This is exactly the video that I needed! I was listening to the original song and thought it had a very rich combination of tones but I couldn't really tell them apart
Good video man! would like to see you tackle a SAULT song. They have a more acoustic vibe so it would be interesting to see that. Either way thanks for the tutorial!
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While producing the record, Kevin Parker didn't use acoustic congas. Instead he used the Roland TR-727 percussion machine, which kinda gave a "robotic/automated" feel to the congas themselves, so using live congas is not actually a "requirement" for recreating the song.
I've been making music for quite some time, and have found your videos extremely helpful with techniques I never knew about. Just wish it was done in Logic instead so I could follow a bit easier.
Love your approach to educating. I also never realize how close the Juno riff is to the song “it’s my life”. I love all the variations of songs. After all, it’s all math. Whether you do 4+4 or 7+1….. it all equals 8
oh I just made that comment haha, they really did try to disguise it, ie I think they knew what they were doing as the 4th chord sounds crap as does not really work, unfortunately the song is nowhere near this classic
Sounds really good! Good work! I think that "Main melodic thing" has other notes too then just octave. I think it is like: D-A D-A-F-A-D-A. or something like that. Or maybe bass-line goes like that. But anyway good job! :)
Hi @beat academy, View this tutorial several times and it's epic and i learn new stuff every time i watch it. Two Questions: 1. Is it right that you use "stereo" instead of "pingpong" for the slapback delay? Is it reverb or echo? 2. In original Houdini the drums have more grove than in your tutorial. How was that made? By 16th swing or do they layer the drums in a specific pattern to the moogbase? Thanks in advance!
Interesting putting an EQ on the drums, AFTER the Comp and RC20. I suppose there was something he was trying to bring out post RC20, but I wonder what that was?
Love this video! Do you have any good recommendations for good conga/samba style drum samples that are real recordings like you mentioned? I always find it hard to find these done well!
If you take vocals and use some preset bass, some other preset chords and lead, then you will get karaoke in the mix. Standing alone, your score may sound great, but the vocals sound separate and the score sounds separate. Read the story of how Stradivarius made his violins. After all, he made them to order. How can you make a song sound cohesive? You can, of course, do as in the 1980s - run everything through a ring modulator. But this way you will get an acidic sound, which audiophiles are unlikely to appreciate. In the case of Dua Lipa, the producer acted differently. He took the singer's voice and reproduced the harmonics of her voice using a synthesizer. Then he made instruments from this blank. She has a unique voice, with a very rich spectrum. The result was a very strange bass, reminiscent of a mix of bass and harpsichord, and a somewhat creepy organ, as if from a spy movie.
Hello Ivan! Hope you are well! I used to be a beat academy member in 2020 for a year. Loved the resources I got from you! I have a request/topic for a video. The topic is about templates or having a set of sounds or at least drum samples (backbone of a song) to know what works for someone as a producer and helps in being consistent with a style. Or is it just about selecting the right samples every time by scrolling through thousands of samples? How to be efficient with sounds in general? I’m having a hard time explaining this fully but I hope you understand and have some advice for me/us the viewers 😅. Thank you! 😃😃
Good stuff! I would love to see how you’d approach the song Big Bang by SoSo fauX. Those guys seem to layer their sounds so well, so would be interesting to see how music like that gets created
@@BeatAcademy It's mind boggling how good he is at producing music at such a young age. It's like he's a natural. Big Bang is so well produced, and you should check out their production of "twentyfourseven". It's like it was produced by someone with 30 years experience!
