How To (Sort Of) Make Music Like Burial (Part 1)

[@sambkingmusic]

Wow. This is by far the most accurate Burial evocation I've ever heard, that's remarkable. Absolutely nailed it.

[@Vacated204]

also check out Brendan Park's take on burial's tunes. Amazing.

[@brussbenner957]

dude, this is the first video I ever found on actually building up Burial-like sounds, and not just taking a fucking prepared in advance sample pack to tell about the swing for 15 minutes. Greatly appreciate it, cool sound design tutorial!

[@whippingstar]

This is one of the greatest Live tutorials I've ever watched. It not just shows how, it shows a good workflow. And the music is pretty damn good too.

[@aerov2484]

The tempo automation REALLY got me

[@icite4884]

Def the most faithful recreation I've seen so far, stoked for part 2!

[@davidwave4]

Your album is so good. Can’t think of anyone besides Burial better suited to make this video.

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Very high praise, sir 🙏

[@FlacaGordita]

1:12 - Kick 2:12 - Low Rim 3:00 - Mid Rim 4:02 - Hi Rim 4:50 - Hats 5:50 - Knife Sharpening 6:31 - Guns & Ammo

[@nachodiaz4837]

dude you nailed it AF

[@monisprabu1174]

the best guide on burial thanks a lot learning a lot from you

[@ducci94]

glad your macbook battery survived the tutorial, this was sick!

[@hollowgroundproductions]

It did survive, sir!! My Mac is a soldier!

[@pittan86]

Thanks man. Ever considered making som Massive Attack - Mezzanine era production videos?

[@seanlally17]

You're already my favorite production channel, this is so good

[@carlosmacdonald1975]

@ableton give this man his flowers

[@TheDisquoDafter1365]

Bro the real program that Burial uses is a sound software called Sound Forge

[@carlosmacdonald1975]

Hollow ground is the goat undisputed

[@krysidian]

Really excited for this series!

[@Lem9703]

Best tutorials on youtube

[@earlsfield]

Great work. It is always amazing to go back and think he did this in Forge.That was what, 12 years ago or so? All those tools like Forge, Wavelab etc... while they must have been a nightmare to actually mix, did offered him a focus for total sample manipulation and destruction. The way vocal samples are modded, that is almost impossible to do via conventional sample editing in DAW. Actually it is, but it is hard to THINK the way he did, as he quite often did so many steps. Yes he would use pitch, stretch, resample, formant etc, which are all conventional tools in any sample editor nowdays, but the different workflow he applied (and his talent and specific vision) led to results we love.

[@spithope]

Your videos are SO good dude! Im just getting into producing electronic music and you cover so many of my favourite artists. Your channel is a goldmine, keep up the awesome work!

[@alexoswald2399]

Love your work man the album is amazing

[@Joe90Production]

Great stuff. Imagine Burial creating this stuff in SOUNDFORGE, which is not even a DAW, it's an audio editor, which meant he'd have to lay out the entire of one layer, then destructively render it and start adding the next layer - no going back, no tweaking the mix, no GRID even, ripping those metal gear solid gun clip samples off his PS3... just building and layering by ear. Crazy! Apparently one of his ways of judging when a track was nearly done was the audio file in soundforge would start to look like a fishbone.

[@ChocolateChipcookiie]

I love how people talk about burial like an urban myth

[@keziah8337]

bro thats on point

[@amp4105]

REALLY good. Maybe a little too fast but nothing a few rewinds cant solve. Thank you.

[@diaphane496]

The best Burial tutorial !

[@devgo180]

Floating Points tutorial please!!!

[@hollowgroundproductions]

In the pipeline. Patience, Captain!!

[@cosmicsalmons]

ooh my god, are you kidding? ❤‍🔥 this is the material of my dreams-- burial tutorial - I'm still in shock. Thaaanks :)

[@billB101]

Good tutorial, probably the closest I've heard. +100 for mentioning the Soundforge differences.

[@davidnova4561]

Phenomenal content, just wow!

[@danncozey]

Instant sub. Smashed it mate, great vid

[@lukaskeel5337]

This is really nuts. I'd love to see you break down Nico Jaar/A.A.L

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Jaar is getting close to the top of the list. Watch this space!

[@ruicosta7016]

such a good breakdown

[@najiteachebo7795]

These videos are awesome man. I don’t know if this is in your wheelhouse, but I wanted to request if you could make a video on Bjork. I feel like you would knock it out of the park!

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Intriguing! Any particular track? Baring in mind, there is a massive log jam queue of requests I will be working through, so it's gotta get to the back of it for a while!!lol! Saying that, I would advise getting in touch at [e-mail] to organise a personal tutorial, and I can create a Bjork masterclass video or two if you're into the idea?

