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Pentatonix - The Sound of Silence (Official Video)
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I'd say any purist derogatorily claiming, "Autotune!" (except when used purposefully in the 90's Dance Medley during the Cher song) is not paying attention to the huge number of times they have been completely unable to use it, and still sound perfect. 😆 In the VIP meet-and-greets they perform a song just standing there, feet away, and there are also plenty of videos of them singing sitting on a couch, or in a stairwell, or doing private off-the-cuff performances, with no mics or anything, or even huddled around one mic on the crappy PA system at the gate of an airport, all recorded only on an iPhone, where they are mind-bogglingly accurate. It saddens me to think of people living their lives with an apparent need to tear down extraordinary things that talented people do, instead of celebrating and enjoying them. What a depressing way to live! I really liked your reaction and commentary, and I am happy you're not letting the naysayers sap your enjoyment!
Well said!! I suppose there are always going to be miserable people who just want to make everyone else as miserable as they are. ignoring them is probably the best strategy ...after setting the record straight.
Exactly right! And thank you for saying so!!
Whenever they use autotune they use it as a tool, not as a crutch...how it should have always been. It's the load of "artists" that use/d it as a crutch that gave it bad fame.
My heart hurt to hear auto tune .. Oh heck no... They are pure TALENT!
Just be lucky enough to see LIVE and you'll know how ridiculous the auto tune claim is...true and pure rules!
Whoever said they use autotune is full of shit! The only time they've ever used it was in the 90s dance medley when doing Cher's "Believe" as an homage because that was the first song that ever used autotune. You can check out any of their live performances and see they don't use it.
90s Dance Medley has some amazing beatboxing by Kevin. Check it out!
Every music is mixed its normal some parts of the voice to be tuned, dont be a whiteknight... its art
@@BrunoAlmeida-ck1jp the point is that they don't need more than clean up. It sounds the same on stage and in the studio. Their art is truly top notch because they work at it until they don't need auto tune. They just use a few effects on certain types of songs. It's not gate keeping or anything, it's that you don't take away from their talent and hard work.
Have never understood the trolls' need to pull everyone else down. PTX is the g.o.a.t. In fact, they're the ones who inspired the acapella resurgence. NO AUTO-TUNE needed. They never record anything they can't perform live in a concert.
They're all supremely talented aliens!
Watch their “Making of Evergreen” It is about 15 minutes long and you can really see their creative process Worth the watch
Whoever said that they use Auto-tune is a hater. No truth to that at all. There are plenty of videos out there to prove it. These people work too hard to perfect their craft for someone to try and diminish their accomplishments.
No, no auto tune. It’s all their voices.
Hello.
If they use autotune. To me it doesn't matter, you see..
I know how talented souls they are, i have heard them singing raw, with no mics, just pure voices. So when someone says "they're not real, all the singers use autotune". 😂they have proven it over the years❤
PTX doesn't need autotune,
Autotune needs PTX😂
And..for more incredible beatboxing from K O , take a look to "Aha Singapore Star Vista" live perfomance.
Also, Royals, Papaoutai, Attention, Cheerleader, Can't hold us, Nsync Meddlly, just to name a few 😁
Watch their live performances - no autotune needed! As a beatboxer, you would enjoy Kevin Olusula's work - he is a masterful cello player, and beat boxes WHILE playing cello - which is wild! Watch their live performance of "Kiss From a Rose"
Kevin Olusola, the beat boxer, is most known for his celloboxing, i.e., playing the cello (or electric cello) and beat boxing at the same time. And he sings. A recent video that highlights all three of his skills is the PTX cover of Seal's Kiss from a Rose (Vevo). Kevin also does solo work on his own CZcams channel that often includes looping that builds layers of his cello playing, singing, and beat boxing.
Can't Hold Us by Pentatonix is so much fun, one of my favs!❤❤❤❤❤
They never use autotune but they do use enhancements like reverb and stacking
I have seen ptx live and they do not use autotune ❤
They do this live just as well.
I think you would love kiss from a rose and older daft punk medley. I really love your reaction. I have just seen Pentatonix in concert in august 2023 and it was the most incredible concert ever. There was no auto tune and they did so many songs plus Kevin’s Fifth. I’m sure you will love cello boxing.
Once again, here is this base singer who also has an amazing upper register. It blows my mind. I really like the way that they blended Kristin in to take over the highest part of the verse being sung by the base singer when it got above his range. The mixing was perfect.
