RoyishGoodLooks2🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== Roy breaks down writing and recording the song “Bring Balance to the Force.” You’ll hear the vocals, guitars, and drums isolated from the mix in this part by part walk-through.
On this episode:
✅ why this song is unique out of all the RGL “hits” ✅ how the theme of the song is best shown through the YouTube video version ✅ what elements Roy would change for the “Special Edition” remix of the song ✅ which lyrics should’ve been changed (according to YouTube comments) ✅ the accidental melodic word painting in the chorus ✅ The Darkness song that inspired the chorus arrangement ✅ how Roy looks at vocal arranging like a Michael Bay film ✅ the trick to making just two guitar tracks sound massive ===================================== 00:00 Intro, song background (genre, lyrics, & themes) 03:39 The music video & the concept of “balance” 05:44 Song breakdown begins 06:01 INTRO: Drums only intro?! 07:02 VERSE 1: Drum grooves & clean guitar riffs 08:24 Dark-side synth choir 09:07 Vocal delay for days! 10:15 YouTube comments re-writing the lyrics?! 11:42 The bass guitar is super boring 12:24 “Bring Balance” tagline & big fat guitars 13:10 Interlude or pre-chorus? Two verses?! 13:41 VERSE 2: Menacing guitars & positive lyrics 14:32 CHORUS 1: Rhythmic accents & syncopation 15:28 Vocals: melodic vartion & designing harmonies 16:45 VERSE 3: It’s amped up!! 17:04 Palm muted guitar riffs & more synth choir 17:48 CHORUS 2: brand new drum-beat...same old music 18:30 Cue the background vocals! 19:17 BRIDGE: it’s classic RGL 19:35 Dueling guitar arrangements 20:40 Belting vocals & 3-part-harmonies 21:32 You wanna change MORE lyrics?! 22:04 I think about cymbals a lot more than you’d think 22:48 CHORUS 3: More vocal variations & word painting 23:37 CHORUS 4: Chugga chugga guitars & drums 23:54 More background vocals & piano!!! 24:31 RGL Bingo?! 24:47 Anakin’s Redemption & Ritardano ===================================== 🚨 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📲 Follow Royish Good Looks on Socials: ===================================== Instagram ►► http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter ►► twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Page ►► facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Tik Tok ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_TikTok ===================================== 🎧 Listen to Royish Good Looks’ Music: ===================================== Bandcamp ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com Spotify ►► https://spoti.fi/2rUQCpr Apple Music ►► apple.co/36QoUZX Amazon Music ►► amzn.to/31uJbVo Pandora ►► pdora.co/30uaiPG Deezer ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Deezer ===================================== 👕 Buy T-Shirts ►► bit.ly/RGL-Merch ===================================== 🖼 Artwork by Chaoticeniir ►► instagram.com/chaoticeniir ===================================== 👊 Patreon Producers: =====================================
Inside the Song: Bring Balance to the Force (The Royish Good Looks Podcast #30)RoyishGoodLooks22021-10-10 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== Roy breaks down writing and recording the song “Bring Balance to the Force.” You’ll hear the vocals, guitars, and drums isolated from the mix in this part by part walk-through.
