Thank you for checking out this project! I had a lot of fun with this one. If there's another song you would like to see me do, leave a comment down below! Follow me on Instagram: / blakecross
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@jacostaa_music3 жыл бұрын
This video is so underrated wtf
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Means a lot
@olvrodri3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@mid_century_me3 жыл бұрын
So cool. Great job.
@crashcashkid13192 жыл бұрын
Ong
@fgte77302 жыл бұрын
Youre right
@Perseus5 Жыл бұрын
I love my dx7. It’s the goat of synthesizer and it’s apart of almost every pop song in the 80s. It’s still used till this day.
@jakeniemi65332 жыл бұрын
I may be biased since this is one of my all-time favorite songs, but that also add more weight to what I'm about to say: This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on KZbin since its inception. Completely and utterly BLOWN AWAY, Blake!! Whoa... You beyond crushed it with this!! More iconic 80s songs breakdowns, please!! You're on point!
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words, Jake! That really means a lot!
@BakerImageGroup2 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite song of all time. AND YOU NAILED IT!
@christopherstanford55992 жыл бұрын
Great analysis of one of most ethereal and memorable songs of 80's. Lyrics are quite mesmerizing, almost scriptural. The simple components blend into such a complex unison of effect. 🤗🤗🤗♥️🌹
@matthewpicard44634 жыл бұрын
This is actually the best video I could find regarding the sounds. I was playing around with the prophet 5 and I had made a sound that it very similar to the one in the song and had a nice filter sustain and it lacked a bit of punch so I am going to go and layer on a dx7 to it. Amazing video, Keep up the good work.
@Hexydes2 жыл бұрын
0:30 Whoa, I was trying to recreate this today and it was driving me crazy trying to figure out what the key was, it sounded a quarter-step off. Nice to see that suspicion confirmed. And holy smokes, after listening to this whole thing, you absolutely crushed it! Not only was it incredibly insightful to the production process involved (both originally and on your end), you just flat-out did this track justice. Respect!
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!
@haley3656 Жыл бұрын
I just got recommended this and your recreation is actually so good. I’m shocked it doesn’t have way more views
@jaxx21832 жыл бұрын
This video literally need millions of views
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@so_ma_music2 жыл бұрын
This is such an awesome & impressive remake! Loved every bit of it, great job! This deserves much more views.
@Twominutedevotions2 жыл бұрын
I need you to do about 100 more of these. What a fantastic, detailed video that should be the impetus for a whole series. I'd love you to interview the producers and engineers as a part of the re-creation as well. Man. I'm impressed and inspired. I'd love "When It's Love" by Van Halen, "Alone" by Heart, and "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. This was actually my senior thesis for college so it was a lot of work but I enjoyed every second of it. Hopefully I can find the time to do some more!
@RationMinds789 ай бұрын
What I like about this video is that you were able to got ahold of Chris (Merrick) Hughes (who produced "Songs From The Big Chair") and found out what was used to make this classic song. Great job recreating it. 😊
@christravels3603 ай бұрын
This video was INCREDIBLE! I grew up with this song, and I really appreciate how much respect you paid to the song. Really takes me back to the day this played on the radio. I would love to hear a version where you layer your vocals. Kind of mimicking the duo singing together. Thanks! You have a new subscriber.
@npar50562 жыл бұрын
this has been uploaded for over a year now. i dont understand why this vid only has around 7k views, i mean this deserves to be up there seen by many more people. hands down to this recreation
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Man! Thank you so much! I was really passionate about making an authentic recreation when I did it and thought I would do more, but alas here I am a year later lol.
@jkd85172 жыл бұрын
@@blakecross113 I hope you do much more. This series has potential especially with the care and talent you bring to it. Quality content.
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
@@jkd8517 Wow. That really means a lot. It was a lot of work but maybe I can do a few more!
@ohitsjustethan Жыл бұрын
How does this not have 30 million views? This video is super well done!
@narfsounds11 ай бұрын
Very informative, exactly what I was searching for. You nailed it!
