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How To Write HUGE Harmonies | Vocal Arranging 101
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Күн бұрынCurious how to get huge vocal harmonies? Arranging is everything. In this video I break down how to get started writing everything from two part all the way to a five part arrangement.
Table Of Contents
0:00- Overview
0:40- Doubling
1:39- Octaving
2:27- Two Part Overview
4:03- Two Part Above
4:44- Two Part Below
5:51- Two Part Alternatives
7:55- Three Part Intro
8:20- The Creation Of Harmony
11:05- Three Part Overview
11:47- Dealing with Riffs
13:57- Voice Crossing
17:07- Chord Shapes
19:15- Clusters
20:39- Pop Four Part
22:06- Acappella Four Part
23:39- Bass Octave Choice
24:22- Final Five Part Arrangement
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@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
*** One thing I forgot to mention. While programming harmonies in Grid Mode is an amazing tool for arranging/demos, I don't suggest you use them on a final product. I'm singing all the parts in the video. Programmed parts do not appear anywhere incase anyone gets confused and thinks programmed harmonies will sound like this. They will not :( ***
@islandiamusic563 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I was wondering about that, thanks for clarifying. I can see the sense in being able to play with the harmonies exact contour in midi mode though rather than having to rerecord every single variation.. To do it this way I assume you're just copying off the lead vocal each time to a separate channel and editing the Grid mode individually?
@chimdi_mos_beat5014 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see know how the grid mode works
@KINGBLAKEI Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comment. Lol I was thinking that’s not the same take. The inflections are different. Especially on the bass part. Great video!
@brendanpatrickmusic 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, yet another criminally underrated creator. Amazing production quality, love the lighting, loved the puppet show, loved how you went into the details of everything rather than talking down to me like some channels do, loved everything about this.
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Very much appreciated
@SMAAAASHTV 2 жыл бұрын
Literally the best explanation of harmony arrangement I have ever seen. Thank you for this!
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped 😃
@Sitheonly 3 жыл бұрын
The quality of this video deserves 1 million subs minimum
@bizzledee3176 13 күн бұрын
One of the better videos I have watched on youtube. Well played, sir!
@JokkePlays Жыл бұрын
how does this not have millions of views lmao this a masterpiece
@Sch00fie Күн бұрын
That puppet show was the highlight of my day, haha! :D Thanks so much for this video!!
@SerAlthur Жыл бұрын
Okay, I did not expect the puppet show. That segment alone made me want to subscribe instantly. Well done and thanks for the lesson.
@waynepayne864 Жыл бұрын
you put so much effort into this demo. a subscription well earned
@makchris7746 2 жыл бұрын
You are totally a beast man. The way you quickly make everything easily understandable is insane. How nobody watches this video?! This is one of the best vocal arrangement foundation out there tbh. You even did that little cute yet hilarious drama scene there! So much efforts man Also I totally did not expect an Ab1 so sudden lmao I mean your speaking voice kinda tells but it was just very sudden lol GOOD VIDEO MAN THANKS A LOT
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊 and yes I’m definitely a bass lol I just have learned throughout the years to get comfortable singing at the very very top of my range to trick people into thinking I’m a tenor 😇
@mindi1945 3 ай бұрын
I am so happy to have found this video. I learned new things and got clarification on pieces that were familiar, but not, well, totally clear. Great job!
@TheGreschler 2 жыл бұрын
Joe - this is without a doubt the BEST video about harmony on KZfaq. I love that you jump right into the heart of it and rocket along with all the different examples. Best 25 mins. spent today.
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated glad it was helpful :)
@jmwilhoit Ай бұрын
Outstanding video. Your puppet show is a straight out masterpiece!!!
@lost_valley 4 ай бұрын
Best youtube video about pro sounding harmonies shows below crappy videos in search results. Damn KZfaq
@harvestec 3 жыл бұрын
yes ! thank you so much ! there’s not enough videos explaining this type of stuff. super thankful 🥰🥰
@foil1695 Жыл бұрын
I finally understand what to do with my harmony arrangement! Thank you for making such an amazing tutorial video!
@joshpisawesome Жыл бұрын
Huge amount of effort went into this and it's amazing.
@bruceallen2916 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best tutorials I have seen on creating harmonies. Direct and information, but also very amusing! Love it and will be interested to see more content......keep it up!
@storytimesongs1 3 жыл бұрын
First off, we have the same exact water bottle... Second, this is literally the ONLY comprehensive guide I have been able to find online on writing multi-part harmonies. Everything else never went any deeper than just singing the 3rd and 5th, and everybody who I’ve seen writing huge harmonies with tons and tons of layers (ie. Jacob Collier) seems to just do it completely by ear. Thanks so much for this in depth explanation. I’ll definitely be rewatching! Also, the puppet show was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. 😂
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Lolololol solid bottles. Ya it's unfortunately not a well covered topic. I think people get turned off by the amount of theory it involves, so I tried to teach it in a more practical way that allows you to still learn the theory as a byproduct of experimentation. Thanks for watching!