On this episode:
✅ why this song is unique out of all the RGL “hits” ✅ how the theme of the song is best shown through the YouTube video version ✅ what elements Roy would change for the “Special Edition” remix of the song ✅ which lyrics should’ve been changed (according to YouTube comments) ✅ the accidental melodic word painting in the chorus ✅ The Darkness song that inspired the chorus arrangement ✅ how Roy looks at vocal arranging like a Michael Bay film ✅ the trick to making just two guitar tracks sound massive ===================================== 00:00 Intro, song background (genre, lyrics, & themes) 03:39 The music video & the concept of “balance” 05:44 Song breakdown begins 06:01 INTRO: Drums only intro?! 07:02 VERSE 1: Drum grooves & clean guitar riffs 08:24 Dark-side synth choir 09:07 Vocal delay for days! 10:15 YouTube comments re-writing the lyrics?! 11:42 The bass guitar is super boring 12:24 “Bring Balance” tagline & big fat guitars 13:10 Interlude or pre-chorus? Two verses?! 13:41 VERSE 2: Menacing guitars & positive lyrics 14:32 CHORUS 1: Rhythmic accents & syncopation 15:28 Vocals: melodic vartion & designing harmonies 16:45 VERSE 3: It’s amped up!! 17:04 Palm muted guitar riffs & more synth choir 17:48 CHORUS 2: brand new drum-beat...same old music 18:30 Cue the background vocals! 19:17 BRIDGE: it’s classic RGL 19:35 Dueling guitar arrangements 20:40 Belting vocals & 3-part-harmonies 21:32 You wanna change MORE lyrics?! 22:04 I think about cymbals a lot more than you’d think 22:48 CHORUS 3: More vocal variations & word painting 23:37 CHORUS 4: Chugga chugga guitars & drums 23:54 More background vocals & piano!!! 24:31 RGL Bingo?! 24:47 Anakin’s Redemption & Ritardano ===================================== 🚨 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📲 Follow Royish Good Looks on Socials: ===================================== Instagram ►► http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter ►► twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Page ►► facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Tik Tok ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_TikTok ===================================== 🎧 Listen to Royish Good Looks’ Music: ===================================== Bandcamp ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com Spotify ►► https://spoti.fi/2rUQCpr Apple Music ►► apple.co/36QoUZX Amazon Music ►► amzn.to/31uJbVo Pandora ►► pdora.co/30uaiPG Deezer ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Deezer ===================================== 👕 Buy T-Shirts ►► bit.ly/RGL-Merch ===================================== 🖼 Artwork by Chaoticeniir ►► instagram.com/chaoticeniir ===================================== 👊 Patreon Producers: =====================================How music shaped two nerdy millennials (Royish Good Looks Podcast S2E3)RoyishGoodLooks22024-10-01 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎧 Download My Songs ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com
0:00:00 Intro — Leave your comments below! 0:01:00 Before RGL — Portal & Jonathan Coulton 0:05:00 Joey’s unconventional taste in music 0:17:00 Roy’s music taste in high school 0:25:00 How our parents influenced our music taste 0:32:00 Revisiting music we missed out on 0:46:00 How the streaming era changed everything 0:55:00 Live music/concerts vs. recorded music 1:01:00 Listening for the details in music 1:08:00 Film/TV soundtracks and scores 1:15:00 Leave a comment if you want to hear a part 2!
Songs Featured:
Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive (Portal song) Jonathan Coulton - The Future Soon Big Wig - Girl with the Green Jacket Matt & Kim - Daylight The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love Cake - The Distance Gorlliaz - Clint Eastwood System of a Down - Chop Suey Yellowcard - Only One Coheed & Cambria - The Camper Velorium I - Faint of Hearts Taking Back Sunday - You Know How I Do Third Eye Blind - Blinded Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club The Cranberries - Zombie Goldfinger - Don’t Say Goodbye Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons (Nena cover) Huey Lewis and the News - Don’t Make Me Do It Iron Maiden - The Trooper Olivia Rodigo - Get Him Back Halsey - Without Me Flogging Molly - Devil’s Dance Floor Sierra Hull - Bombshell Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A. Hazbin Hotel - Ready For This Sing-Along Kevin Kiner - Burying the Dead (Clone Wars S7) Michael Giacino - Hollywood and Vines (LOST) John Williams - Obi Wan Kenobi (Obi Wan Kenobi theme) Gravity Falls theme songThis is a NIGHTMARE for musicians on YouTube (YouTube vs. SESAC)RoyishGoodLooks22024-09-29 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎧 Download My Songs ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.comThis Darth Plagueis Song Took 3 Years to Write (Royish Good Looks Podcast S2E2)RoyishGoodLooks22024-07-27 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎧 Download My Songs ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com
