Making a 90s indie rock lo-fi song

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks for watching! I forgot to upload the song in time so it might not be available yet, but you can pre-follow on Spotify here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/coatseller/postal-station You can also hear it at the end of this vid.

[@VentVideos]

Could you do a mixing tutorial? I'm curious about how you panned/mixed the guitars.

[@BluffMunkey]

Very nice. I spy, with my little eye....a BOWIE FAN!!

[@onceuponasynth]

legend

[@aphexon.]

Let's Record Some Caxixi, Brother! ok! And have a great weekend all of you!

[@TheHomeRecordingChannel]

I'm just loving your whole vibe my friend. I hear you brother. Happy recording. Paul.

[@JEAG]

Dude I'm just impressed by the level of productivity man. You're just better than me man... I'd like to have this motivation... So inspiring man... Thanks for this...

[@foxglove9]

Yeah I can't fathom finding the time or inspiration to release so much content in so little time. It's insane.

[@carlosmpizzi]

It's not a competition man, just get inspired!

[@JEAG]

@@foxglove9 The quality of the content too. The workflow design must be awesome. either that or he's just insane.

[@psyler_6305]

I imagine he is a musician for a living. Makes it much easier to invest in creativity when it's how you eat.

[@JEAG]

​@@psyler_6305 That makes a lot of sense. Still, this shit got to me in a big way. I had most of my rig collecting dust and after watching this channel the last weeks, I decided I'll buy a pair of good monitors this month just to get that shit started. APS Klasik or Focal Alpha 80?

[@BoBeats]

lovely!

[@WEREWOLFCaT_STORIES]

This is pretty dope cool how youbput it together.

[@matty0250]

Mate literally your songs are so good! I love this style of indie. There's not much info on using Ableton for this kind of stuff so it's a massive help. Keep up the great work and have a lovely day!

[@Val_Cla]

Amazing song Brutha ! really love the vibe of your work, and it's always very inspiring to see the recording process :)

[@ChazSeamus28]

I had a Jaguar back in the day.. still miss that guitar

[@-Lola.]

ChazSeamus28 what happened to it??

[@666gofur]

reminds me so much of mgmt! great work as always dude

[@onceuponasynth]

I bought my first hardware synth (little phatty) cause of mgmt lol

[@xxcromiexx07]

this kinda sounds like a beautiful mix between radiohead and neutral milk hotel

[@claudiosanchez8708]

bro what a beatiful song, maked me wanna cry

[@TROGULAR10000]

this song is fucking amazing. and so was the recent one with the mad choir layers. keep wondering if the dancing footage is of your family

[@andreascabreira]

Damn, i loved it. Awesome!

[@sunepedersen8537]

very inspiring video! the synths in the post chorus were a bit to much for me but everyhting is right up my alley! good stuff :D

[@ShawnStack1]

Really lovely stuff, man. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@oni-chansubs4395]

Oh, you help me to to extend my view to the instruments that I could use

[@harung291]

this is super dope.

[@tea2920]

you remind me of jeremy engik, both are bald and talented

[@ishibusah5210]

This is dope man ⚡️⚡️

[@ishibusah5210]

PLEASE RELEASE TO BE IN LOVE ON KZbin 😪❤️

[@crabmeatmoon6827]

Kinda bowie like, really nice man 👍

[@Steveg23071]

Pretty cool! You should show your process on the DAW

[@luancav]

Great song!!!

[@ricknemrecords]

Awesome.....

[@benjaminizzo2551]

Brother! Your music gives me strength. Thanks :)

[@7bel666]

Do you know when you see something beautiful very much to the level it’s make you cry that’s mean this is a masterpiece, even though I’m a rapper, I wish to make like these tracks for my hook , man you are so so so impressive

[@danielramirez3347]

You have a huge amount of talent.

[@dillipphunbar7924]

I just had to smiii iii ile......happy song

[@antennastoheaven]

WOW that’s awesome. I’m very impressed. This tune has stuck in my head.

[@user-oq2mr8nt4u]

If think I might a found a new favorite artist... Great work man! Beautiful song

[@Unifono2012]

beautiful

[@rachelcollins312]

U make it look so easy

[@spiritflame7779]

Awesome!

[@frqslm8551]

I enjoyed that . GREAT JOB

[@jdavis.fw303]

Help, I've been stabbed right in the feels...

[@arnolddawson5747]

wow very cool...

[@granzglobewalker]

Hey man. You’re great. I got in on the grandmother tutorials, stayed for the constant discovery.

