Vocal kind of pitch shifty thing?

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:42 pm

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Around 0:42 there's a weird effect on the vocal. It sounds like a pitch shifter, but it isn't just a straight octave down or anything, my brain is confused. Any idea what this is/how this is done?

It's cool as all hells.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:46 pm

Will I have to listen to Vampire Weekend?

George · Post by **George** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:50 pm

whammy pedal?

actually looks like the guy on synth was turning a pot of some sort

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:53 pm

I thought it'd be something like that, but then how is he managing to sing the right melody if the pitch shifting is a gradual thing?

EDIT: Unless my understanding of pitch shifting is deeply flawed.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun May 12, 2013 3:03 pm

Is it that EH vocal processor thing Robroe had? My ears won't let me click on the video, but that has lots of fun effects that'd appeal to the sort of band they play in Starbucks.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sun May 12, 2013 3:06 pm

Ban Tim.

George · Post by **George** » Sun May 12, 2013 3:20 pm

i'd hold tight. it will come out on a forum soon enough, or in an interview

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:12 pm

My thoughts when I heard the single on the radio was melodyne by celemony.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:30 pm

Sounds intriguing, but could that work in a live context?

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:37 pm

If I'm not mistaken its a Roland VT1. The guy on the synth must be dialing down the formant slider.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun May 12, 2013 9:52 pm

Noticed an influx of vocal-specific effects pedals out lately, like the Boss VE-20, TC Helicon/VoiceTone series, EHX Vocoder, Voice Box and Talking Machine, etc... there's really not a lot you can't do live with vocal effects now, though entrusting the average soundman to receive such business with minimal soundchecking would make me worry.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 12, 2013 9:53 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:Sounds intriguing, but could that work in a live context?

Not sure live but I was referring to the record.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sun May 12, 2013 9:57 pm

lorez wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:Sounds intriguing, but could that work in a live context?
Not sure live but I was referring to the record.

Yeah, sorry, I got that. I just meant that they seemed to pretty much get it sounding exactly the same in that live video as it sounds on record!

I think riotshield might be bang on with the Roland VT1.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun May 12, 2013 10:05 pm

Just realised that many more pedals should be purple and gold with sliders.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sun May 12, 2013 10:07 pm

its actually orange. but gold on purple...yes

James · Post by **James** » Sun May 12, 2013 10:15 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:Just realised that many more pedals should be purple and gold with sliders.

All things should be purple with gold.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun May 12, 2013 10:17 pm

Lighty up buttons and a robot switch too. Welcome additions.

louis · Post by **louis** » Sun May 12, 2013 11:55 pm

James wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:Just realised that many more pedals should be purple and gold with sliders.
All things should be purple with gold.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon May 13, 2013 12:03 am

Freddy V-C wrote:
lorez wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:Sounds intriguing, but could that work in a live context?
Not sure live but I was referring to the record.
Yeah, sorry, I got that. I just meant that they seemed to pretty much get it sounding exactly the same in that live video as it sounds on record!

I think riotshield might be bang on with the Roland VT1.

have you seen any of my ice cream truck videos of the EHX voicebox?

with one dial you can make yourself sound like a 5 year old girl, to a drunken child molester, to giant black man

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TexasSwede · Post by **TexasSwede** » Mon May 13, 2013 4:02 am

Freddy V-C wrote:I thought it'd be something like that, but then how is he managing to sing the right melody if the pitch shifting is a gradual thing?

EDIT: Unless my understanding of pitch shifting is deeply flawed.

That's why he's using in-ear monitors in both ears. What vampire boy is hearing in his monitors is NOT what is being amplified and fed through the board, thus he can sing in tune. Without the monitors giving him his unaltered vocals mixed with the band, he'd sound like... well, watch Robroe's vids.