Ace of Base - Happy Nation (Live synth cover)
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- This is our live synth performance of the 1993 hit from Swedish act @AceOfBase, originally composed by Ulf Ekberg and Jonas Berggren.
Every synth line has been transcribed note-by-note from the original arrangement and played live using a set of VCO, DCO, VA hardware and virtual synthesizers, along with a sampler for drums. We did not use any form of sequencing or sync through computers or MIDI.
This time we recorded live in a small studio to a very small audience as part of a synth workshop. Space was very limited, so we had to set up a circular pattern with the synths. It kinda looked ok.
Starting with the Sixtrak and moving clockwise, gear list and synth players were:
Sequential Sixtrak - José Lucas - Main synth riff
Korg Microkorg, Roland Sp404 - Guillermo Caceres - Bassline, drum triggering
M-Audio controller - Gegê Teófilo - Korg M1 (Vst) voice pad & whistles
Arturia controller - Anderson Freitas - Korg M1 (Vst) electric piano chords
Roland Jx-10 Super Jx - Douglas Araujo - Saw pads
Yamaha An1x - George Frederick Marques - Saw pads, synthy chords
Backing vocals - Livia Fittipaldi
Lead vocals - Quésia Carvalho
We confess there have been a few omissions this time. Most notably, we didn’t do the male vocal parts in this one, as we ran out of microphones, recording channels and extroverted male candidates - but you can still hear some of us singing “we’re travelling in time” in the background. Feel free to sing along!
The drums were reconstructed from scratch on Reaper using mostly samples from the Roland R8mkII and Yamaha Ry-30, which were sought after drum machines around the year this song was produced. They were heavily processed with UAD stuff to get them punchier and closer to the original, and then chopped and bounced to .wav to be imported by the Sp-404.
The Sixtrak did an amazing job at recreating the main synth lead of this song. Despite the huge amount of stepping in its parameters, we were able to adjust the resonance and add just the right amount of filter feedback to achieve that sandy texture of the original sound. And then threw a ton of reverb over it .
The Microkorg has got the main bassline, though I must admit it is not 100% accurate. It has some notes missing here and there (I should probably stop getting so distracted trying to record videos and play those tiny keys at the same time…). For purists, in the original recording there was yet another synth line - a barely audible secondary bass layer playing semiquavers. We’ve decided to omit it in favour of clarity in the mix.
As for those controllers… for the first time we had to break our vow to only use hardware synthesizers. Unfortunately we did not have our Korg M1 available anymore, so we had to go with the next best thing - the Korg M1 Vst - which sounded convincing enough for our purposes. Please forgive our heresy. Both controllers were midi-chained to the VST using Reaper as a host. The patches for the epiano, voice and whistles were slightly edited versions of presets in the M1 library.
The Roland Jx-10 resurrects once more to provide us with those unique low pads, intersecting with the An1x (which plays the high pads). The An1x also doubles the M1 E. piano chords with a synth layer.
Once more, please forgive the shaky cameras, some misspelled lyrics and the few misplaced notes, we were just having fun. Thank you for watching :)
#AceOfBase #SynthCovers #LiveSynths
HUGE ace of base fan here, since day one back in 1993, and I have to say, this was AWESOME to hear!
Thanks! From one fan to another!
Браво! Нет нет так. БРАВО!!! Один из немногих каверов который получился так как нужно.
Оригинал - это самая любимая песня детства. А эта версия просто магическая. Я смотрю на клавиши и впадаю в приятный ступор, эта басовая линия такая офигительная, та и все синтезаторные слои просто фантастика.
да баслайн навороченный для синтетики
wow ..!!!! 👏👏👏 excelent..!!! even the youtube algorithm says that the song is interpreted by ace of base, although I think this is much better
Thanks! Yeah, I usually have wrong copyright ID from CZcams failing to identify the songs as covers...
Maravilhosos!!! Nem o Ace of Base tocava assim ao vivo hahaha
linhas de baixo foooodaaaa!!!!!!!
Muito bom
Pior que é verdade. No Ace Of Base a loira aparecia no clipe más quem cantava mesmo era a morena. Amo a banda, más abusavam muito do playback.
