El-B Producer Masterclass - Computer Music magazine 2007

• Dubstep pioneer and UK garage legend El-B at work in the studio in 2007!
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[@999a0s]

to everyone watching this in 2017...we have to preserve the legacy of this period of UK music. if you got pirate radio tapes post them! deja 92.3, rinse 100.3, it dont matter...if you got dubplates, acetates, refixes, even cassette tapes, rip to mp3 and post them! if this stuff isn't preserved, the livest, most organic time in UK music will be lost forever. i watch this interview and el-b just personifies a whole era of the best, most soulful music that ever came out the UK. i really mean this from my heart, this is a PSA. record everything you have from this era, and put it on the internet where everyone can see it, or it'll be gone....forever. and the world will have lost something truly great.

[@jmorgan839]

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[@panickdubz]

Check out REMI NICE on soundcloud

[@highhat5229]

I got a liquid dnb mix from the 90's?? It's a cd with the artists writing, I tried to track down all the artists with that name and asked them if they are the artist from the cd and do they want it back but nobody has replied to me, I can upload if anyone is interested?

[@goofiestgoober7239]

@@highhat5229 please do

[@highhat5229]

Goofiest Goober it's up kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXvIaqd4eaacnbc

[@kr-edit]

'Together with your sound effects, your bass and your beat pacing away - you have the 3 main elements which you need in track & if your groove is on point you should need nothing more' - legend!!!

[@vinylbeatz]

"I use volumes, panning and EQ and that's it" What a boss, a lot of producers these days should take note of these words and pay attention to the basics.

[@fabricioserrano4293]

I agree mate. I saw this video in 2008 and I sold everything I got that I hadn't used in over a year. EL-B total master

[@acsone3546]

@@fabricioserrano4293 I sold my drum machine after realizing I used it as a toy and did all my programming in FL lol

[@hellotcautiver]

@@acsone3546FL Studio the goat DAW

[@badm.d]

Music changes... producers who try and recreate old school on modern gear without adding flavour just result in boring unimaginative copy cat trash

[@thechoiceisyaws]

El B has such a swagger to him, they don’t make em like that no more.

[@djnv11]

"It all starts in the Club" my favourite El-B track. Legend!

[@griffizler]

that's mad that he's describing seeing serato for the first time at the end there - I saw mark ronson playing live on serato around the same time (2007) and I didn't know what I was looking at, blew my mind. definitely changed things - the portability and flexibility is unreal, although it took away from the crate digging aspect which I loved.

[@WillyJunior]

such a simple yet concise explanation of compression

[@nansteppa]

i want a pint with this guy

[@frodiarnason]

I've had a pint with him. He's a fucking riot.

[@TheJethrobull]

Watched this again in 2020. Love it!

[@ay1133]

I keep coming back to this interview, so inspiring and somehow fills me with energy

[@fabricioserrano4293]

Me toooooo. I must have seen this video over 40 times since 2008

[@Lpurchase]

When he chats about Plastician using a laptop when it was completely new - El-B blown away by Serato!

[@adammercysystem6450]

This guys fucking mint. Especially that bit about don't hold back and don't be scared. Music needs more EL-B's.

[@showamantv5219]

Watching in 2024 and still fresh 🎉

[@BIG_PASTA]

Burial's main inspiration right there.

[@polofayot]

yes, mainly towards the beats, uk garage spark thing, there s Photek also as a big influence of Will

[@chef.ramesses]

and skreams

[@timcoleman3784]

@@polofayot Will lol you best mates? get a grip

[@hdnimg4973]

I come back to this video periodically, once a year minimum, just for the fucking entertaiment value of watching and listening to El-P. I'd like to think 12 years later, I'm beyond the lessons in these videos, but I can listen to this dude for days.

[@fitzjay01]

absolute legend... different class as a producer..

[@DeCetUK]

Legendary producer, legendary camera work

[@jhm5hs]

"Just to butter it up...we got a gun shot in there". Something out of People Just Do Nothing.

