How "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd was Made

[@AidenKenway]

Get the Cymatics DIABLO Drum Enhancer here: cym.fm/3xu1NSO

[@buzwack483]

@@jds7777 uuuuu

[@IsHekiel]

Please remake the drums fro Am ready by Jaden Smith. The spiderman song . The drums are sooo good

[@sagito9271]

Me: *downloads the flp* FL Studio: You are missing every plugin

[@Angelo-ty6dp]

Xd

[@FabstaPizza]

IKR !!!!!

[@q3bqgtftsrrthh]

Me with literally every flp

[@MusicBird08]

LOL IKR

[@AyeYoPanda]

Fr :(, tbh im just gonna download it for the drum sounds 💀

[@99Kobalt]

The Chord at 8:12 is a Bbadd11 Chord, if I´m not completely mistaken. What makes it even more interesting is that to fit in the key of the song it should be a minor chord, the minor parallel to be exact, but they decided to make it major, which is quite typical for 80s music, but very uncommon in todays usual pop music.

[@holajesus9211]

Yeah Max Martin is really talanted

[@amylase4742]

@@holajesus9211 I think he's just a writer.. Someone else composes the music

[@holajesus9211]

@@amylase4742 nope he both produces and writes. He also sings most of the songs himself to show the artist how he wants it and apparently he is a really good Singer so it he wanted to he could release it himself but he is more comfortable being in the background.

[@nachtstern3931]

Also this chord could named as A#add11. But in the key of the song (Cm) It would named like Bbadd11. Beautiful chord in my opinion.

[@psvita59]

@@holajesus9211 bruh ur talking like u were in the studio with them , the song is produced by : Max Martin, Oscar Holter and The Weeknd. nobody knows who did what exactly. + max was credited on most of the album so i don't think he sang and produced all the songs then gave them all to the weeknd

[@martinsaraga8137]

7:26 That was so smooth. My God

[@AidenKenway]

The happiest of coincidences

[@hybridrambo2464]

Day 11 of asking Aiden for a maria im drunk Remake

[@5t33lo]

bruh he HAS to

[@prodpatrikay6839]

the beat on maria im drunk is literally so good

[@joelmichilli8135]

OMG YESSSSS

[@chrischiunye898]

He’s got to do a rodeo and days before series

[@5t33lo]

@@chrischiunye898 id like to see Blocka La Flame tbf, but idk if Aidan will ever do any Owl Pharaoh stuff, since it's a lot different from modern La Flame

[@colinschultz979]

Please make a remake for “LOVE” by Kendrick Lamar!!!

[@ryder23yt53]

Up

[@ryder23yt53]

Up

[@kr2_4]

Up

[@noceur4441]

up

[@mateuszmostowik4924]

UPPPPP

[@nehuencastillo2781]

The chord for minute 8:07 is Bb 11 It is a Major chord but with the tension of the eleventh (equivalent to the fourth) that is not resolved, it is like a chord in suspension, which waits for a resolution towards the third that never arrives, it remains as in the air. The interesting thing is that it does not become a suspended chord, since it also has the third, and it is like a particular coexistence that is generated between both notes, the third and the eleventh. Beautiful chord, Greetings from Argentina ... very good video!

[@IFC.GO.]

Un capo de argentinaaaaa, cómo no papaaaaaaa 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@nehuencastillo2781]

@@IFC.GO. kenaii padree

[@lautarosolisgb8543]

vamo los pibes producción

[@nehuencastillo2781]

@@lautarosolisgb8543 vamooo

[@mikethemusicman1978]

It's a BbAdd11 because it's missing the Ab which would act as the dominant 7th, the addition of the Eb being the 4th/11th is without it's dominant 7th note (Ab) making the chord an Add 11 rather than an 11 chord.

[@danielgutierrez3559]

Man this is impressive, the amount of detail you've been able to pull out is insane

[@vladeisch]

The chord is known as "damn thats a big chord" :)

[@christophermercer1947]

i wish u could see my face when i listened to your version. this is 100% accurate

[@TheBlashMusic]

The kick and snare transients are too strong in the upper highs tbh

[@joegrayston3779]

drums still aren't right and theyre so so important in this song, everything else is pretty good though!

[@beatsbysiya8501]

Hes just so entertaining deserves a grammy

[@evanfeeley705]

PLEASE DO no idea by don toliver next I beg

[@lucab9972]

ye

[@taymasamples]

YES

[@LEXNOLYRICS]

yessssss

[@juliosoares4880]

YES

[@justcashe]

yes

[@mage-x]

Aiden always on fire 🔥. Like it's impressive how he makes the remake of songs . Not all producers can do that he has got some special skills. It's really helpful. I take a lot of ideas from your videos while I am producing. Thanks buddy you are doing a great job .