Great reaction! I remember that when they were competing in The Sing Off, one of the judges remarked that they sound so big and fill so much space with just 5 people. Most of the other groups had more singers - the largest with 16. To see how they grew together during that weekly show you could react to those songs. Season 3.
You need to check out Pentatonix's Daftpunk medley they won their 1st Grammy with that song and it is a lot more complex in terms of beatboxing.... The only time I know of where they use auto tune is when they are covering a song and the original artist uses it.... As an example Cher in Pentatonix's 90's Dance Mix
The first verse, sung by Scott, I agree with you. That was "so clean". It is easy to be awkward starting out alone like that, unaccompanied. Scott's phrasing, and the way that he can swell, pull back, and swell again is masterful.
I discovered pentatonix through your reactions and i quite like them. Thank you❤. I was out of new music and artists to listen to😂
@elef.8274 you are going to LOVE this rabbit hole, these guys are phenomenal alien unicorns! I have not heard yet, a song from them, that was in any way disappointing or bad
That very cool beat boxer is a classically trained cello performer. He was about to enter medical school when he was tapped on the shoulder by the three founding members of this group to form a group large enough to perform in an accapella music contest.
Thats some commitment right there, happy that the decision paid off
Kevin also speaks 5 languages and has played the cello and the saxophone at Carnegie Hall as a teenager, graduated Pre-Med from Yale University
I'd like to suggest you react to their Evolution of (Music, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Ariana Grande, Rihanna) videos. I think it would be very interesting to get your analysis on their (especially Kevin's) transitions between songs. Plus, they are live (I believe they use the best of 3 takes 🤔)
Simple request here...try 90's dance medley or Bohemian Rhapsody by PTX next...beatboxing at its best...Kevin is the glue that holds this masterpiece of perfection together. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
Some favorites
Hallelujah
Queen's Bohemian Rapsody
Daft Punk Medley
Their Artist Evolutions...
Michael Jackson
EVERYTHING Christmas!
I'll get into it, thank you🙏
Don't forget they also do many originals! Sing is my favourite...my go to pick me up song!
I have seen them in concert 3 times - no auto tune and they sound as good if not better in person. Watch their Daft Punk medley if you want to see Kevin go crazy - they won a Grammy for the performance. Also, Kevin beatboxes while playing his cello - Pentatonix’ cover of Kiss from a Rose is a great example of that and some reactors have jumped out of their chairs! An early cover they did was of Can’t Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) - Kevin holds that song together - it’s fire!
There is something so special about their ability, to tell the songs story, allowing us to listen with a new perspective, and hear & feel emotions, we may not have heard from the original artist 💖💖💖 Not only their voices, but their delivery is also their gift! *IMO, no other group, can build up a song, like Pentatonix* They are masters at pulling on our emotions!!! 💗💗💗 *They are individually so talented, however, when put together, it is truly magical* 💗💗💗 Thank you for such a thoughtful reaction 💗💗💗Also, they never use autotune, & sound even better live!
Watch this live... No auto tune!!!
They're just this good!!!
2 words: Pentatonix Hallelujah
Dude, there is no autotune. Their craziest song "Daft Punk Medley ", has a concert version as well as an unplugged version that was recorded in Kevin's living for a make a wish patient. Amazing. No difference.
PTX is amazing. Any song you react to will be awesome. Kevin , the beatboxer, really shows what he can do in their original song Coffee In Bed. He also beatboxes WHILE playing the cello in some of their songs. I subbed to go down the PTX rabbit hole with you.🙂
I also love Geoff Castelluccis' (bass of VoicePlay) cover of this song. Speaking of VoicePlay #TheatreKidsOfACapella. They cover everything from Metallica to Disney. Totally independent do everything themselves. Arrangements, production, filming, editing, lighting, sets, costumes etc. They and Home Free are my favorite Acapella groups.
I’m glad to see you back! I happen to be a Renegade and a Pentaholic so I saw you watch the 3 very heavy Ren songs which I enjoyed but you needed a palette cleanser. 🩵 I really think you would love reacting to “The Kevin Show/Kevin’s Fifth: Pentatonix A Christmas Extravaganza.” This is the point in the concert that Kevin-the beatboxer-comes out to perform his cello-boxing. It’s an incredible show!
Because it appears that I missed giving you these details before, these are the members of Pentatonix. In this song:
• First verse, tall blond guy: Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. Scott's range extends from about midway through a normal bass range to a fairly high tenor, probably about 5 or 6 octaves. When the bass solos Scott can and does take over the bass harmony line.
