7 Top 80's Drum Machine Beats Reconstructed

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Love, Claudio & The Doctor Mix Team
00:00 Intro
00:12 Soul II Soul - Keep On Moving
01:36 Trio - Da Da Da
03:26 INXS - I Need You Tonight
05:10 Blondie - Heart Of Glass
07:17 New Order - Blue Monday
09:13 Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance With Somebody
11:48 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
#UVI #drummachine #beats

[@Doctormix]

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[@bdxfhsf]

Ogamiltto70's suggestion is great along with this excellent video. I've come here to also request a track to reconstruct, if you think it's worthy that is.. 3V - Heart Of The Beat.. still makes me do Wondersaults. Dan Hartman, Jellybean Benitez and Michael Hutchinson = Boom I guess it may be a stretch to emulate the vocals :D Great work, Claudio

[@kurtcocain8675]

I would love to see you reconstruct "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.

[@SharpblueCreative]

Pseudo Echo did quite a good cover of that in the 80’s.

[@klonidier]

@@SharpblueCreative They sure did

[@paulyearley1084]

Oh hell yes, that song goes so much harder than it should

[@hip-hoprapstorage4440]

I trough it was a real drum

[@SingerDuoScreens]

Yes!!

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

I love how the click was harmonising with the Da Da Da drums

[@OgamiItto70]

Nice. May I make a suggestion? I think that one day soon you should make a "reconstruction" video on Jan Hammer's _Crockett's Theme._ It was kept alive on dance floors and covered by synth artists through the Nineties, Two Thousands, Twenty-Tens up to today in the Twenty-Twenties and I believe that it has been important in driving the renewed interest in the instrumentation and sounds of the Eighties that we're hearing so much of these days. It has certainly stood the test of time. So why not give it the "reconstructed" treatment: the chord progression, the melody, the rhythms, what instruments were used, the whole nine yards due a classic of electronic music? That's my request. Please consider it.

[@SpamMouse]

Nice idea.

[@80ssynthfan48]

I wasn't aware it had been covered throughout the ages. There is no doubt in my mind that Jan Hammer is one of the biggest driving influences in the emergence of synthwave/retrowave, although this is an educated guess.

[@MrCrrispy]

On dance floors? Never heard this in any dance floor at this era or even in the 90's etc... It's a great track, but not for the dance floor.

[@alexjeanedvard]

Ogamilto, are you talking about ‘Crocket’s Theme’? That one has been covered many times. Then I can totally agree with you.

[@alexiswiftrock]

Yes !

[@amulpatel]

Please do more of these 80s breakdowns .. synth lines / baselines etc Thank you!!

[@NullStaticVoid]

Trio "Da Da Da" was a huge underground track. In the 80's it was always played on college radio, in new wave/goth dance clubs etc. Even into the 90's you would hear it at industrial clubs.

[@onesong2001]

It was also absolute crap. PS. I owned a Casio VL tone

[@sideraone]

Da Da Da was part of the "Neue Deutsche Welle", which was very popular in Germany in 1981 and 1982. Other songs of the "NDW" are for example "Fred vom Jupiter" or "Goldener Reiter". Artists like Nena and Falco became popular during this time.

[@aliengin5900]

Remembering old 80’s was so great.

[@yonireinon1598]

This guy is amazing. He makes it look so easy... Frankly, I dont know where to start with this universe of machines

[@JoCaTen]

this video not only shows and explains how drum machines work but also teaches things too! I mean, I'm experimenting and messing around with music making and such videos are huge help. gotta learn to make 80s stuff somehow

[@jonwatte4293]

Nice throwback :-) Blue Monday famously did the kick roll on beats 3 and 4, not 7 and 8 like you played it here, though!

[@samaguinaldo8556]

Lets not forget the drum sounds from Wild Boys by Duran Duran. No drum machine story is complete without that!

[@fagefabien9387]

I don't think Duran Duran use a drum machine on that title, the drummer uses electronic pads.

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

I feel like Blue Monday really needs the clap sound in there.

[@NearSilent]

The kicks are also in the wrong place, and the hi-hat pattern isn’t correct. Other than that it’s nice to hear my first record I ever bought! I must have played it easily over a thousand times, programmed it into 3 different drum machines, and performed it live almost 30 times! Great track which always sounds current.

