Wow!!! Thank you guys for all the love on this video. This is back from 2021 when I was just starting out with my videos and trying out different mixing techniques- all the way up to the industry standards now. :) I got the idea for this video concept from Chris May, who I ended up working with on a cover of the song “Georgia On My Mind,” which is on my channel now! I also have a brand new song out called “Something To Believe In.” It would mean the world if you all could check out more of my videos and subscribe!
I wonder would Richard Carpenter still have the voice and the patience for doing some new harmonies and overdubbing with you, now that you touched base with him for a minute in Downey? I guess we can wait and see if Chris May can help make this happen. Richard sang a note or two at the Downey Embassy Suites interview a few weeks ago. He still has that bass in his voice in a note I heard. 🤞
Tori, I grew up listening to the Carpenters and watching their live shows on TV. In fact I still have all the original LPs. I'm sure you get many people telling you how talented you are, but seeing you compile not just Karen's parts but Richard's to is...... just amazing. No pitch correct, just a God given gift. Keep performing and recording. Although the current music industry might not want to produce the music you want, there are a lot of people that want to see and hear an great talent like you.
As a massive Carpenters fan for over 50 years, can't believe how close you are to recreating their unique harmonies. By far the best I've ever heard. More please!!
Just found your YT channel. You not only sound very much like Karen, you are one of the very few people today that know the Carpentets creating what became the modern and much used overdubs. Brother Richard had much to do with it all.
Tori Are you real? Wow! I love this. I have been singing Carpenters at aged care places with a team, now disfunc. I love the sound. I have been told I sound like Karen too. Would it not be great to do a duet?
I’ve always wanted to know how that was recorded . My father in 1972 was a back up classical violinist for the Carpenters . We only just begun was his favorite but also my parents wedding first dance in August 1973 . My father played for many Entertainers .. but loved the Carpenters. My grandmothers 3rd husband lived around the corner of the family in Downey Calif .. but my father has a lot of there albums and took my mother back stage to meet both Richard & Karen Carpenter. Autographed my mother’s album and talked a few minutes.. I’d say growing up as a musicians daughter you my dear are literally Karen reincarnated… I remember when she, died but the stories my dad has .. this made my day as well as my fathers. … my father is retired now and is 81 .. both parents been married 50 years .
@@irTaeke Yes, the random 'Young Frankenstein' reference 🙂 Even so, I liked the story of backstage and that there are many people involved in one's success.
Karen Carpenter the only voice ever in music that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end and sends a shiver down my spine. Then you came along. Mesmerising!
My hair standing up has happened to me occasionally. Some voices do that to me. That’s how I know they are truly special. I can’t think of a recent example but perhaps Celine Dion or some Lady Gaga.
I cried too, at that moment. I was 10 in 1970 when the Carpenters hit the big time. I, born with an ear, loved them... Imagine how much mean crap I got for liking such a soft act in the age of rock. My "friend" who was most cruel, only THOUGHT he could sing. Four years of theater in college, but sang flat just like most people. The Carpenters were reviled by the critics, and loved by the public. I'm so happy to see people appreciate this style. There is so much they would have gotten around to doing if she'd lived... There's a treasure trove of possibilities.
I was 2 in 1970 but the Carpenters were popular throughout the decade. I thought they were kind of middle-of-the-road and thought she sounded a bit vanilla, but hey, I was a kid. What did I know? 😂
I can so relate. I was 14 and hanging out during summer vacay with my cousin in Carson, California when we passed a store with a radio playing and it was Close to You. I stopped dead in my tracks. I too have a really good ear and can spot talent from a mile away, even at that age. I could not believe what I had heard. I was in a trance. Cousin was totally uninterested because in those days she was hanging with low riders in East LA and they only listened to 50s oldies; which was cool I dug it too. She laughed at that amazing song but I didn't care. I never let anyone put peer pressure on me. I still well up when I hear it. The entro with Richard on those piano keys gets me going. It's one of my Big music memories like where I was when I first heard the Beatles as a small child and Elvis too. I am thrilled Tori loves Karen as much Carpenter's older fans do. I agree I wonder what Karen and Richard would be producing these days. They were mega talented.
I know it might be a stretch, but maybe she should contact Richard Carpenter about permissions to re- record the music or even collaborate with him on new music.
I gotta agree. Keep it up. They had a sound that until now, wasn't duplicated. I miss that phenomenal sound. No one nowadays even ATTEMPTS to perfect that ability. Thanks for your work! Looking forward to more music from you!!
Alleluia , real music, performed beautifully. No trace of pitch correction/autotune here. So refreshing. Fil, from Wings of Pegasus does a great analysis of the whole song & it's worth watching. Great work... & a massive hat's off to you !
@@danielhova7826completely agree, Daniel. Don’t discredit a whole generation because of your own ignorance. Beautiful voice in this video, all the same. 👏
Tori, I've said many times, how effortless your voice is. I can imagine you cleaning the house, mowing the lawn, running a 5k, and sitting down in front of a mic and THIS comes out!!! You are simply breathtaking!!!
Your voice is so close to Ms. Carpenter, that it's almost scary. And your layering of those vocal parts is just.... Spot on! Beautiful! Gave me goose bumps... A nice little surprice, that CZcams threw at me today. Greetings from Denmark.
Tori. Just absolutely beautiful. You are so talented. Thank you for recreating The Carpenters incredible music. I really hope Richard Carpenter gets to see and meet you. He will be blown away!
