That "60s" arrangement is one gunshot away from Bond film main theme. Awesome!
@SomeMorganSomewhere
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, my thoughts exactly :)
@rcz8422
Жыл бұрын
To me it sounded like the bridge of Don't Talk by the Beach Boys
@QuirqUK
Жыл бұрын
Portishead did this, recorded their own lounge/jazz music ("Hookers And Gin by the Sean Atkins Experience" amongst others), had it pressed to vinyl and then sampled/scratched it into their music. Even did it with their own name on Mysterons! All as well as sampling others' recordings.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know that! Brilliant.
@robertreid8241
Жыл бұрын
Damn, I'm strangely disappointed hookers and gin isn't a real song!
@rorz999
Жыл бұрын
They even went as far as making the vinyl they got pressed dusty so when they'd sample it, it would sound vintage (i.e. a bit crackly)
@klinkske
Жыл бұрын
They even stepped on the album with their feet to make it sound bad :) do a search, they tell it in a yt video. Very cool
@jmm8476
Жыл бұрын
If I remember right, the first album had only one sample that wasn’t themselves on vinyl? Utley/barrow said it wasn’t an innovation but a necessity as they didn’t know how to produce conventionally.
@ErichWK
Жыл бұрын
Dude. This is the kinda shit I've been trying to do myself but have been failing miserably. Thank you for making this.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
The answer was disco all along!
@ZenMountain
Жыл бұрын
A musician! Someone who actually makes music and knows how to do it. Thank you so much for your channel and for sharing your work.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Cheers.
@nebula0697
Жыл бұрын
The one stop shop for all your disco arrangements of Danse Macabre.
@morayonkeys
Жыл бұрын
Awesome tracks! Both the originals and the remixes. I had to do some electro swing tracks a while back and did this exact thing, making some 30s/40s-style big band tracks, running them through a vinyl processor then went to town chopping them up. Writing the originals was almost more fun than the final remixes!
@puppetsnob
Жыл бұрын
I have been so craving another Alex Ball orchestral mockup video, the kind you did when you first started the channel. This combo hardware synth jam tied in with that is fantastic.
@Xaero188
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, these first two and a half minutes were brilliant enough to be a video on their own. And it's just the beginning. This channel truly deserves ten times more subs than it has now.
@piynubbunyip
Жыл бұрын
slicing your own sequencing can be very rewarding and spontaneous
@Herfinnur
Жыл бұрын
It's so satisfying to finally see you back doing the orchestration stuff! The synth stuff can be interesting, but this is my jam, especially when it's your doing it
@Herfinnur
Жыл бұрын
I know that this is very rude, but does this mean you'll finally go back to doing what made esq Árnafjall sign for your channel? I watch your "My Computer is a 50s Orchestra" -series at least once a year
@HOLLASOUNDS
Жыл бұрын
I dont usually go to such lengths but still resample alot of My stuff and often terns out well.
@RobertFisher1969
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Houston in the 70s, and that Astros shirt hit me right in the nostalgia! As someone who has never been much into sampling and remixes, this was quite interesting.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
I raided a vintage t-shirt rack and grabbed a bunch of these. 😀
@simonhodgetts6530
Жыл бұрын
Top marks for the Deodato mention! His versions of Moonlight Serenade and Sprach De Zastava (you know the one) are utterly brilliant!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Yep, fantastic stuff.
@dervishcapkiner6679
Жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant reference video, full of gems for many composers out there. Brilliant as always Alex!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Hey Dervish! Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.
@nikomokrov
Жыл бұрын
Danse macabre as a disco remix? Absolute banger!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Works quite well, tempted to start disco-ing the whole public domain.
@hermanmeldorf7529
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic *in the voice of Emperor Palpatine* "Dooo eeeett!"
@simonprecheurllarena
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Please sir do 🕺 we'll be here watching
@CJH3D
Жыл бұрын
That second remix needs to be a full song, like NEEDS to be. So good.
@spotlight-kyd
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant lifehack!. Now I can rationalize that all those unfinished tracks I have are uncompleted not because I fleshed them out in too much detail too early and then didn't know where to go from there, but because I only wanted to sample and remix that single part anyway. :-)
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Exactly this!
@tincanpete
Жыл бұрын
Love this video. Your talent is inspiring. Thanks for sharing! Edited to add: and I think the track sounds awesome too :)
@markusfuller
Жыл бұрын
Danse Macabre is one of my favourite pieces of music. and you made it even better. Brilliant as usual Alex.
@sub-jec-tiv
Жыл бұрын
Fashion on point with Astros jersey. Great idea for a video, as usual your composition is choice as well. Nice work sir! 👏
@johntammaro
Жыл бұрын
Bravo to you sir. Much better than the other 95% of sampling videos that still insist of showing how to slice an Amen break. This was different in a good way and very much out of the proverbial box to get those creative juices flowing😊.👍
@davidhughes1461
Жыл бұрын
This process is really up my alley! Trying to make source material for Vaporwave and Future Funk compositions. As well as not having to worry about copyright issues you also learn so much more about music production and music theory than you might have otherwise
@Mouxbar
Жыл бұрын
Loving them chamber strings. Very Bond like. Must release my chamber pot samples. Money to be had in this game! 😆
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
😂
@peter-utrblk
Жыл бұрын
The intro song sounds like a hidden 70s disco classic. Schöner track. Best wishes.
