XXXTentacion vocal preset
The XXXTentacion vocal reads as emotional dry-to-wet contrast, iconic SAD! feedback delay, aggressive distortion (Look At Me era). VocalDose has that chain built in: put it on your vocal, say "make me sound like XXXTentacion", pick your key. Every DAW, Mac and Windows.
What the XXXTentacion vocal sounds like
How it changed
- SoundCloud / Look At Me (2015-2016). Crushed distorted rage; underground breakthrough.
- 17 (2017). Depressive melodic; Jocelyn Flores / Fuck Love; Heldens enters.
- ? / SAD! (2018). Mainstream peak; SAD! delay signature; Moonlight.
- Skins / Bad Vibes Forever / compilations (2018-2022). Posthumous completion; Look at Me: The Album archive.
What is actually public about XXXTentacion's vocal chain
- Studio Talks interview (Koen Heldens, Oct 2024): on SAD!, a delay send feedback was accidentally left near-infinite—Heldens normally keeps feedback ~10%—creating the echoing vocal trail after the hook; he also pushed the snare unusually loud.
- Studio Talks (Heldens): X FaceTimed after tracking SAD! calling it a future #1 and requested the mix back in about an hour; Heldens also re-amped a thin kick via Ampeg SVT/8x10, polarity-flipped and high-passed ~150 Hz, blended for weight.
- Studio Talks (Heldens): on A Ghetto Christmas Carol, X/Ronny J insisted 808s stay dirty rather than cleaned; X also recorded 'Red Light!' vocals on old iPhone earbud mic that Heldens had to make work.
- SOS ALLTY5 profile on Heldens notes he mixed X breakthroughs including Jocelyn Flores, Fuck Love, and SAD!.
Sources: studiotalksevents.com · soundonsound.com
VocalDose does not copy anyone's session. It gives you a chain tuned to read as XXXTentacion on your voice, in your key, in the DAW you already use.
Songs to reference for the XXXTentacion vocal
XXXTentacion albums
17 (2017) · ? (2018) · Skins (2018) · Bad Vibes Forever (2019) · Look at Me: The Album (2022)
Recent: Look at Me: The Album (2022).
XXXTentacion vocal preset questions
How to get the SAD! XXXTentacion vocal delay effect?
VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key. What is public: Studio Talks interview (Koen Heldens, Oct 2024): on SAD!, a delay send feedback was accidentally left near-infinite—Heldens normally keeps feedback ~10%—creating the echoing vocal trail after the hook; he also pushed the snare unusually loud.
What is XXXTentacion's vocal chain?
The XXXTentacion vocal chain reads as emotional dry-to-wet contrast, iconic SAD! feedback delay, aggressive distortion (Look At Me era), emo-rap melodic Autotune. What is public: Studio Talks interview (Koen Heldens, Oct 2024): on SAD!, a delay send feedback was accidentally left near-infinite—Heldens normally keeps feedback ~10%—creating the echoing vocal trail after the hook; he also pushed the snare unusually loud. VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key.
How to sound like XXXTentacion?
VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key. The preset covers the emotional dry-to-wet contrast, iconic SAD! feedback delay, aggressive distortion (Look At Me era), emo-rap melodic Autotune that make the XXXTentacion vocal read as XXXTentacion; your voice and your key do the rest.
Who mixed SAD! (Koen Heldens)?
Public credits name Koen Heldens, Ronny J, John Cunningham, Cubeatz. VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key.
Did XXXTentacion use Auto-Tune?
XXXTentacion's tuning is emotional dry-to-wet contrast, iconic SAD! feedback delay, aggressive distortion (Look At Me era), emo-rap melodic Autotune. What is public: Studio Talks interview (Koen Heldens, Oct 2024): on SAD!, a delay send feedback was accidentally left near-infinite—Heldens normally keeps feedback ~10%—creating the echoing vocal trail after the hook; he also pushed the snare unusually loud. In VocalDose the tune stage for XXXTentacion is already dialled in; say "harder tune" or "more natural" after the preset lands to move it.
How to mix distorted Look At Me-style vocals?
Public credits name Koen Heldens, Ronny J, John Cunningham, Cubeatz. VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key.
Is there a free XXXTentacion vocal preset?
There is no free XXXTentacion vocal preset from VocalEssential, and most free ones online are a single Auto-Tune setting with a reverb. The XXXTentacion chain ships inside VocalDose ($59.99, all 51 artists included), and the Hub installs it in one click on Mac and Windows.
What reverb/delay is on SAD!?
VocalDose gets you the XXXTentacion sound in one sentence: open it on your vocal and say "make me sound like XXXTentacion". It loads a tuned chain built for that sound, then asks for your key. What is public: Studio Talks interview (Koen Heldens, Oct 2024): on SAD!, a delay send feedback was accidentally left near-infinite—Heldens normally keeps feedback ~10%—creating the echoing vocal trail after the hook; he also pushed the snare unusually loud.