Ed Rush & Optical "In The Studio" (2004)

Here is "In The Studio" with Ed Rush & Optical from their CD and DVD double disc set "Out of The Box" from 2004.
Buy it here www.amazon.com/Out-Box-Bonus-R...
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this video all rights with Ed Rush & Optical and their respective labels. If you have an issue with this being on here please message me and I will take it down asap.

[@TheNicofu]

Absolute Legends.

[@chrisbowsher959]

I like the fact these guys don't take things toooo seriously.

[@addictedtocraic]

Cos they're stoned AF. 😀

[@tonimarx6405]

Oh man, that 'Out Of The Box' album was an absolute classic. I bought it in Australia in 2004 and took it everywhere with me. Every party i went to i'd throw that CD on and everyone would go wild. Such a great moment in time!

[@Hysteria98]

Love these fellas. Cracks me up as well- every video I find on 'em it's a game of 'Spot the Spliff'.

[@marcoangelo]

These guys are high AF

[@mastertarpolin]

Well yeah;D

[@HeIiosphan]

@@mastertarpolin Clearly, yes

[@call6060842]

I remember getting baked with these two back in the day, in Acton.

[@IWitnessDnB]

legends

[@jsjsjs]

legend

[@junkman7901]

HEAD RUSH AND POPSICKLE ARE LEGENDS

[@Teddy-ez9qq]

Red bush

[@darrison5984]

"look at that mahogany" PMSL

[@TheXitone]

Their wormhole LP is the greatest ...heavy af but not overdone .

[@MsRadar23]

turgid fungus I just listened to their virus vaults release, fn epic

[@RolledLs]

Remains the masterclass. Priceless tips and tricks ..

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

I really wish that they would have stayed making tunes on the analogue equipment, the tunes today just don't have that original organic sound like from the late 90's.

[@Fieldeluxe]

Chase and status are dropping some Bangers

[@bastiaanschouwink3562]

Ill bring it back

[@HC100_]

Metalheadz keeping it real still

[@jamescrowther1234]

Their last album 'No Cure' was amazing in my opinion

[@delatomvione9943]

I agree with you. Most modern DnB tracks sound flat compared to the early ones.

[@djsyndicate0001]

haha awesome interview!!Can't believe I never saw this!

[@alun187]

Love the lighting in this interview haha - sort of, phantom of the opera / shadow lurker vibes.

[@lewiswarburton7996]

so true what they say about the equipment, dnb today just doesnt have same edge as it did in the 90s and the equipment is a big reason for that

[@Supergeckos1000]

2:00 is Generation Dub - Atomic.

[@WidnesDEV]

Just got this Album on US Import. The DVD is both PAL & NTSC, I don't think the people of Wilmslow, Cheshire appreciate the mix cd as much as I do.

[@djresource717]

They make great tunez!!!

[@djresource717]

Got 4 of thier albums.

[@analog_ape]

They seem like cool dudes

[@dwaynedibbly]

love how these guys are happy to open up shop and discuss their equipemnt and tehcniques, not like aphex twins stingy attitude form what ive read.

[@Nebuphon]

ya, it's interesting... a lot of artists that do these videos keep it very surface level. it depends on who it is

[@darkond3523]

These guys were smashed as fuck I doubt they would talk about anything sober. Also there is a artist that does tunes for the living and there is a teacher who teaches for the living, two different things. You can bother a artist to teach you about things. He might go out of his way and show you few things but don't ask for too much. Most learned by them selves the ones who leech knowledge should just seek for a different profession. For a hobby I could understand but if you always bother others to learn things that you will cash in then you are in a wrong train. Basics are in school whatever you do afterwards is on you.

[@jaimebondoza3710]

aphex talked and still talks tons tho mostly on forums and weird obscure blogs if you know where to look

[@DNB-CHAMPION]

Love this

[@epsilonite3252]

wow i thought i watched every dnb studio video, but this pops up to my feed, great!

[@dizzychizzy1]

this is just a clip from the DOCO in the studio 2004...

[@afropovic]

Roni Size - Watching Windows (Ed Rush & Optical remix). One of the best remixes ever.

[@RobChinn]

Solid gold, cheers!

[@XBASS247]

i like dem man

[@kratosofspartareal]

looool

[@gtabro1337]

Somebody needs to come and post as many tracks as possible from what's used in that video.

[@mattschmidt4924]

Everything here is from their "Out of the Box" mix CD from 2004, including this video

[@LazaroOsle]

*GOOD CHOONS MATE*

[@norepetitivebeats]

So he doesn't like compressing beats but he clips them with the samplers gain by setting it to 105%? That's compression.I suppose everyone has their way and there are no rules really. Just do what sounds good to you.

[@oraz.]

I guess he'd rather limit just the peaks, than having ar envelopes all over everything.

