Making Of “The Prodigy's Firestarter“ by Jim Pavloff in Ableton Live

Making Of “The Prodigy's Firestarter“ by Jim Pavloff in Ableton Live
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[@dh7314]

Liam would have saved himself so much time if he'd just watched this video first

[@Li_Tobler]

LMAO

[@insidethemind6727]

😂😂😂😂

[@jctheU.G.SafariBigGamecat]

Lolz

[@DigitalBard1]

There was no ableton back then pal. He used Akai Samplers. It was a much longer process

[@dh7314]

@@DigitalBard1 I can't work out if you've totally missed the joke, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt 😂

[@bob123surfer]

I honestly think the recreation of that guitar lead was one of the most impressive parts

[@wouterstassen4526]

Spencer D insane, right? I'm going from what the fuck is this to how the fuck did he do that in seconds 😁

[@mortenrobinson]

Well, it's easy to do something in seconds if you already now how it's supposed to be ;-) I'm sure he spend a lot more time tweaking to get it right when he was first making it :-)

[@wouterstassen4526]

@Demonwhisper and the award for wiseass of the month goes to... you could also mention that he sped up the video to be complete 😜 We all know that. I was just talking about how he went from a seemingly unrelated sound to pretty damn close to the original

[@Danko_HS]

It's an old technique ... using a synth to mimic distorted guitars. Since there's nothing left from the original signal anyway, it really doesn't matter what the source is and with a synth you have full control over things like pitch bends and all. It takes a lot of time to do it right though and that's what Demonwhisper was trying to tell you before you called him a wiseass.

[@antonbrams_io]

i think the guitar's rhythm is not quite correct... one beat to much

[@tylajoeconnett]

ive been a producer for like 10 years and i keep coming back just to watch that guitar lead recreation, its the most insane shit ive ever seen.

[@lemmykilmister1239]

I think i speak for everyone here when I say the way you made the guitar sound blew our minds

[@discophone_6214]

Rip Keith Flint ♥️

[@ReaperCheGuevara]

Fucking asshole. I loved that man. We all did, it put a hole in my heart. I cried, I'm deeply upset over it. This guy was an absolute fucking genius that helped shape the electronica scene. It breaks my heart. My all time favorite group is possibly no more and I am shattered over our loss.

[@ReaperCheGuevara]

I have seen Paul Oakenfold, Moby, The Crystal Method, Dj Tiesto, Rabbit in The Moon but I never got to see The Prodigy and it breaks my heart. Hopefully Orbital will be around long enough so I can see a show.

[@LokiAvivson]

I know right 😔 😢 💔

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

@@ReaperCheGuevara I've been to more than 50 concerts, and i saw them three times, and i got to say a prodigy concert is the most extreme experience i happened to witness.

[@nathrob2437]

@@ReaperCheGuevara he wasn't the genius, Liam is, he threw down some lyrics but he was never really responsibly for the tracks themselves, it was genius how he stayed in the group without getting dropped out, after all it happened to leeroy thornhill, who was the poster boy before keith, never the less, an apsolute legend and an all round nut case and he will be sadly missed but please don't paint him out to be what he wasn't, lets face it, because he isn't really known, liam isn't going to get the send off keith did and he is the genius

[@TheSaintedOne]

I love that it cuts to Jimmy Saville when Keith says "filth infatuated".

[@SODKhayal]

Was wondering if anyone else noticed.

[@KJMusicalx]

Fitting, let's face it, he WAS filth.

[@buddydogrc]

Absolutely spot on. Ha!

[@Fnidner]

filth incarnate!

[@alexandermccarthy]

Was just thinking exactly the same thing!

[@xxczerxx]

Wait, that's how they make electronic music? That's just insanely creative, I had no idea it involved so much, it's like a collage of sounds

[@xxczerxx]

@Proxy Effect Look up 'Henry Rollins on electronic music ', it's pretty much this (incorrect) sentiment that gets spread around. Bit ironic given that a Black Flag is as harmonically complex as a nursery rhyme. I play guitar and there's definitely a snobbery biased towards instruments.