• Second verse, dark haired guy next to Scott: Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), contratenor. Mitch has a range of just over 6 octaves, but he's most comfortable in his higher registers. He switches between chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice seamlessly, and is known for his ethereal high solos. Everyone in Pentatonix says he has the best voice of any of them.
• Third verse, black guy in a white jacket on the far left: Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. It's hard to be sure just what Matt's range is, because it's still growing. To find his current range I recommend listening to a live stream of "Hallelujah" from their most recent world tour, though you may want to watch their official video of "Hallelujah" first so you can hear what it sounded like with their original bass, Avi Kaplan, who left Pentatonix in 2017 for personal reasons. You can find the recording with Matt here: czcams.com/video/FqphhPapkoc/video.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is fantastic. His lowest notes don't blow out speakers the way Avi's have done (though they may within a year or two), but on the high end he's very close to the top of a normal tenor range.
• Fourth verse, the only woman in Pentatonix: Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado, alto and soprano. Kirstin sings anywhere from a low alto (though not contralto, which is the female equivalent of baritone) through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has whistle notes on top of that which are off the charts. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano."
• The fifth member of Pentatonix is the black guy on the right: Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth syllable), beatboxer extraordinaire. Somewhere there may be a better beatboxer than Kevin, but if so I've never encountered him or her. Kevin is generally too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally dips into the uppermost reaches of baritone, and he's known for the beauty of his falsetto. He's also a pretty good rapper. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. He beatboxes while playing the cello, a technique he calls "celloboxing." He performed at Carnegie Hall twice when he was a teenager, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had been accepted to Yale Medical School before he decided to become a professional beatboxer instead of a brilliant surgeon. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs he makes the whole planet seem like a brighter place.
Matt joined Pentatonix in late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it), after their original bass left the group for personal reasons in 2017; he has now been with Pentatonix longer than their original bass was. Which brings us to the one member of Pentatonix who doesn't appear in this video:
• Bearded white guy who usually wore a beanie or stocking cap: Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends upward to about the middle of the tenor range. Since leaving Pentatonix Avi has gone on to have an extremely successful solo career; I highly recommend subscribing to his CZcams channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic
The appearance of Mitch and Kirstin tends to vary greatly from one video to another, so people will frequently think they see someone new in Pentatonix when it's really Kirstin or Mitch. With these two, go by their voices, not their appearance; their voices don't lie. To be clear: Avi is the ONLY member who's left Pentatonix and Matt is the ONLY member who joined later.
Kevin has a beatboxing technique I'd be willing to bet you've never encountered before, anywhere, because it's original to Kevin. And no, I can't give you examples of him doing it; I THINK he only does it in concerts and I don't have a good enough ear to hear when it's happening. I only know about it because Kevin discussed it in an interview
Pentatonix does a LOT of touring, singing in concerts worldwide, and they're very careful to protect their voices. One way they do that is to drink a lot of water. They keep water bottles on stage so they can stay hydrated during performances. But all that drinking means that they have a bit of a problem with a need to burp during performances. Kevin got tired of fighting the burps, so now he just uses them; he figured out a way to incorporate them into his beatboxing. (And at this point in the interview Kirstin gave him a dirty look.)
Check out their Daft Punk Medley to hear Kevin and the original bass, Avi do insane things. For Kevin and Matt (new bass since 2017) check out New Rules x Are You That Somebody.
Try their version of " Bohemian Rhapsody " . Whilte you're at it try , The Prayer", "Imagine", Imagine", Amazing Grace" " Kiss from a rose", then start roaming on your own.
Check out their „daft punk“ Medley or their „90ies Dance Medley“. (That‘s the only time they used Autotune, but as an homage to Cher!)
Watch some of PTX's live performances especially anything from their most recent tour. There is Kevin's Fifth, he is their beat boxer and plays the cello. You will hear and see there is NO Auto tune. Love your reactions.
Find a live version. There isn't much difference. This is as close to perfection you can get
Thank you for your wonderful reaction. Love your insight on the beatboxing. Watch Daft Punk next to see Kevin's incredible skills. This is an older video which won them their first grammy.
The base was Avi Kaplan who left amucably in 2017 and was replaced by the tall handsome black dude Matt Salee
In case you don’t know Scott, the tall blonde guy, takes over bass when Matt (white jkt bass) ( or previously Avi Kaplan bass) is singing a verse.
