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10 years ago the standard way to correct pitch in vocals was Autotune. To correct bits manually, youd have to use graphical mode. It was very fiddly, youd have to load in a few seconds of vocal and then nip in to an inch square box and move the audio up or down to correct the pitch then bounce down. It didnt sound great either. Then came Celemonys Melodyne; the quality of its central pitch/time manipulation engine generated a real sense of excitement amongst Producers and Engineers on account of the new possibilities and user friendliness. It was not only easy to use but sounded pretty good too.Then in 2009 came Melodyne DNA (Direct Note Access). It promised what some called impossible: to select and manipulate individual notes within a polyphonic audio file. I was certainly skeptical, but seeing a few videos on youtube last year blew me away so I couldnt wait to crack it open myself.When I did, I loaded in a stereo mix of All Saints Never Ever. The reason I chose this record is because I knew the arrangement inside out and wanted to compare the intro with just the vocal and piano, and the middle of the song when all the bells and whistles are in. Although the mix feels full throughout, therere not too many musical elements going on at any one time.I found it easy to nip in and change the individual notes in the piano chords throughout the song. Impressively, change the pitch of all the instruments without effecting anything else playing at the same point. Even instruments which were relatively close to each other in pitch. Unfortunately, I struggled to lift the lead vocal in any part of the song. Even the intro where its only the LV (lead vocal) and piano in the mix. The method here would obviously be deleting everything you see which isnt the LV part. It just didnt sound good enough. Not even with a bit of splosh (reverb and delay)Q: What use is this groundbreaking software to me? A: Unfortunately, I cant think of any.The old Melodyne is fine for me to tune monophonic vocal tracks. (To be honest, I dont know if DNA sounds any better using it monophonically)Acapellas lifted off of mixes are unusable.I dont need to nick other peoples musical elements or chords in the form of MIDI *I will never spend money on session musicians or orchestras before knowing 100% how the chords and melody are going to go.So, it is undoubtedly the most incredible software ive every come across and great fun to play with. But, I cant for the life of me think where it would be useful to me!I did this with my Songwriting students: if you like a chord progression and would like to know what the chords are, you figure out the root note for each chord and write it down. You can easily do with my ear but it may take some longer than others to do. In a nutshell, the note that sounds most like the chord should be the root note. Now figure out if its major or minor by listening to it and experimenting; now (specially if its jazzy or bluesy) roughly figure out any extensions. Write all this down and play through again and again tweaking until it sounds good. I think youll find that (particularly if youre playing a guitar and recorded instrument is keyboard based) you are already playing different inversions before you tweak some more to make those chords your own. For more Tips and Tricks and details on SSR London, visit www.musicproductioncourses.net
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