@@alexanrelz1979 estão em stúdio com um ótimo aparato eletrônico( só de teclado são 6 )! Diferente da época de 92 a 96...! Mesmo assim ficou ótimo... não teria essa performance cantando em estádios! principalmente no início da década de 1990
Mesmo se tratando de uma banda europeia, estamos falando do do início da década de 90. A tecnologia n era tão avançada ao ponto de se captar com essa qualidade de som. Sem dizer que aí se trata de músicos e eles eram na verdade produtores musical. Mas ainda acho que era muito avançado para época. Não só o Ace Of Base mas vários da eurodance. Escuta por exemplo Faces e No One do 2Unllimited e escuta a qualidade do arranjo dos sintetizadores.
Perfect and emotional as the original!!!! God bless you All . Keep it up!
I really enjoyed this cover. The singing and synthesizer work is great!
Thanks!
Ace of Base's beat is timeless. Awesome cover.
Pelo menos uma vez por semana venho aqui nesse vídeo rs
Obrigado. Amanhã, pela primeira vez desde a pandemia, parte da equipe vai se reencontrar ao vivo. Quem sabe não dá pra voltar a gravar em breve.
Absolutely briliant sound of the trance beast Yamaha An1X.
Great cover. Just perfect and killed every note!
Thanks!
@@Synt5buen día. Dedónde son uds?
Ah disculpas, vcs são BR 👂👍
Isso é perfeito demais, nem as bandas originais tocavam ao vivo, eram tudo playback e a galera ai fazendo tudo ao vivo na raça, cada synth fazendo sua linha. Perfeito demais e deve ser bem caro para tocaram também, mas eu pagaria em uma festa com toda certeza.
I guess Im kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch new tv shows online?
@Dillon Ryan Flixportal xD
@Vivaan Hector Thank you, I signed up and it seems like a nice service =) I really appreciate it !
@Dillon Ryan Glad I could help :D
We ´re travelling in time
Magic beat in 90's era
Her voice sounds so similar to Linn Berggren's voice.I almost couldn't tell a difference, wonderfully done!
3:30 Voice crack, a smile with a cringe, then a cute shrug and KILLS the ending run. Great moment. 😎
First person to ever mention that moment in a comment... we joked about that for a while. :)
Aproveitando...
Vcs são espetaculares. Ficou excelente. Obrigado por me tocarem de maneira profunda e emocionalmente. Me fizeram viajar ao início dos anos 90, na minha adolescência. Essa música do AoB foi a que me introduziu no mundo da euro, à época, falava-se dance music ou house.....
Já pensaram em gravar Beautiful Life?
Obrigado! Quando der pra fazer de novo essas apresentações, podemos pensar em mais alguma deles pra fazer, tipo a Beautiful Life.
By the way, original song have used famous Lately Bass patch from TX81z. Actually you are able to discover this bass patch in almost every song from the first album of Ace of Base.
Que talento pessoal. Poxa, continuem a postar mais vídeos. Quase chorei no vídeo da introdução do SOR, hauahauha. Abraço!
the lead singer's voice is *perfect* for this song, check out 3:36
more Ace of Base, PLEASE
Melhor Cover que eu vi até hj!
Very impressive.
Excellent. Wish you guys everything you want.
I love techno music.. well done
very good cover... a beautiful song with energy from ace of base..
Como que eu descobri esse grupo só agora??? Sensacional!!! Pena que não tem mais vídeos assim...
Impressive stuff!
один из лучших каверов 2020, особенно первые строчки
Умножаю
Pena q só da pra curtir uma vez! MARAVILHOSO!
It's perfect!
You guys are so freaking awesome!!!!! I'm a huge ace of base fan and you made me so happy with this extremely amazing and unique cover. Please keep making more!!
We`re traveling in time!!!!
This is one amazing cover.
Probably one of my favorites from Ace of Base
Muito bom. Assisti o video dela cantando Snap. Perfeito! Parabens a todos!
Very, very good! Great compliment, sounds perfect!
Großartig!
From Sweden with love! We must all try to live in peace and follow God.
True music from the good time
Impressionante, excelente l, parabéns a todos pela produção! Que tal reproduzirem também os demais sucessos do Ace of
Base?
Obrigado! Vontade não falta, mas o covid atrasou os planos por enquanto...
I wish one of those dudes would have done the male spoken vocal parts, but this was freaking awesome!
So coooool !!