[@PetrolAudio]

No it's not compression, it's clipping, like you said. It kind of does the same thing but you will get clipping artefacts, which WILL change the sound. I don't know what sampler optical was using back then and there might've been a limiter built into it... But normaly you want to avoid clipping at all costs, at least in the digital realm!

[@mynewcolour]

maybe he means don't use compression on the samples, I mean as you're putting the break together, before the master?

[@f67739]

@@PetrolAudio assuming that they constantly mention cutting to vinyl, ie analog output, then optical can get away with clipping especially for fast transient stuff like kicks and snares, since it will translate to harmonic distortion. analog systems have +20 dB of headroom

[@Spherical_El]

It's a technical used all over the place during the loudness wars. Clipping is quite different from compression and I would say compression changes the tone of a break of single drum hits more than gentle clipping.

[@spencermakote7436]

Popped to the Wormhole LP release party back in the day at The End, 2 step all night, no funk, dull as fuck & I retired myself from DnB.

[@TheCraigHudson]

Still too this day listen to Ed rush optical one nation and heat 99

[@djpetenice]

Gonna start producing d'n'b under the name "Spiky Bits"

[@matadiosesimpressum2991]

Im going for Mahogany Sides

[@thedoublek4816]

*Spikey Brits

[@RoofLight00]

I ain't a huge fan of that darker techstep/rolling sound all the time, it's great to drop the odd tune in with a variety of different D+B styles, but I always loved what these guys do. Legends in the game and proper dons of the movement. Respect.

[@Phix75]

Oh how times have changed..

[@Sebastianrogersmusic]

omg they use cool edit pro! lol i still use that to do quick edits

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Thumbnail looks like Ed Rush saying "Wot the fuck are u on about mate?"

[@djcranium1210]

What's the tune at 1.09

[@kieranregan8598]

2nd tune?

[@rudekid82]

One of my friends used to sell them weed back around the year 2000, he said optical never passed the spliff once lol

[@tim4s]

turn the lights on... please.... kkk

[@InternalMind]

What for? so you can see skrillex pressin colourful buttons lol

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

tiago garbin Why do people type "kkkk" all the freaking time?? What does that mean??

[@franckmarronier130]

@@k.c.lejeune6613 klukluxklan

[@secrecysmith5001]

5 minutes in track id?

[@llieske]

What's playing at 2:00 ?

[@Jungalistsareyouready]

Legends

[@SCREAM13199]

3:10 is this a Joint :D ???

[@whatevs6476]

Ledgends

[@joelj691]

Salute from jersey and nyc bitches!!!!

[@stevencunningham1457]

“Spiky bits”is that the correct technical term?

[@johndarek2006]

See Alien Girl ☣️

[@jonnyporter5142]

what is the tune at 6 mins????

[@primaledge2916]

Don't know if you've found it since asking, but DJ Friction & Nubalance - Bogeyman.

[@tinseltits9855]

L E G E N D S 🙌

[@dumbpublichater9365]

WHAT ABOUT DOING OWN SOUNDS AND BREAKS?

[@XoArK]

Dumbpublic Hater Most of the oldschool dnb/jungle stuff used sampled breaks- 2nd-generation drum and bass tracks began to create their own breakbeats (eg. Soul Beat Runna).

[@scieropia]

great video...cheers ! :D

[@danosdotnl]

sum glitches in the beginning i recon

[@sicksideworldwide1599]

Steel yard tomorrow 🎶🎼🎵😉

[@greghepple5778]

Fucking superb. Really good insight. Love it.

[@jayblummer146]

wicked!

[@mbbx5aw2]

I didn't know David Platt from Coronation Street made DnB! It's a revelation!

[@jamescrowther1234]

mbbx5aw2 That's what DJ Hype calls Crissy Criss, hahaha!

[@mastertarpolin]

lol!

[@horseless666]

Hahahahaha love the last question

[@SyntheticLTD]

Song at 00:18 ??

[@CS-mo7xp]

did you find this? want to ID that as well...

[@vlad-jq1qi]

@@CS-mo7xp marcus intalex-zumbar

[@vlad-jq1qi]

marcus intalex-zumbar

[@CS-mo7xp]

@@vlad-jq1qi cheers!!

[@trollololololottie3500]

Best fat beats technique ever. Normalize to 105% to clip ... AH AH AH - lols Optical.

[@tactical1981]

Optical sounds like the guy in that Adam Buxton/Richard & Judy ‘You Say, We Pay’ sketch 😂

[@jnkacme5756]

Top geezas

[@superdrunkdnb]

8:24 track ID anyone???

[@krisis999]

Just relax by Dillinja/Capone

[@superdrunkdnb]

@@krisis999 Thanks a lot mate!!!!

[@cun7us]

I caught at least two Sub Focus tunes being played in this.

[@BeastmanG]

Do you know the name of the one at 5:00? I can't quite remember. It's not swamp thing?

[@cun7us]

@@BeastmanG that's Ed Rush & Optical - Bacteria (Pendulum Remix)

[@BeastmanG]

Ignore me, it's Bacteria Pendulum remix

[@BeastmanG]

@@cun7us Thanks!

