Remixing old 1960's recordings with AI technology (A/B comparison) - The Beatles - Ed Sullivan Show

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The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64
This remix is done via audio source separation (AI software) to create audio stems for a ProTools remix.
If you no longer have access to the master (multi-track) anymore and
wish to have a remix restored with only a stereo (or mono) file as the only source,
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[@bezoekers]

Imagine this, but with a more "regular" mix AND colorized 4K video. The way the actual, live audience would have experienced it. It will be made one day, probably very soon too. Every year it becomes easier and easier to understand how the Beatles got to be so legendary.

[@guitarslim56]

Also needs smell-o-vision, for the full experience.

[@ksharpe10]

Well they know what the Color looks like, because their were Color Beatles cards made back then. That is one of the Reasons I liked shea concert 1965, it was Shot in Color. Crowd sounds like a Jet aircraft taking off.

[@404TVfr]

No colurising.

[@normanserafin4872]

@@guitarslim56 It will smell like piss. Seen it somewhere where because of the screaming and all... they can't hold it.

[@neoPeake]

Well maybe except the colorized part. Since this was mostly likely shot on film 4K is possible but the colorization would just cheapen it and would mess up the image. Looks at the fan made ones and those don’t look very good. Black and white is just fine.

[@Craigs_Cartoon_Capers]

Good idea! It's funny to hear Ringo's drumming so crisp and up front. Need to listen with headphones or better speakers, (y)

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Kick drum sounds bad.

[@georgealbertmunoz]

Bass gone.

[@ricoludovici2825]

Pulled back George's fills and licks. Not good.

[@SHMUPS]

drums took over mix. this is tricky biz

[@dunkix]

The more I hear this video the more higher becomes Ringo. That's the proof that without Ringo The Beatles would never be what they are. Who can really think that Ringo is the less important Beatle after hear this?

[@presto709]

Ring's mastery of his instrument was on par with John and George. His sense of humor and personality was on par or better than the others. However in the area of songwriting and singing he was not even close

[@lewisbons2503]

I always have said that since I played the Beatles rock band previously learning to play guitar and bass

[@localbod]

".....after hearing this."

[@colinstevenson6984]

All you have to do is listen to the new, 2023 "de-mixes" of the Red and Blue compilation albums to hear Ringo clearly for the first time - he was a brilliant drummer, full stop.

[@localbod]

@@colinstevenson6984 Any drummer worth their salt knows how good Ringo was on the Beatles' records. His feel, timekeeping and playing to the song are simply sublime.

[@RonsonDenmark]

If only the guitars sounded like they were ABOVE water

[@matheusteixeirarossignoli342]

I felt the same thing

[@doodledangernoodle2517]

It really is a damn shame the Beatles didn’t have access to more sophisticated and advanced soundboards because they were said to be one of the greatest live bands of the 60s. Hearing their live performances in crystal clear quality would’ve been amazing

[@ktcarl]

The tone or treble is too high giving the guitars a thin sound.

[@enstigatorofficial]

The guitar sound needs to be reprocessed/effects but thaT will dramatically change the sound everyone is familiar with. it could get rid of the mud this way/.

[@Rockstaralan]

@@doodledangernoodle2517 It's even been said that during final rehearsals, The Beatles themselves worked with the show's sound engineers to get the audio mix dialed in just the way they wanted it - and that specific settings were marked on the board with a magic marker. But after rehearsals wrapped, a cleaning person came in and wiped those marked settings away. And The Beatles' preferred mix was lost forever. Hence, why the audio sounded comparatively supbar.

[@elyehage7776]

Ringo's drums sound amazing with A I technology )) i always wanted to hear a rockier drums sound on the Beatles songs . Especially the snare

[@manusamyn5251]

Rappel : Un Bateur est le moteur du Groupe! Sans Batterie (Section Rythmiq) Alors Ce n' est plus un groupe qui sonnera différament

[@bigblueassbaby9074]

@@manusamyn5251I’ve found this in my personal tastes as well. My favorite bands all had great drummers with unique and interesting playing styles that capture my attention. Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Stewart Copeland, Keith Moon, etc all contributed so much into making their respective bands sound great.

[@jimringomartin]

Ringo rules!

[@keith1222]

No they don't.

[@jmm1000]

was too loud tho! the balance is way better in the original. AI is still a kid....for now

[@josephgoldbach2109]

Imagine what could be done to the Hollywood Bowl audio!

[@pedrofernandez8729]

There has got to be a way to drown out the shrieking audience noise w/o affecting the music.

[@bendavies9157]

The same separation tech was used for the 2016 remix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a560kJ2sfbyflc0si=uveuVIgMofyaW1LR

[@thumbsaloft]

@@pedrofernandez8729Why on Earth would anyone want that?! The audience at a Beatles concert is absolutely crucial! They did tone it down on the new Hollywood bowl and it sounds fantastic!

