Portishead did this, recorded their own lounge/jazz music ("Hookers And Gin by the Sean Atkins Experience" amongst others), had it pressed to vinyl and then sampled/scratched it into their music. Even did it with their own name on Mysterons! All as well as sampling others' recordings.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Didn't know that! Brilliant.
@robertreid8241 Жыл бұрын
Damn, I'm strangely disappointed hookers and gin isn't a real song!
@rorz999 Жыл бұрын
They even went as far as making the vinyl they got pressed dusty so when they'd sample it, it would sound vintage (i.e. a bit crackly)
@klinkske Жыл бұрын
They even stepped on the album with their feet to make it sound bad :) do a search, they tell it in a yt video. Very cool
@jmm8476 Жыл бұрын
If I remember right, the first album had only one sample that wasn’t themselves on vinyl? Utley/barrow said it wasn’t an innovation but a necessity as they didn’t know how to produce conventionally.
@MoraFermi Жыл бұрын
That "60s" arrangement is one gunshot away from Bond film main theme. Awesome!
@SomeMorganSomewhere Жыл бұрын
Yeah, my thoughts exactly :)
@rcz8422 Жыл бұрын
To me it sounded like the bridge of Don't Talk by the Beach Boys
@ErichWK Жыл бұрын
Dude. This is the kinda shit I've been trying to do myself but have been failing miserably. Thank you for making this.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
The answer was disco all along!
@ZenMountain Жыл бұрын
A musician! Someone who actually makes music and knows how to do it. Thank you so much for your channel and for sharing your work.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Cheers.
@morayonkeys Жыл бұрын
Awesome tracks! Both the originals and the remixes. I had to do some electro swing tracks a while back and did this exact thing, making some 30s/40s-style big band tracks, running them through a vinyl processor then went to town chopping them up. Writing the originals was almost more fun than the final remixes!
@puppetsnob Жыл бұрын
I have been so craving another Alex Ball orchestral mockup video, the kind you did when you first started the channel. This combo hardware synth jam tied in with that is fantastic.
@Xaero188 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, these first two and a half minutes were brilliant enough to be a video on their own. And it's just the beginning. This channel truly deserves ten times more subs than it has now.
@piynubbunyip Жыл бұрын
slicing your own sequencing can be very rewarding and spontaneous
@dervishcapkiner6679 Жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant reference video, full of gems for many composers out there. Brilliant as always Alex!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Hey Dervish! Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.
@nikomokrov Жыл бұрын
Danse macabre as a disco remix? Absolute banger!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Works quite well, tempted to start disco-ing the whole public domain.
@hermanmeldorf7529 Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic *in the voice of Emperor Palpatine* "Dooo eeeett!"
@simonprecheurllarena Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Please sir do 🕺 we'll be here watching
@Herfinnur Жыл бұрын
It's so satisfying to finally see you back doing the orchestration stuff! The synth stuff can be interesting, but this is my jam, especially when it's your doing it
@Herfinnur Жыл бұрын
I know that this is very rude, but does this mean you'll finally go back to doing what made esq Árnafjall sign for your channel? I watch your "My Computer is a 50s Orchestra" -series at least once a year
@HOLLASOUNDS Жыл бұрын
I dont usually go to such lengths but still resample alot of My stuff and often terns out well.
@simonhodgetts6530 Жыл бұрын
Top marks for the Deodato mention! His versions of Moonlight Serenade and Sprach De Zastava (you know the one) are utterly brilliant!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Yep, fantastic stuff.
@nebula0697 Жыл бұрын
The one stop shop for all your disco arrangements of Danse Macabre.