This is great. You captured the dark, moody vibe of the original perfectly. Wasn't sure about the vocals at first (Linn Berggren's voice is one of the defining things of Ace of Base to me) but they grew on me. Nice one.
Original is original linn is linn best voice in world she miss so much
Maravillosa interpretación del gran tema de una de mi banda favorita de los 90, Ace of Base. Muchas gracias!!!
Mais um video EXCELENTE!!!!, E pelo visto os caras sao brasucas..... muito phod@@@@@@!!!!!!
Valeu!
Очень, очень нравится! БРАВИССИМО! Согласен с предыдущим комментарием, один из немногих каверов, который затронул какую-то нотку в душе. Понравилось! Нет слов!
Amazing
tenho que elogiar um dos mais perfeitos cover ao vivo até superando a banda original parabéns aos envolvidos
Obrigado pelo comentario e pela visita!
Damm the girls have an amazing voice!!
Beauty ❤️ instantly took me back
Thanks!
@@Synt5 well deserved!
This is superb!
2:11 This part needs to loop three times at least, it's too perfect for just one!! 😖🎶🔥💥
Точное определение😊
Outstanding version
we're traveling in time ~
Здороворо !преврсходно !молодцы!
Wow you guys are amazing best cover
Good Job !!! Great Cover ! Bravissimo !
Thanks for watching!
This is insanely good. Was this filmed in a single shot? I enjoyed your "Streets Of Rage" cover so much and now this. Please do more!
I'm upset they not posting any more videos
Estou impressionado! Tão bom quanto o original, parabéns pessoal.
This is a real good cover. Good job.
Perfect cover! Many thanks!
This is so bad ass! 🔥🔥👏
Muito bom! Queremos mais! :D
good cover.. ace of base was so unique
Отлично!
Solo una palabra: -IMPRESIONANTE-
Excelente 👌
Me uno a los que pedimos más!
Saludos desde Guatemala.
Legend
We want more ;)
@@user-bn4wz4ps9b szto?
That’s very good!
Loved it. =)
Это очень качественный кавер.
Quésia Carvalho 💖
Nice to see someone is still using AN1x this day :-)
Wow that was actually impressive! Thumbs up from Texas👍
You change part of the lyrics, but the cover Is very good, and i love Ace Of Base. The Best swdesh band for ever.
Well done great work! :-)
Perfect cover, I've never seen such a talented group before. Are you professional keyboard players? I'm a huge fan of 80's and 90 's FM synthetizator with associated music style. What I appreciate the most is the real time playing without predefined sequences, such a kind of modern Kraftwerk. Keep doing this job and don' t forget to recreate one of the most iconic synth 80's song Fade to grey by Visage. Mark from Slovak Republic. I have one Q, what stuff do you use?
Thanks for your comment! At that time some were undergraduate music students, but by now I could say we are all professional. Oh, and we DID record Fade to Grey, it was in our earliest repertoire, but the recording was disastrous, and unfortunately we've never managed to play it again ever since. Answering your question, the equipment for each video is listed in the video description. But I can detail more, if you want. Cheers!
Thank a lot for answering. I have noticed the stuff list below the title screen after your comment.
My gosh, it's so goooood, even better than original one!
Thanks for this new upload !!! Suggestions for next videos:
"Living On Video- Trans X"
"High Energy - Evelyn Thomas"
"I.O.U - Freeez"
"Babe, Were Gonna Love Tonight - Lime"
And I can go on and on....... ;-)
U made it!
Fantastic work!
Super indiki evdə apraturna axırki doyunca qulag asdım S90 ❤
Great work guys !
It's better than original !
I really liked all of your stuff. Wish you made more.
Guillermo is a genius!!
Top !
made more cover please, thats very good!
parabéns qdo fizerem apresentações quero assistir sucesso!!!
Awesome!!!!!
Booooom! Killer!!!!!! Subscribed!
Отбивка по времени: 10.05.2023😊
Korg lo máximo en síntesis pop dance.
Magic beat from 93
Impressive singing
Very cool!
C tá é LOKO!!! Melhor até que o próprio Ace Of Base (que só faziam playback kkkk) muito muito muito bom, pessoal!!! CONTINUEM!!!
Excelent!
Awesome! Your English is very good.
Nostálgico,, Muito Linda 😱👏👏