@Mike694202 жыл бұрын
dude this is absolutely crazy. you killed this. every aspect bro. the mix, the production, everything. I can't give you enough props man. holy shit!
@charlesdoeseverything97163 жыл бұрын
HOT Recreation, that's my way of saying it's great and it's high quality. This has inspired me to continue my eternal search for that sweet sweet PPG Wave bass sound in my PPG wave VST plugin.
@pilotsam303 жыл бұрын
Great job man! I've been trying to find something like this and you explain it very well!
@djharryg2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible talent and video. Thank you.
@YouTubeMrP2 жыл бұрын
Astonishing work. Why doesn’t this have thousands of likes?!!
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
I know right!?? HAHAHAHA
@felipewozniak Жыл бұрын
Omg. Incredible job. I've been trying to recreate the begginning of this song (cause I just bought a MPK mini too) and I had no idea of where to go! I can't imagine how long it took to record and produce this song.
@ThatMartinezGuy2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job. You deserve more subs! You're not the hero we deserve, but the one that we need. Thank you.
@Ginko_Sakata8 күн бұрын
Vector: Oh Yeah! El Mucho: HAHA! Bratz:Lets Boogie!
@Lunaorbit826 ай бұрын
Beautifully done. In fact it’s a fucking masterpiece.
@Th05m3 ай бұрын
I couldn’t believe you only have 550 subscribers, Underrated AF man
@marymc3333336 ай бұрын
Outstanding, thank you so much! ❤Mary
@oscargallegos71032 жыл бұрын
Keep creating this videos man, you really nailed it! 🤟🏻🤪🤟🏻
@21stcenturyMoments Жыл бұрын
From a new subscriber. Awesome to see the process on how to create a 80s classic. Love the song❤️
@scenesroland34242 жыл бұрын
Wow this is actually quite an impressive recreation, it captures the vibe and flow of the original really well! Keep up the good work :)
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@firstnamenonapplicable5138 Жыл бұрын
A synth guide on a song from my favorite band, hell yeah
@theicehashira4742 жыл бұрын
The intro beat reminds me of "The Way You Make Me Feel" by MJ
@PJXay2 жыл бұрын
fun fact, michael admitted in an interview that he stole the beat from this song
@S81YT2 жыл бұрын
this is nuts dude. would love to have you as some vocals in an upcoming track. incredibly talented and super underrated. well done man
@user-iz9ix8ru8d2 жыл бұрын
omg this is incredible. Thank you for this!
@macacosayajin95532 жыл бұрын
just finished watching, thank you, made my day better, now im gonna check all ur other videos
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Ramon! I need to make more videos. Just not sure if I'll ever have the time!
@velvet.united4 ай бұрын
Really great work, sir! 👏
@ellaineparis2 жыл бұрын
WOW! I hope TFF will notice this and share this on their social medias (they do it sometimes)
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
That would be the sickest thing ever honestly. Thank you so much!
@purity913 жыл бұрын
this is the shit. very nice recreation!
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Philipp! Really appreciate it!
@ZaryanUrRehman Жыл бұрын
It's a masterpiece well-done By the way where are you man ? No video posted more than a year
@cheese5556spellcheeseandsayche6 ай бұрын
how do you not have that many subs i love your vids
@jaxx21832 жыл бұрын
Dude keep making more videos like this your channel will grow for sure
@pianoandwhisky3 ай бұрын
Lovely work 🎸🎹✨
@Kuyper1 Жыл бұрын
man I liked the intro of this video, feels like a deep documentary of the song.
@AlexDevStyles2 жыл бұрын
Bro, you did an amazing work! thanks for make this recreation, i learn a lot today!~
@Bye_All_Means11 ай бұрын
That's impressive work 👏
@tosinmcboy Жыл бұрын
Blake I love how you make your own stuff
@galley30 Жыл бұрын
amazing job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@blakecross113 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!🥲
@eqluke98903 жыл бұрын
nailed the sound
@Inst_apj Жыл бұрын
Dude what the heck you need more subscribers than this you deserve more good job and make more videos ❤️
@matthazelnut707 Жыл бұрын
This is the best cover on KZbin !!