@RobertFisher1969 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Houston in the 70s, and that Astros shirt hit me right in the nostalgia! As someone who has never been much into sampling and remixes, this was quite interesting.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
I raided a vintage t-shirt rack and grabbed a bunch of these. 😀
@johntammaro Жыл бұрын
Bravo to you sir. Much better than the other 95% of sampling videos that still insist of showing how to slice an Amen break. This was different in a good way and very much out of the proverbial box to get those creative juices flowing😊.👍
@needfortweed8734 Жыл бұрын
Another interesting view into the creative process of a certain Mr. Ball. As someone who dabbles in DAW, I found a few of the tricks applied to this stuff interesting.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Cheers, glad it was of use.
@spotlight-kyd Жыл бұрын
Brilliant lifehack!. Now I can rationalize that all those unfinished tracks I have are uncompleted not because I fleshed them out in too much detail too early and then didn't know where to go from there, but because I only wanted to sample and remix that single part anyway. :-)
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Exactly this!
@CJH3D Жыл бұрын
That second remix needs to be a full song, like NEEDS to be. So good.
@markusfuller Жыл бұрын
Danse Macabre is one of my favourite pieces of music. and you made it even better. Brilliant as usual Alex.
@davidhughes1461 Жыл бұрын
This process is really up my alley! Trying to make source material for Vaporwave and Future Funk compositions. As well as not having to worry about copyright issues you also learn so much more about music production and music theory than you might have otherwise
@tincanpete Жыл бұрын
Love this video. Your talent is inspiring. Thanks for sharing! Edited to add: and I think the track sounds awesome too :)
@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын
Three videos in one. Exceptional!
@sub-jec-tiv Жыл бұрын
Fashion on point with Astros jersey. Great idea for a video, as usual your composition is choice as well. Nice work sir! 👏
@RobertDorschel9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration. Although I did download your sound bits here, thank you. Please note, I will be playing the Godzilla minisong over my phone speaker whenever I walk into work from now on.
@jimle22 Жыл бұрын
Alex, I think your music is awesome! Since I found your channel I have acquired profound respect for synthesis. I have always been intrigued by electronic music and I am an old guy. What you bring to the genre are musicality. I am also a guitar and bass player so I can really apprecitate your love for vintage and modern music. Your music is just top notch and I really enjoy listening. Synthesisers are being used to make real music and not just a lot of wiered noise and SFX. I am subed and have been binge watching your older videos. Thank you for your content and all you do.
@thesamplemotion Жыл бұрын
really brilliant as always, man! that godzilla-type cue remix is prime boss-battle material, it's so intense. and that 60s arrangement is so lush, with those fascinating harmonies. amazing!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@hellomynameisjoenl Жыл бұрын
Hey, I know this user.
@thesamplemotion Жыл бұрын
@@hellomynameisjoenl oh hey! lmao
@jakehendriksen2841 Жыл бұрын
This is an awesome return to something akin to your Light Music "My Computer is a 1950s Orchestra" series. I love all your videos, but I think this kind of content best shows off the depth of your knowledge and thinking. An awesome idea to compose/orchestrate something original to then chop up into something "vintage and resampled".
@tao8365 Жыл бұрын
I bet most people watch your videos in their office, living room, the studio or on transit. I watched this vid at 4:30 am while taking a hot bath. Can recommend.
@marsmediapro Жыл бұрын
Astonishing! ❤
@Mouxbar Жыл бұрын
Loving them chamber strings. Very Bond like. Must release my chamber pot samples. Money to be had in this game! 😆
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
😂
@soulfulandnice10 ай бұрын
This has been a thorough video exactly as you described! 😊 Being creative from public domain music is a great way to feel inspired when writer's block happens. I just started playing with instrument samples a couple months ago as VSTs. I'll try this out to see what I come up with. Thank you for sharing this video of recreating audio! 😁
@horizontalblanking Жыл бұрын
I’m getting Daft Punk and Orb vibes… and I’m all in. Another amazing video, matched with great technique and application. Chef’s kiss!
@xa1a Жыл бұрын
This is utterly fantastic Alex! Well done again mate.
