The 1975 Favourite Gear & Why Matty HATES Plugins
VloĆŸit
- Äas pĆidĂĄn 17. 10. 2022
- Matty and George from The 1975 break down their recording techniques, share their favourite gear and explain why, in a world crammed with technology, embracing limitations and imperfection can make all the difference. Gear mentions down below!
EPISODE GEAR MENTIONS
Gibson ES-330 Guitar - geni.us/xGDKMz
Roland JV-1080 - geni.us/ElYAa
Yamaha CP80 - geni.us/sdes
Yamaha CP-70B - geni.us/fz1skY
Plugin Alliance Brainworx Focusrite CS - geni.us/CD6Z
Chandler TG Channel - geni.us/JVQzL
Korg M1 - geni.us/8s3s1m
DynaCord Digital Echo- geni.us/DfOadl
Binson Echorec - geni.us/C3W8C
WEM Copicat Tape Echo - geni.us/kzJT
Roland RE-201 Space Echo - geni.us/UAjoBuy
Philips Philicorda - geni.us/WiBnTk
Harmonium - geni.us/sakpN1R
ProTools - geni.us/j6i4
Ableton - geni.us/tMpiD
Check out the full episode here đ
tinyurl.com/EP101THE1975
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREđ
bit.ly/The1975video
Follow the artist
INSTAGRAM: / the1975
TWITTER: / the1975
LISTEN to âBeing Funny in a Foreign Languageâ here - songwhip.com/the-1975/being-f...
Dirty Hit
Follow our socials to stay up to date
INSTAGRAM: / tapenotes
TWITTER: / tapenotes
TIKTOK: / tapenotes
SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/tapenotespodcast
WEBSITE: tapenotes.co.uk/
DISCORD: / discord
INTRO MUSIC: Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective - songwhip.com/laurelcollective...
Support the show here đ tapenotes.co.uk/donate
OUR GEAR
linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear
PRIVACY POLICY and FULL DISCLOSURE
Tape Notes Podcast is a participant in Plugin Boutique, Sweetwater and Thomann affiliate programmes. If you purchase something using the links above weâll receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. It makes it possible to keep the podcast up and running. We do not collect or share anydata about you. Thank you! - Hudba
We've just launched our Patreon channel and the first video up is the full length 1975! If you'd like to support the show head over to bit.ly/The1975video
A lot of people know George for his amazing drumming, but it can't go understated how much of a technical wizard and creative genius he is as a producer and sound designer.
Such a recognisable sound design and the fact that he can make all these genres his is honestly mindblowing! ILIWYS sounds crazy good considering they were still fairly young when they made it
Youâ ve got that right. He doesnât get enough credit for all of this. Heâs a musical genius.
Utter bollocks ...what the fuck are you talking about.
So right! people have been dreamy when listening to This Must Be My Dream when it's technically a George song!
UNDERRATED AS A DRUMMER AND PRODUCER! Blows my mind to think all these sounds were produced by a drummer. He is my inspiration and an inspiration to all drummers out there! SLEPT ON BIG TIME = THERE IS NO THE 1975 WITHOUT GEORGE
George sounds like he has hit puberty twice
Thatâs the way you sound when youâve been up for more than 24 hoursđ
BDE
George seems like he knows what heâs talking about a lot more. Matty is much more conceptual. You can tell george is the pragmatist of the two
Finally an interview where we get to hear George talking. Matty is fascinating, but George barely got a chance to talk in previous interviews. Love that he can actually show his producer side here.
Sometimes we need the other band members to interact in interviews, I love Matty but I would like the other guys' insight.
Same, Iâve probably only heard Adam and Ross talk like once lol but Iâd love to get their perspective on the album!
you can see geroge cutting off matty sometimes and matty just looks like a little quiet mouse LOL its so cute ie 2:16
Fascinating ? Lol
I appreciate that Matty started to jump in then promptly shut himself up at 2:16 đ
Is it just me or is George getting a little better about finishing his thoughts when Matty wants to interrupt him? Go on George!
I appreciate how bassy George's voice is, very little treble, great production
Itâs so nice to see Matty kinda out of his depth and George just taking over on this, you RARELY see thatđ
George - âWanna know what the song sounds like without my input?â
SilenceâŠ.