[@LucasTaylor-yc3gt]

@@hollowgroundproductions A tutorial on the drums in the syle of homogenic would be sick, or Vespertine too

[@G0LD3NAABS]

dude you are awesome

[@est1988nwyrk]

Burial is the one and only who is capable of using his style. It's like in any other medium of art. Technique alone is relatably easy to copy, but the biggest part of a genius masterpiece are vision and emotions and type of sensitivity, and this is something impossible to copy to people without them. And those who have it won't go so low to make "how to" about other visioners.

[@ageispolis746]

C'mon. This is a little harsh.

[@jaw5787]

Great tutorial, you could've even stretched it out a little bit more and explain more of the details e.g. sample finding. Skee mask would also be a great tutorial if you find time! :)

[@r5elia]

This is fantastic, thank you

[@cymbolic_space1832]

off grid! you animal. love it 🦊🤙

[@amp4105]

huh? this isnt new everyone does this when making burial type stuff

[@cymbolic_space1832]

@@amp4105 i was trying to be cheecky and sarcastic but since the english language doesnt really convey tone well you must have taken me sincerely. honest mistake! but you know i could be a total noob and this might have been my first Burial tutorial in which case you might come off as pedantic, and you wouldnt want that, would you kind soul? in any case, god bless you, you beautiful human 🦊🙏

[@DylanTehDJ]

incredible tutorial!!! thank you so much

[@Alckemy]

Well done!

[@chrishahm9212]

You said you were working in a Burial video and here it is! Thanks so much - really great stuff!

[@Angacair]

you're great

[@Netwalker96]

Thank you so much ! Incredible video !

[@kmurrell1001]

Fantastic, would love to see a video tutorial on how to sound like Actress

[@blackwavenoise]

Quality.. nice work

[@NessRhyme]

Burial 🤝 Dilla

[@actuallywaev]

tapped in

[@Utilitarian101]

Could you do a video on how to make music like Cremation?

[@hollowgroundproductions]

??? You've lost me there, buddy!! You wanna send a link?

[@Utilitarian101]

@@hollowgroundproductions OK then, alkaline hydrolysis

[@cv2477]

well done

[@eraserqueen297]

What exactly does the EQ boost in the mids, glue compression, and EQ reduction in the mids do to the sound? Not in technical terms but.. like what sound effect does that produce? Boosting then glue compressing; then cutting?

[@setiroculus]

I think a lot of the gun samples came from metal gear solid for playstation.

[@xMimzzy]

youre insane man!

[@hollowgroundproductions]

👹👹

[@djdancealone3419]

The album slaps by the way

[@winterinhead]

this slaps

[@alwaysanotherday1421]

Amazing.

[@hecc3540]

What is a folian field recording and how am I supposed to get a kick from that?

[@a.d.h.s.]

dope stuff!!! Thanks

[@janos2411]

Nice!!

[@mani-df2zl]

could you do jeremy rose zodiac next? very much appreciate these tutorials

[@sounddedaniel8760]

Weekend’s producer?

[@mani-df2zl]

@@sounddedaniel8760 yes from house of balloons. his productions always had amazing atmosphere. no idea how to recreate it

[@sounddedaniel8760]

@@mani-df2zl it’s next level, my mind can’t wrap the fact that this was at the dawn of the Internet so essentially no KZbin internet help like there is now, he’s some sort of wizard I hope hollow productions figures it out

[@niceveraert1000]

any tips on how to do the bass sound in logic?

[@s1omann]

thank you

[@ImDazzeh]

nailed the tutorial! im just a bit confused why my eq eight doesnt show any waveform when i click edit to roll off the stereo on the foley kick? i havent used the m/s mode before so i may be bit of a dummy. (if it makes any difference, im currently using a neutron eq for the kick because i dont have fabfilter)

[@truanthh]

this is the best shit on youtube ever

[@hollowgroundproductions]

👍 💩

[@BT-ry8po]

PLEASE DO A VIDEO FOR SORROW!

[@venon3443]

Excellent ! Can you do a Moderat tutorial with their best tunes cover ? Like you did for jamie xx ;)

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Which tunes would you say are their best? So many to choose from!

[@curiouscat8130]

🔥🔥🔥

[@adamleon3501]

yup the flats

[@Xx_Eric_was_Here_xX]

do you think he really did this shit in soundforge? the samples definitely seem very processed

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

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[@blackaddermusic]

Great depth as always. Will check out your album now too! Also - would love to see some more Bonobo stuff in the future, the Ibrik one you made was great. Cheers man.