@SpikesStudio3 Жыл бұрын
Hey bro. That lesson was gold. I have always loved that you look like you are loving it. Thank you for producing on you tube and letting me watch you mastery. 👍
@jloiben12 Жыл бұрын
Something that can help are programs that rip turn audio files into midi like RipX. Take some Hendrix guitars, turn them into midi, and then make your own guitar tone. All you’d have to deal with is the easy licensing
@peter-utrblk Жыл бұрын
The intro song sounds like a hidden 70s disco classic. Schöner track. Best wishes.
@CommunityGuidelines Жыл бұрын
Your disco "Danse Macabre" was fantastic, it reminds me of Ennio Morricone's "Dies Irae Psichedelico" from 1968, which is exactly what the title implies. Your "60's Orchestral Ballad Remix" has a real Yasuharu Konishi vibe to it. Nice work!
@TomiTapio Жыл бұрын
Alex, you're a Grandmaster. We amateurs with three softwares and one midi input keyboard and zero practice time, can't do what you do.
@jtedit Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Have been eagerly awaiting another production video from you. Thanks.
@chrismurphy9750 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us inside that process! Awesome! I didn't even know you did orchestral arrangements - sweet!
@tadknuf7979 Жыл бұрын
Sampling is beautiful
@koosfockens1707 Жыл бұрын
fantastic work , enjoying this already and only just listened to your 'original', let's see what's next in the coming 20 minutes... 🙂
@IanWaugh Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex - Great idea! And the Jonathan Creek theme to boot 😄👍
@paulsmith1843 Жыл бұрын
Alex, you're a flipping boss. Great ideas, man, sick!
@SlightlyNasty Жыл бұрын
I've tried to get into the habit of banging out stems for every project I do, they're such a sampling goldmine.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Good idea.
@OriginalRaveParty Жыл бұрын
If you were a chef, Gordon Ramsay would be jealous of your food.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
I once worked as a chef in Whetherspoons. I lasted two weeks, was the worst job I ever had. Well, one of the worst.
@theberndsen Жыл бұрын
Inspiring!
@TDRKB Жыл бұрын
Even though you have brought respectability to hip-hop styles on the 2400, I just loved the Godzilla theme. You nailed it totally. An interesting approach to a sampling video. Those soundtracks were a lot of work! You didn't put your disco specs on for the first track!!! Good fun video.
@shebrr Жыл бұрын
I really watch these videos for the music.
@bradylasserre9320 Жыл бұрын
Your melodies are always so beautiful.
@JohnSk82 Жыл бұрын
Paul Thomson's very excited today ...oh wait hah .Great work mate (cudos for the spitfire stuff as well)
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
I imagine when fully excited, Paul taps a finger in time to the music. 😀
@JohnSk82 Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic While playing Chariots of Fire and the didididi of the intro ? :P
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
@@JohnSk82 Haha. Perfect.
@activelow9297 Жыл бұрын
I think disco is your strong suit.. I'm continually amazed by how well you do the genre. Your stuff is almost too good to give away for free on KZbin.
@XavierRadix Жыл бұрын
Wow... Never really thought of doing it this way! Also I think it's worth noting the amount great things you will learn from making a sample track that is totally out of your musical comfort zone. Learning how to write a 70s disco song, you'll find it's probably bloody fun to do even if you're not a musician that plays in that style normally. And the endless amount of experimentation with sampling you can do afterwards is just beyond fun, to me at least... Such an inspiring video this is, thanks Mr. Ball!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Yep, attempting another style is a cracking way to learn.
@gunark Жыл бұрын
I had the idea to do just this in about 1998 when Cubase VST/24 came out and I saw the possibility of a studio in a box. So I built a super PC and got the Yamaha DSP factory card and was all set to be a one man Dust Brothers. Unfortunately I didn’t count on computers of 1998 being a fair way off being that powerful, and my own inability to somehow write and also play the instruments for those genres. Plus, despite there being all this power, at this point you’d still need a studio to record the parts in. But now it really is possible, which is amazing to do even using a cheap desktop and a bunch of drives. Nuts.
