How To Make A - Legowelt - Track

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

I saw the the Volca and said "oh cool, he's like me" then he said "it's a shit synthesizer" and I just thought "damn me and my poverty"

[@wrecknumber]

haha!

[@RockstahRolln]

+My Autobiography A Fanfic LOL!!

[@Suzukisenpai]

If it was a true he never buy it, right? ;) So, he is just a joke of course.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

***** I'd still have to save for a synth. I want an ms-20.

[@aviolentpurple9925]

+My Autobiography A Fanfic Hey, whatever works for you... everyone's workflow is different. Also one man's shit is another man's, uh, gold

[@timitimit]

If you want to listen to this finished track: Legowelt - Insitute of the Overmind

[@jadebrand1373]

Thank you!!

[@APKSRMKS]

this man is so pure

[@lukisnootis5708]

I'm so grateful for the samples he shares for free. Amazing talent

[@ericcookson7211]

The guys a fucking animal. No wonder he has so many releases when his work flow is so fast. No time messing about thinking just bouncing ideas fast with great results! :)

[@jacksiegrist8385]

He's such a nerd. I like this guy..

[@lambd01d]

+Jack Siegrist He reminds me of Hackerman from Kung Fury.

[@jacksiegrist8385]

+lambd01d You ar so on point! Love that guy!

[@rachelar]

Jack Siegrist very nerdy, ironically making music for chavvy clubbers on pills, oh the irony. Oh the irony, oh the revenge of the nerds that was 90s instrumental techno (none of them were good looking singers or front men)

[@Sundownerrr]

@@rachelar chavvy clubbers 😭

[@TamagoTamago77]

I wish Legowelt did a Podcast, or maybe read for books on tape. He is so calming.

[@HeIiosphan]

he does, check his website

[@Tofu_Pilot]

Just imagine him reading fairytales into a recorder. Instant naptime.

[@MattLongstaff]

Honestly, for the first 16 minutes I was listening to this thinking it was pretty horrible, then suddenly he put it through the tape machine and it magically came together for me. I even jumped between the times on the video to check what I was hearing. What a transformation that brings - very cool!

[@ionturcanu7486]

The song is definitely mixed and mastered at the end, it's not just the tape machine.

[@jovantrendmaker4722]

Yes because first 16 minutes you were listening what its comming from his speakers thru mic because they were recording him speak. After you jear audio directly from ableton thats why such difference

[@plssmellmycheese]

yes totes agree...not so much the sound being messy, but the actual music/ tune/ groove was really messy! i guess you need the mess in the process to make it interesting and not generic, and lo and behold, sounds great by the end! 👍👍

[@MagnitudePerson]

I disagree, it sounds amazing since the beginning

[@thatmr.a8010]

Disagree totally as well. Kind of a bullshit comment as well "oh it's the analogue tape thingy that made it awesome!" No. From the start you could tell that there was some Legowelt magic dust going on, just unpolished. By the time the track was ready for tape it was already gold. It's not the tape that makes a Legowelt track. Legowelt makes a Legowelt track. Pure magic!

[@billklacks9908]

wonder what kinda plant was behind that blanket..

[@jacksiegrist8385]

+Jeff Meyers Must be some kind of Fern. Looks nice.

[@coffeemilknomads]

+Jeff Meyers i think its a female hiding there!

[@Caesaurus]

+Jeff Meyers 7:56 - I bet it's a plant that _makes the brain think a little bit_... ;-P

[@randomdude7384]

+Jeff Meyers Space Weed

[@deepnineforty5646]

My guess is a vocal booth. But sure maybe a giant cannabis plant! haha

[@apostrophicom]

great vid, but there were loads of fx added to the track before he dumped it to tape - delay to the 303, eq/compression on the drums, sidechaining. the way the vid plays makes it seem like dropping it to tape suddenly made it sound like gold. if only it were that easy haha :P either way, really cool peek into his flow.

[@blushingfrieza]

Im unfortunately learning this now 1st year into producing. Mix&Master is really the difference between basement band and touring headliner 😞

[@tttv687]

Watch this in 480p and you get the real vibe

[@jiajunlee6599]

This studio is simple,but has life.

[@arjanpetersen]

Simple?

[@chestnut40]

@Love made in Japan Belgian??

[@minimaleSSe]

As if we didnt guess that this navajo blanket most surely hide his spacy weed grow box

[@fatadj]

+minimaleSSe I though exactly the same

[@tyluna7692]

its pretty legal to have plants in holland isn't it?