[@jordanpeakofficial]

jhm5hs FACTS

[@f33zlyf33zly]

Didn’t realise el-b and groove chronicles were the same person until this. Love his tracks

[@CharlesK441]

I remember buying the mag and watching this years ago -Still fresh

[@BuiltbyFellony]

what a geezer

[@Konradikon]

Right, if anyone is still looking for the name of the track used in the beginning of the video, it's "Ghost - The Spooks."

[@leslyremy6002]

Love this guy! Such a pleasure seeing how one of my favorite records was made.

[@OriginalLondonPirateRadio]

Top man I love the way he makes such good music with simple techniques. Talks a lot of sense too

[@FoopDogg]

That was the best master class

[@theescher]

This the best tutorial vid out there. Nothing long. This is inspiration. No complication. You can do it next

[@FingerPOPInc]

This dude is just as cool as I thought he would be. Vibez match his music.

[@Guitarmfig]

Really good tutorial, real mcoy down to earth, study, study the sounds, the arrangements, thanks man

[@patricksmith121]

For anyone interested el-b is playing at the cellar in Oxford on Wed 11th December (2013)

[@blueeyedboxer20008]

This is a fountain of knowledge. What a great guy, awesome perspective on production.

[@x8n42xb67n]

forgot about sweatbands until now!

[@inBO1L]

this video is the bomb. in case anyone is wondering, the tune he's working on there is 'endorse & set it' by el-b and roxy.

[@jondobs64]

"When you've been digital for a while, I don't think you want crackles" ...haha classic comment. but 8 years later and vinyl is still here - not like it was but its alive and well excellent upload btw - loved it - cheers

[@Nathan-np9zg]

bigger than ever now

[@rorz999]

@@Nathan-np9zg no it isn't lol

[@thechoiceisyaws]

Best CM mag interview ever

[@thechoiceisyaws]

EARLYBIRDS yeesss hahah

[@rorz999]

The Rusko one was class as well

[@GeekBlogTV]

fucking legend

[@craigmitchell8892]

what a valuable video, I'm for sure downloading this and chucking it in a folder somewhere

[@katja862]

man, I need to butter up my mixes a whole lot

[@LoserDub]

sfx bass and beat three main elements, if your groove is on point you shouldn't need anything but that. beautiful qoute

[@avfn8981]

"make it loud and make it crazy and turn the club inside out"

[@nahumpaul85]

EL-B - one of the early pioneers of dubstep before it was even called dubstep.

[@LuciferianStrings]

i can definetly see how this man influenced burial, its quite clear to see

[@malcolmgoldie]

Legend! Great lesson in simplicity.

[@lancelite7595]

wicked insight into a masters dojo,respect!!!

[@Gonzonalized420]

That spliff!

[@timcoleman3784]

stone cold fucking legend

[@homenick93]

At 14:40 when he says “it’s about what you do with it than what you got” seems obvious but damn people to forget that. And also “experiment like how you did when you first started” listen to that if you took nothing else from this tutorial

[@Sh1vah]

His voice is fucking mesmerising... amazing.

[@MrWO0d]

36:00 talking about Serato when it wasn't well known; I started using it around 2010 after playing vinyl only for 20+ years and I remember thinking it was pure witchcraft / magic!

[@titobalkani8240]

this is great. he's mad thorough explaining shit.

[@mishabruml]

Roxy & EL-B - Endorse & Set It is the track

[@Nathan-np9zg]

aint the gear its the ideas, el b is a true master

[@denguedenguedengue4061]

legend!

[@ukgaragegold]

Da man EL b. Got all this guys beats on vynl.

[@Burufunk]

I do agree with you really. I don't tend to do any EQing except for rolling off the lows where required, I prefer to choose sounds which sit well with each other in the first place. That's something I've definitely learnt.

[@polofayot]

My fav YT vid

[@davidlilja8610]

Man I love these old ”In the studio with…” videos

[@GurtTarctor]

Oh my god how I would like to see Burial doing one of these videos...

[@rcecil88]

😂😂 how we can dream

[@elbsaqibmotaz6525]

EL B has smashed hard garage dub scene

[@dubmixdub]

Learnt a lot from this

[@ExpectResistance]

Pretty cool to see this although i gotta say i was surprised to see it was 2007, seems much earlier, but then again, the basics never age.