Are you going to release another video about Dua Lipa's 'Houdini,' or have you finished already? I see that there are still many things missing from the song. This was just the intro
Been using a lot of techniques like this i my productions (never used Ableton until lockdown or produced music before so decided to learn) its great to see like minded people share their ideas (Thanks) TallBoyShort
Hey, Mr. Factor-wondering if, in your Beatacademy coaching you delve into the *psychology* associated with the process of writing songs? To clarify: i'm someone who has wanted/tried to make music since i was a teen in the 80s, but i have absolutely zero results to show from my various sporadic efforts. In the last 40 years, i started with guitar and then got into synths. But, i don't feel like i have much actual talent for playing. That's not the issue, though. I do have a lot of confidence in my sensibilities and tastes, and hoped that would guide me, in combination with the technology now available. But, here's the thing-it seems that one truly needs a 'healthy' amount of ego in order to be productive. One needs to actually *like* what they are making. That's too general, sorry. So, if you observe a lot of people making 'beats' or writing or whatever, they are typically 'grooving on-' and enjoying each little step they take when writing parts. Someone putting together a drum track or a bass riff, for instance, will literally be bobbing his head, smiling... enjoying that process. Because that healthy ego has him believing what he's doing is "fire" as the kids say. I don't have that. My efforts are largely frustrating, because my aspirations each time i try to write something are likely too high. I'm wanting/expecting to create a song i *love* - and something that will immediately be an 'all time great' piece of music. So, that's one thing. Secondarily, there's the matter of envisioning the complete song. If i were to deconstruct or take stems from even my favorite songs, starting with a drum loop, for example, i doubt i'd find anything 'moving' about it. Yet, when we write, we're expected to often begin with drums, and create something that we believe is good enough to commit to before moving on to the next element. I tend to not get that far, because, again, i'm trying to make something that i like enough to want to commit to, and an unhealthy ego doesn't permit that kind of attachment to anything i do. To clarify further, this 'problem' is not generalized across everything i do. I'm professionally a graphic designer. I have no such issues there. I've been a photographer. No such issues there. It seems to be a music thing. And i don't see a way to get over it. Sorry for the longwinded screed, but if you haven't considered this, perhaps you might benefit by creating content that addresses it. Unfortunately, i feel that the largest audience for this topic would have abandoned the efforts too soon to find your video.....
bass done dirty here, this is not well done at all lmfao. whats worse is that you put "grammy winning producer" in the title when its not even close to a good recreation.
- Sub bass is way too present and mixed dirty into these drums - If you listen to the first 15 seconds of the original song, you can hear that the bass only plays on 3 and 4, not on every kick - Original song is in 117 BPM, not 116 This is poorly produced by a "Grammy Nominated Producer"
The point of the vids isnt to recreate the songs exactly the same way theyre made with exact same BPMs etc, but to give tips on how to achieve similiar sounding results. He had said this many times in many videos. So thats your own foolishness
Well some of us don't give a rats ass about this song. It's a crappy song that no one will remember in 5 years, like most of modern music. No disrespect intended towards the maker of the content.
@@unconventionalorthodox7591 Justin Beever won Grammy, who tho fuck listens to his songs now? Which clubs or party djs play his songs now? Time will tell my friend, till then keep your ass low to
@@unconventionalorthodox7591 Justin Beaver won grammy a decade ago, who the fuck listens or plays his music in present? Crappy music wins and has won awards depending on whats in fashion and how retard are the people in that specific era or decade, music has a pattern of going in and out of fashion in 5-10 years The real test for music is time itself , what is bad goes to the trash whit grammys and all that shit and what is good will be played over years and years grammys or no grammys. My ass has seen from 90's Metallica, young Eminem and Pavarotti winning Grammys to crap Bieber, Cardi B and Mickey Mouse Minaj , guess who is Legend and who are just passangers in music history?
Great breakdown on this cracking song with loads of cool tips,really liked the echo on drums, I did my own remix of this track too if you want to check it out!😀
My fav pop song out right now! Kevin Parker's input on this album is going to make it epic.
Yup I agree
pls explain to me why you like it. its THE most terrible, awful cringe song she has ever done
@@CFox.7 omg;. it is epic! :). Listen to Tame Impala. Kevin is a genius!
@@CFox.7 ur tasteless asf lmao 🤡
I love it! thanks for sharing your skills and insight. That slapback made a huge difference, seemed to give it that wet sound we all want. Thanks BA!
The chord progression blows me away. Proves once again how powerful it can be to add a sus chord. Very simple but incredibly effective.