[@Bm23CC]

Well professionally they would tweak sounds for weeks to get the mix right. a song basically a certain amount of headroom (space sonically) and you have to make everything fit. Producers spend weeks tweaking kick drums to make things fit. Its very labour intensive.

[@yeanah2571]

Yes, and remember, he had a template to work with, the actual song. Liam Howlett had no such thing, just a bunch of sounds rolling around in his head. Brilliant, really.

[@silentype3008]

Yup. So long to the "push a button" theory.

[@LeshmuttRecords]

@@yeanah2571 yes, exactly

[@DaveChips]

Plot twist: Prodigy came back from the future in the 90s and made their songs in Ableton

[@leventunver]

And jim pavloff is actually liam howlett

[@yorganyog]

Jim Pavloff is the guy who made the songs, and howlett traveled in time. God plot for sci fi movie!!! AHAHAHHAAH

[@deloubli143]

actually i think that liam was using some amiga tracker, like octamed or protracker

[@clark5401]

When I listened to Acid House on LSD - it sounded like it was made by an advanced civilization that required the use of LSD to hear. I could hear melodies and harmonies that made sense but they were not there if I listened without using LSD

[@markgnarz5399]

Ah....Guessing you've not heard any Aphex Twin

[@TrojanThugMusic]

Sampling is an art form in itself

[@roskoer5218]

You don’t say...

[@billmarsh1971]

The art of noise...

[@nikobellic2086]

Hell yeah

[@Rondo2ooo]

@@billmarsh1971 Nice one...hehe

[@jctheU.G.SafariBigGamecat]

@@billmarsh1971 classic band mate broke soany barriers when I was a kid listening thinking why is no-one else doing this, who's afraid of rhe art of noise was a personal avourite of mine, on 7 inch vinyl single .... jesus I'm old 😩 still love electronic music, since I first listened to war of the world's as a kid and it blew my tiny little mind... pretty scary too with the picture book to accompany the album. Not sure if my dad even realises he started me down that Road as I'm pretty sure he was focused on the rock opera thang but fir me it was all the other sounds 🤔🤷

[@devoyefolkes7066]

This song is a masterpiece

[@MrKaplanO]

most underrated content i've seen in yt so far and i am using it since 2005.

[@Tovvvija]

yeah, sometimes it amazes me too what kind of pearls you can find in this shitpie :D

[@jaymorrison2419]

This is outstanding...

It's a stolen video

[@micky9229]

If you like Jim's work you need to check out his channel. He can be found via kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIu8faNrqr1sj9k

[@MarshalArnold]

I agree, this is brilliantly done!

[@PinkSmarties72]

Anyone else when just the drum was playing wanted to shout out 'hey hey hey'? 😂

[@stevendumon1688]

hey hey hey, from the first drums !

[@TraxtasyMedia]

After the first Drumloop I screamed I'M A FIRESTARTER

[@luisjuarez2937]

I did it. Well, in my mind. I didn't want to sound like a weirdo.

[@jctheU.G.SafariBigGamecat]

Oh no I did shout hey hey hey Toes tapping and head bopping That's what the prodigy does Also Art of noise are/were a class act, the seduction of Claude debussey is just awesome .... 👌

[@Hummelsbusch]

I rarely comment on videos. But this one really impressed me. Absolutely brilliant, inspiring and a creative masterpiece. Bravo!

[@romanemul1]

Thank Liam

[@mattwilson3594]

I NEVER comment on youtube videos but that was so f**king amazing. It gave me so much insight into the whole process.

[@user-fy8jz3pr1m]

чертов гений! отмотал меня на 30 лет назад!!! каждый сэмпл знаю... до мурашек...

[@phobiazzzero4935]

Liam Howlett is the master of samples

[@Hygelac1000]

I have Howlett, Bangalter, and Guy-Man tied.

[@kevinortiz602]

Liam > Daft Punk together

[@jewjitsu7159]

@@Hygelac1000 what about de rosnay and augé?

[@Hygelac1000]

@@jewjitsu7159 I'll add Braxe and Falke

[@Feyd01]

A fine homage to The Prodigy and our twisted animator.