[@yourunemployedfriendat2pm]

ty luna yeah most likely but they prob want it family friendly and maybe not risk having issues with youtube

[@neonfluxustrash]

i like his idea of music, his music and composition conception, when he speak about music is very interesting to hear it because music for me is a practice and a philosophy. I have been practicing a lot of (i studied licenciature in music) every day, making scales, recording and listening my own things but some day i thought that music is more than music, think that music is a ritual practice of humans vey like a door, maybe portal where the person who is making this noise is experimenting opening planes and suffering transformations, expansión of his being, that is to say in his senses where we can ask ourselves about aesthetic practices, ask us from education, political, philosophy, music and arts.

[@junglajuan]

Music belongs to Kindom of Sound, its the spirit of that kindom.

[@IAmMinnian]

It's very interesting to see other peoples work flows.

[@elzzino4742]

"There's gonna be a goldmine for samples" "well we found two samples"

[@TheMancunianCandidate]

Man that is a pretty cool way of working. Great to see how he does it, Legowelt is a genius.

[@liverawkstar]

" the brain likes to listen to this kind of stuff, because then the brain can think a little bit" 7:37

[@droski2394]

too much facts

[@riyad81200]

7:53

[@alf3k1]

I think his brain is hardly capable to think at all

[@andreika6681]

it's been a very long time since neurophysicians found out that all beat based music inhibits left lobe activity, where analytical activity happens. electro is made to pump up right one, resposible for non verbal stuff. no surprise that after a few years of inhibiting your left lobe you're hooked to this kind of machine noise crap forever...

[@blushingfrieza]

Brainwave 4 life!

[@falsedilimma]

Even if you don’t like this particular song it’s still interesting to see other people’s processes

[@iainthomson1602]

such smooth arms.

[@adamantportraits9514]

I love when he puts the 3.5 mm jack into the side of the laptop to record KZbin 14:08. I always think "Damn i'm such an amateur" when I do that, seems like other people do too though haha.

[@sambritt2672]

Wait so 3.5 jack from audio interface into computer you can then record straight from KZbin into Ableton?

[@RTCLR123]

@@sambritt2672 if the laptop has audio in, otherwise it could be that he plugged 3,5 out(line out) from laptop to the interface which than routed the youtube sound thru interface(via usb) back to a ableton recorder.. just speaking my mind I do it differently, i route a youtube output to a interface mixer channel and route it again to Fl studio or Audacity lets say and record it that way All it needs is a playfull mind and it will figure out by itself, just watch for those loopbacks and your ears

[@bangersandmashism]

​@@sambritt2672Use audio hijack to sample directly from your internal audio

[@devvvvvvvvvvvv]

I could listen to this man talk forever.

[@niccage5337]

"TB- Tree oh Tree" Lmao his accent is awesome.

[@eightiefiv3]

easily one of my favorite people in the past 5 years or so

[@TheDaveSkinz]

So digging out my old tape deck... the tape compression really picks everything up!

[@dorontsur]

Such a great video. I keep coming back to it, very inspirational.

[@squelette20]

easily my favorite video on this channel. Great job!

[@MrPrivatewiggles]

that blue towel in the background is nice; it's cool

[@matthewy393]

i just now realised this was DJ Haus hosting this

[@vj7248]

5:48 I just went to his website, he has a bunch of free sample packs of synthesizers. Actually spent a couple hours combing through them, there's some good stuff.

[@riyad81200]

Legowelt : the king of the synthesizers

[@YDProduction]

Highly creative and I respect how patient he is with working on music! A true artist and goofy at the same time lol

[@DJDigitalJosh]

1:37 For Real! Don't Sleep on the Tascam 4 Track Tape Recorder EQ!

[@BIG_PASTA]

Music studio or greenhouse, your choice. What a boss.

[@changedahanddlessss]

dude i remember he you came out to LA i think it was 2019... absolutely smashed it haha.

[@Tonsofice]

listening to LegoweLt tracks on acid is the best combo

[@roygbiv1938]

This is gold, really appreciate his candor. Legowelt is genius.

[@pazhonda1821]

That makes me wanna go home & do some weird shit with my gear.

[@peter2meter796]

Musical Genius! Magician and Legend. also a down to earth guy, much love!

