how kanye west uses the same production technique on every album
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As a producer I noticed that Kanye uses one production technique across every album and that is vocal one shots. His signature sound is largely considered to be pitched up chipmunk soul samples which he has used from the start on College Dropout, however as mentioned in the recent documentary this was the Chicago sound and that production technique doesn't feature in 808’s and Heartbreak.
In this video I analyse how he uses one shots in different ways, demonstrate how to make vintage sounding one shots that emulate warm analog signal processing, and also give away a pack of free samples.
I have to give shoutout to Kid Capone for his tip from his video “HOW TO MAKE VINTAGE SAMPLES LIKE A PRO” which highlighted how vintage reverbs should consist of spring, plate or room reverb because that's all they had to use back in the day, and he got this from another great producer Mario Luciano in one of his Masterclasses. Finally thanks to VOX for their video “Kanye, deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument", a sick video essay but I felt like I had more to add.
Also don't take this video too seriously, I am not trying to say definitively that vocal one shots define Kanye, all I am trying to do is point out his use of vocal one shots to inspire producers to try implementing them in their own productions. As well as try and get people thinking about replicating these analog processing chains instead of just throwing emulations on without thinking of the context in which they would be used.
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0:00 Intro
1:10 Transitional One Shot
1:30 Melodic One Shot
2:00 Emotional One Shot
3:08 Why make one shots?
3:47 Recording one shots
4:11 5 Simples processing steps
5:45 Advanced processing steps
6:50 Easy Experimentation
@chandeleerjet5637 Жыл бұрын
Great Content! I just found out from watching the Kanye Netflix doc that No id showed Kanye the chipmunk sound. He was also the one who showed him how to produce
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Wow I didn’t even know that, massive shoutout to no ID, super underrated! Also thanks for the comment my friend, I really appreciate it💪
@maverickREAL 10 ай бұрын
The scream in Fire is from the ORIGINAL song sampled- "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!" by Napoleon Romannumeralwhocares; it's the "HA!" at the end of the name being said.
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Wow youre absolutely right, I was aware the drums were from that song because thats how its labelled on Whosampled but damn it definitely is the "HA!" at 0:39 too for the vocal one shot. You absolute king💪 thanks for clearing that up, I owe you one my friend!
@samkng 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff as always bro. Love the deep dive on something a lot of people might not even notice in Kanye's stuff! Those vocal one shots add so much. Editing on point too haha. Also love how you use almost all stock Ableton effects and free plugins. Just goes to show how powerful all that stuff is! I'll be sure to check out those sample packs too! Sick stuff!
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you bro, means a lot. It’s funny you say about the stock and free plugins too, I only decided recently that I was going to try go down that route to make the videos as accessible as possible. So I’m glad it’s been noticed😂😂 and definitely shot me a link if you do make anything with the pack, I know for a fact you know how to put it to good use haha✌️
@00Tottr 5 күн бұрын
I know im pretty late to this party, but i think the scream in "Fire" is from Kendrick Lamar's "U".
@drewgrit_ 4 күн бұрын
Never too late to the party my friend! And they are definitely very similar screams, I hear what you’re saying for sure. But if you go to whosampled you can see the drums and scream are actually the same track💪 thanks for the comment!
@jordanmusk5363 Жыл бұрын
Great content! +1 meatball sub. Appreciate the time you've put into to planning the video, editing (and humour), and linking (free) plugins! Keep making high qual videos.
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Aw dude I could cry with happiness reading this comment haha definitely 99% of people don’t realise how much effort this video stuff is! Like it’s presented as happy good vibes but the behind the scenes planning a video, recording and then editing is a depressing mountain to climb every single time. So literally thank you so much my friend, it means a lot💪
@AaronZuniga617 10 ай бұрын
I’m going to binge all your videos because they’re so good
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
ayyy thank you very much, this one is a lot older so I feel like the older ones arent as good as the videos now but im glad youre still enjoying them! That has gave me a bit of a boost in confidence about the older videos so thanks my friend✌️
@PULSEMusicGroup 2 жыл бұрын
Dope! I see you getting up there as well bro! Yes sir! Nice vid as usual!
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend, well all grow together🙏 appreciate you taking the time to watch!
@MrChucknorris453 2 жыл бұрын
Great insight , great video ! Keep em coming !