@rlbf1967 Жыл бұрын
Totally absorbing! I think one of my favourites of your videos so far😃 A peek behind the magicians curtain indeed… I especially loved the way you used the Korg with envelope follower (and inverter) to control the low-pass filter - wonderful! Aside from that I’m trying to erase the image of you in a Godzilla costume stomping NewYork. They wouldn’t like it.
@RichardDenRooyen1973 Жыл бұрын
..... just WOW
@alien_brain Жыл бұрын
the disco sounds real. youre a master
@arenotdiy7280 Жыл бұрын
This video is certainly more outside of your box than usual, but it has all gripping scores and well explained insights we all come here for. I would ask you for just a slice of your talent, except you hand it over by the shovel-full here. I am actually inspired, Thank You for your efforts Mate!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thought it would be fun to do something a bit different.
@tenalock Жыл бұрын
used to shuv my s900 through my ms20 env follower filter in the 90s gor great effect and a few releases even. I have been using AI to strip out music I made 20 years ago, especially the drums, your own instant sample library! Good work.
@GingerDrums Жыл бұрын
Very propellorheads vibe on that second remix, which is a big compliment!
@amonster8mymother8 ай бұрын
Oh wow varying the portament speed!!!
@robertverri9357 Жыл бұрын
ASTROS Baby!
@starsky101 Жыл бұрын
“ I’m not a remix kinda guy” nails it not once but thrice
@gofelriebenschmalz66878 ай бұрын
the last one reminds me of the first ratchet and clank soundtrack. well done :)
@TheActualJae Жыл бұрын
I love how the answer here is "be really good at turning classical music into whatever style of music you need and then sample that!" Reminds me of that Simpsons clip with the "half assed approach to foundation repair" which...even "half assed" was super complex for regular folks. OR! You could use Tracklib which makes it easy to license old songs for sampling usage. It's just a smidge easier than writing your own library of samplable tracks.
@klinkske Жыл бұрын
I was very twisted watching this. I m totally not a vst sample pack user but wow - using hardware to make it fun is fantastic.
@AndyVonal Жыл бұрын
Just simply awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your skills and imagination with us. What a great lesson!
@mixolydian2010 Жыл бұрын
That's great fun and inspiring, take it easy.
@PaulBoos Жыл бұрын
I love Danse Macabre! And now it is my favorite disco song!
@cravecave505 Жыл бұрын
You‘re a f….. genius! btw I like your „light 70-80s TV vibe“ grading too. 📺
@kevinbatchelor9566 Жыл бұрын
Damn, you’re so good at this.
@briannicholson574711 ай бұрын
Those 60s ballad strings have DJ Premier somewhere like "...wait a minute"
@Amazology Жыл бұрын
BIG FAT understatement. That was > D O P E
@pongtrometer Жыл бұрын
Superb
@TisMeJohnDee Жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff, very clever remix of Dans Macabre.
@AynenMakino Жыл бұрын
Disco Macabre could vibe really well with some ABBA style vocals over it!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Gimme, gimme, gimme Saint-Saëns after midnight..
@AynenMakino Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Haha, excellent!
@HalonOfficial Жыл бұрын
This is great Alex! 😀
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@polymolly Жыл бұрын
The 60’s ballad came with the Phillips logo! It sounds so Scott Walker / John Barry
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Cheers. Was going for the Barry vibe a bit, Humperdinck too.
@stevehofer3482 Жыл бұрын
Those horns at 19:30 are massive.
@pavlovsky0 Жыл бұрын
Love the Houston Astros Tshirt!
@noodlessynth7777 Жыл бұрын
Wow ever video you do is creative gold. Fantastic music.
@addiKdude Жыл бұрын
"I don't have a Clavinet, I don't think many people do" - Geert Van Schlänger
@geertvanschlanger8057 Жыл бұрын
That'sch right shexy viewer.