[@davidnajafov]

Shoutout to Aiden maaan, that’s crazy 4 remakes in one day??!!Brazy

[@tinniinnit891]

As an abel fan, it felt so nice to see this vid. Underrated youtuber. 🔥🔥 Keep Growing.

[@NELSOOOONS]

The synth used in blinding lights is a native Flex preset, it's called "Aluminum Sun".

[@redak5597]

Exactly Bro ! That Sounds Really close

[@jdub_on_bass]

the drums were played on (i’m pretty sure) a LinnDrum drum machine, which is also famous for the drums of Stay (The Kid Laroi), and most of the Thriller album (Michael Jackson).

[@sdptrip]

That's crazy how you find the sounds for this instrumental! it sounds identical ASF

[@TheSweetymika1]

What I learned from these remakes: sylenth>omnisphere

[@no1u521]

Sylenth got some shit sounds

[@djgerwazy1690]

@@no1u521 imo sylenth is good for some essential synth sounds like hypersaws etc

[@rose-mariespiewinkel4964]

Who else just jumped in here from the Panda remake? Premiere Gang🔥🔥🔥 Edit: Viele Deutsche hier😂🥵

[@Emre-dr6vc]

sehr viele, warum auch immer😂

[@mvrtinmadethebeat]

haha lol stimmt XD

[@jayjay359]

Ja

[@linuswasch1684]

Keine Ahnung

[@KeFang7]

South Tyrolians??🙋🏻‍♂️

[@apollog7764]

no one makes remakes this accurately and with such good editing. Thanks man

[@JFrancoe]

2:50 actually had to pause the video and go into FL to see this window for myself lmao I have never seen it before, thanks for showing these lil tricks with FL!

[@MHSlypher1]

The chord you mentioned at 8:11 is A#maj add4, just split over a lot of octaves

[@MHSlypher1]

You could also say it as A#11 - but its easier to think of it like a normal chord spread with an extra 4th on top

[@BAKROU]

Perfectly !!

[@paracetamolicecream]

Can you also do "Heartless" by The Weeknd as well?

[@thanasismrd5485]

Nice remake dude good job I think the double hit in the end of the kick pattern is made with a different kick but all and all is perfect

[@arthurlinhart6467]

You make the most accurate remakes! Absolutely fire

[@y0n1n1x]

Bb major b11 8:00

[@altayebofficial]

Bro, you're the best in the game 🔥

[@arup261075]

FYE🔥🔥

[@TheBlashMusic]

The real synth patch in the song is a TAL U-NO-LX-V2 preset called “FN-Chordmachine-KEY”

[@thespringz]

how do you modify it so it sounds like the song? it sounds identical but it needs more tweaking, like can you give us the sauce for the knob tweaks?

[@MAXAlexable]

the lead melody closely sounds like the original in the FLEX plugin - Comfort Input

[@lil-xpert]

Goat, it sounds perfect🙌🏻

[@albertostna]

Amazing job man! Keep it doing like this 🚀🔥

[@mikethemusicman1978]

The whole song used the Roland Juno 60, which you can find as a VST which is renamed TAL U-NO-62. Hope that helps.

[@chefbo7834]

Best damn remake in the game indeed!

[@clixmymouse3467]

i saw a better one, you want the link?

[@bypxr5298]

AYY

[@fabricioroblero6191]

The voice at the end is the weeknds actual voice not a preset from Omni

[@theyoutubechannel2927]

im a huge edm fan and its so cool seeing the vengance samples all the big djs/producers like martin garrix used to use in these new songs

[@percydylann]

it was max martin...

[@holajesus9211]

@@percydylann bruh read again

[@theyoutubechannel2927]

@@percydylann he produced the song but the samples were from edm packs

[@vtekdawesome]

this dude is an a amazing producer

[@viralfans5501]

throw grammy on him for best remakes of all time

[@arixtomusic]

Best tutorial For Blinding lights

[@adrian-musicproduction3749]

I enjoy your remakes, Aiden! If you want a super accurate remake of Blinding Lights, I posted one on my channel a few months ago. Also has free download for Ableton users 🙏🏼

[@eydenbrayt2987]

Finally someone did that intro

[@mikethemusicman1978]

Just as an addition to the theoretical side of this track, its using an F Dorian mode which gives it the minor feel.

[@professionalflstudiotempla7415]

Amazing Remake!