[@scotthstevenson]

Most entertaining and informative Masterclass ever !!

[@999a0s]

this video is like the Dead Sea Scrolls of UK dance music. ancient knowledge passed down through generations

[@JasonDeeCaldwell]

i like this guy right to the point no bullshit, makes good music because he wants to.

[@Biffcutwtright]

love hearing him describe when he first saw serato

[@SuperPaudie]

Give me vinyl any day but what he says about carrying all your tunes in your pocket must be the way to the floor.....classic interview!!!

[@IAMDIMITRI]

So simple but so amazing.. damn.

[@tommyhutchinson6482]

What a fucking legend! 'Everybody on the dancefloor', 'study'.

[@studsaking9149]

"It's not what you got, it's how you use what you got." 8:04

[@patricksmith121]

i like this guy

[@freddy_cyclone]

That was fucking great. What a G

[@captainscarletamysteronage5354]

Loving your wkd vibe brother man. I was there at the beginning of Garage. I am Glad your keeping the Garage alive well done brother man. 👋👋

[@jlong-ov5dz]

absolute master

[@ttttiiimmy10bit]

He's the best at garage

[@Rhekluse]

he explains it as if its sorcery or something lol. hes awesome.

[@thechoiceisyaws]

Rhekluse this comment made me bust out laughing

[@ashstirling4036]

El B is a mad genius

[@MrKipah]

2020 here!

[@Vonsoh]

yeah

[@joe_3y3s]

can of ting, good man!

[@qi_kayon]

"a good song's got no date stamp"

[@jackamon123]

life changer

[@Burufunk]

Yeah, I think working in audio is probably the way to go in general anyway! I mainly make progressive house and trance (although I also make breaks and dubstep type stuff for my production music) so the big sounds are only really exposed during the big breakdowns. The good/bad thing about producing music is that you can never stop learning and never know it all.

[@liambristow8577]

compreshah

[@polalbers7509]

Nice

[@anthonyblore1651]

Listening to the audio it sounds like Terry Tibbs in the studio.

[@RestorationsFOD]

Very primitive production sparks creativity. El-B proves that here.

[@rainieralbertsz4165]

***** neuro sounds are so f-ing hard to make, they make my head explode

[@TwoThreadsAhead]

Rainier Albertsz Decent low end harmonics, process to fuck, render, re-process, re-render, just keep doing that till you're happy

[@QuiksilverVM]

Rainier Albertsz It's all about the effect automation for the bass sounds. And proper layering for the drums.. Take it easy, think about each move you do and what it's going to do to the sound.

[@andreymarchenko3489]

This is a battle for the soul of music (c)

[@southpolesurfer6936]

Butter it up EL-b

[@Burufunk]

I might try it. I tend to high pass things, then if they're soloed in a breakdown (for example) I'll bypass the EQ completely. :)

[@LAHegarty]

5:40 'To save processor power' is not a phrase we have to use any more.

[@trevdogza]

speak for yourself mate :)

[@LAHegarty]

Trevor Lee In less I'm using my PowerBook, lots of bouncing down is needed on that, but my main 2nd gen i7 laptop runs beast.

[@IgorGuerrero]

LAHegarty We have to worry about it *less*, cause if you use things like U-he Diva... forget about it, you have to resample.

[@LAHegarty]

5:40 'To save processor power' is not a phrase I have to use any more.

[@WillyJunior]

LAHegarty do you even serum bro?

[@rudieverino]

history

[@emori96]

2007 was a different world

[@enricodragoni]

I can smell the cheese only by looking at this video

[@JamesFaction]

This is awesome. Shame you can't really hear the bass on the tracks he's talking about. Needed a better mic...

[@asavan257]

What a legend!

[@jamesmcardle3289]

bang on foresight on the UK rap culture issues

[@R-LOG546]

🐐

[@trevorxvx]

Big up to how long of a way vsts have come

[@trigger8213]

Knows what he's talkin bout 👍

[@92N8]

man is a fucking legend

[@jamesbenn9632]

proper hard track

[@bentyreman5769]

lol at the xbox controller