Thank you Tori. I grew up listening to the Carpenters in high school and dare I say all us guys had crushes on Karen. Your vocal range and skills in post bring back so many memories of 50 years ago. I can't begin to tell you about the overwhelming loss we all experienced when Karen passed well before her time. Her passing is what put eating disorders on a national agenda to get the help and resources needed in an effort to get ahead of these afflictions. We'll probably never get our hands completely around it but saving even one person is worth all the effort. "Seeing" and hearing Karen again gives us back, albeit fleeting, the joy we experienced so long ago. Thank you again Tori.
I am absolutely smitten with your singing. I saw you on "Wings of Pegasus" nailing the notes with a solid side by side with Karen. I immediately added you to my Spotify. KEEP IT COMING. Karen died way too early - don't go doing that.
That was an amazing demonstration on how Richard created the Carpenters sound. I would not be surprised if he is contacting you someday to sing live with him. Your voice is amazing.
Thanks Ms Tor i, your voice is amazingly close to ms Karen & keeping her alive in hearts. I grew up with her music she was very special person & singer especially don’t forget Richard. She was gone too soon at 32 for a terrible illness.-Kenny
One of the first TikTok videos I watched of Tori. I’ve been a total fan ever since and have told my friends to listen to her. What a phenomenal voice and an old soul as well. Just love it. ✌
Copying what she's doing there is already challenging. The most impossible thing is finding the note sequence of each layer. Whoever did it must have a perfect pitch. Thanks Tori for bringing back my childhood memory❤
I was just a kid in the early 70’s and my dad used to play the Carpenters on 8 track. I saw Karen on TV around 1974 or 1975 and thought she was the prettiest lady ever. My first crush at age 9. I’ve never heard anyone that could even come close to her voice…..until I watched your cover of this song on Jim MIDI Doctor. INCREDIBLE!
So I have spent the last 50 years proclaiming Karen carpenter as my favourite female vocalist BUT no longer - it’s now my quest to spread the word that you Tori have the most beautiful and sublime voice ! x
This warms my heart. I too am olne of those older folks that have loved the Carpenters for decades. I feel like our kind is finally being vindicated as more people discover the treasure that was the Carpenters. You have an amazing voice that is a dead ringer for Karen herself, but that's just the beginning. You also have a love and appreciation for the style, the sound, the history, and the process. I wish you all the best. You have a bright future ahead of you.
OH Tori.... Those full on harmonies at 2:37 are absolutely brilliant. I know exactly what you mean about crying; those harmonies reach all the way to ones soul. If there is music in heaven, it will sound like this. Well done for recreating this blend. It is precious beyond words. 🥰🥲
YT randomly popped this into my feed. Karen Carpenter has always been my favorite singer (my wife says I love Karen more than her). I'm also a fan of tight harmonies and glad to have a chance to find out how they put it all together. I was skeptical when you did Richard's parts but amazed by how much you sounded like Karen. Then you played the mix and I got chills. It was wonderful. YT popped up another video blending your cover with the original. I was nearly in tears by the end. I've never heard such an accurate recording. It's more than just a cover, it's a recreation. Young lady you have the voice of an angel.
It is so absolutely cool that you combine audio technical recording and engineering talent with a spectacular voice when you are so young, such a rare talent.
I’ve been a lifelong Carpenters fan for decades. Karen had one of the most beautiful and unique alto voices in music history. I’ve always said, there will never be another Karen Carpenter, until I heard you just now. WOW what a voice you have. It gave my goosebumps goosebumps. I’ll bet Richard Carpenter would love your voice. Just amazing. I’m now subscribed and off to watch more of your vids.
Wowww, woww, wowww ...... 😮😮You can't imagine how happy and gifted we are, enjoying this wonderful songs, again. It's like going back i time, where true artists, composers and singers filled our lives with the best music that still remains in time. You' are unique Tori.
Tori, that was very interesting how you did all that. Where can we see you doing the whole songs vs the short videos on You Tube? You are unbelievably talented and I hope to see you do a full Carpenters tribute album. Just blown away by how amazing you are.
I don't currently have any full length videos available, but it's definitely something I will do in the future! Over on TikTok and Instagram/Facebook Reels, sometimes its hard to find an audience that has a longer attention span than a minute or so! Haha.
I get where you are coming from! I will be keeping a close eye on your channel and hopefully you will crank out a few full length videos. I only wish Richard Carpenter would watch what you do and offer to take you on a tribute tour with him. Theres a silent army of boomer and genX ers that grew up on this music and we alone could put you on the map. And many of our children who grew up listening to OUR MUSIC will fall in love with you. Good luck and dont stop what you are doing.
@@ToriHolubhey Tori...i cant thank the youtube algorhythm enough for discovering you and your amazing talent and beautiful voice and helping me become aware of your music. I laughed when you said...im gonna cry...i just got goosebumps. I laughed because i felt the same thing! I grew up with the Carpenters songs as I was born in 1968 It is the music of my childhood and it brings back infinite good memories from those times. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing what you do. I do want to add that i am also a professional horn player 🎷so i know the processes of recording tracks. Thanks for breaking it down like you did. Anyway...ive already become a subscriber to your channel...and i cant wait to see how big you grow! Good luck Tori...you a fan for life here! 🎇🌠💞
Karen was a brilliant musician, but your brilliance is at the engineering console. You're great. Thanks for taking the time to bring us great joy and share your love for music.May Karen's fans become yours as well.❤
My first reaction was: "FINALLY, someone with actual talent on TikTok!" 😜 This sounds amazingly close to the original... I can definitely understand those goosebumps! I also get them every time when I'm first listening to recording vocal harmonies, believe me, that doesn't fade when you're my age (58) 😉🙏
I've since learned she did overdubs sometimes and sang harmony to her own vocals: I was indeed hearing chords, and that is part of the brilliance of her musicality.
