Yazoo "Don't Go" Recreated - Part 1

In this video (part 1), I recreate the iconic track 'Don't Go' by Yazoo using both the classic Arp Odyssey synthesizer and its modern plugin counterpart, the UVI HX-ODDY 💥💥 Click here 👉👉www.uvi.net/hx... 🚀🚀 Watch as I break down and reconstruct the famous riff and all the parts to bring this '80s synthpop gem back to life. 🎹🎛️
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[@Doctormix]

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[@PhilipvanderMatten]

All this just emphasizes what a genius Vince Clarke is.

[@test-fg9qv]

and still is, alive and kicking

[@gerardmartin4718]

Being so passionate as well gives u the focus and drive to experiment tirelessly as he must have done . Vince Clarks don't come along very often thank god he came in my time 😊

[@mrlargo7067]

The sounds of the two first albums of Depeche Mode and first Yazoo should be tributed to Daniel Miller. Without him there wouldn't be a Depeche Mode to start with. The songs are Vince, but the sounds are Daniel Miller

[@jokerfleckcast3196]

Vince clarke is a genius. This song is 42 years old and still sounds futuristic.

[@RayWright]

Please please please do not forget to give credit to her excellent awesome voice on the lyirics!!! I am so in love Alison Moyet's voice

[@EphemeralProductions]

Alison is the best! ❤

[@baddriddimworkshop]

Noise! that's what was missing for the scratchy texture for the lead synth

[@MechaDom]

Claudio, The Synth used for the Main Riff was an ARP 2600 which was probably the one owned by Daniel Miller

[@carlosserrano3985]

Your absolutely right, is the ARP 2600, read that somewhere on a interview with Vince Clarke. The Pro 1 is the bass.

[@andywatts8654]

State trooper - nonsense.

[@n00b22]

​@@StatetrooperBillyBill Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' is a banger pop Album. 👌🏻

[@Wizball666]

@@StatetrooperBillyBill I am also old but I don't brag about it.

[@MrSteveroehrs]

​@n00b22 fantastic production on that album too.

[@jessyhartman]

Cant see the end of video

[@High.on.Life_DnB]

You need to donate to see the rest 😜

[@adonian]

Or just listen to the original from Yazoo 😂

[@jessyhartman]

@@adonian hahahah excellent 🙂

[@jessyhartman]

@@High.on.Life_DnB Done ! hahahhahhaaha

[@frankseverinsen7710]

There's a second part

[@savajeff]

Here are the source instruments: Synth Lead - SCI Prophet 5 Bass - Moog Multimoog Synth Fill - Roland System 100 Solo - Arp Odyssey Mk1 Drums - Roland TR-808

[@davyboy888]

With the limited tools he had available back then, you gotta say what a musical genius Vince Clarke was [still is]... and he wrote/created everything from scratch too. The man who created the sound of my teens.

[@thebritishblink9541]

The only time in my life, where i can be super smug and say " you didnt witness the 80s....i did" over 40 years on and this track bangs

[@nvisionmd]

You should do a follow up with "Situation" by Yazoo. Also an iconic lead line. Not to mention it's amazing bass line

[@erickgth]

what happened at the end of the video? :(

[@kristiandawe85]

I was wondering that too

[@thedmiynV9ll]

Best part

[@zachary_attackery]

Doctor Mix had to return to his home planet

[@jamesdaniels3699]

​@@zachary_attackerycalling interplanetary...

[@r8nable]

That was a sudden ending 😮

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Hi Claudio, if U use the 12" version, you have a part where the bass is isolated. Great work again.

[@LFOVCF]

Yes, it's great for that

[@Gianmaria_]

And not only that... ;)

[@davidvanscouten7972]

And the arpeggiator is more complex than only three notes.

[@Gianmaria_]

@@davidvanscouten7972 You're right, it's a eight note sequence (at least) that changes according to the harmonization... but for a short recreation demo it's OK, three notes give the idea. ;)

[@peahix]

The drums on the original are arp 2600 for kick (same kick used on DM Speak & Spell) and 808 on snare/hats.

[@jaggass]

Vince loved the kickdrum sound an ARP 2600 can do

[@MonsieurC64]

You're right. Dr Mix is not a true Depeche maniac obviously.

[@MicrolabMusic]

True dat.

[@andreromero240]

You should recreate the "Doctor Who" theme from the 70's-80's! :) Love your videos!