@sohlaroids 2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly how I need music theory explained to me lmao. Good video. The puppets rock
@d.bofill 9 ай бұрын
Broo! I have watched millions of KZfaq videos about music and your storytelling about melody and harmony is the most creative! Bravo
@lloydtownsend5306 Жыл бұрын
Stuff like this is the glory of the internet. Thank you for this post. Subscribed.
@belgianwaffleman Жыл бұрын
Great video. Very easy to see and interpret through the production quality. Nice job!
@guymustsing Жыл бұрын
You rock Joe! Thank you for your generosity!
@iluvsyphonfilter Жыл бұрын
You explained it very well and easy to understand and also showed great examples!
@themeadowshadows 11 ай бұрын
been writing my own harmonies just following chords via 3 parts for a little while now... i've been meaning to find a video like this for a while... I honestly never thought to do it "the easy" or apparently more popular way of just finding 3rds above and below the harmony line! God damn! What have I been doing!? But anyways, I pretty much died when you started the puppet skit. Gold. Deserves 1m views.
@eluroalex5920 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for making this simple
@2ql Жыл бұрын
Thanks 1000X Joe for an amazing educational melody and harmony adventure.🤩 Thanks with deep respect to the master of harmony.👌You deserve⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@correametal 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!! Thanks for all the great information and different approaches when arranging vocals.
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@MichaelLevine 3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! And I love the puppet show - genius!
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)
@Zoonie81 2 жыл бұрын
Great video man! The country example had me rolling 😂
@craigwazowski 7 ай бұрын
awesome dude. I studied theory up until atonal 12 tone charts and this video did not sacrifice any knowledge for ease of consumption. you made it mad accessible while still "teaching" the thirds and fifths, nice man. music theory is magic and the more ppl who know about it, the better music we all get.
@nisachannel7077 Жыл бұрын
Wow, wow!! Amazing content. Informative, witty, funny, entertaining!!
@joshstanleymc 2 жыл бұрын
This was amazingly made !! Congrats and don’t stop doing KZfaq videos !
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Gracias
@burado1974 Жыл бұрын
Well that covered everything, awesome vid, thank you!
@producemyfrench 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, also really nicely split into respective chapters. Thank you for this! I've been writing / producing harmonies turning down the formants and keeping that weird sound as part of our sound aesthetic, but been looking on and off for a good demonstration of a more commonly heard example of vocal harmonies, so I'm glad you made this video!
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@elianmusic7452 2 жыл бұрын
Subbed. Quality content. Cant thank you enough for your effot
@MKAudette 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for taking the time to make this!!!
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped :)
@cassiuscruz8570 Жыл бұрын
LMAO i did not expect that whole disney movie based on your deadpan delivery in the first few minutes of this video. needless to say, i'm engaged.
@saltwatermusicco.6323 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, this is really the BEST video on vocal harmonies I've seen, and I feel like I've watched them all. I ended up here trying to understand how Post Malone does his harmonies, I would love to see you do a video on that!
@everalvelast 8 ай бұрын
This is a whole masterclass
@Cspeedy 2 жыл бұрын
Brother... You're a genius... I just found your channel... Thank you for your content..!
@devingrubbs 3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! This video is def gonna be a go-to for me.
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@2at_the_temple 7 ай бұрын
This was awesome man 😁
@johnbenny7235 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial 🎉🎊
@PatJones82 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful! THANK YOU!
@arcanearcanum8926 2 жыл бұрын
The live vocal group clip had me ☠️☠️☠️🤣 But fr I wanna hear the whole song. That was so beautiful 😩😍😍😍
@anthonylucio1 9 ай бұрын
I love your voice! And great vid!
@JosiahVaughan 3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this gem of a channel 😂 time to binge
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude 😎
@whaxmusic305 2 жыл бұрын
The "Creation of Harmony" short was absolutely incredible
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Thank yew 😊
@ProduceGuitarPop 2 жыл бұрын
literally have sent this to like 10 people. so practical
@miguelpessanha 2 жыл бұрын
Dude honestly this is really impressive work but mos importantly... f**** hilarious!! Honestly you kill me everytime!
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@1shannonleggette 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@carlfrank542 Жыл бұрын
That was fantastic
@eltacrash 3 жыл бұрын
Bro!!! This video is a GEM!!! And the puppet show SOOO COOL! Damn this is my fav tutorial now! Thanks!!!! ✨
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@eltacrash 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick Bro 2:31 I need to see this process T.T it will help me a lot.