Fantastic ! A facinating look at the creative process. Thanks for sharing. Any good harmony give me goosebumps as well . More full length videos PLEASE... I believe there is a larger audience for this type of music. 🙂
Oh my God, that gave me chills too! How do you know how long to hold each note, are you watching a clock? I’ve played keyboards professionally locally for over 30 years and you just amaze me! You know you have perfect pitch right? Wow, still waiting for long videos from you! What a God given perfect pitch voice you have, wow! You realize not many singers have this same blessing. Wow, need more videos! Thanks. Take Care!
You are misusing the term "perfect pitch." What you meant to say is "you sing perfectly in tune." There is no catchy term for a person that can do that. "Perfect pitch" is a term that means that a person can recognize what note they are hearing and can name the note, like F# or Bb. You can play random notes on a piano and they can name them. Believe it or not, neither Richard nor Karen had that ability, so neither of them had "perfect pitch," although both of them could sing perfectly in tune.
Doing that is so fun and you did it so well! I did something like that in my own little way with my own voice decades ago. I used my cassette tape recorder to record 3 voices. Too bad, I can't find that cassette tape anymore. I did it when I was in college to teach my classmates to sing the harmonies for a chorale singing contest. Analog technology was all we had then.
You are wonderful - not sure what else to say. Wishing you all the best in your career, and thank you for sharing your talents and love of music with us. I tend to think that Karen would dig your music.
You have such a beautiful voice, Tori! And you sound so much like Karen. When you listened to the complete recording at the end and you said you wanted to cry-we completely understand-Karen and Richard’s harmonies definitely have that effect on people, as did your harmonies!
Love the Carpenters. From the beginning. Thanks for showing us how it breaks down. I knew a bit about about self harmony. Such in-tune singing. There are young people who dont need the forced harmony.
Beautiful job. There’s nothing like tracking all those harmonies and that final listen back all together. It’s always a wonderful thing! Sounds great 👍🏻
AMAZING! The fact that you have done this in an untreated room with a simple setup with a Sure SM58 Mic and a pop shield ‘ blows me away. It just goes to show all the equipment in the world doesn’t compensate for true talent.
Wow you are so incredibly smart and well spoken.....oh yeah....you can kinda sing too!😂 Seriously your voice is sooo angelic and so strikingly similar to the great KC! Keep up the fantastic work!❤
This is the most amazing part for me, the fact that you started this as an experiment and had the engineering chops and the talent to pull it off. Your reaction to yourself is awesome!
Tori Holub !!! " You Only Just Begun " An Incredible Journey of Making America Great Again by Your Sensational Singing & One Day You will become An Icon in the Music 🎵 🎶 Industry !! Great Luck 🤞🏽🤞🏽 !!
I adore your Karen Carpenter recreations and I look forward eagerly to hearing how you think Karen might have interpreted new songs that Karen never performed. Your music is brilliant and your talent outstandingly spectacular. Thank you for being so meek about it. B R A V A !
What a cute tutorial. You're very calm and you have a Nice voice and You're a good host. I like the end of your video because it's very emotional. I've never realised Carpenters dubbed themselves. I know it sound stupid because I know what is harmony, but when I listen to their songs I don't think about it. Now, you've opened my ears. Great thanks and god bless your voice !
2:43... Tori, yes, we understand... join the rest of us - we got goosebumps and want to cry to! When I heard your harmony vocal chord right there, my soul just got soothing therapy. :)
... and the cute "Ha!" at the end, like "YES! Nailed it!!" Wow, Tori! I just "discovered" you a few minute ago, from a Fil from Wings of Pegasus video. And I liked you instantly. I mean, not just your excellent singing and talent, but you are very likable! Peace and love, David ;)
You have an incredible amount of talent. Your voice technique is tremendous and your audio skills are truly impressive. Keep doing what you're doing please. 😀👍🎼
Don't blame you for crying. Makes me teary too. That music always sounded like audio "honey" to me. Rich and sweet. And you did it again. Like re-discovering a long lost art. Props to you.
I'm so glad for you - and all of us - that you and Jim Wilkas found each other and you were able to fully realize this project! The full number was/is nothing less than mind-blowing; I crumpled into a sobbing mess when I first heard it, and could only keep repeating "How?" once I recovered. Here's to a long and rewarding career ahead! May all best wishes and prayers follow you!
Dear lady…you talent is profound and angelic! Such a treat to visit your page and enjoy your latest productions…this was as educational as it was entertaining!
OMG!! That's *IT!!!* 😲 You nailed it Tori! That's the vocals I heard back in the early 1970's that got me hooked on The Carpenters. I sincerely hope you and James Wilkas do more of their tracks in the near future.. this is solid gold!!🌟🌟
I am a big fan of the Carpenters music and sound. I saw them some 55 years ago and bought a lot of their albums. I had a music background but not recording knowledge and always loved their sound and harmonies. So, your tutorial was astonishing and surprising what it took to get their sound. Thank you for your excellent demonstration of the tech needed to create their classic sound. Especially as it was tape, I'm all the more amazed at their accomplishment in getting this sound. It makes me appreciate their sound even more. And I subscribed to your accounts today as I ran across your remarkable talent for the first time.
