DLR breaks down the creation of Trick - The Track

Bristol-based D&B producer DLR invites us into the studio to talk us through the creation of Trick, his sub-troubling collaboration with Hydro.
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[@WillyJunior]

This was great! He seems like the kind of guy you could meet at a party and you'd end up sat on the sofa chatting about music production the whole night haha

[@freemind7308]

hah, this happened to me when he played in my country. We were talking about distortion & sends for more than 30 minutes.

[@NeedSpeed39]

hence the label name 'sofa sound' ;)

[@smalltown601]

@@NeedSpeed39 that was genius bro! wouldnt surprise me if thats the origin story at all!

[@user-yz9ld5ly4t]

@@freemind7308 what a geezer

[@BB-pf2cs]

Welcome to Sofa Sound Bristol ;P

[@rickrukkus]

thank u DLR for not showing us pointless settings, lots of good info in this one!

[@mbezik]

one of the best talk throughs ive watched

[@britain2brasil]

Superb, big love for DLR, awesome producer, wish we could get a spy tutorial one day .

[@DJCouchKing]

A SPY tutorial would be epic. Love what he says about dialing back the loudness in this video. It's gotten to the point of ridiculousness IMHO.

[@Kinsella828]

DLR has a conversation with himself. Love it.

[@LawrenceAaronLuther]

Thank you so much for posting the whole thing without making me download some sluggish magazine app that I'll never use afterwards. It would be nice if you had a donate through paypal link for those of us who want to show love without buying magazines.

[@poodlechews]

Yeah I'm up for donating... This shit is priceless

[@DynamicRockers]

DJ Ryan Gosling

[@bigmoneysteppa]

Harry kane m.c

[@Choopuhcabra]

That's why he looks so fucking familiar!

[@zacklinton1716]

hahahah

[@mrroberts8741]

Dj Lyan Rossling

[@Caroline.79]

Big up from Bristol!!!

[@nkogliaz]

James (DLR) is an awesome guy and def an old school dnb / jungle head, met him in Pittsburg a few years ago while I was live streaming an event on FB (Him and Alix Perez), he walked off the stage after his set and up to me and we spent the next few hours just chatting away about the scene, gear, old school jungle and dnb, guy is a lovely human and a fucking top gent as well, big ups DLR, maximum respect.

[@staycdnb]

So incredibly helpful. I'm glad that it was such a chatty tutorial, I learnt a lot. Thank you DLR, thank you Future Music!

[@demenyizs17]

Best channel on youtube period. Loved this, it was an honest detailed video. Would really love to see Camo & Krooked up here some day :)

[@hiveminded6033]

Big ups for this one from dlr, one of the best production talks i could find so far.

[@yesthisisdonut]

29:49 "DSCHU DSCHU or WWWWWW you know but thenBBBBBBWWWWW" god i love this man

[@alexandrdemidov4372]

He is one of my favorite producers. He loves to use nice syncopiing bass lines. Production is allways awesome.

[@ChrisIdealg]

The way all producers should gwan in talk thrus lol very open minded & honest hunble tips.. Bigup dLR & FMM

[@kevinholmes9982]

DLR is a really good teacher

[@loganforge1495]

DLR is a great teacher

[@jdloom1468]

maestro

[@cun7us]

Good to see I'm not the only one who uses an old school monitor screen 😄

[@emphatic001]

Really refreshing take on kicks, having watched a LOT of videos where producers go on about the top of the kick. Preference.

[@ianmelven7365]

Really really helpful. Great explanations and I appreciate the encouragement to experiment and go with what sounds good. Big up DLR and Sofa Sound !

[@EXKORTEX]

I'm not even midway through this video, but I can already tell that this is some useful knowleadge that guy is spreading. Big up!

[@TheJethrobull]

Great walkthrough. Love his attitude and approach.

[@ccchase420]

was expecting 20 minutes with this level of depth. gonna come back with a meal and watch the rest. DLR is a master.