Quality banter.
George could easily transition into the voice over/narration business.
One of the things I LOVE about The 1975 is their absolutely beautiful production. I don't know much about this topic, but as a fan, I love hearing the little quirky sounds and elements they add to their music. It makes the listening experience so rich, interesting and exciting.
Well.. Yeah, if you are rich and can afford to buy analog gear. But for most people, many plugins are very useful. But it can also be dangerous in the sense that you may avoid knowing the creativity and skills that you can gain when you are limited.
i have followed this band and enjoyed them from their first record -- the way matt said all of this just kind of broke my heart a bit. maybe i'm just getting old idk. use the best tools that you can afford and don't be afraid to work with what you've got. there isn't a half million dollar gate you must first walk through to make a record. george said basically the same thing, but nicely. it's all good tho.
@@JDelvaMusic i find somebody going from kid excited to make music with friends to a man with means shitting on an affordable and democratic option for young artists a bit heartbreaking. whether that's his intent or not, itâs how it came across to me. perhaps a bit dramatic but hey itâs a 1975 comment section whatcha expect đ all respect intended honestly.
Dude's just a vocalist for a watered down pop band. Never released anything of substance and especially not without the assistance of someone who actually know what they are talking about. Take it with a grain of salt
@@saintseymour They are phrases said without much thought. Plugins are great and the future is not in copying a Neve equalizer from 40 years ago for the hundredth time. Today, there are many plugin creators who think outside the box and create processors that analog hardware designers didn't even imagine.
@@chriskopper4759 such an embarrassing thing for you to say lmao
I donât think Iâve ever heard George talk so much! You can really tell he knows his shit when it comes to producing waaaay more than Matty! Love that Matty let him have his moment in this interview â€ïž
There's a language musicians & producers speak in, and this was a nice listen
"It's like, bro: do you know how bigger of a world, like?" - Matty Healy, 2022
i lolâd
Why is that the quote they chose to open the video with
@@loi22 let's face it, it doesn't get much better
i cant lie, matty saying he hates plugins felt super "oh im the cool hipster i dont use plugins". meanwhile he just talked about how mech technology is in the computers now for crate/sample digging, that felt super cringe lmaoooooo.
he actually said crate sifting which no one knows what hes on about
He didn't contradict himself. His point was that there's too many options... you can just get lost nowadays and technology is too good. Surely?
Matty is Hella cringe, and he's a huge hypocrite. He contradicts himself CONSTANTLY.
I remember he spoke about the importance of finding your own sound in an interview with Zane Lowe. Says the lead singer of The 1975, a band that just sounds like copy cats of everything else.
My thoughts exactly.
@@guycollishaw1957 yeah i guess, but its one thing to say "i don't like plugins" and saying "plugins are lame"... it just sounds so pretentious and douchey
Itâs 4am here in Houston (: love seeing the guys delve like this
Plugins are great. So much so that the sound you get, is completely down to your ability and not down to lack of gear.
Absolutely no idea what these boys are on about in this. Love it. Great content
đ
Hello sir, just want to say thank you for these videos. Youâre inspiring so many people Mr Kennedy!
I could listen to them all day
Would absolutely love them to do a tape notes on the first album & I like it when you sleep. But they both gotta be 2 hours. I NEED IT
Matty complaining about purists and then saying plugins are lame, does bro think his vocals are coming out dry sounding that good? lol George was cool.
he just tries to be opinionated on things he has no clue about
The video is aptly titled: "The 1975 Favourite Gear"; so I guess they're just reminiscing đ
he talks about purists scoffing at plugging directly into an analog preamp to get distortion
then cites one of the most popular bands and one of the most successful record labels of all times who frequently used that technique--a technique that is often replicated by many
no one is scoffing, my guy--it's a pretty well-accepted move
dudes are a trip
I thought I was watching a Spinal Tap reboot at some parts
the guy sounds like a full on bell end
I think, frankly, creative geniuses who actually output solid art should be given more leeway with creative opinions. Anybody who has interacted with a creative genius knows that throwing ideas and opinions around is precisely how good art is made. They understand they may be contradicting themselves in the past or in the future, but the constant churning and oscillating is where actual brilliance lies. The art itself speaks more volumes than throw away interview answers. Additionally, I don't think Matty was saying "don't use plugins because they're lame". He was more throwing a comment out about what the band is interested in currently. I'm sure he's plenty aware of how plugin-laden his music has been in the past; that's half the reason The 1975 was so determined to use real instruments this record. People evolve.
