help?

@PonzWasTaken

3 жыл бұрын

Same issue

Usually when I mess with the autotune newtone I always get the thing you were talking about in 16:17 with the raspyness in the breath/inhumane voice quality, but it's not only to the breaths, the annoying sound also spawns when saying the letters " S " and " F " Can you do a video tutorial on that or at least help out by replying? I'm sure there are many others who wonder about this and how you can fix this. In another pitch correcter there is a fix I think if you cut the tuning/autotuning entirely from the part when the ess'es or f's are heard in the vocal, but in FL Studio/Newtone I don't see any option to control the tuning of a letter in a word.

@molkva

4 жыл бұрын

@Paris try maybe running the vocals thru a de esser first?

@oliver24x

4 жыл бұрын

I think TDR Nova (free) has a de esser.

i was searching so long for autotune plugins, but it seems its ALWAYS the best idea to search for your vids. Because i had that plugin in my bundle for years already. xD Thank you so much for making these vids my man!!

There are so many things to learn from you - be it about music or about the approach towards work. I've applied so many techniques that I've learnt from you and it's certainly been very fruitful. Thank you for your good work. Keep growing!

@Dawood_Awan

7 ай бұрын

Happy to see my guy here. I'm here only to learn cuz I got a laptop mic and it doesn't even pick frequencies most of the time. Till I get a good mic, I may as well learn techniques.

12:44 "In The Mix"

Can you do a video, on what to look for in studio monitors, as a beginner it's kinda confusing, and it's a large investment to make.

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be reviewing some affordable monitors very soon. The Kali audio LP6

I've watched a lot of your videos and I can't help but notice that you provide a bonus tip in each of the videos. This video may very well be titled Learn how to create harmonies. You are really great, I am learning so much and that makes me so happy that I have someone to look upto when it comes to learning about mixing and mastering vocals and hell of a lot more. Thank you for all of it.

Incredible tutorial, this plug-in can save the day in so many instances, (provided you know how to use it). I had 'no idea' where to start and you have totally saved the day again. Thank you for caring enough to provide this help, it's fantastic. cheers!

When I drag the voacals when everything is finsished it won’t show up for me

U r bestest teacher.. Pls tell me the multiple way of eq vocals coz its really hard for me.. Plssss love from paksitan And i em a rj on radio pakistan and it will be thanks full to u if u make a video about vocal EQ

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

Vocal EQ videos coming up soon but usually people can agree that it can be good to remove any resonances caused by the room or microphone - This is subtractive EQ After that it can be good to boost pleasant frequencies but make sure you do this in the context of your whole mix. This way everything will blend and pop nicely :) And remember this is just guidance - there are a million ways to do everything and no wrong or right way

you are doing a very amazing work man. like seriously i cant thank you enough . i was just starting fl studio and i found your videos in here with clearity of understanding.keep up the good work .i think this channel is going to be my guide for a long time.god bless you man

@inthemix

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope my FL 20 playlist will help you out!

Thank you for this tutorial. I'm a writer and recording artist. Have been for years. I've never recorded vocals before. I watched this vid and it helped me create a much more professional sound for my upcoming debut single. Without this video the vocals wouldn't have sounded anywhere close to as good. :)

"Technically perfect. But really, it's garbage." Ahahah savage

it wont let me send the tuned vocals to the playlist it only has the non tuned vocals plz help!!

Love ur videos man! I've been using FL since forever, but every time I watch one of ur videos, I realize I'm missing out on so many cool features. Thanks so much! :) P. S: David's voice is amazing.

Thank you sooo much Michael❤. I've always wanted to get more comfortable with using newtone and now I finally have, this video has been so much help! I guess even after all the trouble u went through making this vid, it hella was worth it!🙏😂

nice audio

After I'm done adjusting my track in newtone, I go to drag the edited track, but I end up just dropping the original track. How do I fix this?

@monosidmusic

3 жыл бұрын

I think u need to highlight it first

you win. great videos man, nice job making the information crystal clear for everyone!

Dude your content is 10/10, really careful and supportive teaching, thanks a lot

If mike thinks this needs autotune wait until he hears my singing😂

2:32 my right click only has 3 options that are neither of those things. How do I fix it?

@kosmasfil

3 жыл бұрын

just found this video, and i have the same question. did you find your answer?

@TorontoPopulistConservative

3 жыл бұрын

You probably don't have newtone

DUDE THIS INFORMATION IS WHAT I NEEDED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME NOW THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

This man is awsome ! So detailed video with right amount of extra infromation needed. Thnaks man !

Why quality is ruined when exported from Newton to playlist Can you suggest a way to maintain quality after processing

@adityasaxena7374

5 жыл бұрын

@@enjoyfeat6658 no man... do let me know if you find it :3

@kaidevega

3 жыл бұрын

@@adityasaxena7374 u find it yet?

technically perfect but really its garbage lmao! good video learned somthn new thanks man !

