Four Tet Set Break-down and Performance Secrets | Red Bull Music Academy

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Four Tet breaks down his live set in New York at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy.
Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) is one of electronic music’s most respected producers. As much as that comes from the tracks themselves, he’s garnered a reputation for having one of the most engaging live sets around. In this video, he breaks down how he builds his sets and reveals some of the secrets that make his performances so vibrant.
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[@RBMA]

Ever wondered how Four Tet puts together his live set? You may want to take a look at this. #fourtet #cooleditpro ***** #midi -lifestyle

[@titoson3669]

yo put up the whole unedited video!

[@wouterandeweg8386]

@@titoson3669 was about to say the same! even willing to pay for unedited version :)

[@studiopolycultura]

serioulsy...can you put the whole session up?

[@brycenew]

GOLD!! Thanks 😎

[@gabrielriendeau]

What a humble and charismatic guy, surely he wouldn't drop some massive unrelated dubstep in the middle of his show

[@AUKronos]

Damn HOL!

[@andrewkeating4801]

Especially not twice?!?

[@miisher]

@@andrewkeating4801 thrice? Never

[@IdrisFashan]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nirotix]

​@@AUKronos Maybe like 3 or 4 times, just to tease. Lol😂

[@DrTune]

what a charming and unpretentious guy

[@daniellee9763]

+Dr Tune and so talented

[@bradylasserre9320]

Like no. 666

[@camjones9213]

Don’t ruin the 808 likes!

[@k.c.simonsen2]

Yeah I don't buy it.

[@hackhenk]

@@k.c.simonsen2 I fart in your general direction, Sir.

[@shaneatkins]

9 years later headlining at Coachella, his hard work paid off

[@TheJacob95]

He was already a very well established name in UK/European Electronic music circles prior to his collabs with Skrillex and Fred.

[@er98ah]

Nothing to see here

[@rohanchowdhary975]

​@@TheJacob95 Yes, headlined twice at India's leading boutique electronic fest

[@jessefobare2549]

@@TheJacob95 people already know this. its a big deal that he's gaining US recognition

[@SmokeyPyro]

​@@jessefobare2549 pretty funny, being worldwide famous: nah no biggie US famous: woahh big deal!

[@mor4sso]

Every time I see an interview with Kieran, he's super open and super honest about his work flow. I love it.

[@borisovicinovski]

I want to cry sometimes at how much of a genius hebden is

[@skriptico]

hahahahaha really? :)))

[@armpitproductions6118]

When we get over this pandemic I think humankind needs to focus on how to keep Kieran Hebden alive and producing music for eternity. The machines are nothing without him. 😍

[@albertpicewicz6429]

his set at madison square garden has solidified his place in music history.

[@ericoliverio5514]

Now he's been known as the geezer standing behind Fred Again.. and Skrillex

[@joshuameister2813]

Well this aged well :)

[@FacelessBeanie]

Aged like wine

[@samdavidsoon6]

Coachella was so fun

[@dmrdominic]

6:32 "I don't know much about ableton at all" - I wish we could all be this humble 😂❤

[@gregwoodin5630]

I love it when the tracks start doing relatively rhythmically interesting things.

[@azhiazim]

Its legitimately the only bit of educational value you can get in this video. That hes amazed in what it does, when he just plays around with things lol

[@uplay8796]

@@azhiazim you are very narrow minded i hope u change and figure out what music actually is

[@MarkForscher]

How can so many people look like they need caffeine at the Red Bull Music Academy?

[@mukbang420]

best comment

[@-0rbital-]

🤣🤣🤣

[@alwithadot]

So true lol

[@iwillmaceyou]

I love how simple he keeps everything. He has a lot of devices, but everything has its own function and it's all laid out in such a sensible way. Very inspiring!

[@bencebakos8188]

9 years later this guy plays Country Riddim on Coachellas main stage

[@pegasvsmusic]

FT is putting back poetry, magic and randomness into the sometimes over technical business of music. Just putting back humanity into music. I love this guy

[@juliankenzo]

i never would have guessed four tet would have a set up like this. it's great to see artists with their own unique setup for specific reasons. if this isn't the full video, i would like to see more!

[@alecb9439]

been listening and following Four Tet for a while now - simply beautiful in every way - thank you for the music!

[@OdoMan138]

I'm so glad this kind of stuff is being uploaded for people to see! Thank you RBMA!

[@mikecallan5165]

Only he understands what he is doing.

[@vinylbeatz]

3:27 still using cooledit hahaaa what a legend!