That tape notes theme song riff is living in my head rent free
Very funny that Matt Healy has absolutely no idea what anything is called or what it does. Doesn't mean he's a bad producer mind you, I just feel bad for George.
George's voice reminds me of a lot of Ralph Ineson. They should give him a guest verse on their next album, and he should indeed do some narration work.
To everyone commenting on their boring âdullnessâ or âdimnessâ here, theyâre actually incredibly expressive and intelligent people musically, especially if you get Matty talking about something that isnât remembering gear. Itâs a dry subject. And Iâm a producer and I think that đ
Dullness or Dimness. They look nerds here, especially George lmao. its cute.
If you're a producer and you think that, that's scary đ
@@OscarASevilla Lmao facts. This the type of sh that keeps even hobbyists tryna make (quality-sounding) music going. Legit all my income-based dreams are rooted in just getting more and more gear/plugins đ€Ł
@@denizen9683 just đŽââ ïž them lmao
@@TakeHit0 Haha, I might add it's mostly applicable to the gear/hardware side đ
George is our genius and king đ smart brain đ§ and best drummer in the world!
Analogue/vintage gear is great when it's reliable, though I think we're going to see even more of it modelled, emulated and sampled in software in coming years. It's become a hell of a lot more feasible in the past decade or so to accurately model the character and non-linearities that hardware units produce, which aside from the tactile aspect is what people who tend to gravitate towards it are looking for. I'd be curious to know if printing drums to tape and then back in to the DAW was used on every record, I Like It When You Sleep has some of my all time favourite drum sounds.
For plugins, just work with using oversampling, even some free ones will do nicely. Sounds great and better than some hardware.
I got a JV1080 last month. It's a 90's beast
This is crazy. I literally have a Roland JV-1080 laying in my closet. It used to belong to my High School music teacher but he leaved the country so I picked up some of his old stuff from the classroom.
Grab it and make a hit record. Itâs the key to success đ
@@samxday I havenât used it in all these years because I didnât knew how to work with it. But early this year I learned how to use classic Midi in Logic. So Iâll give it a try.
@@Javier23gol excellent. đđđđ
Damn sorry not all of us have access to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of outboard gear Matty lol
The point went well over your head. His main argument was that many musicians can just become "digitally lost" and waste quite a bit of time just turning knobs on a screen and don't actually spend time understanding the hardware and why it sounds the way it does. It doesn't have to be expensive either. Recently I bought a second hand tube receiver for my record setup and compared it to my digital.. it's not even comparable, and the analog hardware ran me $300 less than the big box brand I already had.
@@shoopSAUCE yea my bad for not getting that detailed analysis of workflow from 'plugins are lame bro'
@@shoopSAUCE He probably only even made that comment to cover his egotistical comment about "plugins are lame". Just being a snob.
@@michaelwatson3592 work harder then.
@@AmiliaCaraMia lol nice
Is one of the most iconic synth leads theyâve ever done in Change of Heart not in fact from the plug-in Diva?
Lmao
Their biggest hit is literally made using a preset in Kontakt⊠great song though.
elaborate..
which song tho (for knowledge)
What preset in kontakt? Like which library?
Somebody Else?
Wow!! Jv 1080 I remember buying that for my old workplace!! Lovin The tech talk...
i love george's dress sense so much.
Basing your musical identity on the type of gear you do or don't use and then essentially putting others down indirectly that use that gear is ridiculous.
I could literally fall asleep to Georgeâs voice
Beatles never used the TG for distortion; it was the REDD desk, which is valve-based.
Yes, Revolution comes to mind. And Motown was not EMI so no TG neither.
@@lucianoluggren Wait did they get the distortion on the Revolution single by using the Redd? Is that the one that Waves modeled in their Abbey Road collection?