This is exactly the video that I needed! I was listening to the original song and thought it had a very rich combination of tones but I couldn't really tell them apart
Good video man! would like to see you tackle a SAULT song. They have a more acoustic vibe so it would be interesting to see that. Either way thanks for the tutorial!
Not really a pop fan but the production on this track is amazing.
AAAAA⭐️ !!!! you did it thank you so much !!!! You’re the best
Any time!
Im a house/techno dj and i fucking love this track,it has a real Michael Jackson thriller vibe
Love also musics Dua lipa Music submission
Hello,
czcams.com/video/6MtC69a8zXc/video.html Enjoy !
Best Regards Bruno
Send mp3 format song & Picture & ISRC
LEGEND!
While producing the record, Kevin Parker didn't use acoustic congas. Instead he used the Roland TR-727 percussion machine, which kinda gave a "robotic/automated" feel to the congas themselves, so using live congas is not actually a "requirement" for recreating the song.
Dope thanks for the insght. I personally like using live loops of congas for the feel it gives
Would have been nice to hear final product and differences in the 2 productions.
Tried that, but youtube kept restricting the videos
Flashback in the late November of 2023
I love your way of teaching... Please can you upload back the old remake's. You my mentor in music. God Bless you
I've been making music for quite some time, and have found your videos extremely helpful with techniques I never knew about. Just wish it was done in Logic instead so I could follow a bit easier.
Totally understand. Will crank out some logic ones soon
Always great videos! Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Love your approach to educating. I also never realize how close the Juno riff is to the song “it’s my life”. I love all the variations of songs. After all, it’s all math. Whether you do 4+4 or 7+1….. it all equals 8
oh I just made that comment haha, they really did try to disguise it, ie I think they knew what they were doing as the 4th chord sounds crap as does not really work, unfortunately the song is nowhere near this classic
It sounds really great! I just feel the synths need a cut off to their duration where the snare hits. Or maybe a side chain from the snare/clap
great job but the bass you weren't even close
Sounds really good! Good work! I think that "Main melodic thing" has other notes too then just octave. I think it is like: D-A D-A-F-A-D-A. or something like that. Or maybe bass-line goes like that. But anyway good job! :)
Thanks for the tips!
Plz do. Twice - feel special ✨️ I'm your biggest fan
INCREDIBLE!
Learnt some new tricks, thank you sir :D
thanks for sharing this excellent information !
My pleasure
The main riff is not an D octave--- Is D and A
awesome walkthrough!
Do you speak spanish? When you first said "congas" it sounded really really good lol
Yea I’m Puerto Rican / Cuban ;)
@@BeatAcademy te vengo siguiendo hace años y me vengo a enterar ahora 😂 by the way, great video as always!!
the way you say conga makes me tingle
Great production all around :)
Amazing!!!! Thx from Brazil!!!
Welcome!
thank you, much appreciated
You're welcome!
Hi @beat academy, View this tutorial several times and it's epic and i learn new stuff every time i watch it.
Two Questions:
1. Is it right that you use "stereo" instead of "pingpong" for the slapback delay? Is it reverb or echo?
2. In original Houdini the drums have more grove than in your tutorial. How was that made? By 16th swing or do they layer the drums in a specific pattern to the moogbase?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks 👍
No problem 👍
Cool 😊
Interesting putting an EQ on the drums, AFTER the Comp and RC20. I suppose there was something he was trying to bring out post RC20, but I wonder what that was?
Sounds very much like the latest The Weeknd album
80s nostalgia is still in i guess.
Legend
Why you never did physical of dua lipa?
Very Very Good
Love this video! Do you have any good recommendations for good conga/samba style drum samples that are real recordings like you mentioned? I always find it hard to find these done well!
If you take vocals and use some preset bass, some other preset chords and lead, then you will get karaoke in the mix. Standing alone, your score may sound great, but the vocals sound separate and the score sounds separate.
Read the story of how Stradivarius made his violins. After all, he made them to order.
How can you make a song sound cohesive?
You can, of course, do as in the 1980s - run everything through a ring modulator. But this way you will get an acidic sound, which audiophiles are unlikely to appreciate.