[@GrimeUK777]

1:55 makes no sense. lol bell pieces

[@erikmikealson2861]

The Mormon is evil kid..

[@ghyphrobreaker7640]

Shite! They are awesome! And I have just become aware of that Matrix is Optical’s brother lol.

[@darkond3523]

That intro, seisures here we go, call the ambulance

[@phonkstanate]

The irony of when Optical is talking about the oscillators being replaced the sound will not be the same anymore, now his tunes are so much LESS impactful and watered down to his 90s/early 2000 tunes

[@_hyzer]

5:05 is a horrifying story

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

The unfortunate bit is that now everything they do is on a laptop, should have stuck with the analogue gear guys. Your new tracks, although they are properly made, they sound too shiny, too artificial. No more rich organic raw sound like the older tracks.

[@XoArK]

Endo Cannabinoid Their production style changed. They could create stuff like that again, it just takes a certian attitude and mindset.

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

XoArK I True, but it seems, at least to me, that making a track on the analogue gear would be more challenging and fun rather than digitally on a laptop which seems too easy. Tunes on a laptop could be made en masse which IMO don't have as much originality to them, like they are forced out to please the masses. It also would seem that using the analogue gear would make you focus and work harder on the track, thus giving it more life. Just my opinions.

[@XoArK]

Endo Cannabinoid I don't mean to appear rude, but do you make music?

[@NFMHACKERS]

Although I agree that most modern DNB tracks sound artificial, I wouldn’t say it's fully due to the lack of equipment. If someone has the right ideas and techniques, they can create masterpieces with limited tech. Most early jungle tunes were made using only an Amiga, give or take a sampler and drum machine.

[@maccagrabme]

I can only listen to modern DNB for about 20 mins before I'm bored as it all has that linear beat that is too repetitive. The early stuff had a lot more rhythm, grit, sub and fury.

[@samwesley5086]

you fckn legends, kings of kings

[@CaalamusTube]

"I don't use compression" ...proceeds to describe compressing the signal in a roundabout, hard to control way :P

[@EdSoloUK]

Cutting of a peak is not compression, its more like hard clipping which does not change the sound like compression does.

[@CaalamusTube]

@@EdSoloUK of course it's compression. It's just ugly & distorted. The fact that he's not using an 1176 is irrelevant. Hard Clipping *IS* Compression when you do it in this context, for this reason. Compression is Amplification Limiting. Hence "Limiting Amplifier". A compressor does exactly this... with an Envelope, thus smoothing the Peaks as it lowers them. You seem to have completely missed the point. Id est he'd be better off using a Compressor.

[@M.H.Margin]

@@CaalamusTube another one smart ass who don't even feel a difference between clipping, compressing, limiting and distorting...

[@CaalamusTube]

@@M.H.Margin another one foreigner trash who don't speak English but thinking understand nuanced comment in English. Learn to read first moron. You, like the guy above don't understand what I'm saying. Fuck off!

[@OpticalVirus]

@@CaalamusTube you are being pretty rude dude...and for those interested....clipping in a digital sense gives you new inharmonics folded down from the Nyquist Limit of 22.1khz which not only hard clips the peaks but also adds new frequencies which can be useful....a Limiter when working properly just flat tops the signals peaks without the extra distortion and a compressor has no use at all in getting a completely clipped level signal as it reacts to the Threshold setting by triggering an envelope to shape the volume after the Threshold is triggered which can never react instantly like a hard clip would. They all have their uses....I think get a lot of clipping done first then using a volume envelope to add shape is the best way to go....all three ways to shape volume are very different sounding in their own way. ;0)

[@GIIGF]

Who is Ed Rush & Optical???

[@FvZz1623]

+GIIGF what kind of joke is this?

[@kratosofspartareal]

lol

[@bigmoneysteppa]

GIIGF the guys your dad wishes he was

[@bigmoneysteppa]

GIIGF the guys your dad wishes he was

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

Are you serious????

[@bigcrackerpants]

Why did Optical get so fat?

[@genericfirstnamegenericlas6490]

wtf is up with that intro

[@truetothegame2928]

these guys killed the D&B scene ; soulless ! glad they got sussed out in the end !

[@MichaelSmith-nz1jo]

What are you on?

[@truetothegame2928]

@@MichaelSmith-nz1jo telling the truth ! thats what im on

[@MichaelSmith-nz1jo]

@@truetothegame2928 please do explain?

[@truetothegame2928]

@@MichaelSmith-nz1jo i watched these guys on 1999 millennium new years.. 4 hours of their music on dubplate and release sounded like one long 4 hour track the most boring experience ever, total turd ! same drums sounds, patterns ! looking pack they were total bollox... all the original jungles head were like this is over = done ! jungle is dead

[@truetothegame2928]

@@OpticalVirus BRISTOL; either 99, or 00 !,, ya just frigged yaself !