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

subbed

[@danielweirdone]

7:50 DJ's nighmare, lol

[@zechs5079]

3:33 watch from here (reminder for myself)

[@Lem9703]

Btw Nicolas Jaar tutorial would be amazing, I know you would nail it

[@francojuarezoyarzun1812]

I want this too

[@hollowgroundproductions]

In the works!

[@hfddfbh]

How many tutorials do we have, when Burial made the whole album for one weak 🙃

[@burn_after_reading]

I had to spoil 808 likes because i like the video! :(

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Curse you, Janne!!!!!🤬🤬😡😡

[@ghdrum]

That tempo trick on the master is so tasteful *chef's kiss*

[@y2kona]

did you put ott on ur voice lol /lh

[@hollowgroundproductions]

Lol!!! No, it's just my mic sucks, and my mic technique is worse!! 🤪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@nautilus541]

Not claiming to be any kind of audio engineer, but I think the kicks need to be shortened, and the sub frequencies on them don't need to be boosted quite as much. I noticed that a lot of the kicks on Untrue feel less punchy in the low low end and that they tend to sit in a slightly higher frequency range, so that seems to be partially in the EQ and partially in the length of the actual samples. What I like about the bass in songs from Untrue (I don't tend to listen to his other stuff much, fake fan I guess) is that it really breathes in the mix and that Burial's unorthodox kicks don't cloud up the low end. From the standpoint of trying to make bangers, it's all technically awful mixing, but that really suits the lo-fi, melancholy atmosphere of Burial in my opinion. Also, none of the drums feel super saturated in any Burial songs that I can think of, and I think that that deadness and emptiness in the mix is an important piece. Listening on headphones, I feel like I could lose the drums if I'm not careful, and I like that they can melt into the textures of each song and don't really demand attention. I think in some cases, reverb that's either added to certain samples or already present in them can determine the presence of that sample, and sometimes the presence is determined by the resonance or sample length. Might also help to use a shorter reverb or just cut the reverb on a sample shorter too, but I think a bleak and relatively empty drum mix allows for the vocal samples, instrumental samples (pad synth, piano) and bass to shine in a unique way. It's definitely a challenge to figure out how to bring the Burial sound into the present, where most listeners demand a certain type of audio quality, but hopefully these observations are helpful. EDIT: There are some kicks that are a little subbier on Untrue, but most of the kick-like sounds in those grooves don't have that sub frequency at all, just the kick that hits on the first beat of the loop, or in a simple off beat 2-step pattern for example. Hope that's not too contrary to what I said above. EDIT2: Panning out beefier kick sounds and maybe messing with stereo width could also help ------------- I don't mean any of this as an insult to you, and I appreciate that you're making these videos and sharing your knowledge with other producers. I thought your Aphex video was great, and I definitely got some cool results out of Ableton after watching it.

[@amp4105]

"(Sort Of)" hes not perfect.

[@icyds]

You cannot side-chain in Soundforge so mentally B would lowpass everything necessary so the mix wont sound muddy. This guy wouldnt do that, its a major nuance BUT from a unique point of view he did mention not to "coppy" himmmmm I use that term loosely lol but I personally love this "burialesque" sub genre along with the percs!

[@DisintegrationZerfall]

Cool tutorial but man are you eating the mic?! 😂 Goddamn you are clipping bro it’s almost unwatchable. Keep it up

[@viridisvir7077]

Glad you mentioned this first looool. Great tut, lo fi thru and thru I guess.

[@86crush]

Dude your mic is EAR SPLITTING LOUD. I didn’t make through 30 seconds of this 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@user-sp4bf6dn7g]

i'll be better making my own sound , be it whatever , there's no any guy like Burial , but there's also no any one like me

[@flamesintheattic]

Soundforge is more capable than people think. Soundforge pro has multitrack editing, a grid, VSTs blah blah. He wasn't cripple by the software by any means. Also why do you keep saying "Burial was fond of..." He's still alive and producing new tracks.

[@lawrencekelly5038]

Am I the only person playing this back at 0.75 speed and replaying things over & over to see what's happening and actually trying to follow it? It sounds great, but there's some pretty big leaps that just go unexplained, it's pretty frustrating.

[@KS-it4un]

Late reply but... Did you ever figure some of this out? I am having the same problem. I feel like I followed everything for the most part, but something just seems off still.

[@johnnyswatts]

This "upcoming " video thing is annoying. My feed is cluttered with videos I can't watch. Screw the Algorithm - please stop.

[@pensoamordigofuria3203]

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