The Thriller Synthesizers | Deep Analysis

Today, I dig deep into synthesizers with synth guru Anthony Marinelli, the programmer behind seven tracks on Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Together, we dissect the creation of legendary sounds, including the ARP 2600 bass and Jupiter 8 stabs.🕺 ❤️ Watch Anthony interview me 👉 • The Dr. Mix Story (An... 🔥
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[@Doctormix]

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[@lolilollolilol7773]

What a wizard Anthony is ! So much mastery !

[@Itsmy2cent]

“Come on, let’s get demonetized together”. Lol keeping it 💯. Love them 2 breaking down stuff from different perspectives

[@bernyboss]

Crazy cool! U r driving us nuts 🥜 😂 Looks like a dream trip 🍾

[@javieralejandro1252]

Hola Claudio!!... Cuándo una reacción a Boney M.?

[@javieralejandro1252]

Abrazos enormes desde Chile ❤❤❤

[@artistschoice2009]

Anthony is such a nice, normal and great guy! No ego's just the love of making music. Great guy! I enjoyed the episodes.

[@user-du9bv3zv4e]

yep, 100 % opposite to this "Dr Mix" 😌

[@patrickhoveling]

This is weird. Seeing the master being educated by the GrandMaster. My god. Can it get any better?

[@danclark745]

Jeez, never thought I'd be sitting on the edge of my seat watching a synth programming video...but gotta say that was "Thrilling"!

[@philippendletonmusic]

Who had the loudest shirt? Dr MIx or Anthony Marinelli? Thumbs up for Anthony!

[@REMOTEMIDICONTROLLER]

Straight up, was thinking exactly the same.

[@FFrrEEddRRiiKK1]

Without a doubt still the best pop album ever produced. Timeless in every sense.

[@xlat808]

An expert meets a master. 😮

[@toondequant7400]

Here before it happened

[@Doctormix]

Yeah baby !

[@DjJay]

You know this guy has given his life to his craft when he doesn't even need to listen to the sound he is designing, he just twists knobs and flips switches being able to hear what each is doing to the sound in his head and the end result is pretty close to what he imagined it would sound like. It's like when you can hear what a sound is going to sound like after you EQ it without actually having to do the moves with the sound playing and when you can play it, its pretty close to where you want it.

[@nicobogue]

so happy you show anthony to your audience… I follow his channel since the beginning and he deserves to be known by a large audience !! you rock

[@jooei2810]

Yeah… Show Anthony… :)

[@synthnseq]

With all of his years of study and this final research, Doctor can now finally become Professor!

[@morganlundin5029]

To see Anthony program Synthezisers, knowing exactly where he is going, is for me as a sound and synth lover such a joy!. Theese videos you made with Anthony is among the best I have watched in a long time! Thank you so very much!! Thank you :)

[@davebassP5]

That ‘10% more’ brought a huge 100% smile to my face 😊

[@Christian-vj5up]

Damn, im thinking of getting into the whole analogue synth world (finally) but i dont own any heavily patterned collarshirts :(

[@jerryb.7021]

I wonder why there aren't more videos of you synth masters from the original albums sharing how you created the sounds of the 80s songs. There must be thousands of musicians who would love to know how Madonna's 80s synth sounds were created, for example. I find it so entertaining and just plain fun. Thank you Mr. Marinelli for allowing us to get into a time machine and taking us back into the studio with you. I see so many forums where musicians want to know which synthesizer was used for a particular song and all we can do is take a guess.

[@McN4styFilth]

Anthony feeling like we all do when he sees Claudio gesticulate

[@danielortizdecaracas]

A two incredible amazing synth stars together

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Priceless. Absolutely priceless. I mean it, you can't pay for shit like this, it can only be given.

[@AnalogX64]

This series is a treat and I'm just amazing how Anthony can remember how to re-create these sounds after all these years 💖💖💖

[@LogiForce86]

Maybe it is because he is methodical about it and applies logic to his sound creation. As can be seen in how he explains his sound creation procedure in this video, for him it was and has been a step by step process knowing the properties of each part of the synthesizer and then using it to build sounds.

[@DAIadvisor]

This is incredible. Someone who spends their entire life doing THIS. Absolutely mezmerizing to watch.

[@herberdth]

The Jedi and the Padawan. Love both.

[@petercarrington948]

This is an education. Two great minds here. Doctor Mix is a humble musician willing to learn new stuff.❤️

[@drsamurai009]

A Minimoog is a very simple instrument control-wise, but sounds so good. You just know Anthony knows the Mini inside and out when he blindly dials in the settings of the chorus call back riff and it sounds spot-on! That is synth patch programming at it's best.

[@NathanielPrinceCoulter]

I just read a breakdown of this album’s recording process. I’ll just say swedien was a genius, Quincy was a genius, Michael was a genius, all of whom worked their asses off for 8 weeks. Thank you all, foal achieved, music Industry invigorated still get chills. Production and execution masterclass. The masterclass of masterclasses actually

[@lamsior]

Rod Temperton was another genius.