00:00 Hello there 01:12 Re: The Acolyte 02:08 Demo 1 - Piano version (2021) 04:13 Demo 2 - Rock version (2023) 05:38 Demo 3 - Re-writing & re-arranging (2024) 09:39 My reference playlist 11:33 The rare song structureNew Star Wars songs & ranting about The Acolyte discourse (Royish Good Looks Podcast S2E1)RoyishGoodLooks22024-07-23 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎧 Download My Songs ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com 🎙️ Krypton to Alderaan Podcast ►► @kryptontoalderaan
00:00 Hello there 2:09 Ordering the songs chronologically 10:17 Argue with me in the comments 14:12 Royish Good Jam Session 18:48 I’m proud of this song 22:51 Hello There is a lot deeper than you think 38:36 This is so emo 40:38 Re-ordering the “META” songs 45:03 THE COMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL LIST 49:23 Final Thoughts 52:09 COMMENT WITH YOUR OWN PLAYLIST!How to Write CATCHY Guitar SolosRoyishGoodLooks22024-06-10 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎧 Download My Songs ►► royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.comHow I Wrote “The Mandalorian” Star Wars song (Behind the Scenes with Royish Good Looks Studio Diary)RoyishGoodLooks22024-05-31 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon 🎵 The Finished Song & Music Video ►► youtube.com/watch?v=uZg5S7abYtE ===================================== 0:00:00 — Day 1 — Rough demo version 1 0:15:26 — Day 2 — Adding MIDI drums & bass 1:05:26 — Day 3 — Adding guitars 1:58:40 — Day 4 — Upgrading my Mac Mini 2:03:55 — Day 5 — Re-writing the pre-chorus 2:10:16 — Day 6 — Re-arranging the song & recording demo vocals 4:00:07 — Day 7 — More re-arranging & demo vocals 4:41:12 — Day 8 — Recording bass 5:07:31 — Day 9 — Recording guitars 5:13:14 — Day 10 — Vocal warm ups & recording vocals 5:55:04 — Day 11 — Failing to record vocals 5:57:56 — Day 12 — Update on video editing, thumbnail & artwork 6:00:06 — Day 13 — More updates on video editing & recording vocals 6:03:14 — Day 14 — I finally finished recording vocals 6:04:27 — Day 15 — Comping & editing vocals 6:25:48 — Day 16 — Tuning vocals 6:51:07 — Day 17 — Making “Mix 0” 7:49:48 — Day 18 — Revisions for “Mix 1” 8:58:18 — Day 19 — Writing the BTS theme song & revising “Mix 2” 9:23:11 — Day 20 — Mastering & revising “Mix 3” 9:48:14 — Day 21 — Revising “Mix 4” 9:55:55 — Day 22 — Finishing the mix 10:09:34 — Day 23 — The day BEFORE release 10:13:57 — Day 24 — The day AFTER releaseRoasting my Spotify Release Radar (1975, Yellowcard, Lil Dicky & more)RoyishGoodLooks22024-02-11 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== Artist Name - Song Title ===================================== 0:00 WELCOME BACK to RGL2 0:34 Arkells - Nobody Gets Me Like You Do - First Dance Version 1:36 Yellowcard, Hammock - Only One 3:32 Sparrow Sleeps, Emery - Walls 4:16 The 1975 - Now Is The House 6:11 Buqueit, anders, M.A.G.S - Bright 6:53 Anthony Vincent - The ABC Song - Metal Version 8:03 Cascade Riot - Cobwebs 11:28 lé tired - My Seasonal Ghost 14:07 Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties - In Lieu Of Flowers 18:23 The Kitty Hawks - World Tonight 20:58 Chasing the Fall - A Million Times More 22:11 Here For a Reason - Steady 22:49 The Odorants - Satellites 25:16 Gary Bender - Keeping Breathing 26:11 WHO ARE THESE BANDS?! 26:42 Lil Dick - Going GrayRoasting my Spotify Release Radar (Fall Out Boy, Trey Lewis, Goo Goo Dolls & more)RoyishGoodLooks22024-02-03 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
============ Artists - Songs: ============ 00:00 Coming up... 00:57 Fall Out Boy - So Much for Stardust 01:38 Bowling for Soup - Award Show Taylor Swift 03:30 The Goo Goo Dolls - Beautiful Lie 04:27 MNYS - Alien 05:28 The Ground Above - Power Overwhelming 06:16 Trey Lewis - Sounds Like Money to Me 07:42 Dom Palombi, Adam Neely, and others - Roll The Dice! 09:03 Fly by Nighcore, Alex Goot - Better Brother 09:42 Papa Roach, Daughtry - Scars (live) 10:35 Jesse McCartney - Faux Fur 11:02 Bullion, Carly Rae Jepsen - Rare 11:46 Pomplamoose - Nuclear Kittens 12:57 Grottonaut - Drugs Dad 15:09 The Ordorants - Love Songs Never Die 16:54 onelittlepiranha - Treasure 18:34 Blowfuse - Wish 18:51 Astral Planes - Woke Up Too Late 19:50 Frank Turner - No Thank You For The MusicRe-mixing my 12-year-old recordings (2012 vs. 2024)RoyishGoodLooks22024-01-10 | 🚨 Download this song on Patreon ►► patreon.com/posts/96246155