In the case of Dua Lipa, the producer acted differently. He took the singer's voice and reproduced the harmonics of her voice using a synthesizer. Then he made instruments from this blank.
She has a unique voice, with a very rich spectrum. The result was a very strange bass, reminiscent of a mix of bass and harpsichord, and a somewhat creepy organ, as if from a spy movie.
those drums sound great for 1998
I guess we all share the same side chain compressor
I remember watching a breakdown of Olivia Rodrigo's Driving License and Imagine Dragon's Bad Liar a few years ago. Has it been deleted? :(
Not sure I’ll check CZcams has gotten wonky with videos on the channel
Awesome breakdown! The drums really remind me of something Arcade Fire would do :)
What is the instrument plug in you use where you hover over and you hear a preview of the sound?
could you break down Lady Gaga's song from the album "Born this way" or "Fame"?
Hello Ivan! Hope you are well! I used to be a beat academy member in 2020 for a year. Loved the resources I got from you! I have a request/topic for a video. The topic is about templates or having a set of sounds or at least drum samples (backbone of a song) to know what works for someone as a producer and helps in being consistent with a style. Or is it just about selecting the right samples every time by scrolling through thousands of samples? How to be efficient with sounds in general? I’m having a hard time explaining this fully but I hope you understand and have some advice for me/us the viewers 😅. Thank you! 😃😃
Good stuff! I would love to see how you’d approach the song Big Bang by SoSo fauX. Those guys seem to layer their sounds so well, so would be interesting to see how music like that gets created
Good idea!
@@BeatAcademy It's mind boggling how good he is at producing music at such a young age. It's like he's a natural. Big Bang is so well produced, and you should check out their production of "twentyfourseven". It's like it was produced by someone with 30 years experience!
Can you show how to create a Moto Blanco rhythm and merge it with songs?
Are you going to release another video about Dua Lipa's 'Houdini,' or have you finished already? I see that there are still many things missing from the song. This was just the intro
I am doing a more in depth version that my beat academy members will have access to
@@BeatAcademy Please tell me when this is released so I can join. Than you!
Been using a lot of techniques like this i my productions (never used Ableton until lockdown or produced music before so decided to learn) its great to see like minded people share their ideas (Thanks) TallBoyShort
The bass/Juno sounds like a sample from something else though. I just can't remember the song though.
Exact same thing did you find it?
Talk talk sample. No Bout also used the same sample.
It's a shame?
@@artisans8521 Someone mentioned Its My Life. It does remind me of the chords in the chorus of the Talk Talk song.
thank u
Дякую. Було цікаво подивитись твій підхід до цього. Хоча бас все одно не дуже схожий :)
Please do Yes, and? By Ariana Grande !
Nice ... ... ... 😎
I need advice I'll help me meet celebrities
What about “greedy” by tate mcrae?
was about to say the same thing
Cool
Omg what happened to the Telepathía video ? I just needed to go over it one more time 😥😥😥
One moment
where are many of your old tutorial videos? 😰 copyright?
Videos have been removed from the channel.
@@BeatAcademy 😭 L CZcams
Hey, Mr. Factor-wondering if, in your Beatacademy coaching you delve into the *psychology* associated with the process of writing songs? To clarify: i'm someone who has wanted/tried to make music since i was a teen in the 80s, but i have absolutely zero results to show from my various sporadic efforts. In the last 40 years, i started with guitar and then got into synths. But, i don't feel like i have much actual talent for playing. That's not the issue, though. I do have a lot of confidence in my sensibilities and tastes, and hoped that would guide me, in combination with the technology now available. But, here's the thing-it seems that one truly needs a 'healthy' amount of ego in order to be productive. One needs to actually *like* what they are making. That's too general, sorry. So, if you observe a lot of people making 'beats' or writing or whatever, they are typically 'grooving on-' and enjoying each little step they take when writing parts. Someone putting together a drum track or a bass riff, for instance, will literally be bobbing his head, smiling... enjoying that process. Because that healthy ego has him believing what he's doing is "fire" as the kids say. I don't have that. My efforts are largely frustrating, because my aspirations each time i try to write something are likely too high. I'm wanting/expecting to create a song i *love* - and something that will immediately be an 'all time great' piece of music. So, that's one thing. Secondarily, there's the matter of envisioning the complete song. If i were to deconstruct or take stems from even my favorite songs, starting with a drum loop, for example, i doubt i'd find anything 'moving' about it. Yet, when we write, we're expected to often begin with drums, and create something that we believe is good enough to commit to before moving on to the next element. I tend to not get that far, because, again, i'm trying to make something that i like enough to want to commit to, and an unhealthy ego doesn't permit that kind of attachment to anything i do.
