How I Did It
Tools I Used
Reaper (reaper.fm)
Samples I Used
1) "ever colour" mp3 by sleeperspaceborn, and
2) August (vocal track) by calendargirl
both from ccMixter.
Original Samples
No original samples, I just changed pitch of some calendargirl vocals.
Process
"ever colour" by sleeperspaceborn uses the calendargirl August vocals, so
to generate the harmonies for the chorus of "ever colour" do this:
* grab the "ever colour" mp3 by sleeperspaceborn, and
* the calendargirl August (vocals only) track
Figure out which calendargirl vocals go where in the "ever colour" track, then:
Make 2 tracks in Reaper:
Track 1. the "ever colour" mp3 by sleeperspaceborn.
Track 2. those parts of calendargirl’s August vocals matched up to the last chorus.
* Then figure out which parts of the vocal need to be raised a fifth, or a major or minor third.
* Split the vocals at each change you want in the harmony interval
* Right click on those parts and tell the DAW (Reaper) to raise the pitch as needed. For this track use Reapers older "sound touch" pitch shift mode, which gives a little of the chipmunk effect, but that is actually Ok because then:
* Duplicate Track 2
* On the new track 3, change all the pitch change modes to "elastique Pro", which is extremely high quality.
Now you have doubled the harmonies but the two tracks sound different because of the different pitch change modes, which helps fill out the sound a little bit. Add some chorus, delay and stuff to these tracks, and cut some low end too.
Copy these parts to the other choruses, matching up the parts.
Finally, mix down these tracks, and make an mp3.
There might be a quicker way! I think software like Melodyne can make these harmonies for you, but I do not know for sure.
Other Notes
I can't say enough about sleeperspaceborn’s "ever colour." It has a big sound, it just seemed to ask for harmonies for the chorus.
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