@timbucher1162 3 жыл бұрын
great vid !
@brianwilliams8332 2 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing video. I don't really comment on videos but I had to. Keep up the awesome vids. Gonna subscribe
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated :)
@quintinspina4270 Жыл бұрын
Here before he blows tf up🔥
@MalikAmer87 3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@Xhulu666 Жыл бұрын
Watching an awesome video, reading the comments you’ll run into.
@alexandergomez617 2 жыл бұрын
Gracias, saludos desde Medellin Colombia!
@eliasbeckermusic Жыл бұрын
The story time made my day haha xD
@bologneseprince 2 жыл бұрын
That was too good 😮💨😮💨
@mirrorball96 Жыл бұрын
god this video is underrated!
@dkerwood1 3 жыл бұрын
Me: Aw, cute. Puppets. Let me get my kids. Also me: Mayyyybe I should preview this before I bring them over.
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@stanleyassor3172 4 ай бұрын
men thanks, suc h valuable lessons! Wow
@ithiopiamckinney5096 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely subscribed great video, and that country song was made for me! I left thank God! Hahaha 🤣
@afityzola5922 Жыл бұрын
Genius
@High_hope 2 жыл бұрын
I'm gobsmacked by the beautiful harmony you created. Which software are you using for this arrangement
@michaelamarie4288 2 жыл бұрын
How does this not have more views?
@julinx3943 Жыл бұрын
This is so amazing. Is there a Full Version of the Song?
@AryanNabarMusic 7 ай бұрын
Strummed acoustic never dissapoints
@shakinaf6559 3 жыл бұрын
dude you should have like 20K subs even more maybe
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated :)
@whaxmusic305 5 ай бұрын
You did some backstreet boys videos that were absolutely electric but I can't seem to find them. Was planning to study them for a new project since you always engineer such a brilliant sound . Am I missing them or are they somewhere out there?
@hey_maurice 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first video of yours that I've ever seen and, NGL, you instantly got a subscriber when you said "FUCK SQUARESPACE, this video is sponsored by ME." 😂 For real tho, awesome video. Love your style of explaining things in an easy-to-follow manner and also the fact that you have a lot of visual aides as well. Plus the storytime puppet show was 🔥. So happy I found your channel. 🙌🏽
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated :)
@MrArtVein Жыл бұрын
Dude is a master. You did all this in with only a compressor and L1 on individual tracks and just EQ on the bus. I'd love to see how you're going into the DAW. This is ridiculous.
@JoeQuick Жыл бұрын
Lol thanks just the mic into the interface into the DAW
@RafiBarides 7 ай бұрын
10/10
@arcanearcanum8926 2 жыл бұрын
🙀 omfg did this guy just sing a G#1?!!!! Geeeesh!!! Those base notes gave me a super eargasm 🥹😍🥰🥰🥰
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm a true bass so G#1 is actually not that low for me. On a good day I can get down to E1. It's an incredibly useless skill to be blessed with.
@arcanearcanum8926 2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick not at all useless, man! That was insanely sick! 🙀🙀 A super rare talent and vocal groups would kill for notes like that in their arrangements. Boyz II Men are my fav vocal group and their bass harmonies used to send chills down my spine. Ofc, everybody loves the high notes, tenors and sopranos and that’s pretty typical and redundant now…but I believe one day someone will come along and put bass singers on the map, could be you.
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
@@arcanearcanum8926 Lol thanks! Boyz 2 Men are awesome 😎
@AxlHill-fx3hd Жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, super video! Just a question, are all lines panned central? I thought some lines should be doubled L/R. I have a three part harmony with doubling on the main line (both line C/C) and then two panned left and right (two individual takes, singing the same line, one panned L and one R). So all in all 6 lines , but it sounds pretty flat/not powerful? So I was wondering if you pan everything all center, or how do you do it?
@ScribblebytesWorldwide Жыл бұрын
Amazing work. Intense harmonies. ...As the 100th comment do I win a prize.
@jonaskuenzle2459 Жыл бұрын
Very helpfull! 🙏🔥 What I don‘t get, is that in the beginning you are talking about 3rd above the lead (-1 octave=6th below) and 3rd below (+1 octave=6th above) , but at 17:10 (chord shapes) you are talking about arranging harmonies in 3rds and 5ths?