@adam872 Жыл бұрын
Damn this is fantastic. Some of this sounds like Propeller Heads or Cinematic Orchestra, which is to say - excellent.
@HOLLASOUNDS Жыл бұрын
Propellerhead is now Reason Studios and yes as a Reason user since 2006 I can confirm that all of the sounds used from spitfires here come stock with Reason 12.
@adam872 Жыл бұрын
@@HOLLASOUNDS well there you go. The more you know eh? 🙂
@styleguide01 Жыл бұрын
Great as always. Btw i like the Dave Smith shirt👍🏻
@thebkstank2095 Жыл бұрын
Those string and woodwind sounds are amazing. And how it all somehow sounrs vaguely pressed to vinyl already
@chadwixom Жыл бұрын
So crazy good brother! So talented.
@mrr2816 Жыл бұрын
Apologies I promised myself No more comments on t'tube But come on.. That is a lot of work A lot Must've taken some time But.. It's an absolute belter of a vid! Just brilliant Good job Sir!
@toddtrillo7445 Жыл бұрын
F- ing fantastic Alex , as always . The last track just about had me get down and funky then I remembered im old and home with covid , probably should just stay in bed and save it for another day
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Hope you get better soon!
@ramsaysg Жыл бұрын
Great video , full of tips 👌
@macronencer Жыл бұрын
This is 20th level Musicking.
@maandalen Жыл бұрын
The start of your version of Dans Macabre sounds a bit like Altin Gün, nice 😎
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
I'll have to check them out, not heard of them.
@LaraSchilling Жыл бұрын
Dude, this is so badass!!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Cheers Lara. 😀
@ioan7670 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video..
@bf0189 Жыл бұрын
Disco is extremely hard to produce! You did a great job. Detroit techno legend Carl Craig uses this approach for his music but uses a DAW to produce something interesting but then samples it and reworks it on a MPC.
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks!
@thomasberner5282 Жыл бұрын
Please release an album/an EP with these songs and their remixed counterparts (a release on vinyl would be a great match, right?) 🤩
@tonycowin Жыл бұрын
Or a remix comp with the stems.
@ascensionrecordings Жыл бұрын
When i first starting recording (2000) i was really into DJ shadow. I didn't know what sampling was and thought he played all the parts so thats how i started making music. looping drums and guitar and keys that i played and chopped up
@pimhansen6720 Жыл бұрын
Lurved this sampling episode! Better release that Macabrodisco quick before someone nicks it.
@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын
Lately I've been into crossfading - for example, if you play 20 seconds worth of clavinet riffage, go ahead and crossfade it down to 10 seconds. Just a simple equal power/volume/etc crossfade, treating the middle of your highlighted area as your breakpoint. Simple experiment for those who may have audio recordings of themselves, and wonder what they can try: If you have a copy of freeware audio editor Audacity, then open one of your audio recordings (File drop-down), and highlight a section of your audio, and then under "effects", select "crossfade clips", then listen to what it did, then get creative with it. If there's a click at either end of the highlighted area, it means there's a discontinuity you'll have to repair (either cut to a zero crossing or use "repair" in the same fx menu as crossfade, after you zoom in and highlight a few samples around the discontinuity). Also, while you're there, the same effects menu has a version of Paulstretch, so while you're sampling yourself using free software, you might as well compare Paulstretch to "Change Tempo" and "Sliding Stretch" in the same Effects drop-down in Audacity. And I'm using an old version from maybe 4 years ago... there's more now, since Tantacrul's tentacruls absorbed Audacity, if it ruins your music, go complain to him, not me. If good things happen, then thank Alex Ball, for convincing you to sample yourself.
@ISLAInstruments Жыл бұрын
Utterly Brilliant video mate, would loved to have seen Ashley get his big horn out for you on that disco danse track!
@AlexBallMusic Жыл бұрын
Did consider getting Ashley on it. He did me the sound of a kiwi playing an alpine horn for a TV show recently. True story.