If you do Daft Punk, you’ll see how well Avi and Kevin (beatboxer) work together to create mega magic!!
Thank you! I believe they put so much of their “real” selves into every arrangement, every song, every performance, that I don’t care about the postproduction they use on their official releases. Their live concerts and the live recordings they share show they can all really sing well. I think they are working towards getting a capella on the radio, and the super clean sound is what’s required to do that these days. They work with some really talented sound engineers who care about the a capella genre and enhance the sound instead of making it unrecognizably washed out.
Listen to this, Daft Punk, Hallelujah and Bohemian Rhapsody Live at the Hollywood Bowl 2022 I have sat close enough that I could hear them without their mics They are this good ..
Been listening to PTX since the were on the Sing Off. Have you heard Kevin (beatboxer) do his solo looping work? KOver, try Sign of the Times.
I've been to both a Christmas and a Summer Concert . . . they are EXACTLY the same LIVE.
The craziest beat boxing I've ever heard Kevin do is in Daft Punk.
Loved your reaction. So good to get the interpretation and expert opinion of a beatboxer. No autotune was used in the production of this song. There is no difference between studio production and their live music. They are fantastic singers who have no need for autotune.
You should watch recordings of their VIP performances to see they truly don’t use auto tune.
Oh Man, you re so incridible, amazing, powerful, i believe in you. From Brazil
Not only Kevin is a great beatboxer, but he’s a classically trained cellist and saxophonist, he invented celloboxing, beatboxing while playing the cello, you should listen to “ Rafioactive, shallow or kiss from a rose”
Listen to them live, amazing, the prater is beautyfull
Pentatonics has an absolutely beautiful sound. No amount of negativity can degrade them. I listen to them for inspiration. True joy is mostly a singularly achieved event except at a Pentatonics concert.
For a comparison of how Pentatonix sound live compared to a studio recording ( and a real Kevin beatboxing treat !) , this is a taster of their original song ' Love Again ' and was filmed pre -show in a dressing room during an interview with a local tv/radio station . Kevin co -wrote Love Again with Avi Kaplan , the original bass of the group until Matt Sallee Joined in 2017 czcams.com/video/GyRiez6UKAI/video.html
Highly recommend this! It's nice to be able to pick out someone and just watch them perform the song, without all of the fast camera cuts that the official video has.
The "woops" got me giggling 😄Agreed. Doesn't matter if they use enhancements such as autotune as long as it sounds good. Autotune can improve or make the performance worse. it just depends on how it all comes together. Another great reaction!
I enjoyed this reaction so much! I hope you will react to more of their catalog of upgrades and originals.
Subbed!
EDIT: Also, don't hesitate to react to any of their Christmas music at anytime. Pentaholics will listen year round!
The only auto tune they use (On purpose as a bow to the original artist) is in their 90's Dance Medley when they do a Cher song. It's an homage to her. I'm sorry that someone misinformed you about that. It's not true in the slightest. Great reaction, I can tell you really appreciate their talent and are loving Kevin their beat-boxer. Thanks
Ur gonna like the next upload 100% going to be an edited pentatonix video :)
The new version at VEVO of O Holy Night , recorded live at VEVO Seals Kiss from a Rose
I like when you add your beatboxing to the song. It sounds like a remix.
Thank you señor!!!😊
I've seen them live. No autotune.
Here are some other Pentatonix suggestions:
try .. "La La Latch" - "Love Again" .. this is a Pentatonix original - or .. "Can't Hold Us" .. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I have a few songs I'm going to suggest since you are a beat boxer, the first being the Daft Punk Medley. There are some really great BB runs. As far as Kevin slapping his chest, and stomping. He actually invented a "slap pad" (inside his jacket) and a "stomp pad", that both plugs into the sound system, so when he slaps or stomps, you actually hear him doing so. I don't have time to get into all the songs I want to hear another beat boxer's opinion. If you listen to their Bohemian Rhaposdy, Kevin actually sounds like an 808 in it. He changes what he does in every song.
Now as you have found out their record company is stupid when it comes to copyright issues. But most reactors I have heard from (about 25-30 or so) have found they copyright the video more than the audio, so if you will
make the video more transparent, or blacked out
and place some text over it (your name, Pentatonix, “covered with text for copyright”, a logo just anything,
and then pause now and then to talk, it will help to keep from getting blocked. With their label and YT nothing is guaranteed, but from what the other reactors have said, this things create an 80%-90% improvement, at least you meet all the written rules, unless the reviewer is having a bad day.
