Tech Talk: Alarico - Techno, In The Box & Raw Rhythms (Electronic Beats TV)

With this new Electronic Beats TV Tech Talk episode we glimpse into the world of Italian artist Alarico, a beacon of light in the contemporary Techno scene making a mark through his raw, rugged and unconventional Techno style, which has found a home on the likes of Mutual Rhytm, Klockworks and his own Katana Records among others. Alarico’s studio space sits in the same building as another recent Tech Talk featured artist, Chlär, and the pair recently collaborated as Funk Assault launching their own label "Primal Instinct". Here we take a look at Alarico’s predominantly in the box production approach and gather some insight into how he goes about crafting his unique spin on Techno that’s gained widespread attention in recent years.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Approach
01:19 Sampling
02:30 Ableton Sampler / Granulator II
03:28 In The Box
04:05 3rd Party Plug Ins
04:46 Favourite Ableton Plug Ins
05:17 Mixing
06:19 Effect Chains
06:58 Kick Drum
07:41 Happy Accidents
08:37 Audio Interface

[@prodshapi4079]

Alarico always just keeps surprising me. His sound is something i resonated strongly with, and then to find out his production process is very similiar to mine is crazy. full respect to this italian pizzamaker

[@syneman1]

If you know what you're doing and confident in what you're doing, then comes the magic. This guy demonstrates creativity doesn't come from the bank. Respect!

[@hdsubstance1]

Exactly on point, Is the ear not the gear. And there are no rules in techno. Even being a compulsive gear accumulator I totally support his point about tools.

[@amxrjmotivation]

Ala always showing why he’s the best humble and genuine person

[@evaldasazbukauskas3811]

Really refreshing to see someone who's only using a minimum amount of tools that he needs to achieve what he wants, and is not obsessed with gear, and focused on the music it self. And it wasn't any less interesting to watch

[@luccadibenedetto2986]

Amazing how he can achieve such incredible sound design with so little gear. Shows how talented and dedicated he is. Bravo

[@billclay2701]

Decent laptop, daw midi controller, HS8s and sound interface and you are abbey road with sound quality and possibilities today. Nice Vid!

[@user-fq6tr2gm3l]

he is sooooo talented. The future of the techno scene 🔥

[@gkountilas]

present*

[@chakiejoop]

Reminds me of the Redbull Academy interview with Moodymann. "It ain't what you got, it's what you do with what you have". Good going for Alarico

[@MrBenjonator]

one of the best right now

[@FursAndMasksMusic]

Love this guy's style, never heard of him before. Coming from a guitar/band background, this channel is always inspirational now I'm a synth dweeb 🤓

[@p-reitz]

what a chill dude. thanks for sharing

[@hubert6990]

Great guy. Amazing artist

[@grisha4167]

Big respect Alarico, very nice guy and a decent approach

[@lucascarrizo5783]

amazing

[@justynnell7179]

King ♥️♥️♥️

[@jo50483]

Alarico easily top 5 atm producing and djs

[@ThomasJeffersonnn]

Top 50 yes, definitely not top 5

[@jo50483]

@@ThomasJeffersonnn narciss prob in your top 5 judging by this comment

[@ThomasJeffersonnn]

@@jo50483 don't know who that is

[@pedrocoelho6344]

stop dickriding

[@zanlenarcic4993]

Up there with Chlar, Marcal, Rene Wise...

[@Twenbo]

From Bolgia's second room to Berghain and Skrillex playing your songs. What a journey you are doing, friend!

[@pkliskiki1800]

what song did Skrillex play ??

[@Twenbo]

@@pkliskiki1800 Alarico - Sino He was looping it with one of his songs when he played in Berghain last October!

[@rockesrcks3847]

Best!

[@djrechi]

He works like I do: laptop, headphones, not even with a mouse connected 😂❤

[@mattjox2760]

THE KING

[@MrAlolo333]

Good philosophy, thanks

[@soulcontrol8525]

This bro! 💕

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

🙌

[@NOEL-004]

mixing before arranging is interesting imma try that out😁

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I get jammed up and lose the flow of if I do that I’ll spend hours crafting a snare and lose the plot

[@ryancdallas]

Big Steve knows what he's talking about!

[@arpi003]

🔥

[@yalinyucel574]

Most Producers: You need the best audio interface to be able to produce good music. Alarico: I use Scarlet 2i2.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

It would be interesting to know how many really hear a difference or which interface they rate better in a Blind Test in terms of sound for dance music in general.

[@burger659]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV i never got the point investing 4000€ in an audio interface or converters like Lynx aurora , prism sound etc... ! so many classics were made with cheap motus 828 interfaces...

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

I get it, f I would make 5k or more per gig I would definitely look for a state of the art one.

[@milokenno7559]

it's good if you don’t use any hardware gear hahah

[@burger659]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV i talk about that with some good producers ..it's like outboard these days.. those 2% difference doesn't justify the investment of money anymore and nobody will notice ! but it's always fun to tweak real knobs for sure :)

[@claudiovasquez4133]

❤

[@cyberpunkbg140]

Alarico is humble . You need just laptop and good headphones to make music :)

[@cbyrne2466]

Would like to see more "in the box" producers pls

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

There are many, just check the Playlist: Electronic Beats TV: Artist Tech Talk kzbin.info/aero/PLfRh37c5lviugeRYrBc-Tp1wrX7OmfR9i

[@gnutscha]

he is 100% right. when people were able to produce wicked tunes on amigas then there is no excuse for you that you dont have the right equipment to do the same.

[@saucedbenny]

What a beautiful interview. Such a real guy. Anyone know the track ID at 5:20?

[@ticalh76]

Track ID 7:42 ? Thanks for the awesome video, talent through and through

[@tfk3y]

At the "Approach" chapter, that tarck available somewhere?

[@perruschke6691]

Whats the adress of the Stem operator?

[@specialkcitizen6263]

I though Char and Aleric were the same producer. So, which one of them copied the other ones sound? They both have the exact same production style 😉

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

You should watch Chlär‘s Tech Talk. Can’t see many similarities.

[@Aitchy_]

Yo wtf… Is it just me, or do these videos have haptic feedback on your phone? That’s crazy haha

[@nagchumpalot]

I completely disagree.. Its important the choice of sound that you use.. AND the processing of it😃 Imagine if Moby had not reversed the string sample on Porcelain 😉 Still this is a great Ad for Abelton..

[@mattjox2760]

8:58 its fucking true you dont need big budget to make crazy music!!!!