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you my good sir, hopefully start getting them out every two weeks from here on, emphasis on hopefully lol✌️
@guidohoek5437 10 ай бұрын
ok this video really shows how the pack is a great addition to the vid, they complement eachother completely. I understand your point even better:) good stuff, good content
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
That’s cool man thank you. It’s a fresh game of balancing every time I make a new video. Some end up more balanced than others. It’s a fresh challenge every time. Thanks for the comment my friend✌️
@spireviewmusic6594 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the mention ❤️ keep her lit
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
big love broski, first of many crossovers lol
@darkskinwhite 11 ай бұрын
"compression confidence" lol i like that
@drewgrit_ 11 ай бұрын
Compression confidence is a phrase that was told to me by a mix engineer called Stan Kybert, I talk about him briefly in the PS1 reverb video. So can’t take credit for that phrase but the moment he said it I knew I would be saying it for the rest of my life haha Also I think you’re the first person to point out the phrase “compression confidence”, im glad someone else other than me thought it was cool haha thanks Jeff✌️
@Braneliss 10 ай бұрын
I'm so glad the algorithm recommended this. You're one of those "instant subscribe" type creators.
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Damn thank you dude! Instant sub type of channel is such a compliment because they are rare for sure😂 love that so much, welcome to the channel my friend💪
@gemdropbeats2064 Жыл бұрын
Great content. Earned my sub 🔥🔥
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much dude, I put a lot of effort into this video had high hopes about doing good numbers because it’s on Kanye but it didn’t quite live up to it. So a message like this is amazing and makes me feel like it was still worth every second. I owe you one my friend💪
@donneasel9631 2 жыл бұрын
So glad I went down the rabbit hole 🔥
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you dude, I really appreciate the comment. Hopefully more worthy rabbit holes to come haha✌
@thekeysman6760 7 ай бұрын
IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE: Since the advent of multitrack tape in the '50s, we've only heard tape saturation on individual notes of individual tracks (which may be an unexpectedly loud vocal phrase, a piano, a whole drum subgroup in one channel in the late '60s AND the bass guitar!, or even a whole section of an orchestra back in the '50s), NOT across the whole mix of a commercial release! AND if ever tape saturation happened it was often accompanied by valve saturation from the desks prior to solid state. Valve saturation is a more common sound than tape saturation. Tape saturation was utilised for effect in some 2tr mixdowns/premasters, but wouldn't happen at mastering stage. Just at tracking stage. So to emulate it properly, it shouldn't be a uniform effect over some audio, but only kick in on the peaks in level of the audio. And I'd use the distortion of valve saturation instead! 😉🎶🕊️❤️
@drewgrit_ 7 ай бұрын
Looks like you’re checking out all the videos! Love that my friend💪 and yea you make a good point but I’d argue it’s even more complicated than the way you’ve just described it. Unfortunately I couldn’t describe it very well in written form so that might have to be a point of interest for another day on the channel. But either way thanks for sharing this great information!, there’s a lot to be learned from this✌️
@thekeysman6760 7 ай бұрын
@@drewgrit_ Being of the industry & coming from that magnetic tape & analogue desk & pre-amp era & also witnessing the advent of MIDI & digital audio, I'd say there is no argument & it is exactly how I described it & no more "complicated"! I'm 50. 😉
@sumsumthinsumthin9481 4 ай бұрын
3:50 😭🤣😂😂🎤...Busted out laughing, that was amazing!..🤣
@drewgrit_ 4 ай бұрын
Hahahaha thank you so much my friend! Really glad you thought it was funny. I miss doing more silly stuff like that on my channel, I need to get back into it. Thanks for the reminder💪
@sumsumthinsumthin9481 3 ай бұрын
@@drewgrit_"Li-Braaah..."Li-Braaah..."(Library) Took me out!😂... Appreciate the shared knowledge on the channel & yes keep doing your thang. Stay up!
@drewgrit_ 3 ай бұрын
@@sumsumthinsumthin9481 hahahha thank you dude, I really appreciate the encouragement💪
@WillMadeDat405 10 ай бұрын
I think flashing lights is a good song example for one shots also one of favorites fasho
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Flashing lights is a great song for sure! I hadn’t thought of it in terms of one shot vocals, to me it was more just a normal woman singing and then delay added to “lights” but I guess you’re right, it could be considered that way too, thanks for the comment my friend💪
@OptimysticIsLove 3 ай бұрын
You have a great voice
@drewgrit_ 3 ай бұрын
Haha thank you so much my friend! I don’t really hear that very often so that’s nice to hear😂 also mad thing is I think I’m losing my voice, I’ve noticed over the past month or so. Here’s to hoping that doesn’t take my voice away lol
@sp-uf6tx 10 ай бұрын
Does antone know where the page at 2:36 is from for viewing the credits?