@mica1k2 жыл бұрын
this should have more views, man! this is really informative!
@edwinocaranza33214 жыл бұрын
Dude this is Epic!
@RingoMonsanto2 жыл бұрын
Wow! The synth and drum sounds comes really close to the original recording.
@montgomery37482 жыл бұрын
Damn this is just spot on! Annoying question but what is the little Arp intro you used, that sounds identical? I read that it was two DX7s layers but yours sounds way closer. Also what the processing on that AG 2 track, it sounds almost synth like?
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how long it took to make that intro synth lol. I ended up using a JP-8000 sample from omnisphere to get the closest sound. Because the history is so spotty I found that it was near impossible to get the exact sounds using the listed synths on the track. So I experimented with other synths that could have been around at the same time. As per the Acoustic processing, you can see at 2:34 that it's pretty typical up until you get to the doubler plugin. That really that magic sound of this track. Hope that helps!
@montgomery37482 жыл бұрын
@@blakecross113 Haha im certainly struggling to make that synth sound as well, yours sounds closest to the original though. Ive been using a JP-8000 but just cant quite get it to sound right, do you remember at all what kind of wave it was?
@kginkling3 жыл бұрын
What’s sound in Omnisphere is the very first synth
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
If you're referring to the intro part, I ended up making something from scratch because I could never find anything exact, given the information I received from Chris Merrick Hughes. I believe I used the JP-8000 sample in Omnisphere.
@kginkling3 жыл бұрын
@@blakecross113 would you mind sending me the patch I would like to try it with something I’m making. If you don’t it’s cool
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
@@kginkling I would! But I actually lost the hard drive that this song was on!
@CDK112 жыл бұрын
What are the notes played before everything kicks in?! I can never figure them out!
@Tinnntin2 жыл бұрын
Officially they made the first intro sound with 2 patches of the DX7 layered under each other
@gabrielrochadaSilva1873 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Only one question popped into my head: what is the name of the program that you used to do all this magic? I usually see music creations made with the Garage Band interface, but this one I've never seen before.
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
Hey Gabriel! I do most of my work in Ableton Live. However, you could do everything I did here in almost any DAW!
@gabrielrochadaSilva1873 жыл бұрын
@@blakecross113 Owh, thank you so much for this!
@redhoodypersonlol324223 жыл бұрын
@@blakecross113 Hey is there any chance to post the audio without the Vocals?
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
@@redhoodypersonlol32422 I would send it to you but the hard drive with this project was lost! You can actually find the original stems online if that's what you're looking for!
@danhenderson82992 жыл бұрын
Great video@@blakecross113 I've been trying to track down the stems for this for years! Kudos to you for getting in touch with Chris Hughes. I couldn't get enough of his drumming back in the Kings of the Wild Frontier days. Happily showing my age there!
@eduardo.m92904 жыл бұрын
nice video man!
@pierreduvellaut20238 ай бұрын
Too good ! ❤
@steviedeepd3416 Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! Well done!!!
@BaffaBadamasi Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps!!! Love it !!! 😭
@frederickleblanc7300 Жыл бұрын
I NEED THAT SNARE
@blakecross113 Жыл бұрын
If you want that exact snare, you can actually grab the stems for the original song just by googling it!
@AndyOakLA2 жыл бұрын
Muy lindo video. ¡Realmente eres bastante talentoso! Ya estoy suscrito y atento a cualquier nuevo video 🤝
@djcinto9306 Жыл бұрын
words to describe the perfection of this video have not yet been invented
@JEANBRUCE19912 жыл бұрын
Very clean work !!
@yehonatanfraiman90323 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@kramerdc92 жыл бұрын
Great job man! TFF would be proud.
@henryaposto3550 Жыл бұрын
You nailed the guitar tone
@ivotastic3798 Жыл бұрын
crazy how these people are alive and available to give you such precious production data. You just have to research a bit and reach out. Great recreation and also great piece of content.