You're really very good. Not only are you singing in tune, but you have a beautiful vibrato, which you hold. Ever notice how a lot of pop singers trail off after a second or two? They can't hold the vibrato. Well, many sing flat too. But what is so interesting to me (someone whose spent his life reading magazines on multitrack recording and audio engineering) is how you've done this all yourself by knowing how to create what you want with equipment you really know how to use. I have a degree in music and am a very critical listener...and I think you're really, really good. :)
@@ToriHolub I don't know if you're going to see this because this is one of your earlier posts, but I have to modify my above comment. I just watched your collaboration with Dan, on "Suddenly." Please note that this comment is from someone who's painstakingly anal, in terms of what I like to listen to. (I'm also painstaking in my equipment. I listen on Tandberg electronics, using a Sumiko moving-coil cartridge on my turntable, then listening through Stax electrostatic earspeakers.) I don't like screamers and overembellishers who totally destroy the melody in an effort to call attention to themselves, which is why I like Mandy Harvey. (I'm sure you've heard of the deaf singer/songwriter who was given the Golden Buzzer by Simon Cowell on America's Got Talent.) Mandy's sung the national anthem for professional sports events and stated she wanted to remain faithful to the composition by not embellishing the melody. Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that your covers for Karen show a similar range to Karen's, but then you move up to Olivia's range for "Suddenly" and it didn't sound like you moved into head voice to hit the high notes '...say...,' except for more pianissimo '...with you....' On 'say' you were in full chest voice and right on-pitch. In the end it probably is immaterial because your voice was still beautiful in head voice. I've been watching reactors watch your collaboration with Jim on "We've Only Just Begun," and I guess it probably doesn't matter to them, but I emphasize how your singing actually takes away from your engineering savvy. I outline to them how you have tremendous facility with multitrack decks and professional-level sequencers (though I imagine I should explain to them what a sequencer is! :) Don't get me started on the anechoic wedge squares festooning your studio walls! :) I think you're brilliant, though you consistently remain humble. My reaction to the first few notes you sang on this cover: My eyes welled up and I was transfixed on you. You're not just really good ... your singing is nothing short of stunningly gorgeous. My biggest issue with you every time I hear you sing is that you're not as widely known as you should be. Keep working on those songs you mentioned you've been working on. Now that I think of it, Kacey Musgraves self-released three albums before getting signed with a major label. Even that isn't necessary because Mandy Havey released two albums on what might be considered an independent label. They're writers, but your singing is so good that you could have songs written for you. (Karen and Olivia didn't write.) Well, I'm just rambling now, so I wanted to say really nice job. By the way, the blonde hair in the new style is very nice!
Wow!!! Thank you guys for all the love on this video. This is back from 2021 when I was just starting out with my videos and trying out different mixing techniques- all the way up to the industry standards now. :)
I got the idea for this video concept from Chris May, who I ended up working with on a cover of the song “Georgia On My Mind,” which is on my channel now!
I also have a brand new song out called “Something To Believe In.”
It would mean the world if you all could check out more of my videos and subscribe!
I wonder would Richard Carpenter still have the voice and the patience for doing some new harmonies and overdubbing with you, now that you touched base with him for a minute in Downey? I guess we can wait and see if Chris May can help make this happen. Richard sang a note or two at the Downey Embassy Suites interview a few weeks ago. He still has that bass in his voice in a note I heard. 🤞
Tori, I grew up listening to the Carpenters and watching their live shows on TV. In fact I still have all the original LPs. I'm sure you get many people telling you how talented you are, but seeing you compile not just Karen's parts but Richard's to is...... just amazing. No pitch correct, just a God given gift.
Keep performing and recording. Although the current music industry might not want to produce the music you want, there are a lot of people that want to see and hear an great talent like you.
As a massive Carpenters fan for over 50 years, can't believe how close you are to recreating their unique harmonies. By far the best I've ever heard. More please!!
thank you!!
She’s not close, she nailed it!!!
Just found your YT channel. You not only sound very much like Karen, you are one of the very few people today that know the Carpentets creating what became the modern and much used overdubs. Brother Richard had much to do with it all.
Yep, my goosebump test is proof. 😂@@francismontocchio9910
Tori
Are you real? Wow! I love this. I have been singing Carpenters at aged care places with a team, now disfunc. I love the sound.
I have been told I sound like Karen too. Would it not be great to do a duet?
Amazes me how Karen could not only hold a perfect note, she could crescendo flawlessly at the same time. A master of dynamics.
Absolutely! I’m always astonished by her technique.
I mean that's a very achievable skill with a few years of practice. It's so common that there's a name in Italian: Messa di Voce
Her vocal skills were almost inhumanly perfect. Ever since she appeared, all other singers have battled for second place.
richard carpenter was a genius of harmonies and layering..
I’ve always wanted to know how that was recorded . My father in 1972 was a back up classical violinist for the Carpenters . We only just begun was his favorite but also my parents wedding first dance in August 1973 . My father played for many Entertainers .. but loved the Carpenters. My grandmothers 3rd husband lived around the corner of the family in Downey Calif .. but my father has a lot of there albums and took my mother back stage to meet both Richard & Karen Carpenter. Autographed my mother’s album and talked a few minutes.. I’d say growing up as a musicians daughter you my dear are literally Karen reincarnated… I remember when she, died but the stories my dad has .. this made my day as well as my fathers. … my father is retired now and is 81 .. both parents been married 50 years .
"a lot of there albums"?
Where albums? There albums! 😊
@@irTaeke Yes, the random 'Young Frankenstein' reference 🙂 Even so, I liked the story of backstage and that there are many people involved in one's success.
By far the best random thing YT threw at me today. It's great to see there's real talent out there.
aw thank you!