[@DDXofficial]

and a netbook with Windows XP.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

"Best programm ever" :-DD

[@potatohead1231]

why wasn't four tet my music teacher.

[@scottschiess1440]

See him live!!! Either doing his tunes or DJing its always a great time!

[@jorgdstr]

The way he squeezes the time signature tempo randomness a real artist

[@ndubb100]

SP-303 such an amazing piece of gear. Worth it for just the onboard effects... but also can be used as a looping/sequencer machine. The vinyl compression effect on it is GOAT

[@gengraded]

What an awesome work flow. He really figured out how to do it his way. Inspiring stuff.

[@SlyHikari03]

I love his loop manipulations. So cool.

[@setphaser]

omg I love cool edit so much! so glad to see it still being used in a pro setup!

[@cold-momentss]

I always assumed the monome was for full on ableton control but it’s basically a second playground set for him while he controls the stems of the songs with the computer itself which is nuts ! Plus that little looper thing I wish more things were made like that

[@gauravpawar6623]

Absolute maestro, musical genius. Now livin life with the recognition he deserved from the beginning. #PHM 💎🎶

[@chipko]

I've been a fan of Four Tet for many years but that was unique, intimate and VERY informative - AND inspirational! Such a cool vibe from music, the equipment and the artist :)

[@theGanj]

It's so refreshing to see quality producer using PC rather than Mac. At end of the day it's not what you use but how you use them.

[@oliverwebster4538]

no one in that room would predict his coachella set 10 years on with fred again

[@Akala2342]

In all honesty, it's worth pointing out. Nice to see an artist doing his own thing, from the ground up (including his OS)

[@CHAM536]

building the tension that way is brilliant

[@olkid]

What a lovely, talented human being x

[@simonyricools]

Now this is actually a creative person.

[@bacteriuman]

yeeeaaah been waiting for this my whole life !!!

[@pocketelephantmusic8636]

whys no one else smiling and stoked like him wtf

[@theforeverpuddle8754]

Angel echoes is such a beautiful song.

[@ADFCHRONICLES]

one of my favourite artists.

[@pasowen]

"and I can do stuff with it, yeah?"

[@stickysappy]

inspiring video! thank you kieran

[@matthewmuli487]

man this was sick!

[@ultramouse]

I used to play with a guy who largely based his whole setup around that click-loop thing in CoolEdit haha. He used the Korg ER-1's audio input (just like the SP-303's but sequenceable) for it.

[@nmh2112]

wow great great video here. thanks so much for posting.

[@sheatheman]

Now that is how you talk about your live setup. Thank you.

[@monkeyxx]

great insight into live, looping, electronic performance

[@mdevincaldwell]

You bring a whole new meaning to blowing off steam

[@Hlecktro]

A lot of wisdom and creativity here.

[@SquaresrecordsTeam]

Four Tet explaining his way of doing live set with controllers, Cool Edit Pro and Ableton Live. Instructing.

[@TheRHSman]

Making Music by using his creativity. Genius ;)

[@yungmodulus5952]

Wonderful glimpse at an incredible mind

[@trevor4835]

idk why but this makes me emotional

[@Digiphex]

This is great. We need more stuff like this.

[@kimkartrashianstopmakingst9060]

Ten years ago this was posted and I’m watching him with Fred Again and Skrillex in Times Square. What he produces is unreal. He’s so insanely talented. Seems like a really nice guy too

[@csselement]

Cool Edit!? That's what got me started 15 years ago.

[@spvidz]

Brilliant vid, cool to see him using a 303

[@francesco5061]

super, super, super inspiring

[@japanmania]

Best masterclass ever!

[@drussell3]

Brilliant set-up. I always love seeing the Roland SP-303 in someone's arsenal. I love that machine.

[@Tapepusher]

Could I ask what you like about it, and is it good for performing live? Fourtet seems to just be triggering a sample with it here.

[@drussell3]

@@Tapepusher The new SP-404 MK2 is a much better machine for performing live. It does everything the 303 does plus much more

[@IamAlexDochery]

Really enjoyed this Would love to see the whole video...

[@treethetraveller]

It's smart to have more than one channel very nice video thanks for sharing! Love from India

[@vkboogie]

love how he's using these dinky little laptops.

[@MrBoxingVideos]

+Victor Kim Kind of puts paid to the annoying myth that you need lots of ridiculous machines to make good music.

[@enneff]

+MrBoxingVideos well, to be fair, he probably has a bunch of ridiculous machines in his studio. He is drawing on a wide swath of prerecorded material for this live setup.