[@PearlPaisley]

What he said☝️

[@dunebasher1971]

The original DW theme (1963-1979) was created primarily using tone generators for the melody - all the individual notes were recorded as separate tones and then spliced together. There were no keyboards played at all on any of it. I guess you mean the 1980-86 version, which was created using primarily the Yamaha CS80?

[@andyturner3056]

I wish I had a copy of the magazine I read in the 80s. It had the patch settings for Only You by Yazoo. Yes he used a Sequencial Circuits Pro One. Also used a Roland Sh-101 too. And god knows many others I think lol.

[@peahix]

I used the patches from that magazine to recreate the song with my pro one kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTCepxjqKt8d5osi=vMIPT9O6XUCasMTs

[@andyturner3056]

Love that someone used it ❤️👌

[@philipgilligan_art]

Sounds like he multi track layered the intro to my ears…. Vince man pure godlike

[@NicoTe]

Oh noo the video ends random in between 😢

[@checkitout611]

Guitar player here, but man, when your videos post, I just love watching and especially these recreation breakdowns. This one for sure didn't disappoint. This was great!

[@ArnoldKurzynski2015]

I love Duran Duran. Try make "save a prayer", "chauffer", "union of the snake". I did it 20 years ago on sounblaster awe 64...

[@skyd8726]

Fantastic to see Vince's synth tunes being recreated! It's also great to hear that Alison's voice is so strong even today. Gotta love a bit of Yazoo!!

[@Scrumper66]

The Yazoo group didn't have the means today to make this hit. They did it with analog synths and gave an inimitable sound. We see all the problems in recreating the original sounds. “Don’t go” will remain a hit, whatever we say, whatever we do! Many thanks, Dr Mix for this video! You make me want to do it again too! Cool!🤗

[@0Zebadee0]

This is my favourite all-time song. I have so many happy memories of the summer of '82. Thank you so much for doing this. As for the original equipment, I'm pretty sure it was a Roland Jupiter 4 for the main melody, a Pro-One for the bass and a TR-808 for the drums. The 12" remix (and re-remix) dissects this song into all its constituent parts which is easier to hear. Great video !!!

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

It's an ARP 2600 and the 'special sauce' for the lead is to modulate the filter with VCO2

[@cydonical]

According to Music Radar, that intro was done on an ARP 2600: "Don’t Go would be the second (smash) single from the pair’s debut LP, Upstairs at Eric’s. An earworm of an intro from an ARP 2600 sets the stage, carried along by an incessant bass courtesy of Clarke’s ever-present Sequential Circuits Pro-One. A thick Roland Juno-60 bass complements Moyet’s soulful voice."

[@farben_]

The snare sounds like an 808 snare to me, layered with a clap.

[@captainkanji1]

I super Love it!

[@johnghadimi]

Being a MASSIVE Yazoo fan and just overall Vince Clarke fan-boy, this video was just heaven. I really enjoyed your attention to detail and frankly this was a synthesis masterclass as well. Love the way you dissect sounds and figure out how they are made.. definitely learned a lot. May I even suggest a complete series based on "hey how is that sound made" :)

[@amanaftermidight]

Don't go-o-o-o! 😊 Thx Dr. Mix, we love you! ❤

[@jdaniele]

So far, a great job, really! Thanks for sharing it.🙏

[@frankzelazko]

All time synth pop classic track

[@slimyelow]

Danger Mouse, the ARP Odyssey and I all came out in 1972. For real.

[@EphemeralProductions]

😁👍🏼

[@docroxchannel]

❤ beautiful Vincenzo Clarke 's song

[@brooklyncarmelena5755]

This is one of my most favourite records growning up, and still is. Even music that sampled this like Two Without Hats"Try Taz", Lisa Lisa And The Cult Jam "Get It Together" Jam, and double U "Run To Me" Drive me nuts when I hear the samples. I was very excited to watch this................Until it just ended! PLEASE upload the entire video.

[@janhansen7343]

I think the Bass drum and the clap are from the ARP 2600, the snare from 808.The bassline is from Pro One.

[@andreasklawi]

Here a more Ideas for Recreations: P. Lion: Happy Children My Mine: Hypnotic Tango Visage: Fade to grey Or think about Frankie goes to Hollywood...would be amazing to recreateTrevor🙂

[@JTMoney333]

Hearing this reminds me of Tango and Cash. When Cash (Kurt Rusell) goes to the club to find Tango (Sly Stallone)'s sister Kiki. She comes out on stage with this playing. Great scene.