[@Phlow]

Damn. Such a wonderful, relaxed and nice dude. I can feel how he enjoys making music :)

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

what's the track at the end? is it the same as the one he makes in the demo? did 4 hours of production time get cut from the vid?

[@johngorgis]

I hate how short fact makes there videos i don't know why they spend more time filming

[@a.gromov3889]

At first I thought what a nonsense shit is he doing. but the end result turned to be pretty nice.

[@alessandrolucia1931]

the power of EQing

[@angelrafaellanc]

same here... I almost stopped watching, but thank goodness I kept going. What a cool track

[@farceofnature]

Agreed, stick with it until the end...

[@shlamhabor]

The best Video i have seen on youtube. This guy is so inspiring!

[@travellingages3563]

+Liberté Music Oh yes, gotta love him!

[@ravager06]

what a synth genius... so many great tracks!

[@xanderjohanvandenhooven9649]

Fantastisch om te zien hoe dit ook allemaal nog bestaat en gebruikt word.

[@zark212]

One Area of consideration is the use of the tape machine. If you havent got one of these a VHS video recorder can be just as good if not better. The VHS tapes have more time to record and in LP 8hrs worth and the bandwidth of VHS tape is phenomenal. You can use aux in on the player or scart input via phone and get that "Warmth" from your recordings . I use it a lot. Hope this helps.

[@nolongerinuse915]

also i think VHS tapes are cheaper/easier to find than type 2 cassettes these days.

[@shizzlecakes]

Awesome tip. I will head to the thrift store and see what I can find.

[@ezequiel587]

hi? but this VHS are mono or stereo?

[@fantasyproduct1042]

@@ezequiel587 he's pulling your chain

[@captainuniversalart3796]

@@fantasyproduct1042 believe it or not it's actually people who do this. Especially in the indie film industry for stylized audio and video.

[@PureAmbientDrone]

wow great vid and you can learn a lot about work flow here.

[@zzonic]

The most important thing i take out of it is: if it sounds right, let it be. He doesn't question it... i like that.

[@noor-rx1ij]

Totally agree. I tend to spend way too much time micromanaging individual sounds before I get the main building blocks down. He's doing the opposite. Really inspiring

[@GibranST]

very inspiring!!!

[@mateocalle__]

Wow! I loved the way he flow with his tools.

[@johngorgis]

hold on let me grab space space weed

[@kobweb2994]

nor-milly i jus take a cuple of sentisyzerz and put dim heer

[@Levy3o8]

Johnny Kwes Phonics game on point

[@os_oz]

hahahahahahahah

[@BlackKoshinomi]

It's amazing how everything he touches becomes a hit ! ^.^

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

haa it sounded quite good in the end, acidy lead and that cool voice sample.. does anyone know what is the tape recorder he used ?

[@LooseCannons1]

Microphunktv tascam 414

[@onpatrolforthejuice]

The tascam really did help to gel everything and control some out of place dynamics

[@fods_wir5020]

He banged out a Legowelt classic on the spot

[@Datacustic]

Was it realy the tape recoding effect? It sounded awesome at the end. Probably they mixed it better which was cutted out. Anyway one of the most inspiring vids I have seen. Especially likes his synth sampling approach, which gives a lot of freedom.

[@chrisstrobel3439]

DX100 lol my first ever FM synth, spent many a night on the sofa with that thing. Thanks for the memories :)

[@salexmatei]

Always cool to watch some masters do their thing :D

[@Nite85]

I love this guyyyyyy what a legend

[@jadebrand1373]

Could literally listen to him talk forever

[@DJPsychiatre]

looks like a really really nice guy

[@penguin350]

This guy sounds like he did the text to speech for Windows XP

[@soheilmonfared3639]

no! he sounded like McFly`s Father in Back to the Future (1985) ! lol

[@XJDesigns1]

Luke Wolfenden dutch haha

[@Certekz]

Actually, he did.

[@Tizzomas]

i felt like i was watching a episode of portlandia

[@pixiedust5239]

I got all my very first samples for Abelton from this guy ❤️

[@kehindea]

Amazingly refreshing. Love his approach. I am now a fan!

[@getsbaked]

that 303 sounding vst, sounds so good, glad I found this vid

[@ElliotFlowers]

Do you know where I can watch a video about clone/ legowelt/ cbs that was on I think MTV germany about 12 years ago?