[@MrBoxingVideos]

If that's what you think then so be it.

[@enneff]

MrBoxingVideos actually I looked into it, and it appears he does almost everything "in the box", so to speak. So you're right, he doesn't use extravagant gear to make his music.

[@jamesdoctor8079]

Andrew Gerrand yeah fourtet is just a random genius, incredible ear. Rounds was recorded on some shitty PC into cool edit pro with one of those built in usb mics into the stock sound card. And when he “masters” his tracks, he says he just throws on a limiter until it sounds good LOL

[@grahmgessner8249]

This was the first time I put together that Angel Echoes samples Bjork's The Anchor Song, long before Justin Martin took note and started playing one of my favorite unreleased remixes of all time

[@christopherpedley5221]

Love this guy!

[@waly3302]

Wow... There are people who were simply born to create music

[@JonnyHosq]

this was really helpful!!

[@skriptico]

grande 4tettissimo! great music and vibe!

[@Redsnake_beats]

he broke my mind with it ))

[@DiogoFaim]

I always felt I should learn to use Live to perform…now I'm sure of it!

[@LoudPaul1]

i must have watched this video 50 times by now

[@trblmkr5139]

that was great thanks

[@69_MK]

THIS VDIEO CHANGED MY LIFE

[@SionyTrev]

Got to love his mousemat

[@Guyfromtheinterwebsdood]

Inspiration station

[@dorontsur]

God I love this dude. He should teach classes.

[@blunderspublik]

Also dragging the playhead around in CoolEdit's multitrack window created great granular glitch. COOLEDIT FOR LIFE!!!

[@oo685]

Love four tet!

[@drtyslzy]

Very interesting shit. Ableton's versatility is amazing. Becoming comfortable with the program on your own terms is extremely important, but a few tips here and there certainly won't hurt..

[@20Maak]

first major producer without an apple...thumbs up!

[@smellsfishi]

this dude is a lunatic, it is so incredible

[@cyntelsince.8886]

3:55 lol dudes just got an old wavvy ass comp to mad cick for live glitches. lol legend.

[@dadoe]

Heads bobbing all around.

[@jppfister]

Yes it is. It's his "There Is Love in You" album.

[@sinclairgonsalves1418]

OMG I LOVE YOU FOUR TET

[@kryakrya99]

Cool Edit!!!!

[@adamb9325]

Cool edit forever!!!

[@BH-xf5si]

🤣 cool edit!?! Cool edit!! Just goes to show: it’s talent, not tools. So many people get bogged down with software, plugins and patches. Love Fourtet.

[@ryanf2029]

Ben Hills I spent my entire high school life in acid 2.0 and cool edit. Those were the days.

[@Mistubishi.]

@@ryanf2029 Orion Platinum here XD

[@came7494]

He’s so dope

[@swagzilla3000]

Angel echoes, one of my fave songs :D

[@bobbypong]

Ide wanna be so baked watching four-tet create a track

[@ShakamotoKyoujyu]

Love those laptop selections

[@MattGreerMusic]

Claire Daines is into it.

[@paulmileswhiteheadmusic]

Matt Greer 😂

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

My So-Called Tutorial.

[@Snavaneeth78]

also Aubrey Plaza

[@adibanti]

She loves her Techno

[@LineNo467]

Very underrated comment*

[@creepingdeath211]

cheers buddy!

[@fitzjay01]

there is no chance of four tet sounding like anyone else...sick producer

[@18TMA]

this is awsome video :)

[@jamesgatt6480]

He’s a genius

[@Logikbombmusik]

GENIUS!!!

[@Tebo.official.music_istagram]

this video is the testimony that you don't need anything out of reach ... you need talent

[@willbournerv2259]

Like untrue being made in soundforge

[@gfshoyu2565]

Nah, you need to put in the work, long hours and staying determined to push forward. Talent is overrated

[@delcanprobably]

@@gfshoyu2565 talent can be bred from passion and effort

[@Lovecore802]

@@willbournerv2259 burial is just playing y’all with that one 😂😂😂😂 he used a proper daw

[@willbournerv2259]

@@Lovecore802 not really the point whether it was or wasn't. why would he lie anyway? everything else he said in his interviews is verifiably true

[@Dosahka]

WMO 1.1a White nice to see someone else is using it other than me^^, so reliable, never got better mouse for editing than that

[@codecxo]

Totally cool with it.

[@FromFallToFlight]

Legend