[@AznPhatty]

I don't know what the heck they are talking about with all the knobs, but damn I'm soaking it all in. Love this look at all the different sounds that make up the song and how they were created. and it's a shame that Anthony only has 55K subs. So much knowledge and insight into the songs we all love.

[@HaharuRecords]

Man, he just started yotibe yesterday, eventhough he is not from this era...

[@SayyyyyWhat]

Anthony knows these synths & synthesis inside and out! Incredible musical knowledge..thanks for this video Dr. Mix!!!

[@Itsmy2cent]

“Come on, let’s get demonetized together”. Lol keeping it 💯. Love them 2 breaking down stuff from different perspectives

[@johnsch8634]

Great colab, Doctor Mix has the over the top charisma and Marinelli with his experience and knowledge with big hit records.

[@HustonSingletary]

Complete brilliance on all levels. Sir Anthony shows how it's done, period!

[@ischmidt]

I've re-learned how to program synths from watching Anthony's videos. He's so good at explaining why he does what he's doing, and his interview with you was awesome. This is the greatest collab on KZbin right now, maybe ever.

[@BillVincent]

Yet another thank you to both of you for this video! I just can't understate how much respect I have for Anthony's work and his willingness to share his secrets with us in this synth nerd corner of YT. And there just isn't anyone quite like Dr. Mix! Rock on, and thanks again!

[@ellavaderknows]

Anthony is the Mozart of synths. Just an amazing episode, Claudio! Bravo!

[@silverfoils]

It's so great to see you loving every second of this experience Dr. M. Like a kid in a sweet shop. Happy for you.

[@Lo-FiOrchestra]

This is the best channel on KZbin. It's not just about music and learning. This is a great source of inspiration (at least for me). Dr. Mix is so happy with synthesizers that I can’t even envy him)) Thank you very much for this joy, knowledge and inspiration! ❤

[@davebellamy4867]

Have you subbed to Anthony's channel? It's epic good.

[@prashunguha]

This is what I call Epic! We not only get to see and hear the original Synth Programmer for the Thriller, Mr. Marinelli, but also get to see & hear the actual instruments used during the session recording of the legendary songs. What more could we want ?😯

[@ejv.96]

Go back in time and record the actual sessions 😭

[@prashunguha]

@@ejv.96 Alas! If only such a thing was possible. 😇

[@guidoseifert5679]

"let's get demonitized together" - Claudio

[@Eden_Rubin_Music]

😂

[@schwarzerrogen930]

I learned more about synthbass design in 10 minutes than I have in 10 years of YT/experimenting.

[@ilcanaledelmaestrofrancesco]

If i could enter in this room, i'm shure, i could cry for 5 minutes before playing some of theese pieces of history... Sintetizers are not instruments but portals to others dimensions

[@KarlFreudenreich]

I went to Berklee in the early 90s. And I got to learn from some of the guys who worked with Pearlman and Moog. This is the best lesson in subtractive synthesis I’ve had in the last 30 years. Thank you!

[@royevans4581]

Watching Anthony explain how thriller was created is like witnessing creation itself. It's God like. Thriller was my childhood. Thriller was the very definition of cool for me. This is amazing. Thank you doc!

[@planespeaking]

New to knowledge of Anthony but his love of sound is so infectious and so self-effacing.

[@csm0772]

As a non musician I love hearing these little pieces being picked out. Things I'd never noticed before in the song... fantastic.

[@SoundScientist1]

These guys are the true "mad wizard scientists" of innovative R&B & Pop music production. Thanks for sharing guys. 👏🏾

[@gaslightwilbur]

Oh Wow! This is so great to watch these 2 creative minds talking and working together.... and dialing in these iconic sounds from these vintage synths!

[@bcj842]

20:57 "Color". Good way to say it. Synthesizers are a lot like a palette where you mix your color before painting it onto the track with the keys. 😊

[@craiglaycock759]

Wow, this is incredible. Thank you for bringing us into the studio.

[@marinerecords58corshagwen]

Thank you both for this fascinating video, we learn so much with a teacher like Anthony. I'm not a Michael Jackson fan, but Off The Wall and Thriller are really 2 musical gems. Anthony understands synthesizers, knows music, orchestration, he is a true master.

[@bitzclipsmatt214]

2 legions together. I'm in music heaven😁😁😁

[@mikosoft]

They did stack synths on top of synths but not just to make a wall of sound, every layer done with a purpose. That's what makes the difference between an okay arrangement and a great arrangement. These videos are a gold mine of knowledge that wasn't available just a couple of years ago.

[@MaxFury_Official]

I hope everyone new to do the game of production takes notice. This IS a classic example. So many places on the internet were you can read comments like "It's just a supersaw you can do that with any synth". No, you can't. All synths have their own characteristics. If you want a certain sound, you have to use the same synthesizer or you can only if lucky get remotely close! It's always bothered me when people say that "It's just a square or a saw", now you can see it live from the 'Thriller master himself' admitting he can't get it right on another synth!