To clarify further, this 'problem' is not generalized across everything i do. I'm professionally a graphic designer. I have no such issues there. I've been a photographer. No such issues there. It seems to be a music thing. And i don't see a way to get over it. Sorry for the longwinded screed, but if you haven't considered this, perhaps you might benefit by creating content that addresses it. Unfortunately, i feel that the largest audience for this topic would have abandoned the efforts too soon to find your video.....
You should jump in on one our monthly calls to go over this amazing insight
Hi, thank you for your vid! Super beginner here, which DAW are you using?
Ableton Live 11
Kevin Parker. What more do I say?!
Danny L Harle
Which program do you use?
wgat program do you use?
the bass is way off the puchy gated rhythm of the original
I really loved what Mark Ronson have created. It's just impressive!
*hey, uh, did you delete the Twenty One Pilots recreation videos???*
looking into it
*ty i loved those*
@@BeatAcademyseems like your remakes are TOO good!
BadHabit did a much much better job at recreating this
Yea the guy is super talented.
wow nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
bass done dirty here, this is not well done at all lmfao. whats worse is that you put "grammy winning producer" in the title when its not even close to a good recreation.
bro has plugins for 1000 bucks
😂 it sounds better on bypass fx 🎉
- Sub bass is way too present and mixed dirty into these drums
- If you listen to the first 15 seconds of the original song, you can hear that the bass only plays on 3 and 4, not on every kick
- Original song is in 117 BPM, not 116
This is poorly produced by a "Grammy Nominated Producer"
OOKAYYY DAMN!
bro has meticulous feedback 😅
HUMBLED
Compared both songs and damn… you’re right
The point of the vids isnt to recreate the songs exactly the same way theyre made with exact same BPMs etc, but to give tips on how to achieve similiar sounding results. He had said this many times in many videos. So thats your own foolishness
betoko - rain again....
czcams.com/video/WO5X9ZUzqXM/video.html same melodies....
dont think samples collected/saved into project!!!!
Oh no. Let me get on that
Has none of the edge that the original has.
driving left is bullshit 🙄🤨
Sorry, horrible base sound, no real punch. To much FX. Also boring baseline/song. Missen the real groove
Well some of us don't give a rats ass about this song. It's a crappy song that no one will remember in 5 years, like most of modern music.
No disrespect intended towards the maker of the content.
why are you so bitter lmfao
It’s a memorable song which id probably going to win grammy next year, sit your bitter ass out…
@@unconventionalorthodox7591
Justin Beever won Grammy, who tho fuck listens to his songs now? Which clubs or party djs play his songs now?
Time will tell my friend, till then keep your ass low to
@@unconventionalorthodox7591
Justin Beaver won grammy a decade ago, who the fuck listens or plays his music in present?
Crappy music wins and has won awards depending on whats in fashion and how retard are the people in that specific era or decade, music has a pattern of going in and out of fashion in 5-10 years
The real test for music is time itself , what is bad goes to the trash whit grammys and all that shit and what is good will be played over years and years grammys or no grammys.
My ass has seen from 90's Metallica, young Eminem and Pavarotti winning Grammys to crap Bieber, Cardi B and Mickey Mouse Minaj , guess who is Legend and who are just passangers in music history?
Jilted generation
Great breakdown on this cracking song with loads of cool tips,really liked the echo on drums, I did my own remix of this track too if you want to check it out!😀
Very cool!
great video! always learn new tricks when I watch. Been trying to find the HYAENA video but I can't seem to. Did you take it down? @BeatAcademy