Jack Antonoff's Top 5 Production Tricks

Bleachers' Jack Antonoff reveals some of the techniques which make his productions so unique.
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[@user-kk3jr8gi2x]

People named Anton 😦

[@Justleonyuri]

That automation trick on the master is a game changer right there. I be exploring it from now on. Love when people break the rules knowing exactly what they wanna achieve.

[@godofgore6667]

No offense, but you must be new if automating effects on the master bus is a game changer

[@saintkevinofficial]

@@godofgore6667 🤣🤣🤣

[@agamersinsight]

@@godofgore6667does saying this to someone make you feel better? Do you think it made them feel better? What was the point?

[@extrasoggybagel9015]

@@agamersinsight helps OP and others understand which techniques are common in music production, allowing for a deeper understanding of music production as a whole?

[@agamersinsight]

@@extrasoggybagel9015Not everyone does music production with the intent of gaining the deepest understanding possible - some do it just to make stuff that sounds cool. OP was expressing joy over finding a new technique, and the reply only served the purpose of trying to bring OP down a bit. We mustn't make others feel bad/or self-conscious for progressing at different rates.

I’ll never tire of seeing stuff like this with Jack. He is really a genius and has helped create some of my favorite records of all time. Also, Call Me After Midnight has me in a chokehold.

[@sethtrey]

His automation method is so fluid, I love that. The idea of playing small to make things sound big, imo, works like this; If the instrument really was huge, like larger than you, (like a bass guitar 20 feet long with strings as big around as your fingers), you would be very small and weak in comparison. So if you scale this down to the size your instrument actually is, and play gently, then slam it through compression to magnify it, it sounds like a huge instrument played by a normal-sized person. That or the idea that, because it sounds softly played, your brain thinks your head must be really close to it to be able to hear it, so it looks larger.

[@papikza4065]

THIS IS GOLD

[@godofgore6667]

HOW

[@imslicc]

yeah i'd also like to know what exactly was priceless in your eyes

[@SoulnSong]

This was dope stuff. Enjoyed it.

[@simonhornmusic]

Years ago I naively panned the bass slightly left when I recorded a song of mine called Nova Daze. I pictured the bass as it would be in a band, slightly to the side of the drummer. I got lucky and landed a publishing deal with that song, and the bass was still panned left 😂 I recently did a newer version of the song with the bass panned center and my publisher preferred the original version! So now I live with a song that is released on streaming services with a panned left bass, I’ve grown to like it, it’s got character 😊

[@SebastianMartinez-mx4gw]

This track is sickkkk!

[@simonhornmusic]

@@SebastianMartinez-mx4gw thanks for listening 😀 what sort of music do you make?

[@SebastianMartinez-mx4gw]

@@simonhornmusic I make indie alternative/ pop-rock. But I love everything and play everything! Lately I’ve been wanting to make funk R&B jazz just like you and Moonchild !

[@simonhornmusic]

@@SebastianMartinez-mx4gw nice one! Have you got some songs online I can have a listen to ? 😀

[@lovroknezevic8555]

These Jack episodes are so amazing and inspirational. Thank you so much for this.

[@TapeNotesPodcast]

Glad you're enjoying them! Our pleasure

[@user-jo4lf4zy1z]

Nice tricks and tips!🙃 thanks guys

[@puresoundstudios]

such a gifted producer.

[@weenuscleetus]

his automation tip is almost like hes DJing

[@dlew28]

i was thinking the same thing!

[@playamaqui]

great tricks!

[@evastuiver3705]

love this!

[@user-gd3cn6qf2y]

thank you jack!

[@milangeorge662]

worth watching

[@jairedrob]

Exactly we hear in stereo. Dolby atmos will never be the new stereo

[@NewHopeAudio]

I could listen / watch Jack breakdown tracks all day. Genius. Thanks for doing this.

[@reyfortea6090]

Think a lot of tracks had crappy pan that made you feel vertigo because one side was so much heavier than another

[@thaexception3406]

Nice

[@vojkofau]

the violence album is great

[@contextiseverythingmediane2816]

Wow

[@clarencejeyofficial]

Would be curious to know what Jack’s go-to vocal Microphone is.

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Everything good starts with Jack and a vocoder

[@yackman4368]

This is just more proof that people overthink music production. It's so simple really.

[@joshpeppers5530]

what headphones are they using??

[@mattwoodruff4832]

Wondering this too. They look massive.

[@Chandeen]

Probably Neumann NDH 20

[@mattwoodruff4832]

Cheers, that them! ​@@Chandeen

[@adamcaamano144]

please please please please post the full videos on KZbin before I have to comment this on every video

[@TapeNotesPodcast]

The full video is on our patreon bit.ly/jackantonoffvideo

[@enormakenormak9801]

No comments about his name?

[@g.o.9513]

Tape it to android 2025? 2026?😅

[@Peezus206]

This guy looks like a total dork and hes got more money than i'd ever know what to do with lol

[@nebyenrub]

He’s obviously not into the Beatles enough to understand that the hard panning wasn’t a creative choice they made, it was what the consoles forced them to do for the stereo mixes, which were themselves an afterthought to the mono mixes. Every Beatles engineer has said in interviews, only listen to the mono mixes except for Abbey Road. The mono is what they focused all the energy on because that’s what was going on record and on radio, and that’s realistically what most people heard at the time. The “Beatles did it so why wouldn’t I” justification doesn’t hold any water in this case. Do as you like, but don’t listen to Beatles stereo mixes and think the panning is a creative choice made by the band, it isn’t.

[@jacobfolk936]

he knows.

[@nebyenrub]

@@jacobfolk936 cool. thanks for clearing that up based on nothing.

[@uncanny.valley]

I hope our lord and saviour can forgive his transgression

[@nebyenrub]

@@uncanny.valley Let’s leave Jesus out of this since he likely never existed. I’m sure the Flying Spaghetti Monster would take pity on him. Lord knows the Satanists would gladly welcome such narcissistic behavior

[@johndoe_1984]

Kids have no culture

[@zakaroonetwork777]

Maybe you should give your guests an introduction. Who is he, what has he done, who has he produced, what has he accomplished???

[@itsTorge]

he probably does when you watch the full episode

[@fran-hl3ko]

this is lowkey trash

[@cloud-ck4is]

amazing. you guys really need mk.gee on here

[@lucylebronhernandez8126]

You plug so many excellent products. You miss the fabulous microphone you use and you gave your guest the sound of your podcast is so good I want to know what your microphone is it is stupefyingly good 💽📀💿☎️Please reveal what your microphone is ?????

[@michaelhernandez2247]

It’s a Neumann 705