Matt does such a nice bass drop...
They do a really good job with bohemian rhapsody
And a kiss from a rose
Thsnk you for a wonderful reaction and analysis
There is a small group of critics who needed to lie about Pentatonix to make their case. Sure there are some studio tweaks, but their live performances are as good or better.
Recommend their cover of Mad World.
They do use Melodyne and a bit of reverb in studio productions, but obviously not much of either "helps" or they'd sound really crappy on stage...and we all know they sound just as awesome live.
You need to see them live
Pitch correction is used on recordings ( nature of the business) and that is because they are given shockingly very little time to record albums. ON Top of that they often do not record together. Pitch correction is used to save time and money to get the album out without the need to get them back in the booth. Trust if they ONLY relied on it, they would not be one of the top live musics acts, their shows are amamzing!
Wow, i did not know that they got so little time, thanks, very good info🙏 more pentatonix soon as well😊
Awesome Reaction --
@ShinyElfriend could not have said it any more perfectly.
You need to check out Bohemian Rhapsody and Kevin's Fifth, You wont be disappointed
It continues to amaze me how there are people whose lives are so unbearably miserable they only feel good when they tear others down with lies and nasty remarks. And those who believe those lies because they are too lazy to do their own research, are just as bad. I'm enjoying ur reactions, u know real talent when u hear it.
The best thing a reactor could do is listen to an official video, and then find a corresponding live performance of the same song. I’d suggest you find a live stream version if possible, otherwise you get a little bit of a crappy version if you’re watching it through somebodies cell phone. But everyone needs to take a breath and calm down. Too many don’t really know what autotune is, and just assume it’s to fix ‘bad’ voices. Yes, I suppose it can do that to a degree, but it’s a lot more than that and is used virtually 100% of the time for professionally produced and recorded songs to tweak minor pitch errors. PTX makes their bread and butter through touring, and they wouldn’t have lasted 13 years with dozens of tours if they sounded like crap on stage.
Love your style
I love Pentatonix's version, they put together an amazing vocal arrangement.
Now you just need to check out Voiceplay!
I will!
Watch Pentatonix Daft Punk... it will blow you away!
You just got "Mitch slapped"...
Watch them on “The Sing Off” and other live performances.
Watch their live shoes...no autotune. I have seen them live
They sound like this live un miked
They don‘t use autotune. You can watch any live performance to prove that.
Check out Daft Punk, it will blow your mind as a beat boxer.
I just seen your reaction to Sound of Silence and you Mentioned AUTO TUNE, Just to let you know they DO NOT USE AUTO TUNE. They did use Auto Tune in the 90's Dance Medley on the Cher Song only because Auto Tune was used in the original song by Cher. Other than that they DO NOT USE AUTO TUNE
You look like a young Matthew Lillard 😊
🎼🎼🎼 .. bravisimo.. 🎼🎼🎼
Squash it. You all cannot do that!
🌟👉You might have read that wrong PENTATONIX doesn't use Auto tune.
There are a lot of live videos of them and you will see that there is absolutely no auto tune except purposely used on the 90s Dance Medley. Just know that PENTATONIX is the GREATEST A capella group in the WORLD 🌍🌍🌍
They do not use auto tune
Whoever told you that that Pentatonix uses auto-tune you need to stay away from their trying to kill you figuratively. Pentatonix never does the song Studio that they cannot reproduce live. There are live videos of Sound of Silence and you will see for yourself they sound the same
They do not use auto tune never have.
They don't use autotune unless the song that they are covering/upgrading used it. That is the ONLY time that they use autotune out of respect for the original artist.
Pentatonix does not use autotune
Please review ptx sugar plum fairy…
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Check out Pop Spring 2016. You decide…auto tune or not
They do not use auto tune, it's a lie.
Autotune! Who ever said that is full of shit, u need to here them sing daft punk in just the room, they literally sound the same no instruments nothing just pure voice
Pretty sure they don't use auto tune.
Someone's lying because they dont use autotune.
Wanner Matt zingt neemt Scott de lang blonde de bas over en geen auto tune
I was going to watch the reaction but ive learned to check out responses 1st seeing the words they dont auto tune repeatedly turned me off. I don't waste time on reactors saying they do that
That's a shame... all he said was that he'd been told previously that they used auto tune, but that he didn't know or care because it was just so beautiful.
I've learned people in the comments overreact and not to trust what people put in youtube comments. You will miss out on good content and good people by clicking off videos because you read comments out of context.