[@mitchellrod6848]

The drum sounds of the 80’s are iconic! Keep them coming Doctor Mix👌

[@ringi1970]

Ah "Da Da Da" from Trio - so iconic. One song from our so called NDW era (Neue Deutsche Welle - in english: the new german wave). What only few people know: Trio was produced by Klaus Voormann (a good old friend of the beatles, designed the "Revolver" cover, played in Lennons Ono Band and so on) But apart from that fact: The 80s are the best music era IMO!

[@catmastertrash2447]

@DoctorMix You are the best. Just watching you jam is an absolute joy and bolsters my creative inner spark.

[@PascalDEVIF-Netenvie]

Nice to see how these beats were made, especially Blue monday ! Thx Claudio !

[@303machine]

Wham - Everything she wants on LynnDrum, Prince - almost every beat from Purple Rain album making LM-1 sound iconic and recognizable.

[@translunar1]

Lovely work and this takes me back to the 80's & 90's buying albums and looking at what instrumentation was used on each album & many times you never knew, but what creative times they were and super video!

[@PrayingToTheAlien]

I always thought Heart of Glass was on the Linn Drum. Now I know! Thanks Dr. Mix!

[@culttelevision]

Awesome. I remember when we got a new TR-505 in our music department in 1986 - I hogged it every week. The Rolands were so easy and intuitive to programme. It had the same Snare sample as in the 707, but the kick on the 707 was much more solid and cut through every mix. Stock / Aitken / Waterman used it all the time and so did Clannad for the "Robin of Sherwood" soundtrack .

[@hightowerTB303]

And again, this is why I ❤️ synthesizers - I‘m an 80s child 🍻

[@DonGregorio]

What memories you bring me, great teacher.👏👏

[@maplefoxx6285]

Oh wow! this is a really cool video. Thanks Doctor Mix!

[@MikeSmith-tx2lp]

You just make me smile for the whole video 😊

[@curtismech]

This was so great! Loved it! These are iconic!

[@michaelpearce8733]

Love your energy dude!

[@robschmitt3171]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks!!

[@christianbelanger621]

All great selections. Thx for the re-construction

[@TankdogProductions]

Thank You!, I've been looking for something like what UVI has.

[@jamesdean3548]

Rock them beats Claudio. Thanks for your inspiring videos.

[@ManCalledMif]

Great choices. Love these reconstructions

[@rayb3000]

Thanks Dr Mix!

[@Mr.Facebox]

Hell yeah, drum machine content, my fave!

[@AJPape]

Dude you're so much fun to watch haha. Keep being awesome 👊🏻

[@ERNesbitt]

Love this video; so many great songs. I found out about Da Da Da when they used it brilliantly in a Volkswagen commercial in the late 90s. Love that UVI Toy suite, too - My son is going nuts with that and the 8-Bit suite on his synth.

[@boyfilhote2]

Marvelous video! I guess the simplest ones are often the most genial. That is why I would mention Sade's "Paradise". Very simple drum machine beat, but one that just marks the song definitely, and once you listen, you just can't get the countertempo beats out of your head!

[@MrBasmar69]

You make me smile everytime!

[@deanbassan]

I've tried finding Enigma - sadness for a long while! Thank you!!! And this video is so awesome! Love these breakdowns

[@riccardoaddis8398]

Oh I love the '80s!!! You are Great!!!! By from Italy!!!!!!

[@danielpalmersofficial]

Great choices, I love all of these songs. ✌️😉

[@hellfirebloodcrossproducti4394]

The INXS groove is absolutely awesome. Really cool to see these broken down and to see what drum machines they were played on. Nicely done!

[@DmitryGorbushin]

In reality the drumloop in 'I Need You Tonight' is TR-707 and live drums combined! They mixed the live acoustic drums with drum machine pattern to add liveness to this loop.

[@ornellabreschi3598]

You Spin Me Round ♥️

[@ruselpuls]

Very cool!) I love your channel!

[@YoshixVR]

That is awesome Claudio! Best greetings from France... As usual!

[@RJATTRILL]

Best thing I have watched on YT for a long time.

[@richardboothby5694]

Great video again Dr. :) Thanks for mentioning Enigma's "Sadeness" as well - I thought I was going mad when I compared the rhythms but it turns out I was right - YAY!!!! :) I love all things Enigma and it's nice to hear them mentioned again. Having tried to "reconstruct" (cough / cover) it myself in FL-Studio it was nice to just see exactly how it was constructed on the 909 thanks 👍 NEXT !!!!!!! - keep em coming :)

[@Mazito]

So good, i love 80s music.

