Matthew Ebel

"Well it is possible… but not recommended. ;) Like I said, the only reason I was toying with a live autotuner was for the robo-voices of those two songs. The vocal doubler trick was something I just experimented with." - Matthew Ebel

"Excellent way of phrasing it. It's all about reaching someone, not HOW you reach someone." - Matthew Ebel

"Thank you. :) I honestly wouldn't even consider using it if the result didn't SOUND a lot like real in-studio vocal doubling. I had to get over a major mental hurdle even to try it, but the result sounds pretty damn cool without, in my opinion, using it as a crutch." - Matthew Ebel

"mm- Hey, she made quite the impression on me and has helped keep my career sustainable- even as a rock singer. I'd love to call her sometime, if she's got the time." - Matthew Ebel

"And, illustrating my point, you choose to use the word "problem". Their reactions are largely their prerogative. Their reactions are largely their choice. Their reactions are largely their burden. Their reactions are largely their instincts. Your choice of "problem" immediately paints the listener as an antagonist. Diplomacy is the art of painting your own picture without coloring your listener's canvas." - Matthew Ebel

"Thanks. :)" - Matthew Ebel

"You know Eddie Izzard, right? 10% is what you say, 20% is how you sound when you say it, 70% is how you LOOK when you say it. People don't react to what you mean, they react to what they perceive. The challenge of language is not in articulating what's inside your brain, it's in manipulating someone else's brain to understand what you mean. It's like handing someone a floppy disk (remember those?) with a file on it. You could have put anything you want on there, but if their computer is incompatible with yours all they'll see is gibberish. Worse yet, they'll think you're giving them a virus or trojan horse. It's a lesson I've had to learn and re-learn for… well, fuck it, I'm still learning it. I'll let you know when I've figured this shit out." - Matthew Ebel

"Thank you. When I read THIS article this morning, I had to write something and this just kind of fell out." - Matthew Ebel

"Wow… Marge was personally responsible for extending my vocal range by about a full octave. I don't think I'd be half the singer I am today without her instruction. I wish I'd known there was a benefit concert before today, though I don't know if I'd have been able to make it from Boston or not." - Matthew Ebel

"Ha! Yeah, that wasn't directed at you, it was more at the idiots who use an auto-messager to harass people who unfollow them. And is usually a good sign that I shouldn't be following them in the first place." - Matthew Ebel