@@BrendanCescon Acording to Geoff Emerick the guitar went direct to two preamps in series of the EMI REDD. Not the waves Abbey Road but similar tone with the Slate plug ins. czcams.com/video/DKH81OzMcig/video.html
@@lucianoluggren Ah interesting! Thank you!
Matty is on mount stupid of the Dunning Kruger effect when it comes to mixing and producing
And other thingsâŠđ
I didnât know John Kennedy had a podcast! One of the best broadcasters around
WE NEED THE WHOLE EPISODE ON VIDEO PLX đđ»
Head over to www.patreon.com/tapenotes
is there any chance weâll get the full video?đđ»
I second this request. And third this if I could. Fuck it I third this.
Never understood why they donât put em out.
@@JohnAyala18 gets people to go to their podcast
@@barleytalk9622 its the 1975. people will definitely go and listen
We've just launched our Patreon channel and the first video up is the full length 1975! If you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/tapenotes
Hilarious listening to these two cracking on like seasoned pros. Loved the crack about plug-ins being lame then running digital gear through analog kit to warm it up. But hey donât forget if it sounds like your using tape (when you are) to dial it back! Great value for money these chaps. Saw them as a support act at The Bridge in Newcastle donkeys years ago so pleased to see them doing so well now.
Will the full episode be released on youtube?
Is this interview longer ? I wanna see more!
The podcast is on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Thereâs only a few videos clips of it releases so far though
For hating plugins, there sure are a lot of them on every track of their multitrack protools session. Lol. Notice George didnât say that, the dude who mixes.
Plugins are annoying if you're tracking, but they are flexible and a necessity for a finished track. Dumb comment bro.
@@AmiliaCaraMia Totally agree. But thatâs not what he said. He said, âplug-ins are lame broâŠâ 5:25
George ignores and proceeds to answer about the analog channel strip emulations used.
âUseful stuff is annoyingâ I fuck with Mattyâs perspective đŻ
My god George voice just vibrate my subwoofer all over.
when is the full one coming out!! aahhhhh
Hey I donât want to tell you how to do your job but I wanted to listen to this on yt cause I do a lot of podcast listening and couldnât find the episode on your channel which was frustrating. The description wasnât clear on where to find the full episode either since it looked like it was just another gear link. Just think about it thatâs all.
Plugins are lame has to be the ultimate hipster statement I've ever heard
Back to playing a Clavichord in just intonation for you son :)
If you slowed down Pinky & The Brain to half-speed... on tape... you'd have these two. Oh... and Pinky & The Brain were awesome.
George has the most pleasing, sexy and deep voice everâ€
i know! he needs to put out a smooth jazz album immediately
That Roland JV1080 tho đ„
This is my first time hearing an interview with them. Not surprised to find that the singer is super elitist sounding. Anyone complaining about plugins and having too many choices in digital doesn't a) know how to clean their room and organize b) just hates to hate on "modern technology"... "Useful stuff is annoying" ??? GTFO Your phono isn't annoying because it's useful, it's annoying because you don't have self control. Gross.
Iâd die to producer next to George
This George fella seems fantastic I bet he gets sick of that other fella
I thought the interviewer was a 65 year old man when listening on Spotify
What's "annoying" is the negative pretentious guy who has no idea what he's talking about. Would love this interview if it was just with George.
Do you maybe know wich mics for speaking do they use in this episode?
âPlugins are lame broâ
Plugins made your entire career Mr. Healy.
I wish theyâd unplug him
Wow...err...really breaking new ground...next they will tell us they did an album on Tascam 4 track ;-)
Bro, that's like total revolutionary. Matt doesn't write down Chorus or verse or interlude and stuff, he's so groundbreaking
Awww George coming out his shell
Anyone else feel this is just ramblingđ
Where can we find the full interview
"bro, you know how bigger of a world like?" wow
george
Challenge: count how many times Matty said "like"
I like the new record.. but the JV1080 wasnt even close to around when fleetwood was recording. It wasnt even released until the mid 90's. SO they definitely didnt use that or the korg. Also, to be against plug ins and use all this rack mount is admirable but not when you quantize and pitch correct everything on your album so at the end of the day it still sounds exactly the same.
Matty sounds like he is pretending to know what he is talking about đ€Ł
Is he trying to be satirical, or is this him being serious? Haha
Heâs been pretending to be in a band for a while
love how he basically gets ignored. shut up and let the nice producer men talk son.