@billfelixc Жыл бұрын
can you make how to mix a voice over?? like as what you did on the story 🙊
@tylerthompson8832 2 жыл бұрын
LOGIC ,applied to explaining the VAST and multifaceted world of music theory for real world scenarios,application, and use . and then the Jim Henson thing , xdeadx and you didnt even beg for my likeandsub... go pull howard stern out by his thinning curls 10-10 , howie says 10 too yourgoing to hollywood (and yes i know there all differnt but the same) thanks bruddah
@Flyingraijin2013 2 жыл бұрын
Question: Great video by the way - just wondering are all vocals recorded - mutiple different takes by the same singer at the same key, but then the harmonies pitched up or down as per autotune / tuning software. Ive always been struggling to get something as tight as these, especially as some notes are very difficult to sing when you the further away the key is from the lead. Also do you by any chance use revoice or vocalign to tighten your vocals or you do do everything manually? and also is autotune better than melodyne for this purpose ? thank you very much for the tutorial / tips!
@JoeQuick 2 жыл бұрын
All the vocals are sung. I don’t use any type of time alignment software. If someone had problems with timing I would just make sure I had them do enough takes that I’d be able to comp together a good performance. I prefer autotune over melodyne both for the ease of use and the sound quality.
@Flyingraijin2013 2 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick wow thank you for your reply, I will keep this in mind :D
@ragingoracle6239 2 жыл бұрын
gr8 stuff..!! sub..
@mikefox6211 3 жыл бұрын
Will this work with Auto-Tune 8's graph mode, or does it need to be one of the new versions of Auto-Tune?
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Yep! They added the note function back in EVO.
@mikefox6211 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick Excellent!
@rickbiessman6084 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone, MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE PART STARTING AT 8:19! You will not regret it!!!
@kaymoney9366 3 жыл бұрын
Love the lesson but don’t remember anything after it do I have a problem
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Lol it’s a lot to take in
@kari6940 3 жыл бұрын
Which DAW do you use ?
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Studio one
@angurishudesu 11 ай бұрын
2:30
@SaiChooMusic 13 күн бұрын
Can't hear the bass voice bit at the end unfortunately
@mikefox6211 3 жыл бұрын
So, just to be clear, you're skipping part of the process each time in the video, right? Moving the piano roll notes doesn't actually change your vocal notes, correct? I'm guessing you're moving the piano notes around and playing back the part on the piano track until you're satisfied, then making the same changes to the vocal notes on the auto-tune graph, right? Or am I missing a really cool feature that links the vocal notes to the piano roll somehow?
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
I'm singing all the parts in the video, they aren't programmed. Sorry if that was confusing. Programmed harmonies wouldn't sound like this unfortunately. I just use the Grid Mode harmonies when I'm doing an arrangement, so I don't have to demo things before doing the final. You can route midi notes to the input of Autotune from a piano roll but because of the vocals not being grid accurate it would likely glitch out alot.
@mikefox6211 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick So in reality, you're hearing the piano track play your proposed changes to the arrangement while you're brainstorming. It's not until you're happy with the arrangement that you record each vocal line on the mic, correct? The video was making me think you could drag each harmony note around and hear the vocal lines change instantly. (Great voice, by the way.)
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikefox6211 Thanks :) It still is what you're thinking. So basically the process will go like this. I'll do the arrangement in the piano roll on midi piano. Once I think it's finalized I'll load the demo melody into Grid Mode on Autotune. I'll then duplicate that track 2 times if I was doing a 3 part arrangement. I'd then write in the top voice in Grid Mode on Autotune and write in the bottom voice on the other track in Grid Mode of Autotune. Now I can hear the whole 3 part arrangement with voices and have access to move around the notes on each of them if need be. Then I'll record the parts for real once everything is good.
@mikefox6211 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeQuick Great, thanks for clarifying. That all makes sense. Now the final question - when does the song drop? I'll be hearing it in my head for the next week. ; )
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikefox6211 😂😂
@jeffroberts_tunes 6 ай бұрын
If Bill Maher did a video on vocal harmony this is what it'd be like, except this is funnier than he is. Hilarious as well as being super useful.
@smash_adams 3 жыл бұрын
Dude this whole video was like a missing puzzle piece for me
@JoeQuick 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! It’s definitely not a well covered topic outside of a university setting.
@VocalEdgeTV 11 күн бұрын
“If you don’t like America, you can get out.“ Not a word of a lie.
@JakeAdkinsOfficial Жыл бұрын
🎶🪕If yew don like a murica yew can git out 🤣💀
@dogukanozfalci 2 жыл бұрын
Quailty.........
@RocknRollkat Жыл бұрын
....doubling is not harmony.
@JoeQuick Жыл бұрын
🙄
@mulisaurus Жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahahahaha!! Came for the knowledge, stayed for the comedic storytime fairytale.
@trucoproductions5585 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if it’s calling people who want more than thirds in their harmonies “snowflakes” Or the full on puppet show Or that this is all really well presented and very useful… But this might have been the greatest 25 minutes of my year🥹
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