Amazing, quality videos over and over again keep up the work bro ‼️

Everything was on point. Perfect tutorial. Learnt a lot. 🔥🔥

haloo, i have newtone. but, there's no "edit in pitch corrector" options. help :(

I wish I knew this plug-in costs $100 before trying to figure all of this out :(

@prodshorti

3 жыл бұрын

You can use it for free u just can’t save the project with it in the mixer

@ICanHazRecon911

3 жыл бұрын

@@prodshorti What's the strategy to preserve your edited vocals then? Do you export them as their own file after you're done editing them, without saving the project?

@prodshorti

3 жыл бұрын

@@ICanHazRecon911 I export them as a audio then delete the plugin from the mixer.

@ICanHazRecon911

3 жыл бұрын

@@prodshorti Cool! Kinda figured it'd be the same strategy as exporting Sakura chords lol, just wanted to make sure there wasn't any weird fuckery that prevented that. Thanks!

@prodshorti

3 жыл бұрын

@@ICanHazRecon911 no problem bro.. yeah you can do that method with any plug that is a trial and has white noise every now and then.

Very helpful video! Keep up the good work man.

Thankyou Both so much.. Always Super Helpful. All your tutorials are so well explained. Your an asset to humanity. Much love from Australia

Technically perfect but is garbage

@theshyguy1580

5 жыл бұрын

with this software, you can make talent a myth!!!!

@ccuny1

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, classic line. Couldn't agree more.

@SpeccyMan

5 жыл бұрын

@@theshyguy1580 Your ignorance is no myth.

@vikaskaushal9389

4 жыл бұрын

Why garbage, pls explain

@theerealatm

4 жыл бұрын

Vikas kaushal because it isn’t human. It is a program making you sound good. Basically... we all listen to robots and we don’t even know it. Also... he says it at 5:15.

Awesome video dude. I've used Newtone before this vid and just like you have the same problem starting phrases too low and when it came to pitch correcting them i could never tweak it without screwing up the whole phrase. These tips have helped alot! Thank You!

Subbed!! Seriously appreciate your help, it has helped me tremendously in this recording journey. Damn near walked into the desert blind folded with an empty canteen when I had started using FL

Such a good tutorial. This has been extremely helpful. Thanks!!!

You are the best at what you do and on my said you are number one on KZread. Thank you so much for your work

bro im good using fl studio but you are on another level you are a true perfectionist when you learn a program you try to learn every single detail about it nice appreciate your tutorials keep up the good work

What a superb tutorial. Bravo 😀🎵 I'm executive producer on a new single, and wanted to give input to my engineer-producer on our vocalist's lead track, where I think edits are needed. After watching your video a few times, I upgraded my FL Studio Producer to Signature and followed your steps to make edits to parts of her vocals. Then I passed that to our engineer-producer. What an excellent workflow. He knew exactly what I wanted from that. As a singer-songwriter, I sing all of our demos. Honestly I'm often going into off-pitch-land in my performances. Now, thanks to you, I have an awesome tool to fix my demos before I hand them off to the musicians to get them to record the final takes. Brilliant! I also love your suggestion about using NewTone as a tool to arrange vocal harmonies - and even migrate some parts to instrument-melodies. I see huge possibilities with that. Thank you for your incredible training videos for us FL Studio guys and gals 😀🎵

Such a great video! Didn't feel like 20 minutes, it feels very concise.

You're the best man,i'm learning so much from your channel and i'm thankful & greatful for it,Thank You!

Wow! very good video!! i realy liked your personal appreciations! other tutorials only speak about the vst funtions but no about their aplications!! very useful and interesting information!! thanks!!

I love your tutorials, helped me sooo much already❤

One of the best tutorial ever! Thanks! Instant subscribe!

i love how you do that thing with your hand every time you say hello in the intro..haha! another great tutorial mike your a life saver!

BEST TUTORIALS in youtube, really focused in MUSIC as ART. congratz man and THANKS

"i hope that this tutorial has been useful for you" YESSIR !! i loved it !

Hey bro you are awesome. Learnt so much from your videos. Keep it up! :)

Your videos are very easy to understand.very clear..thanks bro..nice work

My brother! You have CHANGED THE GAME FOR ME!! Thank you! I love you!

You're so good at doing this. I use autotune and I need to transition to using newtone to get a more natural sound. Thanks for these videos they help alot.

Incredible love it !! Great job!!

This plugin is a masterpiece, thank you so much for this great tutorial!

Your videos are the best vids I've found on the entire KZread mate, so detailed and easy to understand once you teach it! Proper English gentleman 😂 for us commoners lol

Fantastic video and tutorial! Thank you so much!

A magician of FL Studio. Actually I’m working on a quite similar track, and the vocals are not really perfect, and I’ve started get worried about. But then I saw this (matter of fact I saw it few years ago 😂) and now I get a more precise idea about how to work on my track. Thank you for your tutorials! It really helps me a lot with the mix stuff 🔥 Greetings: Washo.

It’s such a blessing that information like this is free!! Thank you

You are a musical genius. Everything you said in this video made sense 100%. Thanks for your wisdom.

this is amazing ! very detailed and perfect !!

Great tutorial as always!