[@EphemeralProductions]

My fave song of Yaz’s! Alison’s voice has always really impressed me! :)

[@crunchyfrog555]

I've also read it was a Pron-One that did a lot of work on the song. I've done the lead sound before using an ARP (plus a couple of other bits). I did the same in two sws detuned, but to get the throatier octave lower sound I used PWM and detuned more than an octave.

[@victorventura1006]

PRO ONE Vince clark love it. Yazoo= Sci Pro One

[@peterbigblock]

I can remember doing all this type of work with synths and drum machines and sequencers way back when. How much easier it is today! Nice job, boys.

[@mantaproject]

From what I found on the net, Vince used a Pro-One for the lead and bass

[@universalvibe72]

Vince Clark used the Roland Juno 60 and the Pro one for this record also drums, he use the ARP 2600 and the TR 808.. And this is straight from Vince himself

[@bobsky3100]

Yes, you are right. He used for the sound the Roland Juno 60. It is different to this recreated sound.

[@Lebviero]

Yaaaaaaaaaaazzzzoooooooooo 🎉 🎆🎇 all my youth ❤ Good work Claudio you are a great artist, you and your team of course.

[@KingofBS]

Vince Clarke was and is an analog synthesizer genius!! Please add the ending of the video. :)

[@SternLX]

God it's been forever, but I think I remember reading Vince primarily used a Pro-One and a Jupiter-4 on Upstairs at Eric's. When he moved on from Depeche Mode that is. He switched from an SH-1 or an SH-101(along with Millers ARP2600) to the Pro-One. Been awhile since I followed what Vince was up to. I never really got into Erasure.

[@mtb_buenosaires]

great songs!!!! best video.

[@Thi3rry]

Absolutely grand master of synth reverse engineering

[@TheJesterboy1969]

Love me some vince clarke action!

[@spazkong]

I love this forward engineering tracks stuff

[@Mark-ec3lp]

Sequential Circuits Pro One for bass, ARP 2600 for lead and percussion, with TR-808 and Simmons Clap Trap, and Roland Jupiter 8, RSF Kobol, and Roland MC-4. I saw him saying he used all this for Don't Go. You made it sound close.

[@robbret]

Doctor Mix flexin' again. Love it.

[@syncrosimon]

I super love it👏👏

[@d3ziii]

Dr Mix recreated songs videos are better than any show on TV any channel nowadays. Guys, pls don't stop, ever!

[@tom76wawa]

Dr! You are the best doc!

[@enjoyenjoy5721]

ABC next? poison arrow :P or IOU. Or even a step further.. Rockit by Herbie Hancock maybe...

[@andreromero240]

I know Recreation's of Songs/Themes get "tiring" if it is done so frequently. But I have a suggestion. You guys should try and tackle the "Doctor Who Theme" for the 70's-80's. The synth sounds are extremely fat and the bass sample is right up you alley lol. There is actually a video of Peter Howell, who created the theme, show an interviewer how it was programmed to. Great video buy the way! Big Fan! :)

[@zacarias_villa]

In the extended version you get a clean breakdown of most of the tracks. Cheers and thanks for you work.

[@marioharoldtellezbarros5986]

Vince seein' n laughin' 🤣🤣🤣🤣 having so much fun no doubt. Great as usual Dr. Mix Greetings from CHILE 🍷🍷🍷🍷

[@Jefuslives]

I would love to see a recreation of The Art of Noise, Close (To the Edit)

[@benzonet]

I wonder if he can squeeze a fairlight into that studio, but it would be great ! 🎭🎭🎭

[@venomslair137]

That lead is also sampled/recreated in Double You's "Run to Me".

[@roቅ]

My favourite synth riff

[@onsesejoo2605]

20 : 27 the ghost of Tangerine Dream entered. 😉

[@lxworld]

You always brighten up my day Claudio. Thanks brother :)

[@donwrangler]

I used to mow the grass with a Yazoo lawnmower 😁

[@digitaldobbie]

It’s these reconstructions that I love about this channel. Cheers Claudio! Much love 🤘

[@gianlucabarilli9031]

Gran pezzo!! Bravo. Ciao

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Great video! Hopefully a part two will come out. That was quite the cliffhanger!

[@Nini42317]

You have my best "Doctor"! I love your clips here........ DON'T GO is one of my favorite music from the 80s!!! Please remember: I am still in the STAND-BY-MODE for New Orders' Blue Monday!!! You are the best, Claudio!!!!!!!!!