[@mikaellarose4474]

Amazing tutorial man! So much pertinent informations! Cheers from Montréal

[@naturesdopeflow]

Legend, your previous video really got me going and I'd like to thank you for your videos that break down production because your workflow and way of explaining things jives with me

[@AVTmusicofficial]

Homie is rocking those PMCs!!!

[@Lineonthedials]

Don't know Docklands Light Railway's music but i loved this. So insightful, no bull shit just one man who knows it explaining what he does. Inspiring stuff.

[@showamantv5219]

This guy so so cool in person lol gave me a lighter, official merch mid set. Pure legend

[@chriswftdj]

I keep coming back to this. Brilliant

[@TripleSkeleton]

Very good at explaining things, thanks Future Music and DLR!

[@Ryan.Anderson80]

Would have been nice to go into the gating a bit more but awesome to watch the process. Definitely learned a lot.

[@SpennieLence]

Definitely knows his onions... Brilliant breakdown.

[@tomek3316]

i am simple man. yet sitting in space ship and making sounds that others could not :D

[@DroneDude420]

go on jay!! 💚

[@tomfallon8930]

It's cool that DLR is a DJ Hazard fan!

[@IJOSoundVideo]

He makes here his drums sound a little like Photeks - Resolution (Photek Remix) from Form & Function album.

[@Shaboobalay]

Fuckin' love this guy. Top notch engineer and producer 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@Alfred_English]

i came here for the transient talk. did not leave disappointed

[@hazmatproduction4562]

Great video and insight into your methods J. Cheers for this

[@ll-mc8bx]

You can get rid of *most* clicks with sidechaining subs and stuff that sits lower in the mix by increasing the look-ahead time to 10ms, also slight fiddles with the release/attack. Also ghost tracks for the signal for side-chaining are a must for me in music as quick as drum and bass. House is another story and usually side-chaining straight to the original kick works well with the 120ish bpm tempo. I'm click paranoid lol, first track I had released sounded awesome until it was released, then I noticed a whole bunch of clicks that got amplified post mastering and I've lost sleep ever since.

[@RTCLR123]

Do you feel it was the mastering gear that amplified clicks or you monitors not showing them enough?

[@Deadly2512]

Interesting fact, DLR stands for Docklands Light Railway. Fyi

[@hearmenow909]

Dirty Leroy

[@pactofsteel]

Dirty Le Roi - ‘king of dirt’ it’s the name J has used for 15+ years

[@Decoy303]

Probably what I dislike the most about these sort of masterclass production videos is the fact that when the producers go over a track that they've made or track that they're making and especially when they go on to the drum break is that they don't just single out one instrument or single shot to play to the audience. Like I really want to hear that I want to hear the full process of then making they're drum brakes to sense to the fullness of a loop or track they've made and for me I almost feel like if they did that the audience can get a better idea of what it takes to make the pedigree of a track that they create.

[@EzRudeBoi]

Nice one man. Best video on YoutTube

[@MrNikkozg]

The videos were great, but they could activate the substitutes, thank you very much, best regards from Spain

[@matthewbrowne696]

Class vid, need more like this!

[@bodie.9218]

very insightful, great video

[@ellessgee176]

yesssss, big up FMM and DLR

[@Thedrumsthebass]

One of the best to ever do it.

[@telemeter3700]

So much goodness in this one....

[@MonsterDubClub]

FUCKING LOVE DLR!

[@Choopuhcabra]

This was too good!

[@SiLiDNB]

39:20 YES! But you know they clearly got other priorities than their customers...

[@opticalman6417]

i find it best not to over think the process when making music this way your be far more creative let your hear be your guid more than anything

[@LDPIX]

The microphone makes the tee look like a roman toga, Collective Edition

[@ajv820]

This is great. Tons of good info.

[@wakegary]

Dope workspace but that monitor is a little tiny to really get down.

[@kidsonicofficial]

This actually drove me to copping a copy of the BX_Console_4000 E (a newer version of the one he's using there)

[@RTCLR123]

I demoed it and was half there, but i am not into that interface, my eyes wonder around but i believe sound is great!