Yeah, that harmony makes something stir inside a romantic soul. You pretty much NAILED it.
Karen Carpenter the only voice ever in music that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end and sends a shiver down my spine. Then you came along. Mesmerising!
My hair standing up has happened to me occasionally. Some voices do that to me. That’s how I know they are truly special. I can’t think of a recent example but perhaps Celine Dion or some Lady Gaga.
I cried too, at that moment.
I was 10 in 1970 when the Carpenters hit the big time. I, born with an ear, loved them... Imagine how much mean crap I got for liking such a soft act in the age of rock. My "friend" who was most cruel, only THOUGHT he could sing. Four years of theater in college, but sang flat just like most people. The Carpenters were reviled by the critics, and loved by the public. I'm so happy to see people appreciate this style.
There is so much they would have gotten around to doing if she'd lived... There's a treasure trove of possibilities.
I was 2 in 1970 but the Carpenters were popular throughout the decade. I thought they were kind of middle-of-the-road and thought she sounded a bit vanilla, but hey, I was a kid. What did I know? 😂
I can so relate. I was 14 and hanging out during summer vacay with my cousin in Carson, California when we passed a store with a radio playing and it was Close to You. I stopped dead in my tracks. I too have a really good ear and can spot talent from a mile away, even at that age. I could not believe what I had heard. I was in a trance.
Cousin was totally uninterested because in those days she was hanging with low riders in East LA and they only listened to 50s oldies; which was cool I dug it too.
She laughed at that amazing song but I didn't care. I never let anyone put peer pressure on me. I still well up when I hear it. The entro with Richard on those piano keys gets me going. It's one of my Big music memories like where I was when I first heard the Beatles as a small child and Elvis too.
I am thrilled Tori loves Karen as much Carpenter's older fans do. I agree I wonder what Karen and Richard would be producing these days. They were mega talented.
I know it might be a stretch, but maybe she should contact Richard Carpenter about permissions to re- record the music or even collaborate with him on new music.
@@Water_is_Sacred777 I'm hoping that Richard teams up with Tori to produce something new.
@@normanklein3155That would be epic!
Once you get discovered, your videos will go viral. Keep singing. You have the gift.
Thank you!!
I gotta agree. Keep it up. They had a sound that until now, wasn't duplicated. I miss that phenomenal sound. No one nowadays even ATTEMPTS to perfect that ability. Thanks for your work! Looking forward to more music from you!!
Incredibly accurate, your voice is wonderful. Please keep singing.
Alleluia , real music, performed beautifully. No trace of pitch correction/autotune here. So refreshing. Fil, from Wings of Pegasus does a great analysis of the whole song & it's worth watching. Great work... & a massive hat's off to you !
Finally a real singer. There’s hope for the next generation. Beauty and permanence. Well done Tori
Quite agree, good luck ahead Tori!😄
Yes!
Spare us.
She’s truly fantastic and I love this content. But there’s plenty of great ones for the next generation, just as there have always been.
@@danielhova7826completely agree, Daniel.
Don’t discredit a whole generation because of your own ignorance.
Beautiful voice in this video, all the same. 👏
Shows Richard's genius. Both were exceptionally talented. Chills, made me cry too.
Richard needs to be more than a footnote in the world of music, what a brilliant talent he is.
That cute little "hah" at the end made the whole thing. Everyone should have a few moments like this every week at least.
The little squee of joy at the end 😊 i know that feeling
Stacking Harmonies...Thought it was Lost w Karen until You Gave New Life to An Epic Sound....You r A Super Star Rising...BRAVO
There's a reason for all the hullabaloo, it's Tori. 😂 🙏
Tori, I've said many times, how effortless your voice is. I can imagine you cleaning the house, mowing the lawn, running a 5k, and sitting down in front of a mic and THIS comes out!!! You are simply breathtaking!!!
Brilliant. Your talent for recreating these beautiful harmonies is outstanding.
Karen and the Carpenters lived down the street when I was growing up. Thanks for the memory and bringing joyful tears to my eyes.
Everyone who hears this: Please share this with EVERYONE you know, we need to get Tori to go viral..
Thank you ❤️❤️
Your voice is so close to Ms. Carpenter, that it's almost scary. And your layering of those vocal parts is just.... Spot on! Beautiful! Gave me goose bumps... A nice little surprice, that CZcams threw at me today. Greetings from Denmark.
Tori. Just absolutely beautiful. You are so talented. Thank you for recreating The Carpenters incredible music. I really hope Richard Carpenter gets to see and meet you. He will be blown away!
Thank you!!
WoW! Gave me the chills! Great breakdown on the Carpenters sound. Richard is a genius and of course Karen is the greatest singer of all time.
I totally agree !!!
I'm blown away by the nuances in your singing.
Thank you Tori. I grew up listening to the Carpenters in high school and dare I say all us guys had crushes on Karen. Your vocal range and skills in post bring back so many memories of 50 years ago. I can't begin to tell you about the overwhelming loss we all experienced when Karen passed well before her time. Her passing is what put eating disorders on a national agenda to get the help and resources needed in an effort to get ahead of these afflictions. We'll probably never get our hands completely around it but saving even one person is worth all the effort.
"Seeing" and hearing Karen again gives us back, albeit fleeting, the joy we experienced so long ago. Thank you again Tori.
I love watching the deconstruction and reconstruction of harmonies. This video is catnip to a lot of people.
Tori has an astounding amount of talent and this is a brilliant example of her incredible ability as a performer.