@Samhe33509 Жыл бұрын
bruh this is so good. you should do this for Your Love by The Outfield
@dividedbyzero02 жыл бұрын
This is so good👏🏻 I plan on doing a cover of this song soon ☺️
@SpeedyWinds Жыл бұрын
AWESOME!
@kickinitj003 жыл бұрын
goosebumps
@IM3C1T02 жыл бұрын
Such a underrated video / and song keep what your doing 👍
@Wait..what532 жыл бұрын
Dude….need more content. This was really good.
@mysterio776908 ай бұрын
so nice!!!
@greatarcadeofficial2 жыл бұрын
Very faithful to the original! Great job.
@davidshyloski29692 жыл бұрын
Slayed it!!!
@holyfreakinjp3 жыл бұрын
Wow, great job you really nailed that
@yolettejoseph26002 жыл бұрын
I love this one ❤💕💓
@not_willdowns2 жыл бұрын
this is incredible... always assumed the synth bass would be a Juno 60 PPG makes sense tho, where did you get the VST from?
@KarenDeLong2 ай бұрын
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤you can always use it as your favorite place
@piercewilkins4898 Жыл бұрын
What software did you use to get the dx7 and main synth sounds
@fraserthomson57662 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to hear a darker, more menacing version of this song. Congrats on replicating the original almost to the note, but a darker take on this could be a massive hit.. 😏
@KB-py6jd8 ай бұрын
Amazing. How did you work the vocal into that?
@shoop40402 жыл бұрын
Great Job Blake-
@SebastianGtzG2 жыл бұрын
My gosh, it was perfect!!!!!!
@martink.12863 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome. I tried recreating this song but the track always end out of timing. Is this because of the time signature?
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's actually because the song was sped up during the mastering so the timing fluctuates due to the varispeed on tape. That is also why it's not quite in D or Eb but somewhere in between.
@Mike694202 жыл бұрын
Incredible my man
@aepm013 жыл бұрын
great job man:-)
@jimgrizzly23572 жыл бұрын
Awesome Job,only criticism is the position the guitar parts are played,but still Really Good Job
@jesperdiercks9812 жыл бұрын
Would like to see Sounds like a Melody by Alphaville :) Great video!
@daanfischer5452 Жыл бұрын
Where did you find that snare sample 🤩
@inter.search Жыл бұрын
earned a new subscriber
@Pophantoid2 жыл бұрын
Do you have an instrumental version? I think it'd sound even better with just the music no vocals
@IagoBotelho Жыл бұрын
nota 10 !
@israelfwm2 жыл бұрын
Hey, how about the intro "pizzicato" arpeggio synth? Which is that one?
@80ssynthfan48 Жыл бұрын
Not sure but I would guess DX7.
@esdrasmontoya47403 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!! I`m trying to cover this song as my first attempt of doing music by myself haha, greetings from Mexico! plus, im between getting the komplete kontrol a61 or the Arturia keylab essentials 61, any help on which one could be better?
@blakecross1133 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I think you might find the Komplete Kontrol has better keys but the Arturia comes with some great software! Hope that helps!
@DaintyCalf Жыл бұрын
Man wherever you are now, please re-emerge and do invisible touch by genesis or summer of 69 by Bryan Adam's, maybe even chain reaction by Diana Ross if possible
@blakecross113 Жыл бұрын
Aww, thank you so much! I did this while I was in school so I'm now producing in Nashville with not as much time to throw into these videos but I will definitely consider it!
@filmaticpictures96932 жыл бұрын
what processing did you do to the vocals? Wide reverb and delay and soaked in saturation?
@blakecross1132 жыл бұрын
It was a lot. More than I would usually do just because I was trying to capture that compressed, pop, tape, eighties thing. You can see in the video the plugins I used but, more importantly, are the doubles that TFF recorded to get that pop sound. Specifically, verb was R Verb from Waves and Delay was a simple dotted eighth I believe from a stock Abelton plugin