TUFF JAM aka Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown and Matt "Jam" Lamont rinsing to the massive

[@jonfernandezsoulfulhouse2616]

Legends

[@KeyahMuti_art67]

This was the second track I wrote with Tuff Jam.

[@charlieskelhorn]

Legends, their music is ageing like a fine wine. Very very good producers and I don't think they realise how great they are.

[@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial]

absolutely and I will send your comment onto Matt

[@charlieskelhorn]

@@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial Wow, thanks a lot!

[@keirobangs6666]

legends ❤❤

[@JamesThomas-pv5en]

These 2 are absolute legends on the garage scene for the last 30 years. Do I spot a legendary Akai Mpc 3000 next to Karl in this interview 🔥🔥🔥

[@jakerossiter4453]

nothing but bangers

[@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial]

We all agree with that, bangers all the way!

[@ReneFranco86]

Two legends of UKG.

[@smalljack2f0n0]

Legends!

[@squidlid]

Quality piece of history there, legendary business. it's a shame it only featured the audio of one tune though, would've ben good to include some of the other tracks they mentioned.

[@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial]

Yes, totally get you but, this interview was based around that track, arranged by the record company, so we get at much as we are allowed in the time allocated. We had Matt on later shows where he talks about other things. Thanks for your comment.

[@project-95]

Excellent! Loved their production style in the 90s. Was trying to peep some of their hardware in the video but couldn't make anything out beyond the Akais

[@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial]

This is my fav Tuff Jam tune, loved supporting it.

[@bontempo1271]

Nothing out of the ordinary for the time. The Akais, Motu Midi Express, looks like a pair of compressors for the mixbus possibly Drawmer, another pair might be gates or again bus compressors. Nothing high end. Ensoniq DP4 for effects and reverb. A Lexicon too. Roland sound modules, not sure the models. Akai MPC hidden behind Karl. Sony CD burner. I think that's old Cubase as a daw, but not quite sure. Doesn't quite look like a version i remember. Of the only importance are Yamaha NS10s for monitoring. Then i think that's an Allen and Heath mixing desk. None of it matters because it's the techniques they used that make that style. Once you know the techniques you can do it on anything. The old midi sequencers were a bit tighter as were the Akai samplers when triggered, but still not that important.

[@project-95]

@@bontempo1271 yeah I'd love to know their techniques, and Todd Edwards. They had a sound which was just tight and glued together, not necessarily mixed well but that didn't matter. It sounds like some kind of saturation.

[@bontempo1271]

​@@project-95 Well Todd Edwards has been emulated somewhat, it's kind of pointless because it's very specific and you just sound like Todd. Tuff Jam borrow some of that vocal chop style but the sauce is in their groove. It's about getting a quantize setting you like, then getting the sample lengths to fit into that groove. The overall tone to their track is going to be hard to emulate unless you know the specific chain they use, but that's not important. Get an analyser and see what their overall frequency distribution is. It's a very narrow mid range sound, very crunchy, piercing highs. You don't hear the bass on narrowband speakers, because they composed for the clubs. So their bass is straight to the subs, no concern for creating harmonics we can hear. Everything sounds driven on their desk. Then compressed. That would have been a quick way to get a hotter sound out of the basic samples available. But likely most of their sound was sampled from records. Ah, also, overall it's a very Akai sound. That's adding to that crunchy mid range aswell. But screw all that, research the techniques, learn their frequency curve, use something like D16 Decimort or TAL DAC to emulate the sampler colour. Once your beats are in place, it works. You don't need to get the same overall tone, except the drums need crunch to work, otherwise it can sound a bit weak. Sometimes you can find something to put on the mixbus which acts a filter/lens for your whole sound. Something in their chain was doing that.

[@project-95]

@@bontempo1271 You sound like you know your stuff. I'm a big fan of Todd Edwards early drums, stuff like The Praise, Rite Now etc. I've never heard that emulated very well. Tuff Jam tried and ended up with their own fatter sound. Just lots going on in the sound design and programming that you never hear these days - it's all too clean and contrived.

[@Coachtroybrown]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@CLUBAVISIONTVOfficial]

My pleasure Troy, spread the word by sharing mate.

[@Will-hr1qq]

2:44 5:41 todd edwards

[@silviacoco-basseyeyanga4153]

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