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Go to google, type "kanye west waves credits" move to pictures and you should see it, its on HipHopDX i think thats where i believe i got it from. I would put link here but youtube doesnt like links in comments apparently but hope that helps my friend✌️
@sebastianramirez741 Жыл бұрын
love bro
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much man, when I made this video I thought it would get a bit more views because it’s about Kanye but obviously there’s a million vids on Kanye so it’s just a small fish in a big pond haha I was so naive😂 so honestly I really appreciate that you’ve checked it out, legend bro✌️
@percboi3000 2 жыл бұрын
good shit, ima steal these samples *_*
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I like to hear man, thanks for the support💪
@neongraveyard-wahn 10 ай бұрын
thx man
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for commenting dude! Glad you enjoyed it, more on the way soon🙏
@camilaavellaneda 10 ай бұрын
i want to hear your thoughts mike dean as well :)
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
That’s a good point actually, I’ll note that on my big list of videos! Thanks for the recommendation my friend💪
@manthematiks 10 ай бұрын
Watched just 2 of your vids and I'm already in love with your content Bro! This is good stuff, love what you're doing!! I've always wanted to see good content about the signature sounds of producers I look up to and this video is 🔥!
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much dude, comments like this are super reassuring that I’m doing the right thing so I really appreciate that! Hopefully more videos you’ll enjoy coming soon my friend✌️
@maxthemillion9195 10 ай бұрын
Kanye likes to rerecord samples so im assuming he had someone say turn it up to better fit the song, and then still credited the sample
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
That is very true, he does do a lot of remaking samples with a producer called Ken Lewis, I believe that’s to do with copyright. It’s complicated but they can still use a sample if it’s not the master recording they are sampling. If that makes sense but yea maybe that is what happened! But also in my head I’m like “that’s just a generic phrase, why would he have to get that cleared?” Who knows tbh but yes great point, thanks for the comment my friend💪
@mkay_beatz 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this, 😅
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mkay, love for checking it out✌️
@tresfrangos 10 ай бұрын
cassette tip
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
did i talk about cassettes in this video? I made this so long ago I cant even remember😂
@zachbuckley6111 2 жыл бұрын
I love being part of the meatball sub army
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Ffs hahaha meatball sub merch coming soon
@DJTOOTANN 10 ай бұрын
is the monster drink the only stimulant you experimented with?🤔🤣
@drewgrit_ 10 ай бұрын
Hahahaha that and our lord Jesus Christ😤😂😂 you know how it goes bro
@qophh 2 жыл бұрын
LABRA, LABRA, SPUD, SPUD
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA so dumb like, also shoutout to you for getting on this asap haha much appreciated bro✌️
@DarkTrapStudio Жыл бұрын
Its turnitup but formant shifted and time stretched I guess + distortion
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
You might be right like yea, I’m just not happy until I can backwards engineer it to sound exactly the same and prove how it’s done😂 I might give what you said a go, or even feel free to try yourself, that’d be cool too dude!
@DarkTrapStudio Жыл бұрын
@@drewgrit_ Ill might try and give it a search after, I like Kanye sound and vision but I don't have a formant shifter like Soundtoys Alterboy or Waves, Ohhhh I can take the free trial !
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
@@DarkTrapStudio melda productions have mautopitch which is free and has an ok formant shifter, you could look into that too
@jit7469 7 ай бұрын
“Soind”
@drewgrit_ 7 ай бұрын
Hahaha yea I get grief for the accent from friends all the time, souwyond😂😂😂😂
@jabari9-11 Ай бұрын
LIEEBARRY
@drewgrit_ Ай бұрын
Hahahaha so goofy but people seem to find it funny so im happy😂 thanks for the comment my friend!
@Quinnybwoii3 2 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm from Kanye's legal team, if you want this video to remain copyright free please deposit my paypal the sum of a tenner. Thanks.
@edukuedd7126 2 жыл бұрын
I'm also from kanyes legal team
@drewgrit_ 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha sounds like a well paid job, drinks on you guys
@spireviewmusic6594 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@E360OnaBeat24 Жыл бұрын
Bro that "Library" shit got me crineee
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Hahaha it’s literally so dumb bro, I’m just always trying to have a laugh😂
@E360OnaBeat24 Жыл бұрын
@@drewgrit_ mission accomplished bro😂😂😂
@romeocruz1986 Жыл бұрын
🤣👍
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it bro, thanks for the comment😂😂
@johnallen5666 Жыл бұрын
can you do Tyler the creator
@drewgrit_ Жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea dude, I’ll note Tyler down for sure, thanks for the suggestion✌️
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