[@bak3d703]

This a cold as dude right here. Keep recording brother 😂

[@saicharan7503]

Well, you got yourself a new subscriber!

[@onceuponasynth]

welcome aboard!

[@nicholasellsay]

This is rad! Kind of reminds me of Pedro the Lion

[@prodpoldi]

real nice, i like it a lot

[@MichaelBogaMusic]

Ah I really loved this one! Awesome job!

[@PabloDeModeOfficial]

Absolutely great!!!

[@DJRY360]

Sounds a Lytle bit like grandaddy. Nice.

[@guit4rguy]

Grandaddy is fantastic

[@guit4rguy]

Also, nice touch spelling “little” as Jason’s last name.

[@ben_joven]

Awesome Chord progression on the acoustic! 😀 mic stand is blocking your fingers but whats the chord progression? Also keyboard lead sounds fantastic! Juno tone?

[@bobwave4160]

Just discovered your channel, incredible didactic and creative quality! Cheers mate

[@16914]

cool beetleish

[@mikeromain8383]

Remove the synths and it has a strong Pedro the Lion vibe to it. Especially the bridge. Fantastic man!

[@nepsek]

damn i felt that vibeee

[@martialpanyvino]

You should sing higher notes more often ! I do like how you process your voice but i think that most auditors wouldn't and for me it is the only reason why you don't blow up Maybe a more classic processing and rapping verses could bring people and be a challenge for you But you're the only one who leads the boat and that's great how it is Thank you for all your good work and keep going i'm one of your fans 😁

[@martialpanyvino]

Oh and i may be wrong but i feel like your vocal processing is the same for the whole song If it is then i feel like the distorted vocals could be cool for a bridge or a chorus but not so much for a verse I'm just writing ideas don't notice if it sounds dumb to you

[@floydharper4653]

Rapping? Eww

[@martialpanyvino]

@@floydharper4653 you don't like rap ?

[@floydharper4653]

@@martialpanyvino lol clearly not

[@martialpanyvino]

@@floydharper4653 nothing wrong with it 😁 but you know there is no need to (mépriser in french sorry i don't know how to translate) any kind of music ! As long as it pleases one person in the world then let it be 😉

[@qui-gonkenobi4574]

I’ll be alright, if I hear the postal Station Song...

[@DanNguyen-wj9xh]

inspired.... subscribed

[@마크앤소니]

노래 너무 좋다...ㅠㅠ

[@michaelbennett9127]

Another fantastic video! The GEAR link doesn't work on this one too

[@gilbertsevdays]

Black jag humbucker, what is that is that a fender?

[@darwindivas7906]

Chords please!

[@kvbvs6457]

Awesome!! I love your work! Would you show us how you mix and master?

[@onceuponasynth]

I made a vid a while back going over how I mix & master in general. So it's mostly the same thing over and over again so it gets long and boring lol.

[@itoshiterumaki]

how did you mix your vocals? im curious because I always cant find the indie tone in my vocals

[@fviannaval]

Great song and arrangement! If you don't mind my asking, on the Abbey Road 70s Drummer, which kit did you use? Thx!

[@onceuponasynth]

I can't remember now, I think it was the tight ebony one

[@fviannaval]

@@onceuponasynth thanks a lot!!!

[@LouisSerieusement]

[@BrenoBranches]

Where do you get those footages for the video clips?

[@blindianajones]

I'm really enjoying all these song creation videos. What DAW do you use to record, arrange and master? Have you always used the native instruments for drums and guitar? They sound great and wondering how you picked them? Thanks!

[@bags534]

Do you compose the song beforehand? It doesn't seem like you scratch any of the parts

[@crampystiltson7253]

Michelangelo i think he does write the whole thing before hand

[@onceuponasynth]

Yeah I write the chords/lyrics ahead of time, so in the vids I'm mostly just improvising instrumentation and solos, etc. In this one I ended up scratching some guitar parts, like the bridge is more quiet in the final one than in the vid.

[@bags534]

@@onceuponasynth oh ok, that makes sense. It'd be cool to get a peek into that process

[@andreamolina-sandhar752]

This almost sounds like Random Rules by the Silver Jews.

[@edgargonzalez9537]

What desk do you have?

[@Inconsiderales]

Lo fi?

[@obody-sl9np]

You know, I dislike digital recording, but the way you use it........ Damn

[@ACamsFilms]

What autotune does he use? does anyone recommend any, i use Logic Pro X

[@antennastoheaven]

ACF try Waves tune real-time

[@ACamsFilms]

@@antennastoheaventhanks m8

[@notagamer6]

Nothing wrong with a little auto tune