00:00 Why I made this video 01:12 Before there was Royish Good Looks 04:21 Touring the 2012 Pro Tools session 09:01 Listening to the 2012 mix 10:48 How my voice has changed 12:15 Losing my voice 13:20 Re-mixing the song 17:00 2012 mix vs. 2024 mix 19:24 2024 cover vs. the original songAfter Posting “The Mandalorian” Song (Comments & Rank) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #24)RoyishGoodLooks22023-07-15 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode... 02:50 Thumbnail 04:50 Quick Vocal Edits 05:45 AUTO-TUNE FTW 08:24 The Esses are Messing with Me 11:07 Tape Saturation is Overrated 12:59 Vocal/Guitar EQ Extravaganza 14:57 Mastering EQ & Level—Spell Checking 21:50 Final Thoughts ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXI Wrote This Theme Song in 1 Try (Plus Mix Revisions) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #19)RoyishGoodLooks22023-07-07 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On This Episode… 03:01 Easy mix notes first 04:36 The “just noticeable difference” 06:17 Fixing the Vocal Tag 07:26 Spicing up the Guitar Transitions 09:22 Where I Stole the Theme Song From 10:35 Fixing Verse 3 Vocal Effects 12:24 Retiming Pre C3 Vocals 13:21 Changing all the the vocal levels 15:40 I was scared of this part 19:11 I think I rounded it out… 21:43 If I get used to it—we can release it 22:35 These “what”s are better ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXEditing “The Mandalorian” Music Video in Final Cut Pro X (Behind the Scenes w/ Royish Good Looks )RoyishGoodLooks22023-07-06 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
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===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 0:00:00 On This Episode… 0:03:39 Making Mix Revisions in Real Time 0:08:17 Riding Drum Fills 0:09:17 Perfecting the Vocal Levels 0:13:30 Guitar Solo Levels & Effects 0:15:52 THE GAME OF INCHES 0:16:44 Vocal Delay Throws 0:18:38 Tucking in the LOW octaves 0:21:11 More Side-Stick! 0:23:14 Make the Pick Scarpes hurt, again 0:23:52 Choruses: Hit Harder 0:25:37 Cleaning up the Clean Guitars 0:27:08 The Piano Sounds Dinky 0:29:09 You and your “TRIIIIBE” 0:31:51 I don’t know what to do here 0:33:12 Video Editing & Final Cut BTS 0:38:42 Recording Vocal Ad Libs 0:42:42 Editing the Ad Libs 0:45:35 What are we talking about again? 0:55:05 About those Ad Libs… 1:06:22 I’m hearing too many things ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXWhat Mixing is ACTUALLY Like (Spoiler: Its Boring!!!) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #17)RoyishGoodLooks22023-07-02 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode 00:14 My mix-revisions notes 03:11 Mixing begins 06:54 Designing Guitar Distortion 10:44 Vocal Effects 12:04 Drum Fills Automation 13:38 Side-stick EQ tirade 14:32 Bass guitar runs? 16:12 Punching up verse 1 18:19 Smoothing Effect On/Off Transitions 19:38 The Jimmy Eat World Piano Trick 22:44 Accenting the Harmonies 25:44 BWOP BWOP BWOP BWOP 26:02 Punching up Drums in Pre C3 30:03 Bass guitar fills 31:31 A message from Joey 33:05 De-essing is annoying 34:05 Soothe-ing the Guitar Solo 35:03 Bridge Vocal Effects 36:09 Pizza is ready 37:22 I wanna be Paramore 38:11 Spicing up the Harmonies 40:26 So distracting! 43:14 I still wanna be Paramore 44:34 Guitar Lift in the Last Chorus 46:19 I’m really lazy 47:07 I forgot about this part! 48:05 Background Gang Vocals 50:44 WTF is Mix Zero 53:13 Battling my Mac Mini during Mix-Down ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXMy Vocal Editing Secrets (Using Melodyne & Auto-Tune) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #16)RoyishGoodLooks22023-06-30 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode 00:14 How about that Mando finale!!? 02:03 Tuning the Main Verse Vocals 05:55 My Re-tune Speed Automation Trick 07:49 Tuning the Verse Doubles 09:49 How many takes of the chorus??? 11:14 Tuning the Chorus Mains & Doubles 14:31 Tuning the Harmonies 15:12 Synthesizing New Melodies in Melodyne 15:42 Stereo vs. Mono Doubles 17:51 “Proof Reading” the Edits 23:15 Committing the Melodyne ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXEditing Vocals from Multiple Takes (Like a Mad Man) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #15)RoyishGoodLooks22023-06-27 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 00:14 What is vocal editing? 02:31 Editing & Extra Takes in Verse 1 06:17 Breezing through Pre-Chorus 1 07:04 Adding harmonies in the Chorus 09:31 Which harmonies are cooler??? 10:43 Losing my mind in Verse 2 12:31 Besssssskar Sssssteel 13:24 Happy accidents in the Bridge 14:26 Low octave vocals in Verse 2 15:32 Working on the Bridge again… 16:19 Stacked vocals in the Chorus 18:09 Backing up & Consolidating ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXI Finally Finished Recording Them (I HAVE MADE FIRE!!!) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #14)RoyishGoodLooks22023-06-26 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