[@martylovesmusic]

Thank you so much for the deconstruction. Liam Howlett is absolutely incredible.

[@quincynufc]

This is absolutely bloody perfect.

[@DigitalBard1]

Bravo. 10/10. This video has got everything. I learnt, I laughed, I nearly cried. Brilliant recreation of an awesome track. I was worried you weren't going to get the infamous kickdrum, on the main drop boomy enough. But you nailed it. And then the video editing with Dave Clark's Five, syncing up with the music. Genius, and hilarious. And it doesnt end there. You mix in your own little remix of Smack my bitch up. I can tell you had alot of fun producing this. Absolute Genius, very well done.

[@Telepuzique]

SMBU mix references The Prodigy's live performance on BBC Radio 1 from back in September 2005. they ended their short set for Zane Lowe's show with a similar mix of Firestarter and SMBU. available on YT.

[@lepnk]

This remake is mindblowing in every way. AMAZING! 😍

[@NosferotikaBr]

You are a goddamn genius

[@manitou9437]

Not a genius, just a lot of hard work

[@nikobellic2086]

Indeed

[@Sciencedgofood]

The person who posted the video is not the person that made it.

[@kpr1777]

@@manitou9437 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4aYdaFjjMZ4oqs

[@user-fl7nx2cn4j]

сто пудов,чел!

[@brainick812]

IM WRITING THIS FROM 2018 AND I NEVER SEEN A BETTER SAMPLING WORK IN ABLETON! FOREVER PRODIGY FAN BTW

[@mett1520]

Welp, Shazam recognized it. Congrats on making it sound almost the same 👍

[@Skyewalker1000]

Wow! Brilliant! I used to mix music in the 90's on the old SSL desks and edit with razor blades! This has completely blown me away! You're inspirational, hugely talented!

[@user-ug9cs4uk1q]

Merrie me

[@plocky401]

@@user-ug9cs4uk1qugly fat guy asks skye walker on marriagw

[@ianvjones]

Still blows me away! The kick drum alone is amazing!

[@dylvasey]

So close it's triggered the copyright police.

[@akasickform]

Ain't it just

[@Casketkrusher_]

Probably the vocals, or the guitar sample. Impressive though.

[@nitelite78]

Where did you get the information from about samples?

[@Casketkrusher_]

@@nitelite78 it's logical those are copyrighted.

[@nitelite78]

@@Casketkrusher_ Sorry didn't mean to reply here. I mean I was wondering how he knows where the samples come from. Was it just him having listened to all the music before and recognising the various samples? Or are the samples listed on the album or something? Or did the Prodigy release the samples publicly as some kind of remix competition?

[@Dani-El.]

8:01 that synth is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard in my life.

[@nmitr11]

RESPECT!

[@hotenenko]

RETROSPECT!

[@joegoogal]

What an EXCELLENT work ! Respect !

[@56postoffice]

This came up in my recommendations. *R I Power,* Flinty. Never will you be forgotten. This tune's a classic.

[@zodiac909]

After 10 years i still have yet to see remakes as good as Jimmy.

[@unfa00]

9:50 - whoa!

[@Outland9000]

IKR!!! What's going on there? Its all psychedelic.

[@BlindingBlizzard]

Swing!

[@korav1]

unfa agree!!!

[@evantapper5924]

SO unexpected. Hot AF.

[@jamiethemagictorch]

@@Outland9000 its from smack my bitch up

[@stryf3901]

Never knew this beast was a Frankenstein Masterpiece

[@gregorm93]

So many of The Prodigy's songs were Frankenstein's Monsters. There's similar videos on KZbin of people reconstructing Smack My B*tch Up, Their Law, Voodoo People and Poison, all with Ableton or FL Studio. Scary thing is Liam did these masterpieces many years before DAW Music Software like this was a thing. What a genius. What a prodigy!

[@winternorthener3350]

the guys was a genius OMG.. the passion for music that this guy had was unbelievable

[@mr_melvis]

Really one of the best sound design videos I've seen on here - been making music with Ableton for over 8 years - this is really something!

[@thelessworld]

Respect! :) Wonder how Liam made it without Ableton. He and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) were brilliant back in the day. And The Chemical Brothers, and The Crystal Method and so on..

[@jjb8071]

thelessworld the Chemical Brothers > The Dust Brothers back then!

[@mr_diatribe2324]

Fatboy Slims ENGINEER was the geezer!

[@DeltaCressida]

For real!

[@functionform]

akai samplers probably.

[@MegaToyy]

Yeeah. And now its NOISIA vs all other bands))))

[@NPGLAMB]

Wow this is impressive it sounds EXACTLY like the original!

[@kenose1]

В этом ролике гениально абсолютно все. И анализ сэмплов, и гениальность создателя, и наложение черно-белых старых записей и собака в конце... Все это просто сносит крышу! Гениально!

[@khalnetherfields7263]

i watched this on the beach last summer, fresh out the hospital. good vibes, and what a crazy good reconstruction. its spot on!

[@colinbradford2671]

Genius Ableton work and the video footage takes it to a whole other level!

[@DJAsHeRMusic]

Just amazing love the 60's dancing that goes with it lol

[@sipinbar]

This was one of my favorite songs and it’s unbelievable to see how you re-created it wow props to you man wow

[@Outland9000]

9:45 It all starts to get a bit psytrancey… I like it!

[@Doofy08]

Absolutley amazing, you sir Are a true genius, much respect & keep up the good job 👍🏻

[@tripponium9966]

The most underated video i've seen on youtube maybe !!! Whaaaat a talent !!!!!!!

[@PoboyMusic]

Look for the remake of smack my bitch up

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Beautifully done, and what an homage! Thank you!

[@shikhanshu]

if youtube ONLY had pavloff makings, i would watch it all day

[@peterlouis1800]

Rest in Peace legend. Musical Genius

[@northbaseuk882]

Liam Howlett is the producer - Keith was their frontman, the one who got the crowd going, hence the song title. Liam was, and still is the genius behind the music. I somehow don't think we have heard the last of The Prodigy.

[@OdinzEinherjar]

Erik They can't have another hype man an expect to be the same, they still have Maxim but..

[@OdinzEinherjar]

Erik Liam's got tons of solo music.

[@mich5502]

Keith isn’t genius, Liam is author of all songs. He can make songs only one you know?

[@F-Andre]

i think keith was just on three songs... firestarter, breathe and fuel my fire... he wasnt even on poison...

[@michaos1]

высшая цель reverse engineering трека, это чтобы ютуб автоматически заблокировал за сходство с оригиналом

[@gwalavision]

вероятно не только из-за сходства, но и из-за треков из которых были взяты сэмплы

[@DavidOfeldt]

Engineering yes!

[@user-dt9wh3cl3i]

Да они сами пишут и по хлеще! Братан не обесуть! Могут,сам слышал)

[@iscander_s]

Ну, если развернуть описание видео, то видно что ютуб опознал это трек как оригинал, так что успех :D

[@bettyblu8115]

I always LOVED "Art of Noise" and the sample from "Close to The Edit"... "HEY!, HEY!, HEY!"- this, was brilliant. Thank you.

[@mountaintop7795]

One of my favorite songs and artist. Been listening to the prodigy since 2006

[@ubiquitousreverser]

This definitely makes me think covering some of my fav tracks would be a good way to learn how to compose on my digitakt since I have no real composing structure for my ideas. Nice work!! Love this tune, got me properly introduced to Prodigy in the states as a kid.

[@davidbailey6563]

Fascinating and wonderful work.

[@Audittr2108]

Superb, love this mix and the insight on how it was created.

[@Hinterhof-qx5ql]

I bow my head in awe and humility to you, great master of sampling

[@vidret]

I'm here from the future to tell you that we found this video on an old backup hard drive. We have used the contents found within to rebuild our society for the better.

[@Luftbubblan]

Very cool :D And god i love this track, even to this day it gives me goosebumps :D

[@pdrni]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Wow! Great job! Love it!!

[@laypyu]

Chills up the spine. Its equally amazing how Pavloff recreated it.

[@boombaby1769]

Damn impressive how you dissected this thing and rebuild it. Great job!

[@samykamkar]

Great reproduction!

[@MarcusHelius]

I am absolutely amazed seeing this thing come together from these samples...

[@aeligzande]

Oh My God... this was so good and inspiring! Great talent!

[@Sotangy247]

Fantastic! Well researched, well done . R.I.P keith

[@xmlthegreat]

Jim Pavloff was the person that originally made this video, it's a reupload. Just letting you know.

[@ifthebeltiscrackedor]

I have seen this a few times now and it's very inspiring. It's also such a view of how fast pop culture has been changing since the early days of rock'n roll. And I'm super happy to have been growing up in the midst of it with parents who experienced the early years. Damn I even got to see Velvet underground and Ramones, Zeppelin minus John, Prodigy yes of course.. Thanks man!

[@JeffTheSecond_]

Totally agree!

[@shaiguyproductions]

This is fantastic. Full respect for putting this together.

[@heggy_69]

For some reason I didn't like this when I was younger, but now I respect the effort that went into making it.

[@cyrus1ify]

Your the nuts mate!!! Love the vid pissed my self when I spotted jimmy savil

[@pedrocampinopt]

LOL

[@petermokran381]

if they only knew back then who he really is.

[@BassBunnyMusic]

Fantastic use of those synths for the guitar intro. Very impressive! 👍

[@gilliebrand]

Nice job, a fitting tribute to the man. Gone but not forgotten.

[@tec4ever72]

You're my new idol! Cannot tell you how much I love that song, A milestones that influenced the world music of the last 30 years.

[@CaptainNow2]

Fantastic video!!

[@user-qq5sm3ie1r]

Просто гений! Это какой надо слух иметь чтоб услышать все эти сэмплы во всей этой мешанине звуков когда оригинальный трек играет и воссоздать считай один в один.

[@user-du9gv8qy7i]

Источники все уже давно известны, автор вряд ли что то "расслышивал", что не отменяет того факта, что он абсолютный красавчик)

[@user-qq5sm3ie1r]

@@user-du9gv8qy7i всё равно кто-то другой расслышивал. Это жесть.

[@tabascosriracha]

From the start to the recreation of the guitar wah wah 🫨 to the final remix - ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@NicB-Creations]

Sick dude, respect! I have no idea how you figured out all the right drumloops and samples. Amazing job!

[@AndrewShpakov]

Геніальна робота! Майстер! Браво! Prodigy - is the genius!

[@user-ig8hw8dn6q]

Andrew Shpakov гениальная работа будет если с новья свой хитяру создаст, как это делает Лиам Хоуллет. а так, хуйта, жалкий подражатель. каждый может купить краски или воспользоваться тысячами симплов, однако пишут шедевральные картины или треки еденицы.

[@AndrewShpakov]

сандро 161, все одно - мені дуже "ок". Але погоджусь з тобою десь.

[@podfj]

Лаям сам гитару создаст? ты почитай интервью с ним и вообще историю группы Продиджи. Лаям всю жизнь клепал музыку из сэмплов и вырезок из других треков. Гениален он в том, что смог скомпоновать это все + создать десяток "фирменных" синтезированных звуков, которые стали визитной карточкой группы. Вот и вся история группы Продиджи вкратце. Остальных героев проекта не беру, так как они, грубо говоря, делают шоу на сцене, не более.

[@user-ig8hw8dn6q]

NIcky P да это бред уже пишешь, ненужно создавать краски, чтобы написать гениальную картину. также и со звуком. художнику пох хим формула краски

[@podfj]

Это не бред, это факт. Я нисколько не принижаю его таланта и, тем более, опыта на электронной сцене. Я говорил про семплы и пр. Но ты, видимо, в самой электронной музыке мало что понимаешь, поверхностно максимум. Абсолютно неверная аналогия с красками. Художнику нужно создавать свою уникальную технику, чтобы быть индивидуальным, уникальным. Также и в музыке. Кто-то использует семлы и к минимуму сводит работу с синтезом звука. Кто-то же наоборот привык окунаться по уши в создание всех звуков, эффектов и пр. с нуля, создавать новые звучания, эффекты, развивать электронную музыку. Оба музыканты, оба композиторы, но выхлоп разный. Там, где работал музыкальный художник, слышно сразу. Там, где работал компоновщик - тоже. Для обычного обывателя и потребителя это не так заметно - схавает. Скажу даже больше. Для тех, кто знает только Продиджи и дальше своего носа не видит, для них они гуру электронной музыки. Но если смотреть те года и лейблы, которые выпускали брейкбит музыку, то мы увидим десятки проектов, которые превосходили Продиджи по всему, но оставались в тени. Просто команда в тот момент была нужна продюсерам, которые начали ими заниматься, потому что это было шоу, это был бойзбенд ( что набирало моду тогда ). + это не просто бойзбенд, а это целая группа электропанков ( как называли у нас тогда в России ). Это что-то новое. Это вам не сопливый Демеш Мод с древним набором синтезаторов и унылым голосом, печально отзвякивающий индастриал эпохой. Их просто раскрутили и все. Да, были созданы хиты, которые до сих пор приносят бабло. Но боготворить это и писать, что это гениально - не стал бы. Для кого-то - может быть. Но для кого-то и творчество М. Круга гениально.

[@JayLeePoe]

What I like most about this video is how it visually breaks down the process that was building in front of Liam as he was hearing before it was heard. Namely finding the right samples to squeeze from your memory banks or your "exploration box" of things recently on the melon. I mean you can try to break it down to formula or some more basic elements to get you started yourself but it doesn't quite make a song the same way. What sacred grounds can you explore and what magic can you find expressed? And then, even more, what tricks can you perform having this magic? Howlett is a wizard and I love what Pavloff has done with the remix and video as well. A nice treat with a lesson

[@nickpmusic]

Awesome recreation and production, brilliant 🤟🏻🎹🎸🎼🎸

[@zakinthebox5963]

that intro synth recreation was amazing, awesome job, making me want to try Ableton out I've only ever used FL

[@sidneycotenadon]

You did a pretty good job since my google phone that was sitting nearby even recognize the song.

[@user-ef9ju3zx8s]

ПРИКОЛЬНО)))) ЛАЙК!!!

[@danielkonrad1444]

Taking Something existing and shape it into something new, that sounds Epic, that is an impressive skill.

[@betterthantelly2993]

One of the best musicians ever. Brilliant video.

[@RomulvanDiamond1]

ПРОСТО СУПЕР!!!!!!

[@DuroSerPobre]

man you're a genious! nice videos

[@KHALSAWARRIOR]

Wicked and cool. Love it . An excellent remix and funny video lol. 😎

[@sco77]

Heard this a long time ago and still blown away by it. I'd put money on it that Liam was sat behind him guiding every move.

[@Palikroked87]

Guitar sample from The Breeders? didn't know about that

[@thedanieljamesjeff]

Edm critics : its just pushing buttons Liam : **middle finger**

[@whispersp]

what you did with it, starting from 9:12 is simply AWESOME. Great work

[@f11bot]

Seeing this helps me so much understand how music can be made, I think the modified sample approach is more my style, and I didn't know it was a thing until now. Synths are so overwhelming... this is just amazing!!

[@davecal1991]

This guy is a genius!!

[@robowen66]

How on earth did you find this stuff out? amazing

[@change_profile_n8755]

Splendid work!

[@Electronicmassacre]

Wow that was awesome:) thanks for this.

[@daveblue4303]

It's crazy where browsing KZbin videos can actually take you, nice upload👌

[@BlueZirnitra]

I guess one positive from Keith Flints passing is that lots of great Prodigy videos have resurfaced and started trending.

[@daveblue4303]

@@BlueZirnitra most definitely 👍

[@Ramoa111]

Never realized there were two simultaneous drum tracks! That was cool man. Do the Chemical Bros

[@anthonydavis3949]

I love it when he edits the synth effects to make it sound like the effect in the song

[@FukumanDJ]

You rock Jim! Excellent remake; again!