That was excellent. My wife and I were married in 1970 and this song was top of the charts. Thank you for the wonderful memories. ❤
I am absolutely smitten with your singing. I saw you on "Wings of Pegasus" nailing the notes with a solid side by side with Karen. I immediately added you to my Spotify. KEEP IT COMING. Karen died way too early - don't go doing that.
That was an amazing demonstration on how Richard created the Carpenters sound. I would not be surprised if he is contacting you someday to sing live with him. Your voice is amazing.
Thanks Ms Tor i, your voice is amazingly close to ms Karen & keeping her alive in hearts. I grew up with her music she was very special person & singer especially don’t forget Richard. She was gone too soon at 32 for a terrible illness.-Kenny
One of the first TikTok videos I watched of Tori. I’ve been a total fan ever since and have told my friends to listen to her. What a phenomenal voice and an old soul as well. Just love it. ✌
Copying what she's doing there is already challenging. The most impossible thing is finding the note sequence of each layer. Whoever did it must have a perfect pitch.
Thanks Tori for bringing back my childhood memory❤
I got the goosebumps too. Lush harmonies ❤
I was just a kid in the early 70’s and my dad used to play the Carpenters on 8 track. I saw Karen on TV around 1974 or 1975 and thought she was the prettiest lady ever. My first crush at age 9. I’ve never heard anyone that could even come close to her voice…..until I watched your cover of this song on Jim MIDI Doctor. INCREDIBLE!
So I have spent the last 50 years proclaiming Karen carpenter as my favourite female vocalist BUT no longer - it’s now my quest to spread the word that you Tori have the most beautiful and sublime voice ! x
This warms my heart. I too am olne of those older folks that have loved the Carpenters for decades. I feel like our kind is finally being vindicated as more people discover the treasure that was the Carpenters.
You have an amazing voice that is a dead ringer for Karen herself, but that's just the beginning.
You also have a love and appreciation for the style, the sound, the history, and the process.
I wish you all the best. You have a bright future ahead of you.
OH Tori.... Those full on harmonies at 2:37 are absolutely brilliant. I know exactly what you mean about crying; those harmonies reach all the way to ones soul. If there is music in heaven, it will sound like this. Well done for recreating this blend. It is precious beyond words. 🥰🥲
Very nice! Clean and layered just right! You figured it out! Angelic harmony! Amazing skill!
Good Lord, it was like watching magic created from scratch. Thank you.
YT randomly popped this into my feed. Karen Carpenter has always been my favorite singer (my wife says I love Karen more than her). I'm also a fan of tight harmonies and glad to have a chance to find out how they put it all together. I was skeptical when you did Richard's parts but amazed by how much you sounded like Karen. Then you played the mix and I got chills. It was wonderful. YT popped up another video blending your cover with the original. I was nearly in tears by the end. I've never heard such an accurate recording. It's more than just a cover, it's a recreation. Young lady you have the voice of an angel.
It is so absolutely cool that you combine audio technical recording and engineering talent with a spectacular voice when you are so young, such a rare talent.
You actually sound enough like her that I could easily be fooled. I usually have a very good ear for voices. Great job recreating that. Sweet sound.
I’ve been a lifelong Carpenters fan for decades. Karen had one of the most beautiful and unique alto voices in music history. I’ve always said, there will never be another Karen Carpenter, until I heard you just now. WOW what a voice you have. It gave my goosebumps goosebumps. I’ll bet Richard Carpenter would love your voice.
Just amazing. I’m now subscribed and off to watch more of your vids.
Wowww, woww, wowww ...... 😮😮You can't imagine how happy and gifted we are, enjoying this wonderful songs, again. It's like going back i time, where true artists, composers and singers filled our lives with the best music that still remains in time. You' are unique Tori.
Tori, that was very interesting how you did all that. Where can we see you doing the whole songs vs the short videos on You Tube? You are unbelievably talented and I hope to see you do a full Carpenters tribute album. Just blown away by how amazing you are.
I don't currently have any full length videos available, but it's definitely something I will do in the future! Over on TikTok and Instagram/Facebook Reels, sometimes its hard to find an audience that has a longer attention span than a minute or so! Haha.
I get where you are coming from! I will be keeping a close eye on your channel and hopefully you will crank out a few full length videos. I only wish Richard Carpenter would watch what you do and offer to take you on a tribute tour with him. Theres a silent army of boomer and genX ers that grew up on this music and we alone could put you on the map. And many of our children who grew up listening to OUR MUSIC will fall in love with you. Good luck and dont stop what you are doing.
@@michaelbucceri9215 aww thank you!! Hopefully he will see them someday! :)
@@ToriHolubhey Tori...i cant thank the youtube algorhythm enough for discovering you and your amazing talent and beautiful voice and helping me become aware of your music. I laughed when you said...im gonna cry...i just got goosebumps. I laughed because i felt the same thing! I grew up with the Carpenters songs as I was born in 1968
It is the music of my childhood and it brings back infinite good memories from those times. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing what you do. I do want to add that i am also a professional horn player 🎷so i know the processes of recording tracks. Thanks for breaking it down like you did. Anyway...ive already become a subscriber to your channel...and i cant wait to see how big you grow! Good luck Tori...you a fan for life here! 🎇🌠💞
@@JK-js2td That’s so very kind of you to say, I’m glad you enjoyed it! - And that’s so cool that you play!! I’d love to see your work!
Giving yourself goose bumps is one of the greatest things ever for a musician.
I just discovered your channel, as a massive 70s fan I'm happy to find there are people out there who also love Karen's voice.