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===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 01:30 Vocal warm-ups (mm & oo) 03:35 Sirens v1 04:11 My studio is messy 04:34 Vowels (oo, ah, ee & oh) 06:52 My superstitious ritual 08:32 Not Quite Belting Yet 09:50 Goo goo, gah gah 12:08 The 80% rule 12:54 Falsetto 14:04 Sirens v2 - Falsetto 15:23 The Mandalorian Piano Version 18:07 The Truth 19:14 Sending out an SOS 23:33 Vocal Recording (Pro Tools prep) 25:56 Vocal Recording (Take 1) 26:52 Don’t forget the lyrics 29:19 Recording the Chorus 30:15 It doesn’t sound like the demo 31:27 How many takes DOES it take? 32:32 Recording Verse 2 33:31 Trying to find the perfect take… 34:38 A surprise to be sure! 35:35 You gotta have fun 37:24 If you would only UNDER-STAND! 38:39 Where do you belong? 40:43 A change of plans… ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXMy Mandalorian Predictions (most of them WILL come true) (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #9)RoyishGoodLooks22023-06-18 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 0:00 On this episode... 2:03 MY PREDICTIONS 3:27 We finished the guitars!!!! 4:44 I’m just realizing…
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 00:27 It’s been a MONTH already?! 02:04 Recording BASS 07:34 This would’ve been a cool bridge 08:31 It should just feel good 09:57 I’m having too much fun here 11:46 Scratch Bass VS. punching-in 13:18 One little bass fill 14:07 Recording GUITARS 15:59 Lead guitar overdubs 18:51 I FIGURED IT OUT! 21:30 Bouncing DEMO 6… not once, not twice, but thrice? 24:20 I goofed up a bunch of stuff
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 00:30 Catching up with RGL 03:50 Tempo change & shrinking the verses 07:29 Extending the 3rd pre-chorus 10:44 BORING MIXING STUFF 12:09 Fixing Drum Fills & Flams in the Choruses 14:18 Drum Effects & Reverb Automation 16:20 Tom Tom Stuff 17:31 I tried this already 18:09 Outro Drum Loop 20:25 VOCAL RECORDING 25:21 New melodies for the new pre-chorus 28:31 Last chorus ad-lib vocals 31:39 The highest note in the song 33:03 Harmonies! 33:59 The worst harmony ever 38:02 Epic background vocals? 40:05 It’s so close
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00:00 On this episode… 00:02:48 BPM & Speeding up the TEMPO 00:05:03 Re-naming Pre-Chorus/Chorus/Post-Chorus 00:06:14 Full beat vs stress beat (pre-chorus) 00:09:15 Fills, Transitions, & Cymbals 00:17:10 Lof-fi Vocal Effects 00:22:05 Verse 1 Drum Arranging 00:23:19 Lo-fi Drum Part 00:28:43 Running Lead Melody? 00:29:07 “If I hear something, it’s like it almost belongs” 00:30:17 Delay Effects Automation 00:31:46 No leads in the pre?! 00:32:10 Tambourine!!! 00:34:24 Verse 3 — Air drumming FTW 00:35:34 Claps! & Comparing old demo version 00:37:23 Background Vocals! 00:39:27 Verse 2 — Re-arranging Guitars & Drums 00:43:25 Solo — Snare Ruffs & Effects 00:45:49 I really hate these drum fills 00:48:44 Stuff I have to re-record… 00:50:14 GUITAR RE-RECORDING!!!! 00:57:27 Rehearsal is important 00:58:55 Everything song gives me trouble 01:04:36 HOW LIBERTY DIES — Shout out 01:05:23 “Make it hurt” 01:07:43 VOCAL RE-RECORDING!!!! 01:08:24 Working on New Lyrics 01:10:49 Verse 1b Vocals 01:13:23 MY FAVORITE PART — Verse 2a Vocals 01:14:01 A SURPRISE TO BE SURE — Verse 2b or not 2b 01:15:51 THE WAY of the MAND’ALOR 01:18:20 Scattered Like Stars in Verse 3 01:20:50 Re-doing the Pre-Chorus VOCALS — PART 1 01:23:33 Getting “used” to hearing it over and over 01:25:15 One day you’ll understand… 01:26:42 I want it to be as good as possible 01:27:02 The calm before the storm 01:28:44 ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION 01:31:24 Don’t bore us, get to the chorus 01:32:08 Keep it simple 01:33:13 Shrinking the Pre-Chorus Length 01:35:11 MANDO vs. ANDOR 01:35:46 Re-doing the Pre-Chorus VOCALS — PART 2 01:38:42 AGAIN with this drum fill, SERIOUSLY 01:39:22 Pick it up, pick it up, pick it uuuuuup 01:40:18 I shouldn’t have kept going 01:42:15 Mixing down the DEMO 4! (or trying to…) 01:46:14 Aren’t you a little short for a pre-chorus? 01:48:33 I still have gripes!
