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Welcome! So you’d like to start working on your r&b vocals. As a supplement to a lot of listening, this tutorial will help you develop some of the technical skills you’ll need. All levels are welcome! But if you feel a little overwhelmed with runs or controlling vibrato, we have tutorials on those topics for you to check out first.

Many beginning singers have at least heard the terms “chest voice” and “head voice”. But if those terms are new to you, fear not!

When we talk about registers, we’re referring to a section of the voice (or a collection of pitches) in which sound is produced a certain way and results in a specific tone quality.

In this video series, we will teach you how to sing basic harmony along with an established melody. The type of harmony we will focus on will be major and minor thirds, which is most commonly used in a variety of genres including Pop, Rock, Country, Folk and even Jazz!

While every jazz singer has their own unique tone and style, there are a few common elements we can practice to embody traditional jazz vocal style. Here are some common styles: swung rhythm, smooth, easy tone, gravelly, even choppy tone, smooth, effortless tone, and last, we have vibrato & embellishment. With each lesson in this series, we’ll take a jazz standard to practice with.

“Complete Orchestra XS” consists of 256 user Voices, 128 Performances, and 6 ready-made song mix templates utilizing almost 211 megabytes of samples. Everything you need to do complete orchestrations is presented in Complete Orchestra - from expressive string sounds (large, medium, and small sections and solo instruments) to natural sounding brass (ensembles and solo instruments) to woodwinds to orchestral percussion and special orchestral FX (including an 1812 cannon!). "Complete Orchestra" also includes new grand piano, harpsichord, celesta, harp, bell and choir voices which utilize Motif XS’ existing waveROM.

Pitch and intonation are essential to great vocal technique. Camille demonstrates how to effectively improve your singing by focusing on pitch accuracy with these simple tips.

Digital Sound Factory Motif Performer is designed for the most demanding musician. Each instrument is high quality and true to the original, and when combined with the Motif’s incredible sound engine, the sonic fidelity is out of this world. This amazing sound set includes a Steinway Grand Piano, meticulously recorded to capture the true realism and expressiveness of a real acoustic piano. The classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos are velocity layered, so when you dig into the keyboard, you get the response you expect.

What can you expect from this daily routine just for low voices? For one, all exercises will be played within the male range, so you don’t need to do any guesswork about which octave to sing in. Additionally, we’ll spend a bit more time finding falsetto placement and building our mix, since that tends to be trickier for male singers.

If you grew up listening to American or European music, chances are you implicitly know the major scale - without anyone having to teach it to you.

The Symphonic Strings Motif XS/XF library consists of 190 new user voices, utilizing 450 megabytes of authentic string samples. Recorded in the same symphony hall as the Motif’s internal ROM string samples, this collection not only adds new content, but enhances the existing string sections. Very few compromises where made to the sample data allowing for the ultimate realism. Large and small groups of Basses, Celli, Violas, and Violins are included along with Legato, Marcato, Pizzicato, Spiccato, and Major Trills.

Virtual Analog Synthesizer – Retrologue
The flexible, intuitive Retrologue emulates the warmth and fatness of classic analog synthesizers. Three virtual analog oscillators and a first-class set of filters produce a wealth of rich, inspring sounds; its adaptable arpeggiator, powerful modulation system and FX rack help make Retrologue the first choice for producers everywhere.

This tutorial will walk you through the foundations of vibrato. Because vibrato is a naturally occurring event, it’s not a technique that we learn in isolation. Rather, it’s the result of healthy singing technique over all. Each video will explain and give you exercises to build your technique. Whether you can sing with vibrato already, or you're struggling to learn, just relax as we take it one step at a time in this series.

Digital Sound Factory Vocal Xpressions is a collection of vocal ensembles, vocal hooks, synth voices, & effects. The vocal ensembles were originally recorded by the Ensoniq sound design team. Portions were used for various Ensoniq keyboards, but the entire collection was never released. DSF has re-mastered these classic vocals for the Motif XS & XF. These vocals are ready to enhance your music. This Voice Library requires DIMM memory?for a Motif XS, or Flash memory for the Motif XF.

Welcome to Mixed Voice 101! Mixed voice, also called mixed registration or “your mix” is the holy grail for most singers. It’s also a topic fraught with confusion, and people have different definitions for mix.

Does the thought of performing absolutely terrify you? Most singers experience a mix of both anxiety and excitement. In this tutorial, Camille shares the best game plan for a perfect performance.