I think that the goosebumps are catching…by the thousands! Thanks for your excellent efforts.
Karen was a brilliant musician, but your brilliance is at the engineering console. You're great. Thanks for taking the time to bring us great joy and share your love for music.May Karen's fans become yours as well.❤
Damn she sounds good
The maj7 down to the 6 in the top voice sounds so pretty!
And it sounds like there’s a chorus effect on the vocals too which sounds really nice
My first reaction was:
"FINALLY, someone with actual talent on TikTok!" 😜
This sounds amazingly close to the original... I can definitely understand those goosebumps! I also get them every time when I'm first listening to recording vocal harmonies, believe me, that doesn't fade when you're my age (58) 😉🙏
I take it you haven’t heard the recent release? If you haven’t it;soon her playlist under collaboration.
Really great. I thought I was hearing chords in her recordings! Their singers on the road did a great job building that sound live.
I've since learned she did overdubs sometimes and sang harmony to her own vocals: I was indeed hearing chords, and that is part of the brilliance of her musicality.
Fantastic ! A facinating look at the creative process. Thanks for sharing. Any good harmony give me goosebumps as well . More full length videos PLEASE... I believe there is a larger audience for this type of music. 🙂
Yes!! More full length videos please??? 🙏🏼
This ^^
I'M PRAYING THAT RICHARD TAKES YOU ON THE ROAD AND DO THIS LIVE ❤I WOULD TRULY PAY TO SEE YOU TWO DO THIS LIVE 🙏🏿 ❤
Oh my God, that gave me chills too! How do you know how long to hold each note, are you watching a clock? I’ve played keyboards professionally locally for over 30 years and you just amaze me! You know you have perfect pitch right? Wow, still waiting for long videos from you! What a God given perfect pitch voice you have, wow! You realize not many singers have this same blessing. Wow, need more videos! Thanks. Take Care!
You are misusing the term "perfect pitch." What you meant to say is "you sing perfectly in tune." There is no catchy term for a person that can do that. "Perfect pitch" is a term that means that a person can recognize what note they are hearing and can name the note, like F# or Bb. You can play random notes on a piano and they can name them. Believe it or not, neither Richard nor Karen had that ability, so neither of them had "perfect pitch," although both of them could sing perfectly in tune.
Doing that is so fun and you did it so well! I did something like that in my own little way with my own voice decades ago. I used my cassette tape recorder to record 3 voices. Too bad, I can't find that cassette tape anymore. I did it when I was in college to teach my classmates to sing the harmonies for a chorale singing contest. Analog technology was all we had then.
WOW! IMO, you nailed it, Tori! It brought me to tears just like the original. What a damned shame that we lost Karen. Thank you SO MUCH!
aw thank you!
You are wonderful - not sure what else to say. Wishing you all the best in your career, and thank you for sharing your talents and love of music with us. I tend to think that Karen would dig your music.
Yes, yes, I also hear this technique used by Queen, Journey, and a few others, I’ve always called it the wall of sound, thanks for sharing.
10cc's I'm not in love is the mega wall of sound.
I think ABBA used the wall of sound first. It was created by someone they worked with, but I forgot his name.
@@Seiferboi Phil Spector created it in the early 1960s.
You have an amazing voice. I'm astounded. And thanks for explaining the mixing technique.
You have such a beautiful voice, Tori! And you sound so much like Karen. When you listened to the complete recording at the end and you said you wanted to cry-we completely understand-Karen and Richard’s harmonies definitely have that effect on people, as did your harmonies!
There are performers and then there are SINGERS! Tori, YOU are a SINGER!
Love the Carpenters. From the beginning. Thanks for showing us how it breaks down. I knew a bit about about self harmony. Such in-tune singing. There are young people who dont need the forced harmony.
I think you nailed it. Sounds very authentic. I had the great fortune to see them live in Vegas in the early 70s. They were fantastic.
Beautiful job. There’s nothing like tracking all those harmonies and that final listen back all together. It’s always a wonderful thing! Sounds great 👍🏻
AMAZING! The fact that you have done this in an untreated room with a simple setup with a Sure SM58 Mic and a pop shield ‘ blows me away. It just goes to show all the equipment in the world doesn’t compensate for true talent.
When you said that it gave you goosebumps-all of us, too.
I believe- You've ONLY just begun. Angelic. Don't stop.......
Great to see someone who uses and mastered the Tascam MTR !
Wow you are so incredibly smart and well spoken.....oh yeah....you can kinda sing too!😂 Seriously your voice is sooo angelic and so strikingly similar to the great KC! Keep up the fantastic work!❤
Thank you!
This is the most amazing part for me, the fact that you started this as an experiment and had the engineering chops and the talent to pull it off. Your reaction to yourself is awesome!
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I adore your Karen Carpenter recreations and I look forward eagerly to hearing how you think Karen might have interpreted new songs that Karen never performed. Your music is brilliant and your talent outstandingly spectacular. Thank you for being so meek about it. B R A V A !
Good job. I just realized recently how complex the harmonies. Even in that same song, listen to the final verse. It is full of lush harmonies.
What a cute tutorial. You're very calm and you have a Nice voice and You're a good host. I like the end of your video because it's very emotional. I've never realised Carpenters dubbed themselves. I know it sound stupid because I know what is harmony, but when I listen to their songs I don't think about it. Now, you've opened my ears. Great thanks and god bless your voice !