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 - Am I making any sense? 00:30 - The chorus is ACTUALLY a pre-chorus 01:25 - Ripping off Good Charlotte "The Anthem" 02:25 - Re-writing lyrics & melodies 04:26 - I'm not crazy. PIXAR does the same thing! 05:20 - I think this is kinda cool
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 0:00 This episode is DIFFERENT! 0:18 It's finally here! 1:02 IT'S WORKING IT'S WORKING! 1:43 Recording an ALBUM in GarageBand 2:44 The inside of Mac Mini's are gnarly 3:40 UH OH 4:32 What's coming next for the BTS...
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 00:58 “Quick” Recap 03:45 Scratch Take 06:06 PRO TOOLS ERROR!!!! 08:26 VERSE 1 - what strum patterns? 11:07 CHORUS 1 - high or low E minor? 13:07 POST CHORUS 1 - keep it moving! 15:41 VERSE 2 - let’s mix it up 17:31 SOLO to END - so many options 19:54 RHYTHMS DONE… onto LEADS! 22:50 Mixing matters… but not right now! 24:32 LEADS in the chorus/post chorus 27:14 Fixing the POST CHORUS ENDING 31:48 Suspensions are sooo Mandalorian 33:50 Octaves under the SOLO 35:22 Ripping through the end 39:33 20+ TAKES OF THE SOLO 45:05 Cleaning up the VERSE 3 build up 47:41 BEING HONEST 48:48 Printing DEMO #3 51:46 FINAL THOUGHTS
===================================== 🚨🚨 Join the RGL Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon ===================================== 00:00 On this episode… 00:33 Working on lyrics 01:21 DRUM ARRANGING! 04:05 Stressing out in CHORUS 1 06:07 Rolling through POST CHORUS 09:03 Gettin’ WEIRD in VERSE 2 15:50 Fixing up CHORUS 2 17:29 Half-time in the POST CHORUS? 21:47 Break in for the BRIDGE! 22:20 Epic VERSE 3 experiments 26:31 GUITAR RIFFS & VOCALS?! 30:30 How should it END? 31:17 BASS ARANGING! 34:09 Experimenting in VERSE 2 again! 36:11 VERSE 3 break-down 38:17 Switching up the OUTRO 40:24 Proof-reading everything 44:50 What fill was your FAVORITE? 45:28 My thoughts… ===================================== 📺📺 Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: ===================================== Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 ===================================== 🎙 Subscribe to The Royish Good Looks Podcast: ===================================== Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3qUlGxQ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/30HitXU Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/The-RGL-Podcast_Google-Podcasts Podbean: royishgoodlooks.podbean.com ===================================== 📱📱 Follow RGL On Socials: ===================================== Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter: twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group: bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Facebook Page: facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks ===================================== 👕👕 T - Shirts & Merch: ===================================== Hello (from the Dark Side) | T-SHIRT ►►http://goo.gl/VZoP69 I have the High Ground | T-SHIRT ►► http://goo.gl/ugaqbXTHIS IS THE WAY - Recording Star Wars Songs (BTS w/ Royish Good Looks Studio Diary #1)RoyishGoodLooks22023-05-16 | 🛎 Join My Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon