POV-Tutorial: How to make

#electro #tutorial #pov
Get the finished track at erhalder.bandcamp.com/album/c...
This is an update to my POV video from 2016 (how to make electro). Many viewers were interested in post production, others noted that the vintage gear used is hard to get nowadays at reasonable prices. So instead of an original TR-808, JX-3P and Alpha Juno (all made in the 1980s) i'm using gear that is easily available today. Even the Novation Ultranova can be found pretty cheap on ebay, as it is not the most popular synth. The RD8 makes a pretty good 808-clone, especially when processed.
The first part is programming the notes/drums, then recording a jam, slightly tweaking the synths. The 3rd part is cut together, as it turned out my jam was not very edit-friendly and needed more time than expected to edit, so i cleaned this mess and just included some snippets. At the end, the arranged/mixed track is played back from Ableton Live.
00:00 Programming
05:48 Recording/Jamming
13:23 Editing in Ableton (cutouts)
17:21 Playback, arranged + mixed track
Hardware:
Behringer RD8
Roland Boutique SH-01A
Novation Ultranova
Effect Pedals:
Malekko Sloika (Saturator)
Eventide MODFactor
TC Electronics Hall of Fame 2
Mixer/Interface:
Allen&Heath MixWizard WZ-4 16:2
DAW:
Ableton Live 10.0
VST: Roland Cloud Juno-106
Get the finished track + additional edit:
erhalder.bandcamp.com/album/c...
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[@herzaincarmona4810]

All I gotta say is, who cares if it’s not the original vintage equipment when it sounds THIS good!?

[@twoHRdrive]

i think the newer equipment (generally) sounds better, has more features, and that the fetish over the vintage stuff is more about collecting than it is about sound.... just my two cents

[@agonkrasniqi1946]

@@twoHRdrive thats not your two cents, thats the whole 2 billion dollar answer bro

[@intrascendente]

Well, the Ultranova is quite original

[@sooperheep]

I got a minty used rd8 for $240 so no argument here!

[@peterfuzz3887]

this sound is REAL electro

[@BSpazTs]

Facts .sounds dope

[@thibaultguillermodaboutali458]

Word!!

[@freqboutique7441]

The good bump or pop n lock test does it every time

[@wewuzwolves4428]

No lies detected

[@brunocpimenta]

@@freqboutique7441 whats this?

[@maccagrabme]

Having grown up with and loved 80s electro this passes the credibility test, very few people get it right on YT. The bassline is great and the punch from the RD8 works brilliant, a lot of the magic is in the arrangement just keeping things interesting, drum fills in the right places and staying within the confines of the genre without overdoing it or sounding too modern. 9/10

[@Erhalder]

thanks for your analysis, appreciate 🙏

[@Phear0w]

Hey, gotta say this is some really nice work. Not many people do this drexciyan kind of electro on YT. Really dig it!

[@FeelLykeWise]

Bro I've never heard anybody make this kind of music. This man has got miami bass electro classic new you name it he got it but your right this particular style is rare to find.

[@sebioloieri]

@@FeelLykeWise i have a public playlist with tracks like this if you dig it :)

[@FeelLykeWise]

Yeah bro what's the link

[@dinkc64]

the world needs more of this fine real electro, thank you

[@Erhalder]

thanks, c64 for ever! 💾

[@ThizOne]

Agreed

[@Guitarist888]

Finally there’s a video on KZbin of an artist producing REAL Electro and not a video titled Electro when the video is actually acid trance. Nice work!

[@Erhalder]

thanks mate 🙏

[@mej6519]

Proper stuff man, the b boy in me wants to get down n rock out, 50 year old me says, you ain't no spring chicken these days man.

[@woodster909]

haha you're never too old to rock out man, just make sure no one's watching!

[@mancavemusician]

Yeah man, you get Electro, you absolutely do. That's the sound of 82 right there!

[@tunerr1]

This is an excellent format, would happily see more videos like this.

[@Erhalder]

thanks, working on it :-)

[@pma6738]

@@Erhalder I totally agree, nice format. definitely more of it

[@incikeleher8947]

@@Erhalder love this format

[@redv0id]

When people ask me where to start with hardware for this style of music, I always tell them to get an RD-8 and the SH-101 clone of your choice, and you just proved out my sage advice! haha... but seriously, great work man!

[@eduugr]

Hi! I also saw way many people use SH01 clones, is it for the sound? I'm about to get a bass station 2, it hass more features and I guess it will work nice for electro...

[@crnkmnky]

@@eduugr sounds like a good plan. 💪

[@Seanrayamusic]

Love this format! Thank you for taking the time to break this all down

[@Deathgazeroo]

This is totally amazing! I really dig your work man

[@jimmywheelo]

Superb stuff. Thanks for showing the whole process. Inspiring

[@belgianbeermusic]

Nice track! Thanks for sharing your process!

[@incikeleher8947]

This is a great format. POV makes it so much more interesting and your annotations are very informative. Fun to watch too!

[@laurentrigottaz5725]

Jam and arrangement. Very inspiring. Excellent!

[@eduugr]

Very cool video!! It was great to see the whole process, thanks for sharing!

[@mbrombert]

An absolutely fantastic video... your approach is very inspiring and will help a lot of people write good music for years to come. All the best to you!

[@NineHellHeaven]

Great job. I listened all the way to the end which is rare for me on KZbin. Watching the whole (thankfully edited) process was useful too. Thank you

[@captainmauser4675]

Richtig geiler Track. Die Idee mit der POV Kamera find ich klasse, so kann man alle Schritte sehr gut nachvollziehen. Bitte noch mehr von solchen Tutorials.

[@loopeneihui9086]

I find these pov tutorials pretty awesome. I stumbled across your channel a few days ago and already watched some videos several times. Thank you for sharing your creative process / workflow. I think it‘s really interesting how other people approach to music making.

[@Erhalder]

many thanks, i'm happy to share some more stuff.

[@Hostipal]

Top quality stuff, been thinking of trying to make some electro stuff and it's great seeing your workflow

[@rehrtn7581]

amazing video! great workflow, and very drexciyan. excellent stuff

[@AndresWS]

made my day man, nice to have you back on the tube !

[@Erhalder]

thanks mate.

[@leftmono1016]

Awesome track! Thanks for sharing the process 😀

[@Erhalder]

thanks mate, i'm glad if it you can get something from it.

[@gerardomontana5616]

Awesome video man! Some actual Electro content at last :) Would love to see more of this!

[@lukehamill6154]

Love this, great video tutorial and track

[@eak1da]

Sounds good! Great work and very illustrative, sometimes seeing how other people work helps you to think about things from another perspective. You have a new subscriber :)

[@loussonaground]

You manage it with a super groove!🔥🔥🔥and nice’s melodies.🤩🤩

[@Native_Alien]

Great job! Enjoyed every second of it!

[@docsample]

Thank you for the insight to your process. Inspiring!

[@armintam5arian]

great work, sir! ... luv it when yt suggests such vids!

[@stevenr4776]

Best tutorial I have seen:) I completely understand and followed and learned ! Nice Job on the fly! I even want to multi channel record my live creations like you already do.

[@irieweergangbove5899]

Thank you very much for showing your workflow. Lots of great ideas that will help me finish some dawless tunes.

[@collinspatrick]

That was SICK bro! That drum machine is on my list for sure.

[@micahjohnson5746]

So dope! It inspired me to get out of my ITB comfort zone and start trying some stuff live

[@josephlepkowski2383]

Super dope electro from scratch. Love it

[@UllieSwan]

well done!!! amazing track! wonderfull video!

[@RicardoDiLago]

Love it! Great work!

[@joielollis6540]

Bobbin my head the whole song. Love it bro!

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

Your videos are something else. Thanks man

[@joielollis6540]

sounds like back in the day when I used to breakdance battle!! Nice track

[@kevinulrich9092]

Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing. The POV intro was a particularly fun, I was right there bopping my head riding on your shoulders. I have an RD-8 mk2 and RD-6 on the way which when paired with my Model D and Crave shall be known as an Ulistack. I hope someday to make anything that sounds half this good.

[@Erhalder]

thanks kevin, i appreciate your comments!

[@ltnjones1714]

Very nice way to presents those machine by doing cool vibe on it ! Thanks

[@weatherkop]

Quick execution! I’m inspired to do the same set up this weekend! I really want to use the individual outputs of the rd-8 for effects too! Thanks!

[@wewuzwolves4428]

Glad to know that people out there who still know what TRUE electro is

[@pixelfrenzy]

Great video and a rocking tune... I recently scored an RD-8 from eBay and it's a lot of fun.

[@QuantumKatmusic]

Yo, this is fire 🔥. Straight up, the jam so nice, I commented twice, and played it thrice, Now I got a fever, and the only prescription is 808, I love hearing new ideas, I never even thought about doing electro vibes with my rd 8, and also i didnt realize how awesome all those signal outs were, like how you used that cowbell out for the bass, genius

[@adamoliver82]

Watching this straight after work. The last how to make electro vi's was ace!

[@MrMiar94]

Great video, super inspiring !

[@Slownoisedubs]

Awesome loving the sounds

[@TheBroDotTV]

Very nice. Was listening to this while enjoying my breakfast!

[@Kev-Adams]

Inspiring piece of work this, cheers 👍

[@oldschoolebm666]

Damn... This are some serious funky beats. Less is more. Love it.

[@billyates9970]

Awesome track!

[@domdraper3221]

Really cool video man.

[@Deep_Flux]

This is great stuff!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jenniferw8963]

So awesome! I am going to buy RD-8.. it's the cleanest sounding drum machine I've ever heard I think.

[@Studio-plovdiv]

YESSS Second try on the base! Awesome!

[@abyssdeepsoundlab5539]

Awesome Live bro!

[@Jota.Barrakero]

I learn more here of triggering than other sides,clearly and concise,thanks!

[@merindol73]

Inspirational as ever

[@cooke458]

Sick work!

[@jcoxdj]

Really nice bro!

[@HazerSkateboarding]

super nice workflow ;)

[@omniinvestments7128]

Clever use of the mirror to get two angles with one camera. Bravo.

[@matthewstein1110]

God damn this is awesome!

[@senhorlampada]

Dude... great stuff ❤🥰❤

[@seanino9094]

Nice one . Really enjoyed that. You made it look easy :)

[@Erhalder]

thx, on a good day, it just flows, and at other times nothing happens.

[@tarenvegas]

The non-alignment makes for a beautiful polyrhythm. Accident is the source of greatness.

[@crnkmnky]

🎯👯

[@cepheid4288]

You knocked out that 2nd bassline effortlessly. Nice electro sounds! Makes me want to dig my SH01A out from the closet.

[@Morllekai]

Great sounding stuff

[@greun]

Very nice,well done

[@AragonDubs]

Hey men you made my day! REAL ELECTRO! DONT STOP!👍👍👍👍👍

[@penroseconjecture5318]

Super killer track!

[@caracciologuanipa1786]

I like it, Im suscribed now, keep it on

[@Jonnis69]

Nice to see the return of Gene. Havent seen him since QOTSA played Little Sister on SNL. This was badass!!! Love the little explanations. MORE PLEASE!!!!!!!

[@Erhalder]

yeah, i watched the original SNL sketch because somebody mentioned it in the comments in another video. :-)

[@bikesmusicandrandomness8017]

I love this! I’m into the same music and have roughly the same setup but I tend to use the rd8 just for jamming because mixing is always a pain in the ass.. but motivated now to get a separate mixer for it so I can utilize those separate outputs. This was helpful. Thanks!

[@Erhalder]

hey robin, thanks a lot. yeah it really helps to have the kick + snare separated from the rest for mixing. glad it was helpful. keep it up mate.

[@bikesmusicandrandomness8017]

@@ErhalderThanks! I'm running several rd8 parts seperately now through my Tascam U16x8. Really a gamechanger. I can finally use it for actual production instead of just jamming. Thinking about buying a better interface or mixer. The tascam is fine for starters but the sound isn't great. Any suggestions?

[@Erhalder]

@@bikesmusicandrandomness8017 hey robin, nice to hear that. i'm using a tascam 20x20 myself at work, and i think its solid and the sound is fine too. although i just use it as audio interface and never tried the built in mixing/eqs/fx. i guess the differences with 'higher quality' audio interfaces are generally not really audible, especially when used for electronic music or with synthetic sounds. least i can't hear a difference between a 2000$ converter and a 200$ these days. or maybe i just like the 'cheap' sound. so sorry, i can't suggest anything, becuase i haven't tried many.

[@bikesmusicandrandomness8017]

@@Erhalder Good to hear.. then I probably just suck at mixing. 😅 Thanks! Keep up the good work. I’ll keep following. 👊

[@citizenofearth]

That was fire... 🔥🔥🔥

[@mingtooter]

Niiiiiice... Also love seeing another Ultranova user

[@jimmywood1744]

My man is going nuts! Heat!

[@sebioloieri]

thanks for the inspiration ma dud :) nice session

[@chamatsprayart2283]

Very awesome!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Hey man I'm from the 90s and my grooves on to your shit bro. Nice.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Proper underground artist 👏🏽👏🏽

[@spagettiicecream]

Nice work cobber. I was looking for tutorials, . Though found a shitload of inspiration here. Mad sick dope tracks n beats. I hope you get out and do some live sets. Killer

[@jaybay300]

Yes very nice I got an rd8 mk2 coming Monday looking forward to laying down similar grooves You got a nice setup there Respect

[@Erhalder]

thanks - and enjoy working yr rd8! ;-)

[@uvoikimovundutrauerblume3302]

Wooohooo old skool electro on a sunday morning !!

[@nyanRETARD]

This is fire!

[@tucatucano1105]

Que lindo cara ! Muito top.. me amarrei ! 👏👏👏👏

[@GodisGracious09]

This is siiick. Teach me your ways Master.

[@montorgueilrecords]

Wow! Excellent! 😃😎 I suscribed! 👍😁

[@Logansix]

Nice sound. I have the RD-8 since two days. A LOT of fun. Much better than VST plug-ins. You simply have to have something in your hand.

[@ijuswannatlk2sampson889]

This is mint. I see you chose which of the 8 outs to record the rd8 with, mixed a few on one channel. smart. yeah it is always a pain to go in and edit things to sync but that is the way it is most of the time haha. glad to see someone else go in and add extra instruments after a jam, glad i am not the only one. great stuff dude!

[@Erhalder]

thanks mate, appreciate! yeah the syncing part is not the most fun to do, but at least it can be done for all channels in one go, if i do it before i start editing.

[@michaelfasko267]

​@@Erhalder dope video! Don't even know what electro is tbh but apparently I dig it lol. Just got the rd8 mkii myself, curious how you hooked it all up. Tried to reverse engineer looking at mine and can't tell if those are all trigger outputs or if you did the bass and snare individually... Thanks!

[@sooperheep]

@@michaelfasko267 electro is basically the sound of early techno and hip hop tracks, influenced by kraftwerk songs like numbers and more fun to compute. check out anything by Drexciya, Cybotron, Egyptian Lover, Man Parrish...

[@KrisBarton432]

Came back to watch again!!! Hell ya!

[@GB3770]

Really nice!

[@unauthorised-transmission]

Class ✊, that boutique 101 sounds great, and now I need/want a JX3p and Rd-8 😅

[@StuartRochabrunt]

I really enjoyed it.

[@RRKS69]

Nice work

[@muppetmaster1287]

I like beaucoup! beau travail