[@yotalicious]

You've made my day! What an awesome vibe! Party on🤟

[@deankdx]

Loved this so much.

[@nill_music]

Amazing brooooo!

[@chrisdorsch9754]

For me the Human League's song Human is the greatest sequenced drum track ever. Released in 1986 it was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, a true masterpiece.

[@10p6]

Blue Monday needs some work. Just watched them in concert blasting Blue Monday into our ears at 120 Decibels. Was Awesome.

[@dissident4117]

Great. Finally the secret beat of Blondie‘s Heart of glass resolved 👍🏻

[@OscarSlapp]

@DoctorMix You silly🤣 Great video!

[@HappyOrganMan]

Cool drum patterns 👍🤩

[@stephanebernines3812]

Very good and interesting work ! Bravo 🎉

[@dennisschuetzeband]

Yo, you always put a smile upon my face! All the best from Germany, DADADAW.

[@DanChandllerOficial]

Amazing bro, woooooww!

[@jamukas1]

Cool video, really entertaining especially when you start playing the keyboard and actually gives you ideas about making music. 🎼😊👍

[@alp740]

love u, man!!!

[@frankzelazko]

great job! thanks

[@Wileylikethehawk]

I’ve had one of those little Casios since I was a kid. That one little beat on it is worth the price of admission.

[@GregoryDumont2]

What a trip down memory lane this was! Amazing 😍 PS I love UVI too, great software company from France 👌🇫🇷

[@adamadamson848]

Thanks! just got a Behringer RD-8 and these are like free lessons.

[@Snobdude]

You are gr8, bro!

[@Seinteressavem]

Claudio always rocking! Hugs from Brazil, bro!

[@eeemaster]

Love these beat reconstruction videos. Can u do some 80s/90s dance music ones with the Korg M1?

[@CrowMacnas]

Doctor Mix = one of the greats.

[@reggiejay1773]

WOW, this video took me back to when I first started playing as a kid. I had the tr-505 and 909. Jazzie B is a cool guy, I knew one of the string players from Soul II Soul way back when. GREAT VID!!!!!

[@davidgriffin79]

Ahh, that was just so much fun.

[@symbiat0]

I bought the Blue Monday 12” EP as a kid in the 80s - it looked like a giant floppy disk 😂

[@NearSilent]

My first record! The sleeve was intentionally designed like that by Peter Saville when he saw them being used in the studio with New Order. It’s also what got me into music. I bought a TR-707 to programme the whole track which I then traded in for a Yamaha RX-5 and purchased a DX-21 synth. Those were the days!

[@arnovveiss]

Yes 😂 I always wondered why the cover had those strange holes. Then suddenly, after i bought my first computer, i found out. This made the record even more cooler to me.

[@symbiat0]

@@arnovveiss Most people remember 3.5” or even 5.25” floppies but there also existed 8” floppy disks which were still used for some systems in the 80s

[@arnovveiss]

@@symbiat0 yes, i remember seeing 8" disk in the movie Wargames. I never had/needed any.

[@symbiat0]

@@arnovveiss They we’re used on CP/M systems (which predates DOS and most people dont remember them - I’m showing my age here 😂).

[@user-bf4zl9rr9q]

Come sempre sei bravo 👏

[@genesiscero]

Magnífico trabajo 👏👏👏👏

[@harrisbeatsfrankou6304]

Im a metal guitarist among other things but was a bouncer and doorman in the 80's...and I went from Rock and Roll Pubs into Discos. These beats were amazing. Love the 90's rap that was pop not gangster as well.

[@rootsquare]

Trio's Da-Da-Da - I got the VL1 as a kid... freaked out when I found that groove...

[@Someman1209]

Great Video

[@emilianoreyes8401]

Hey doctor mix! I’m a huge fan and love all your content! I’m just as fascinated as you are and I love the energy. I was wondering if you could deconstruct and explain the production of I feel love! Giorgio is an all time favorite and genius!

[@budgetguitaristcom]

Awesomeness!

[@ashfaq1999]

Great video !! Would have like to seen Art of noise’s beatbox or close to the edit. Those drums are mind blowing 👊

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

That was awesome! I can't believe how simple Heart of Glass actually is, it sounds more complex.

[@bvnd0906]

I don't think he actually got very close to the actual Heart of Glass sound/pattern

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

@@bvnd0906 Sounded very close to me!

