Four Tet "Daydream Repeat" Ableton Session Breakdown

[@TapeNotesPodcast]

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[@StephenJPilat]

Watching interviews with Kieran always gives me instant motivation to produce. I could listen to him talk about music production forever. What a gift this podcast is.

[@blobmusica]

same lol been using these as fuel these days

[@RadaSmada]

100% agree. This episode reminded me that I overthink EVERYTHING lol

[@saturnine1979]

Same! I feel an affinity with his process since mine is very similar. I make a ton of material to draw from and then use that as like collage material. Hearing him talk about it makes me immediately want to go and make stuff.

[@Ableton]

Thank you for sharing Kieran's magic, amazing episode !

[@easyroyle]

fair play for getting this guy on, hes a national treasure

[@vinylarchaeologist]

*international

[@monbec_sigrym]

Kieran "Let me give a harp a go" Hebden

[@holliefitzzz]

similar to alice coltrane but with quite a different outcome

[@benjames9158]

The harp being different every time would drive me insane

[@lil_laptop]

I love randomness in music, but it does drive me insane, using techniques like this

[@MrDesmondPot]

As someone who has dabbled with computer music production I feel confident saying that Four Tet is a natural. He has something in his make up that just gets creating music this way. He makes it all sound effortless. The way he describes he works is exactly how I work. But I am rubbish at it.

[@jasonharrison5765]

I agree he's super talented, but how much is actual practice?

[@BHV2099]

@@jasonharrison5765 yeah when you've been producing at club level for 25+ years it should be fairly second nature to know what sounds good

[@damo5791]

Great video. Great detail in how he makes his tracks in Ableton... vst's used, shuffle/swing, randomisation %, etc. Plus love Four Tet! More like this, please!

[@------YeahOK------]

I just want to say thank you for these videos. It has got me back into writing again. I now cant stop writing bangers 😂

[@TapeNotesPodcast]

This is why we do what we do. Love to hear it 💪

[@jackbarrera1028]

So interesting how each render is slightly different because of the randomization, almost sounds like a fun easter egg. I wonder if he intentionally doesn't freeze the track

[@willmcdono]

Thanks so much for posting. This song was all I needed for about a week, when I really did need it.

[@WiloPolis03]

Four Tet using ableton makes me feel more validated as a producer

[@marksimons4223]

when I first heard the track it immediately reminded me of Rez by Underworld

[@andypitt1034]

A fantastic track - very similar melody to Underworld's Rez

[@kokolorecords]

Love this podcast! Teenage birdsong would be another nice track to cover !

[@gerdmilano8137]

4::30 I understood: "I often start with a harp and think `this is so boxed standard KAREN`" lol

[@dmzbdg]

me my lappy and i :) thank you. really inspired me to do sometimes a happy accicdent \m/

[@Pazaluz]

I'm wondering how he came up with that tempo of 128.39

[@TC-lk2ev]

golden ratio * 42 (meaning of life number)

[@lucasnolasco6590]

@@TC-lk2ev how? wouldnt that be 1.618 * 42 = 67.956?

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@lucasnolasco6590 haha yeah i was just messing around

[@lucidgreenmusic]

He might have started at a different tempo, and used varispeed to speed/pitch up or down? there's a cool max device for that, and I usually end up with weird tempo values

[@wadioraves]

it’s the tempo of the first loop he dragged in

[@Kannonzz]

Is there a full version of this podcast?

[@zonashi8645]

the single cycled kick is messing with my head

[@AfroDude]

He just like me fr

[@jampigs]

He coulda just bounced out that harp part as audio 😅

[@nrw5513]

That'd be boring...😂

[@LASHH9669]

of all the things not to bounce and lock down, I'm glad he chose that one.

[@rited]

I dont think he's implying that it's variation is a bad thing, quite the opposite

[@cayenneta]

four tet makes me embarassed to have ableton projects with 80+ tracks, this guy is proof that sound selection is the most important part of producing

[@benpeel6533]

Unwatchable due to too much milking of advertising

[@almendratlilkouatl]

this is an interview not a breakdown, the only thing I am impressed with is the fact that he uses just a few channels looking at the zoomed out arrangement

[@LASHH9669]

I think his long career has taught him simplicity with a good arrangement is the best

[@b1nary_f1nary]

Not a complete detailed breakdown but he does breakdown parts of the project. A lot of the video is still a breakdown. He literally solo's tracks and describes how he made them

[@LASHH9669]

@@b1nary_f1nary yeah and why he made them