[@e-conrecords4665]

Anthony is a genius. I’ve been watching his videos for a few months now with so many ‘ahah’ moments. I rave about his videos to just about anyone who will listen.

[@Hgn843cozy]

Legendary! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Rondo2ooo]

I follow videos of you both, but having you together in one video, nerding around, is just awesome!

[@mollyandmaxx]

The technical details they are talking about is way over my head, but some how it’s fascinating! Sheer brilliance.

[@mickricereto8012]

These sessions are pure gold. Anthony is really showing off the ARP too, what a beast it is, but not as well known to the larger audience 😎

[@juno6]

Tony = legend.

[@user-cb9hw1os2b]

This is incredible, I subscribed to this channel the minute I saw the video about the 'Thriller' reconstruction. Although I studied Jazz Guitar in Antwerp, I became obsessed with the synthesizers, and wanted to reconstruct these sounds with the Arturia softsynths as well (still have no clue of how synthesizers work by the way 😅). A few months later my jaws dropped when mr Anthony Marinelli began to explain the actual process of the way he programmed the beats and sounds. So I send an email to Doctor Mix to point that out, and to my surprise Claudio was so kind to answer. Such a great and down to earth person. And now these two are actually sitting in a room, discussing music and passing their knowledge. I just love how both of them are into their craft and willing to educate each and everyone of us with that level of passion.

[@youngsenior2175]

Fantastic Doctor Mix! Wow, Anthony knows his synths very well. Also a great fan of Greg P. Regards from the Netherlands.

[@gbkny1]

This is pure D GOLD. There is a reason for a Minimoog. There is a reason for a Prophet 5. There is a reason for a OB 8. And there is a reason for an ARP 2600. You just have to know when your able to work with their limitations or try another synth. Love it. This guy is showing us how to produce. This info is invaluable.

[@DjJay]

Ive been hearing thriller since it came out and never heard that inner line, answer sound before! 😶

[@mathiasdeschamps1637]

Best 2023's colab !

[@ColtraneAndRain]

I know NOTHING about the tools, technology or techniques but I do enjoy watching the creative process! Thank you for sharing this with the world. 🌎❤

[@dynamiketiger]

Thanks for this, love this!

[@bingobaz6402]

I know I am just jealous but i cant understand how a youtuber gets to meet such a legendary guy.

[@brerkris]

Love seeing you guys together!

[@Strages_Powers]

Thanks for these videos with Anthony, you are both awesome!

[@JohnMoser66]

This was superb!! Bravo to both of you. :-) One of my fav albums ever.

[@MyVinylRips]

Loving these analysis videos!

[@izikshtemer]

Great interview, thank you both.

[@JulianChown]

This was great! Thank you so much, Claudio and Anthony!!

[@sudhirkamat1599]

Amazing to see such talent together!! Cheers 🎉

[@francoisrousseau7893]

Amazing interview - so much to learn from these guys ! thanks

[@emmanuelguillard]

Just an awesome one, thanks a lot !

[@R00365]

Real skill. Love it!

[@jeffjfindley4802]

I love you guys. Seriously. This is so valuable.

[@olofmengede]

And another great video. Anthony you are the best!!! I love this!!

[@Ruediger_Hasenpusch]

It is so fascinating to watch and listen to you! Thank you! 😊

[@Joseph-fq6hm]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This is so much fun to watch!

[@deemarr9151]

Thank you for this! Inspiring and i love the room.classic synths all around.

[@TuffKaya]

Thank you for doing this.

[@Furball2k]

I'm not a musician, can't play any instruments, but this video was amazing!

[@tricevid]

So interesting guys, thanks for doing this! Hugs from Italy to both!

[@korolchukpp]

This awesome, man!

[@TerenceKearns]

I love this channel. Love your work Dr Mix.

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

Entertaining and very enlightening, amazing!

[@justinwillismusic]

Amazing. Fantastic to watch. Thank you dr mix

[@twoscoops2]

Love the videos of the two of you geeking out :D

[@steamkenny4385]

I'm loving these recent videos, so interesting!

[@polkmusic]

This was so cool. Thriller is such an iconic track. Great to hear how the sounds were made.

[@AntonioHyder]

another amazing video. i love how Anthony flips with your wonderful energy 😃

[@penthousepet]

this video was amazing thank you

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Great video!

[@goob8945]

fantastic discussion, very helpful

[@fragilegods]

This was a master class. Excellent!

[@kerzwhile]

Absolutely top shelf content Claudio!!❤

[@magicknight8412]

So cool. This is priceless , to see exactly how the sounds were done. So good to see and hear.

[@Sirie7206]

Love this video!

[@Primadosis]

Thanks for the lesson. 😍🥹👍🏼

[@bio-metric-1016]

Fantastic video clever tips from a classic era still got it

[@ulfq.2851]

Thank you for this very important video, go on!