[@jpaul2559]

SUPER, my favorite Heart of glass. What impresses me Claudio is that you do all your takes in one take without mistakes, grrrrrr for me. I'm jealous, (I love your NEEEEXT....... ) LOV

[@dav1dbone]

You amazing, king of beatz. I remember getting a gig in the 90s around the Balearics on the party boat, we were laying down some sick beats surrounded by drunks and drug fuelled reprobates, Mr Zee was bringing up the bass on trk 4 and this guy threw-up over his mixer, spaghetti hoops and curry, the liquid dripped into the DMX unit and blew all the lights. We ended up fusing the electrics to the boat and were adrift for 10 hours. This weird guy in a captain uniform came up from the gallows shouting at everyone, Mr Z and the drunk had to beat him, we found keys on that captain that accessed other areas of the boat which was unexplainable, totally emptied the alcohol, the coast guard arrived and took us on their ship but Mr Z blew the electrics on that boat by accidently urinating over the bridge controls, adrift without power we found a station on shortwave radio so the beats carried on, when the party boat went under so did the gig, at least we did not have to clean up, we pinned the blame on the mad shouting captain.

[@799riccardo]

sei bravissimo! complimenti!

[@danielloman7217]

Beat #7, that shuffle whoooooohh... :P

[@carlosserrano3985]

One of my favorite drum programing is Don Henley Boys of Summer using the legendary Linndrum, for me is the heart of the song, excellent programing.

[@francissreckofabian01]

I have the Casio VL-1 (original & UVI) Love UVI!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Quanti ricordi... Nothing like the '80s.

[@yorgle]

You're awesome. :D

[@xavierdebordeaux]

Well done the similarity with enigma, I had never thought about it. On the other hand, you forgot to mention the linndrum for Dead or Alive's iconic song ;) When i remembered iconic drum machines song, i think about fade to grey (cr78), never gonna give you up(tr 707 i guess) pump up the jam(tr909)... GG for INXS, i never imagined it could be the tr 707. Thank you. Always a pleasure to see your great videos and communicative cheerfulness

[@frankliebe]

UPDATE: I got that UVI BeatBoxAnt.2 - and it's great! nice to have it! Soo greatful to see and hear how you are in the scene of NDW("Neue Deutsche Welle" -> in english: new german wave of sounds/songs) of the music movement in germany. great to see that explain how "Trio - Da Da Da" was created. Very Happy thanks for that ;-) ..Doctor Mix you are such an great magician of music and it's Great to see how you showing it to us ..always best regards to you for it, Frank Liebe

[@petemorton6763]

Wow, Trio - Da Da Da. Not only do I remember it, I bought the single on 7" vinyl! 😊. I also owned a Casio VL-Tone back in the 80s. If I remember rightly it was both a tiny "synth" and a "scientific calculator" lol! No idea what happened to it though, wish I could find it now. I also had (and still have) Blondie Heart of Glass on vinyl. Love your videos btw, been subscribed to your channel for a few years now. Keep up the great work!

[@LadyNicola]

Da Da Da. They put more effort into it than I imagined! Now if you could cover "Money" by the flying lizards, my journey will be complete. 😁😁😁😁

[@guidoseifert5679]

The da-da-da-Piano was also done with the vl1. Oh, and my one (a present for my 50th any) is still working - WITH the mint-condition-sleeve :) Again awesome video, Dr.!

[@interestedbystander196]

Love this. You have my sub. I'd appreciate a breakdown of Soul II Soul's other big hit: Back To Life.

[@SingerDuoScreens]

I love it

[@ednasdiscomachine6049]

At 19 my best mate went to work for PWL, and I went to work at Syco [playing with Fairlights amongst other things]. We both used to talk about the stuff going on in each others lives. If you look at a lot of Stock, Aitken & Waterman releases, you'll see that they show the drummer on their records as: A. Linn. Great video Claudio. No Human League though?!

[@GiampierinoPesca]

great from Italy🎯👍

[@flashgord2007]

Ty very much I have gotten better on drum programming ty from watching yr videos

[@kaboozle]

Who else came here just to see the recreation of Blue Monday? Because how could you do an 80ies retrospective without that iconic song!?! 😂

[@brettwayne8103]

I though of Michael Cretu's (enigma) sadness right away when you hit play! great video! I'd hit like 10 times if I could!