[@StannisHarlock]

Awesome work! I feel so much sorrier for that old man in the audience now. He seemed to be having a terrible time😁

[@MisterLumpkin]

He came to see Topo Gigio

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

He was probably thinking in the same way we think today about older artists. He was probably saying: “all this loud noise, screaming and bouncing up and down, nothing like bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, now those were ARTISTS”.

[@Rockstaralan]

@@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 True, that's what every succeeding older generation doesn't seem to get: That their argument about "today's music being trash" is not new or revelatory. And that, eventually, we ALL start turning into our parents at one point!

[@jamesconnors4297]

finally you can hear johns vocal and ringo's drums

[@KSGVEVO]

Percebi msm, sempre era a voz do Paul

[@mikem3779]

What I'm getting from this is that now with AI the drums can be way louder

[@Sunkenballs12]

The "AI" allowed for separation of instruments vocals and individual drums/cymbals.Thus making it possible to remix the recording. In 1964 its almost certain the recording is a live mix on to a one or two track tape machine. Not really possible to make the mix any better until now. Im not for messing with the Beatles studio mixes, but its very cool for live.

[@Clevername22726]

@@Sunkenballs12 nothing wrong with remixing beatles studio recordings the new ones from the last few years are incredible

[@donengland9140]

Awesome! Bring on a cleanup of the star club tapes!

[@carminelombardi9575]

Wow Ringo's live drumming sounds so great!

[@TuncAk]

The crispness is great but the drums are too loud, almost seems like it hasn't been mixed down

[@gatedreverb1]

It's performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show... this is not the studio version of the song lyp-synced

[@TuncAk]

@@gatedreverb1 Yeah I'm aware of that, what does that have to do with the drums overpowering the audio recovery?

[@gatedreverb1]

@@TuncAk The bass guitar and drums are all but buried in the original mix… hence barely audible. So… I exaggerated the volume of the bass guitar and drum performance to demonstrate the technology that was (not long ago) impossible to do… this is NOT an official remix for any client… it’s a demonstration

[@TuncAk]

@@gatedreverb1 I appreciate that cause that's exactly what I like about it, just thought the drums leveled off would still cut through without needing to bring it so up front. It's still neat to hear it like this, as if you were hearing the raw separated sounds.

[@timcolivet7343]

@@TuncAk It definitely needs some work on the mix.

[@realbogus]

This is what Gilles Martin has been doing, but has been using the original source tapes.

[@WOA76]

wow thats just crazy what AI brings out

[@totallymassive4080]

its fake, its making things up by approximation.

[@M5guitar1]

That is frickin awesome! More more!

[@TT-nh7rx]

This is a great use of ai… Ringos drums sound nice and punchy. Good stuff

[@kompst_tu]

The remastered version sounds like a 90's rock song

[@Qboro66]

There's so many great performances on the Ed Sullivan show that actually sounded great already thanks to the great Art Shine that would sound even more amazing with this technology...

[@ranjandas481]

Wow ! Ringo's drumming and John's voice sounds si crisp in this new version !

[@alfrancisnh]

I see what you did here! Great concept!!!

[@Something9008]

Nice! - it has that live sound most recording don't capture.

[@Ohkayy_yy]

You have to do “Put Your Head on my Shoulder”. Paul ankas infamous live performance would be nice to hear with this technique

[@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258]

Why? Paul Anka sucks.

[@VINTAGEVINYLRECORDS21]

​@@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258 I'm one to disagree on that.

[@MacXpert74]

Interesting. It makes the drums sound much clearer (although too loud), but at the same time destroys the bass guitar part. It needs a little more work! 😅

[@luminocitymusic]

to be fair the creator did say in another comment that this was only a demo/test so i don't think they were focused on the final mix itself

[@Emulator_Crossing]

That cracking voice in... i want to hold your "haaaind" is too funny😅

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I have the original audio in a video i had of the performance on VHS no less, and it wasn’t as bad as the original audio shown here. Was nowhere near the quality of the audio source version either, i would say it was more of a middle of the road type thing, it was very clear and clean for the time but didn’t have the resonance or quality of the modern one. Great work.

[@gatedreverb1]

It would great to have access to the master... much like Giles Martin does with the EMI recordings of the Beatles... If someone has a better quality source file, I'd take another stab at remixing it

[@CristhoferCQ95_YT]

❤ mix

[@gatedreverb1]

Full version linked in the description section

[@Gazmj4]

What's the software called? I've looked up "audio source seperation" but I can't find software that sounds this good

[@pyaeheinko2503]

I don't think this audio is from the Ed Sullivan Show. Look at the official video from The Beatles. You can bearly hear John's voice in the mix. In here, you can bearly hear Paul. I think this audio is from another live performance. Nevertheless, what you did was really good in itself..