Matty seems a bit insecure here..
just here eh
Heâs entitled to be. His band is rubbish
â@@bayleyasherđ
what software DAW is being shown around 4:43?
Limitations are great but saying plugins are lame shows a limitation of imagination.
exactly
and also lack self-awareness that most people can't afford/don't have access to thousands of pounds of hardware gear.
@@teddyperkins6461 whatâs funny is a lot of big name producers have been ditching their outboard gear because they like plugins better.
Forgot that people even thought about this tribal âITB vs hardwareâ thing anymore. đ
Oh brother, the people oddly butthurt by that commentâŠ
@@erinek1449 Most seem to be eyerolling it.
Haha this is so funny! Iâm not a massive fan of the 1975 but clearly the guy on the right is very clued up about things, explaining things correctly and the other guy is like an excited child jumping in. Massive respect though
George lost me at M1 and JV1080 being used by Fleetwood Mac, those synths came out after their time. That said, the JV1080 is a classic and fortunately its still dirt cheap, I still am surprised 15 years later what I can get mine to do.
âMy phone is usefulâ lol
Can anyone tell me if the TG MKII is meant or the TG 2?
I always wonder how do they transform this to a live performance? Do they have the track playing and then play the instruments live over? Won't it sound different?
idk how they do it but my band plays to a click track with all the instruments being played muted, while you still have the synths and pads playing over what you're playing live. Drummer just plays to a click to keep time with the backing track and there ya have it. They probably have a different way of doing it idk
Usually shows of their caliber will have all the sounds that are not being played by the band on backing tracks on a computer. As well as layers underneath what the bandâs playing, like guitars, percussion, vocals, distinct delay trails and whatnot. And then the drums have triggers that play the exact snare or kick sound from the record whenever the live drum is hit
Ah yes, the good old "MONEY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS!"... meh
Where can I buy Georgeâs model of laptop case?
Case looks cool. It also looks like its sitting on a cooling pad of some sort.
Listen to this thing we recorded *talks over every second of it*
where I can find the full episode in video?
www.patreon.com/tapenotes
The guy who has no idea how music production works calling plugins "annoying" doesn't really count for much, does it?
"plugins are lame bro" K WE'LL JUST GET OUR MONEY UP REAL QUICK AND BUY HARDWARE. THANKS MATTY
The click bait is real
r/confidentlyincorrect
I wish Matty had his own youtube channel. His social media is not enough for me.
Why would anybody want that after this video the bloke is insufferable and not very talented
we all know what matty's favourite gear is
đ€Łđ€Ł
Itâs kind of amusing to see a dude shit on plug-ins when itâs probably mixed and mastered by an engineer who uses plugins. That being said if you can afford to use all real instruments itâs a very different vibe then plugins I feel much more creative when using my actual synths.
But itâs a trade off, I find real stuff is pretty punchy and has a distinct sound compared to plugins and itâs very difficult for either to accurately imitate each other
These guys out there doing very standard things but talking like theyâre really fucking the system đ
Yeah, exactly! If only their music was interesting, maybe the shitty attitude from the singer would be (more) warranted. Granted, they make well-produced pop music that I'm sure lots of the general public likes when shopping for eggs, but it's almost definitionally standard, boring and safe.
This just shows Matty has no idea of what goes on behind the scenes on his musicđ
George over here talking like Liam Neeson.
itâs just about texture and warmth, you know đ
*Favorite
Leer cientos de comenarios sobre la frase de Matty Healy sobre los plugins significa que diĂł en el clavo đđ
Hating plugins is pretentious
What a pretentious bunch....Having been dragged up in studios in the 80s/90s, and had zero access to gear in my teens, I absolutely disagree with them....Young musicians and engineers are flourishing as a result of plugins....This interview is pretentious nonsense....Just name dropping, and redundant adjectives....
The guy on the right, George is super cool though and wasn't negative AND knows his stuff. The other guy is the pretentious one who has no idea what he's talking about. He's fun at parties. Yes plugins are great and 1975 use them lol!
I love that this guy is saying that Plug-ins are lameâŠhe clearly has no real knowledge about mixing or gear. What a joke đ