2:43... Tori, yes, we understand... join the rest of us - we got goosebumps and want to cry to! When I heard your harmony vocal chord right there, my soul just got soothing therapy. :)
... and the cute "Ha!" at the end, like "YES! Nailed it!!" Wow, Tori! I just "discovered" you a few minute ago, from a Fil from Wings of Pegasus video. And I liked you instantly. I mean, not just your excellent singing and talent, but you are very likable! Peace and love, David ;)
You have an incredible amount of talent. Your voice technique is tremendous and your audio skills are truly impressive. Keep doing what you're doing please. 😀👍🎼
If anybody can do it... & you did it BEAUTIFULLY ♥️!!
Don't blame you for crying. Makes me teary too. That music always sounded like audio "honey" to me. Rich and sweet. And you did it again. Like re-discovering a long lost art. Props to you.
Absolutely NAILED it!!! Young lady buckle up.... you're fixin to go viral I believe.
I’ve never experienced goose bumps… until I heard this. I always knew there would be a new K C !
My God, shivers up my arm ...
I'm so glad for you - and all of us - that you and Jim Wilkas found each other and you were able to fully realize this project! The full number was/is nothing less than mind-blowing; I crumpled into a sobbing mess when I first heard it, and could only keep repeating "How?" once I recovered.
Here's to a long and rewarding career ahead! May all best wishes and prayers follow you!
Dear lady…you talent is profound and angelic!
Such a treat to visit your page and enjoy your latest productions…this was as educational as it was entertaining!
thank you!!
OMG!! That's *IT!!!* 😲 You nailed it Tori! That's the vocals I heard back in the early 1970's that got me hooked on The Carpenters. I sincerely hope you and James Wilkas do more of their tracks in the near future.. this is solid gold!!🌟🌟
That is fabulous...you had me in tears listening to all the parts together
Love how excited you got when you first heard all the parts together! I do the exact same thing!
Man your voice is incredible. Please never stop singing
I just heard you for the first time and got whole body chills. Karen Carpenter is my absolute favorite. You are incredible.
You are a wonderful musician! One voice I would hate to replicate would be the GOAT! You are so close to her! Wow!
What a tremendous job! Just goes to show how much work went into those immense Carpenters harmonies. Your singing is sublime!
I am a big fan of the Carpenters music and sound. I saw them some 55 years ago and bought a lot of their albums. I had a music background but not recording knowledge and always loved their sound and harmonies. So, your tutorial was astonishing and surprising what it took to get their sound.
Thank you for your excellent demonstration of the tech needed to create their classic sound. Especially as it was tape, I'm all the more amazed at their accomplishment in getting this sound. It makes me appreciate their sound even more.
And I subscribed to your accounts today as I ran across your remarkable talent for the first time.
Your voice is so very close to Caren’s. What an amazing talent!!! Just BEAUTIFUL!!!
Wow! This is great! Hope you can add more :-)
And PLEASE, do the whole song! :-)
You're really very good. Not only are you singing in tune, but you have a beautiful vibrato, which you hold. Ever notice how a lot of pop singers trail off after a second or two? They can't hold the vibrato. Well, many sing flat too. But what is so interesting to me (someone whose spent his life reading magazines on multitrack recording and audio engineering) is how you've done this all yourself by knowing how to create what you want with equipment you really know how to use. I have a degree in music and am a very critical listener...and I think you're really, really good. :)
Wow, thank you very much!!
@@ToriHolub I don't know if you're going to see this because this is one of your earlier posts, but I have to modify my above comment. I just watched your collaboration with Dan, on "Suddenly." Please note that this comment is from someone who's painstakingly anal, in terms of what I like to listen to. (I'm also painstaking in my equipment. I listen on Tandberg electronics, using a Sumiko moving-coil cartridge on my turntable, then listening through Stax electrostatic earspeakers.) I don't like screamers and overembellishers who totally destroy the melody in an effort to call attention to themselves, which is why I like Mandy Harvey. (I'm sure you've heard of the deaf singer/songwriter who was given the Golden Buzzer by Simon Cowell on America's Got Talent.) Mandy's sung the national anthem for professional sports events and stated she wanted to remain faithful to the composition by not embellishing the melody.
Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that your covers for Karen show a similar range to Karen's, but then you move up to Olivia's range for "Suddenly" and it didn't sound like you moved into head voice to hit the high notes '...say...,' except for more pianissimo '...with you....' On 'say' you were in full chest voice and right on-pitch. In the end it probably is immaterial because your voice was still beautiful in head voice. I've been watching reactors watch your collaboration with Jim on "We've Only Just Begun," and I guess it probably doesn't matter to them, but I emphasize how your singing actually takes away from your engineering savvy. I outline to them how you have tremendous facility with multitrack decks and professional-level sequencers (though I imagine I should explain to them what a sequencer is! :) Don't get me started on the anechoic wedge squares festooning your studio walls! :) I think you're brilliant, though you consistently remain humble.
My reaction to the first few notes you sang on this cover: My eyes welled up and I was transfixed on you. You're not just really good ... your singing is nothing short of stunningly gorgeous. My biggest issue with you every time I hear you sing is that you're not as widely known as you should be. Keep working on those songs you mentioned you've been working on. Now that I think of it, Kacey Musgraves self-released three albums before getting signed with a major label. Even that isn't necessary because Mandy Havey released two albums on what might be considered an independent label. They're writers, but your singing is so good that you could have songs written for you. (Karen and Olivia didn't write.) Well, I'm just rambling now, so I wanted to say really nice job. By the way, the blonde hair in the new style is very nice!
What a gift! Keep making music! You make us old guys very happy by bringing back great memories!
Brilliant. It takes brass balls the size of church bells to even think about covering Karen...and you nail it.