[@oOoCPWoOo]

Maybe he said it in the video, but if somebody is wondering what tape deck is used: Tascam Portastudio 414 (i think its mk2)

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

For sure one of the coolest dudes in the scene

[@Archive8]

Nice video mr. Wolfers :) I´ve downloaded your SMACKOS TAPE STATION great work, like it a lot cheers Brian

[@bobbell3989]

Sound bloke! Love that studio too 😍

[@herkobaarslag7569]

The guy is a genius

[@0n3MindSpinning]

I'n the beginning I felt he was just fooling around and the music didn't sound that great. But, the end result really surprised me. I like his approach, he takes something very ruff and polishes in the end, I'm glad I watched this, it gave me a new view on making beats.

[@noor-rx1ij]

Yeah, at first I thought he was just pranking the reporter for wanting to know his production secrets :-)

[@ddoublej69]

Great Vid!!. I picked up a SY35 for £25 a few months ago. Absolutely one of my favourite synths and, incedentally, a great controller for a Wavestation SR

[@dfmn8650]

Just a mellow dude doing his thing and making some cash doing it. More power to him.

[@emmanuelemomusic]

This track is available somewhere ? EP, LP, Single...? Thx

[@noor-rx1ij]

There's a link to download the final track for free in the description.

[@shweetbeat]

Hahahaha, you have to love Legowelt!

[@Goettel]

Danny is such a boss.

[@Dominic-fu1bn]

This simultaneously makes me want to try to produce and never bother even trying.

[@achmedabadoba5478]

This Commodore Amiga Kick Sample he showed. This is A 100% DJ Koze Kick

[@Hartekist2France]

very funny (and it makes sense in a way obviously) to record using tape before digitise the track. I like the idea.

[@taecamperva]

Really is this the guy that made the Memphis rap mixes how cool he choose great songs

[@lee_drifting]

+taecamperva a lot of ppl overseas fuck with memphis rap heavy, it surprises me how an electronic composer as himself loves it

[@reneharmsen5403]

whats that littile device on his left monitor speaker? is it a midi controller of some sort?

[@AaronFerenc]

That's so dope. Thanks Legowelt!

[@foggydrifty]

When the 4 on the floor drums started I was thinking, "God, don't ruin those great sounds with that crap", but the production and finished product was really nice. Pretty simple streamlined workflow too, great stuff.

[@ilpensatoiodimarco5544]

those plants seem very healthy with that daily dose of Legowelt frequencies.

[@ianpullman203]

legend.

[@viktorkudryashov7105]

He uses 4 channels on his Tascam while recording. Maybe he divided song into two stereo tracks (2 tracks panned 100% L and 2 tracks 100% R on his TASCAM)?

[@andrescruz8426]

His studio space is pretty sweet.

[@sambritt2672]

Is there a way you can record your synths onto cassette tapes and then record the tapes into Ableton?

[@jovantrendmaker4722]

Yes thru mixer and soundcard or if you have sampler you sample sound from casette back in to sampler

[@sambritt2672]

@@jovantrendmaker4722 plug synth into cassette recorder and recorder into interface?

[@noor-rx1ij]

@@sambritt2672 You would need to record to tape first and then play back the tape while sampling it back into Ableton, if you want the tape warmth recorded.

[@TheGoodChap]

Ive had the same tascam for years i used to run everything through it just wish they didn't break so much... Have to figure out how to fix it again, love it though. The 2x speed helps with it still being lofi and the speed knob is really nice

[@RBAEustache]

Really love the way he produces

[@soepil]

Very interesting and colourful video. And, he has some good points, musically.

[@mixedsignalspresets]

Gotta love those Lopez-filters.

[@turquoisecapricorn]

Great track in the end! Especially that fat bassdrum nails it!

[@fitzjay01]

brilliant. such a nice guy too.

[@admarhermans1]

Great and inspiring! (I'm a bass player who's just starting out using synth bass, next to bass guitar in my new band. Curiosity and hunger for some entry level knowledge together with an old interest in synth/ elektronic music just might've 'KZbin-warped' me in some way to this master level video...)

[@saren6538]

Guys a legend for sure, i wonder is he recording all parts to tape in one hit and then send all back to ableton or maybe recording just some parts using different tracks on the tascam and sending pacific parts back to ableton

[@siddharthsharma8861]

So does he record the master into the tape recorder or is it different channels?

[@viktorkudryashov7105]

Very good question. I want to ask the same question