[@real.jimmy23]

but john lennon's mic was broken

[@mr.zanoti]

they really are from the wrong era, years ahead of its time!!

[@MrPiperian]

John's mic was low in the mix cuz the cleaning lady accidentally hit his fader after they'd got the mix they wanted earlier. Bring John's vocal up a bit.

[@Leequidude]

Sounds like a drum cover

[@mitch1847]

For people who think they were just good and lucky, The Beatles played around 1400 shows in 6 years, along with writing and recording 7 albums in the same time period. They worked their a** off.

[@frederickmiller818]

People forget what a good live band they were .

[@invoxicated]

Yea the kick drum and snare stand out in the B comparison. Sounds great.Ringo is rock solid.

[@enstigatorofficial]

The drums are an obvious improvement

[@Bigeazy87]

Shea Stadium remix needs to happen!

[@gatedreverb1]

oh yeah, definitely !! someone has attempted to do a remix already... but I could surpass that attempt

[@Bigeazy87]

@@gatedreverb1 😅

[@thehammondkid]

When are you gonna do a completed version of this? Cause it's fantastic!

[@gatedreverb1]

full version is linked in description... here it is: rumble.com/v2zrnm6-i-want-to-hold-your-hand-the-beatles-live-on-the-ed-sullivan-show-1964.html

[@ksharpe10]

@@gatedreverb1 The Full piece Sounds Great. I remember when my MOM hated their Hair that night, BeatleMania was so awesome in it's day. I myself never really became a Fan til about 1966.

[@johnnymancspice]

@@gatedreverb1Wowee Zowee. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@howardgreenman2908]

Really live the cleaned up audio. But i don’t know why it was necessary to artificially degrade the video. Many people have the original video on DVD and it’s perfectly fine and clear.

[@gatedreverb1]

KZbin would not allow a clear video … the static dodges the copyright flagging

[@dave-nevins]

Great. Thx. What software do you use to separate w/ AI?

[@gatedreverb1]

I’ve been using RIPx for audio separation and ProTools to remix the tracks

[@dave-nevins]

@@gatedreverb1 thx!

[@Larryboy2701]

Is it possible for someone to at least pitch correct the entire original Ed Sullivan Show performance? That fact that it’s tuned down a half-step has bothered me my entire life.

[@griffinm4224]

@@Larryboy2701it is the correct pitch. They specifically tuned to Eb, the tape is not slowed down. Same thing with DC '64, they're in Eb to preserve their voices.

[@obnebur.soulrubber]

Cool !....I'm fine with AI processing as long as it don't mess with pitch-correcting vocals. That's is the best way to de-humanize the thing. Thanks.

[@samsmith1999]

I see a lot of comments recognizing the difference in the sound of Ringo’s drums but do you not hear how clear and distinct the guitars are? Give another listen.

[@emmae6223]

If I was born in the 50s I would think the audio was 4k Quality no joke

[@johncooksey79]

Great audio for such an old vhs tape :)

[@aghnakarnys]

but somehow that “noise” makes the songs even better

[@VenomSteak]

Need to bring back like music

[@Adam_Mokanszki]

Amazing technology!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Up next: August, 1965. Shea Stadium. Let's hear the complete concert.... minus the screaming chicks!😂❤

[@GordKapasky]

The RINGO show. Nice.

[@frankstein5967]

I'll buy the Ed Sullivan CD/DVD as soon as it's available.

[@user-pw7no3te1t]

THE BEATLES!!!! 👀❤ - Canada 🤠 - 2/19/2024

[@bety.suhartini]

snare rim soo tickk 🔥

[@NeffSang]

I'm curious, what AI software was used for this seperation?

[@bambam34804]

Probably Demucs As That Is the Best For It

[@gatedreverb1]

RipX and then remixed in ProTools

[@thalesmorais]

And Ringo becomes even greater

[@joe6096]

I mean, let’s get right to the point: if Paul and Ringo want to make another $10 billion before they die, just commission Peter Jackson to remaster and restore all the live footage of the Beatles from the rare footage in Hamburg, their first recorded performance with Ringo at the Cavern playing Some Other Guy, on through every live recorded TV and concert performance from the Royal Variety Show to Ed Sullivan, Shea Stadium, on through to their last live gig at Candlestick Park in August of ‘66 - using Peter’s AI technology to make them all full 4k UHD in 7.1 Dolby Atmos with little crowd noise. Put them all into one massive live BluRay box set for like $250. They’ll sell like hotcakes.

[@travelanimal]

Amazing

[@michaelwirth6843]

Amazing!

[@mmkk539]

Ringo Starr's drumming is amazing !

[@jsullivan2112]

I like the original better. Sounds more like a mix. It's a testament to how good that band mixed themselves by setting levels, with no sound technicians.