[@banasine3250]

Road to 100k! 🔥🔥❤️

[@GarageBandGuy28]

The chord at 8:12 is Eb maj9 no3

[@amritanshnautiyal1957]

Can you name remake of pillow talk by Zayn ....... It's a MASTERPIECE in producing side

[@anamtaufique]

You can find the acurate presets in Reveal sounds Spire

[@flackucho106]

yo Aiden, I think the original lead preset is "Aluminum Sun" in FLEX, keep up with the remakes you're great

[@uzixpain]

This is making me want to try out making beats🔥🔥

[@MikeEastBeats]

this is amazing work

[@mishyessir]

There's an afetr hours Drum kit on reddit, its perfect

[@noceur4441]

just random comment i found a lot of the drums from 3500 by travis if you were trying to remake that

[@alejandronaranjo1349]

Bro 3 days ago I asked to me "Aiden made a Blinding Lights remake? It would be interesting" And now I'm like whaaaaat

[@ethankyle8469]

This is Why You My role model in music🏁🦅

[@midniteinaugust88]

"licensed to Aidan ya dog" hahaha

[@oh-er4rm]

i believe the vocal at the end isn’t actually a sample but it’s recorded live. You can hear it in the acapella. Amazing work tho, love it

[@anselxarch]

Even the bass synth on the intro is already accurate

[@devin9929]

a very similar sound to the main synth in blinding light can be found in anolog lab v its called silver dawn

[@valm004]

I think that the sound in 8:42 is actually weeknd's vocals

[@hausttrhousecrttr7592]

Flawless work bro u sick imma follow u

[@bunny36942]

4:21

[@lacigany2076]

You can find the identical kick snare hi hat bass riser and clap in an after hours drum kit from reddit

[@Soulfur]

Send it to me rn 🙏

[@kidd_808beats3]

hahahaha nice video!!! i've been fucking loving your channel these last months :$$$

[@j0hnmccl4n3]

The drum samples are from the LinnDrum. You actually ended up using a modified version of them, so it's still super accurate!

[@abkii05]

That last chord is a Bb add4 (or add11, however you want to look at it)

[@No_i.d.]

I'll give thumbs up before your videos starts.

[@ananyashukla5681]

BEEN WAITTTTINN

[@tomgreenleaf1918]

That chord is just a regular Bb... Specifically, it's a Bb second inversion spanning the third and fourth octaves with octave root notes in the bass at the first and second octaves, with an added roote note on top in the 4th octave.

[@arthurlinhart6467]

Facts! Best Remakes in the game!

[@l33p]

Best remakes in the yt ❤️

[@CosmicCraw7]

The legend is back!!!

[@wellox8856]

goated 🔥

[@gilormsplay]

Always learn something from these covers.

[@amg4455]

Thank you so much!

[@eganmills2404]

We need an Aiden Kenway Space Cadet remake 🙏🏼

[@kaistvan]

It's maybe late, but the bass in the intro is Hollywood brass from nexus.

[@casinoroyelmusic662]

Aiden (RC Retro Color) Kenway. Great video as always! 🔥🔥🔥

[@AKMautla]

i’m so happy bruh

[@trippp322]

The sylenth license name had me 😂😂❤️

[@patrickwosenbock2274]

Thank you somuch man

[@medusasound7396]

this one will go crazy

[@prodbysean17]

The chord is Bbadd11. It sounded like a Bbsus chord at first but it has third so just a normal Bb major chord with and added fourth so I think it would be a Bbadd11

[@whiteasian3636]

Eyy man love the videos! You should do remakes of fan submissions! I dunno it’s just an idea but I just thought it’d be really cool

[@juiceup01]

8:12 ...Chord is E flat Major 7 + 9 / B or B flat 11 👍🏼👍🏼

[@farazjafari3001]

You're a legend

[@Heezay]

Hey Ayden how did you just find all the samples😮. Just amazing

[@isssaresss]

I was looking through stock spunds and I think 707 kick inside of pack/drums/kicks in fl stock folders seem to be the identical kick sample.

[@percydylann]

I was thinking the same, but its not

[@voidprod.5642]

Brother loved your deconstruction.. Just an advice.. For the main lead in the song.. Go for sylenth 1 pre set "THIN STRINGS" litrally require no mixing.

[@Soulfur]

Is that literally it?

[@5ivestar65]

@@Soulfur pretty sure the actual sound came from the Roland Juno 60 Synth.

[@Slooby]

Sound design on point (except for maybe the bass being 1:1, original has more of an attack on the LP) chord voicing is spot on, fills and mix are perfect. Drums sound a wee bit dry but everything else is spot on. Best remake I've heard in a while

[@ninanb6582]

Thank you!

[@prodbystambeats]

Aiden you are my inspiration!!

[@vazan7442]

maria im drunk remake and make the intro longer PLEASEEE

[@greenpython8367]

This guy's segues are on a different level

[@matthewbonder5995]

last chord is a simple Eb major chord (III in the key of C minor), just with a simple suspended 4 on top giving it that kind of head-tilting anticipation of its resolution down to g, but we never really get that. A more complex way of naming that chord could be a Ebadd11, although I don't like this spelling as much as it doesn't imply the function of that Ab very well, as well as most major chords utilize a #11 to sound resolved.

[@mohammadsalikmulla6773]

This was so fookin accurate

[@erikbjore]

Best one out there

[@orphicstudiotraphiphopbeat9711]

On Point !!!