[@breakz187]

Renault 5 GT Turbo was the car :D This guy reminds me of Optical, and this track reminds me of some older ed and op tunes from about 97

[@RTCLR123]

With those phat arches and bulky wheels!

[@mirceastaicu4131]

30:55 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo

[@thisisasmu]

the ableton live 8 compressor doesnt click ;)

[@bigmoneysteppa]

DLR explains vibe.

[@tommyhutchinson6482]

Gratitude! :-)

[@samgoogle857]

39.00 made me chuckle

[@Rezonator62]

About the compressor clicking issues. I remember it has something to do with the upgrade from Ableton Live 8 to 9. More info: www.sidebrain.net/better-side-chain/ No relation to this site btw. Hope it helps.

[@dial_up_romance]

haha what a lad. love it.

[@mynewcolour]

Sounds *a lot* like Wormhole era Ed Rush & Optical.

[@danthemaninit]

It's a perfect mix between the basses from wormhole and the drums from Mystery Machine!

[@JJ-pu9fc]

just goes to show what geniuses they were the fact they invented this sound in 1998 and this is the sound of new d&b in 2019

[@CS-mo7xp]

@@JJ-pu9fc true. in fact a lot of releases from 98-99 sound like they could come out today. the only real difference is today's increased loudness and crispness of the overall freqs...

[@bardistass]

i was literally going to say this sounds like late 90s virus

[@Blahdnb]

True, He even looks a bit like Optical from his early Virus years ;)

[@arrecordsuk]

The guru

[@pinetreeYT]

Love it!

[@user-vd3if4wq6m]

3:39 ...not being "Loud" isnt the argument my freind, its the next Mastering or Mix engineer trying to get that 0.001db louder than the best known current top tracks. Overtime this is just wrecking the music (metallica etc) ....you cant be for Dynamics and Loudness, thats The War!

[@martinjohnson2381]

Judea Rattet Amen. Bring back dynamics in our music.

[@RTCLR123]

The only war that brings peace!

[@edrevvvv]

Brilliant!

[@SuperNegawsklov]

💯💥

[@nightuniverse8314]

If Ryan Gosling and David Guetta had a baby xD

[@hazmatproduction4562]

Total science call me Mr Robot 😭😭

[@williammaguire4871]

THE SAUCE

[@lukenash4890]

I wish i could understand what he's saying more. To technical for me

[@MikeDeanOfficials]

Renault 5 GT Turbo

[@RTCLR123]

With a huge sticker on or just a clean one?

[@cyntelsince.8886]

where is the freQ dynami reddit tho? link me lol

[@jdloom1468]

leeeeeeeeroy MVP

[@Reguez01]

"Classic pair of Underpants"

[@LDPIX]

Oooh tasty tasty biz from the Sofa King

[@DJCouchKing]

"..180 pound upgrade for Ableton 11 so you can have multiple fades." LOL #rekt

[@mittendj]

harry kanes older brother lol

[@daniaalquadi8036]

Anyone know what break that was?

[@benongheen7636]

good tips der bwuva

[@mood725]

Harry Kane??

[@RTCLR123]

Yea, you can se he only swaped the t-shirt after the training!

[@kVRdnb]

Science b'tch!

[@vileix5731]

[@nightuniverse8314]

1612

[@producermind9030]

The Ableton 11 upgrade didn’t happen!!! .. sad face

[@i_so_late]

You could really edit this video down, there's no reason for it to be this long

[@novakattila]

Well for THAT song you don't really need 1 hour to explain... it's rather dull and simple. The most interesting part of it is the drum loop which he sampled... Producers these days have it too easy, and the end result is often without much work put into it.

[@paulieranks7859]

breakline yeah I know right? Simple...have I seen any of your records out?

[@eganrac545]

Simple? Yeah right

[@krz9000]

this boring genre still exists? impressive

[@djvertical]

Chris Hofmann such a dead comment.

[@sertavednb]

Mr. Negative up in here 😂

[@Capo_Renzo]

Reminds me of V Recordings sound in their heyday