Modern Bard Performs Skyrim's "The Dragonborn Comes"

[MiracleOfSound]

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On the Autotune issue: pitch correction may well have been used, probably Melodyne. If it's used carefully and she's got basically good singing pitch you won't get obvious "artifacts", and it's very difficult to tell with such an overprocessed vocal.

She didn't use Melodyne and I don't hear chorus either, only multitracking. You can hear the tiny flaws and wavers in her voice that imply the vocal was untreated apart from some compression and yeah, a bit too much reverb.

It's a sad sign about the music business that people presume everyone uses pitch correction these days. Some singers can actually sing you know.

 

[Ralen-Sharr]

autotune or not, this sounds great

It's not autotuned. It's multi-tracked, which means singing in different parts separately and playing them back together.

Proof that there is no autotune, the mild (not at all bad) flaw in her voice at 1.22. Autotune would have raped that little vocal mishap.

I'll admit I don't really know anything about autotune, just that a lot of people were saying she used it. Nice to hear that it's not

 

[dubious_wolf]

I dunno I didn't think it was that cool when Bethesda's marketing team on fb posted this. Now the guy that used wine glasses to play "the song of healing" that was cool.

 

[CK76]

Well, I enjoyed it. My kind of stuff, good job m'lady.

 

[ThaBenMan]

Beautiful, I got goosebumps from that. And yeah, I don't hear any auto-tune. I don't think she needs it, she seems to be a really talented singer.

 

[ms_sunlight]

She didn't use Melodyne and I don't hear chorus either, only multitracking. You can hear the tiny flaws and wavers in her voice that imply the vocal was untreated apart from some compression and yeah, a bit too much reverb.

It's a sad sign about the music business that people presume everyone uses pitch correction these days. Some singers can actually sing you know.

I'm not saying she used pitch correction; I'm saying that if she used it well, it would be impossible to tell with such an overprocessed vocal. There was more going on there than old-fashioned reverb.

 

[Switchblade 327]

It needs a deathmetal version...

Fine, I'm working on it :3

 

[Terrik]

For some reason her smug face kinda annoys me.


Good job nonetheless.

Yes, I find it annoying as well, but indeed a good job by her.

 

[Areani]

It's like listening to a glass harp. Such clear and cold vocals. I don't mind the reverb. Makes it more epic and kinda adds some mystery to it. Just Awesome

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I'm not saying she used pitch correction; I'm saying that if she used it well, it would be impossible to tell with such an overprocessed vocal. There was more going on there than old-fashioned reverb.

You can always spot pitch correction if you have a trained ear, it's never impossible really unless it's buried under a tonne of layers or instruments, which her voice isn't. 1.21 to 1.27 is the proof, as she wavers out of tune very slightly a couple of times.

Over-processed? It's reverb and compression. That's not even processing, it's just effects.

I've worked in music production for ten years. I can spot when a vocal has been processed. Dunno why this is such a difficult thing for you to believe.

 

[Yokai]

All the autotune nonsense in this thread brings this to mind...

OT: Beautiful. It's kind of odd that Bethesda couldn't pull together this kind of talent for the bards in-game (with maybe one exception).

 

[Superior Mind]

Armchair music critics need to learn the difference between auto-tune and reverb. Reverb is used to create atmosphere, auto-tune is used to create shit.

 

[White_Lama]

I don't care if this is auto-tuned or not, it' still fucking awesome!

 

[Skarlette]

I was sitting in the tavern just last night thinking, God these bards are awful! Mangling a classic!

--This-- is how it's done. Beautiful!

 

[ultrachicken]

OH GOD THAT WAS SO EPIC WHEN SHE STARTED SINGING THE SONG IN DRAGONISH AND I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE HERE SAD ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SING ALONG!

Nope, you're not the only one.

[sub][sub]Dovahkiin, dovahkiin, naal ok ziin los vahriin...[/sub][/sub]

EDIT: Holy shit, the Youtube comments on this video are incredibly vile. And for that to stand out on Youtube is really saying something.

 

[WhiteandNeardy99]

Wow I think she has an amazing voice.

 

[Spygon]

Where is this auto tune? I've listened to this a few times now, and I don't hear it.
Reverb, sure. But Auto tune? Where?

There isn't any. People are stupid.

Not only do you do my favorite contribution to this website, but you are one of the only contributors that I actually see posting in the forms. That earns you double points of awesomeness

I was posting in the forums before I was a contributor so it's only natural

I remeber the days when you were just that irish heavy poster on these forums.Then you uploaded gordon freeman saved my life on here asking if it was any good then it exploded over night.

How much things have changed but you deffinly deserve it mate and i can not wait for the skyrim song

 

[Murais]

She has a smile that could slay dragons.

Absolutely beautiful music.

 

[boyvirgo666]

Nice talent, yet it is sad that she resorted to auto-tune. That invalidates her skills.

Autotune can be a skill, problem is i think she overused it abit. still really well done.

You guys really have no idea what you're talking about.

I don't know what's worse, thinking Autotune is a skill or thinking that she used it.

1. skill is knowing when to use it, how to use it properly so its not annoying, and sounding good with it.
2. not sure if she did but i woudnt begrudge her if she had.

 

[Juan Regular]

Nice rendition but I really dislike the voice. She can sing, but it´s a bit too overemotional for my taste. I would love to hear Robin Pecknold perform this one though, haha.

And for heaven´s sake: There´s no auto-tune in there, you cynical people you.