[@KordTaylor]

But knowing you I think you could recreate anything with any synth. ❤

[@adrianmuino3412]

This one was harder than expected. It is always nice to see the process, even for someone not related with music like me.

[@alfreddawson3765]

This is incredible. Please do a cover of all the sounds of “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo and my life will be complete

[@mrlargo7067]

The riff on Don't Go is Sequential Pro One, fairly easy to get an almost perfect match with u-he Repro, the seq arp is also Pro One. I did a quick and dirty remix of Don't Go the week after I got the u-he Repro vst. The kick drum is prolly a triggered Arp 2600, clap is ofc 808 through a dist and alot of reverb, bass might be Pro One, hard to get vst sounds to reproduce bass, it needs the heft and the snap of an analog output.

[@shemleer]

10:50 jejejejeje eso nos ha pasadoa todos, de tanto escuchar nos ponemos sordos... pero tu amigo tiene razon ;)

[@olofmengede]

I SUPER LOVE IT!!

[@podobaylo]

The watch is cool! (and I'm super myself )))

[@Don19762]

So impressive the knowledge and perfect hearing to recreate this. Wow!

[@cellpat7392]

amazing that with today's technology you can play this whole thing on one keyboard. the one man band has arrived.

[@lookoutleo]

Love you and your friendly engineer recreating one of my fav 80s tracks , can't wait to hear the end result

[@paulrod0711]

Listening to the 12” version you can clearly hear the effect on top of the snare is a pitched down clap

[@adieuparis33]

j'adore !!!

[@curtgozaydin922]

I read somewhere that Vince Clark from Depeche Mode and Alison Moyet just really were a good team for a little while there. and in UK they were known as Yazoo but because of some copyright or whatever company conflict they were going to be just called Yaz in the States. “Please don’t go” as one of my favorite songs by them! 😊

[@EphemeralProductions]

Exactly. Too bad that after a short time, they no longer got on and called it quits.

[@TheBroDotTV]

One of the best pop tunes of the 80s. Aphex loved this one!

[@DoctorOscillatorMusic]

And he does it again 👏🏻🙌🏻

[@MrTiBeN11]

i absolutelly love these recreations

[@DavidAndTheDummies]

When I hear those punchy loops, like when you guys were testing snares, I have this Motown 25 performance Michael Jackson dancing in my head. Confident and mesmerizing. 😁😁 super love it

[@AlineKiler123321]

Great but I want to see more nice jobb on each and every sound allways a pleasure to see you guys.Thanx from TAO FROM SWEDEN

[@pclairoot]

Yes. For the lead Vince Clark used an APR 2600

[@AaronFoltz]

best synth riff.

[@robertoadolfososaampuero9336]

Gracias Dr. Mix por llevarnos hacia esos grandiosos sonidos , saludos desde Lima Peru !!!

[@bloemundude]

Claudio needs to do his best Alison Moyet impression.

[@yew1012]

Originally, Vince used ARP2600 and Pro One for a lead, Pro One for the bass and I think Jupiter 8 for all misc. I even made presets for Arturia's ARP2600 and RePro.

[@BarryThePenguin]

Nice Odyssey! Been waiting for Don’t go for a while. I Love It! Could you check out the 1982 Doctor Who theme as it’s lead was made on a Odyssey, maybe the very odyssey you have!

[@digitaldesigner-se]

You are my synth Guru Dr. Mix! I love your recreation of all my synth favourites. I love it. Now when you have recreated Yazoos "Don´t go" theres no way round The Human Leagues "Don't You Want Me", please!❤

[@jamesdaniels3699]

It must be so fun hanging out with,Claudio.Well at least in the studio.🎶🥁🎶

[@KarimLeMec]

MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME! I CRIED! Thanks to recreate it amico mio!

[@Sockieknowshockey]

Can’t wait for part two. The lead on the original sounds more brassy than what you created. Good work so far. I’m a big Vince Clarke fan.

[@thebrix73]

love the 80's!!! and love the Doctormix reconstruction😍😍🔥🔥🔥

[@Bodzi0666]

Classic song❤

[@pmfont]

I love it, espeically the layered snare sound!

[@andredaddio3068]

Try the original 12'' version/re-re-mix version (2nd part of this 12 ''), you can hear it better the different Sounds be used in this Track.