[@PlutOnium-]

Could you make one of "the who - a quick one" rock n roll circus video please?

[@stephendraper789]

OK you can hear more lower end and bass drum etc but Is it necessary? Happier with the original!

[@HomeroSanchez02]

Ese no es el audio del 9 de febrero, es de su tercera aparición, con razon algo no encajaba con el vídeo...

[@fabiocecchini7837]

La batteria copre tutto l'altro. La forza dei Beatles erano le voci.

[@TheBoomBoomRoomStLouis]

i am freaking out. the drums. freaking out like 8 year old girls in the front row screaming. (who were hired BTW)

[@JeffJefferyUK]

The remixing of The Beatles I'd really like to hear is of their studio recording but without the various instruments hard panned left and right. Some of their recordings are really hard to listen to on headphones.

[@TheBeatlesSound]

In principle, let's make things clear, the video is from February 9, 1964 in New York, but the audio you present belongs to the presentation in Miami on February 16 - they are different things.

[@gatedreverb1]

I was informed of that from earlier comments … but I remixed what was there, I did not swap out audio for a another performance date

[@real_soap9713]

listening with speakers: 😊 listening with headphones: 😐

[@BigJDawg4523]

AI wins this round. Also, nice beats, Ringo!

[@mikeheffernan]

Impressive!

[@MichaelGreenLagos]

Pauls bass disapears in the Ai version unless he stop playing

[@zappledd6598]

Hang on -RIngo's snare is tuned differently in the AI version. Sounds like you subbed the drums for samples.

[@gatedreverb1]

You'll also notice that the original audio was overlaid from alternate Ed Sullivan performance... The original source audio was pretty messed up to begin with.

very nice!

[@cassandracassieparker]

its fine

[@thiswan1]

Missing a note after “Something “

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

Well, I admit I listened on an iPhone but if that’s AI at its best…I don’t think we have anything to worry about. AI doesn’t appear to be going ANYWHERE!

[@stephendraper789]

Notice there's no artificial reverb on the P A!

[@TheLovepools]

Ringo is my favorite AI Beatle

[@diegohowe3081]

RINGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@GlennOchs]

Wait until they apply MAL to this stuff.

[@powerconnection1234]

Imagine: looking out in that audience and knowing you get the pick of the litter after every performance.😁😉👍too bad John had such bad eye sight.😣

[@franciscojavierjimenez530]

Lennon voice awesone

[@DanWall-xq3ed]

You can actually here John's voice in AI version. There had been a faulty microphone 🎤

[@olegmakarov7877]

A/A test

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Have you heard the Stowe School recording that surfaced recently? That could use some re-mixing. Nice work!👍👍

[@DominickGiammarinoAZ]

Awesome but the bass keeps disappearing

[@jasmineblack9778]

very clever

[@joshfenn5374]

Oh ok, yeah I get it woah

[@Crisis.Knight]

The start is cut just a second

[@francismcfadden3305]

tbh I like the original better. Has more glue. I get what you were trying to do but it just sounds kind weird honestly

[@justyourdailymate2272]

At 0:37 you can hear George’s guitar and it is just *gasp* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo!

[@lancedaughtridge]

I thought the original was a semitone (half step) down from the record. Maybe I've been wrong this whole time...

[@mikenaykki3133]

Wowwwwwwww 👍👍😎

[@robertbowman756]

Big Difference..

[@murilohumbertocmcb]

funny how johns voice it's almost completely gone in the restored video

[@theyrekrnations8990]

add a third version by layering the two together as the drums are much clearer but overtook the rest of the instruments

[@DougMcDave]

The picture is so messy. I'll just listen.

[@gatedreverb1]

The copyright police will not allow a clear image of it to be uploaded

[@Esotereclectic]

A real good A.I. test would be the 1965 N.M.E. Poll Winners Concert from 1965, where the audio mix (if it can even be called that) is so unbalanced in places that it's unlistenable in spots.

[@nevbarnes1034]

There goes my job. (I'm a sound engineer.)

[@user-ff2nf7iz1u]

the original was just fine, noise is also part of history.

[@hideofreakingkojima5457]

Although the noise is part of history, it's not like they wanted to have the noise in the footage.

[@user-ff2nf7iz1u]

@@hideofreakingkojima5457 so why they broadcasted it in the first place? if it was something they disliked so much acording to your ramdom mind?

[@henryzhao4622]

Drums mixed way too hot though imo

[@gatedreverb1]

The point is … I’m an audio engineer for hire. I can remix any broadcast mix to make it sound different, which I did here. It’s not so much to please any particular Beatles fans… If I made this into a Karaoke mix, people would still complain of the demonstration of this technology.

[@henryzhao4622]

@@gatedreverb1 for sure bro, appreciate it

[@profile2047]

@@gatedreverb1Well the intent was unknown to me as well. All the comments praising the remixed version did not help.