@jimle22
Жыл бұрын
Alex, I think your music is awesome! Since I found your channel I have acquired profound respect for synthesis. I have always been intrigued by electronic music and I am an old guy. What you bring to the genre are musicality. I am also a guitar and bass player so I can really apprecitate your love for vintage and modern music. Your music is just top notch and I really enjoy listening. Synthesisers are being used to make real music and not just a lot of wiered noise and SFX. I am subed and have been binge watching your older videos. Thank you for your content and all you do.
@xa1a
Жыл бұрын
This is utterly fantastic Alex! Well done again mate.
@thesamplemotion
Жыл бұрын
really brilliant as always, man! that godzilla-type cue remix is prime boss-battle material, it's so intense. and that 60s arrangement is so lush, with those fascinating harmonies. amazing!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@hellomynameisjoenl
Жыл бұрын
Hey, I know this user.
@thesamplemotion
Жыл бұрын
@@hellomynameisjoenl oh hey! lmao
@SpikesStudio3
Жыл бұрын
Hey bro. That lesson was gold. I have always loved that you look like you are loving it. Thank you for producing on you tube and letting me watch you mastery. 👍
@rlbf1967
Жыл бұрын
Totally absorbing! I think one of my favourites of your videos so far😃 A peek behind the magicians curtain indeed… I especially loved the way you used the Korg with envelope follower (and inverter) to control the low-pass filter - wonderful! Aside from that I’m trying to erase the image of you in a Godzilla costume stomping NewYork. They wouldn’t like it.
@koosfockens1707
Жыл бұрын
fantastic work , enjoying this already and only just listened to your 'original', let's see what's next in the coming 20 minutes... 🙂
@soulfulandnice
Жыл бұрын
This has been a thorough video exactly as you described! 😊 Being creative from public domain music is a great way to feel inspired when writer's block happens. I just started playing with instrument samples a couple months ago as VSTs. I'll try this out to see what I come up with. Thank you for sharing this video of recreating audio! 😁
@jakehendriksen2841
Жыл бұрын
This is an awesome return to something akin to your Light Music "My Computer is a 1950s Orchestra" series. I love all your videos, but I think this kind of content best shows off the depth of your knowledge and thinking. An awesome idea to compose/orchestrate something original to then chop up into something "vintage and resampled".
@tao8365
Жыл бұрын
I bet most people watch your videos in their office, living room, the studio or on transit. I watched this vid at 4:30 am while taking a hot bath. Can recommend.
@horizontalblanking
Жыл бұрын
I’m getting Daft Punk and Orb vibes… and I’m all in. Another amazing video, matched with great technique and application. Chef’s kiss!
@jloiben12
Жыл бұрын
Something that can help are programs that rip turn audio files into midi like RipX. Take some Hendrix guitars, turn them into midi, and then make your own guitar tone. All you’d have to deal with is the easy licensing
@jtedit
Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Have been eagerly awaiting another production video from you. Thanks.
@CommunityGuidelines
Жыл бұрын
Your disco "Danse Macabre" was fantastic, it reminds me of Ennio Morricone's "Dies Irae Psichedelico" from 1968, which is exactly what the title implies. Your "60's Orchestral Ballad Remix" has a real Yasuharu Konishi vibe to it. Nice work!
@RobertDorschel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration. Although I did download your sound bits here, thank you. Please note, I will be playing the Godzilla minisong over my phone speaker whenever I walk into work from now on.
@chrismurphy9750
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us inside that process! Awesome! I didn't even know you did orchestral arrangements - sweet!
@paulsmith1843
Жыл бұрын
Alex, you're a flipping boss. Great ideas, man, sick!
@shebrr
Жыл бұрын
I really watch these videos for the music.
@SlightlyNasty
Жыл бұрын
I've tried to get into the habit of banging out stems for every project I do, they're such a sampling goldmine.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Good idea.
@starsky101
Жыл бұрын
“ I’m not a remix kinda guy” nails it not once but thrice
@IanWaugh
Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex - Great idea! And the Jonathan Creek theme to boot 😄👍
@bradylasserre9320
Жыл бұрын
Your melodies are always so beautiful.
@JohnSk82
Жыл бұрын
Paul Thomson's very excited today ...oh wait hah .Great work mate (cudos for the spitfire stuff as well)
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
I imagine when fully excited, Paul taps a finger in time to the music. 😀
@JohnSk82
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic While playing Chariots of Fire and the didididi of the intro ? :P
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnSk82 Haha. Perfect.
@tadknuf7979
Жыл бұрын
Sampling is beautiful
@TDRKB
Жыл бұрын
Even though you have brought respectability to hip-hop styles on the 2400, I just loved the Godzilla theme. You nailed it totally. An interesting approach to a sampling video. Those soundtracks were a lot of work! You didn't put your disco specs on for the first track!!! Good fun video.
@TomiTapio
Жыл бұрын
Alex, you're a Grandmaster. We amateurs with three softwares and one midi input keyboard and zero practice time, can't do what you do.
@GingerDrums
Жыл бұрын
Very propellorheads vibe on that second remix, which is a big compliment!
@jamesreid8840
Жыл бұрын
Alex TOP STUFF love the 60s ballad it was so John Barryesque. Out of curiosity what plate reverb did you use was it a plugin or pedal. Thanks for this keep it up
@cravecave505
Жыл бұрын
You‘re a f….. genius! btw I like your „light 70-80s TV vibe“ grading too. 📺
@AutPen38
Жыл бұрын
Three videos in one. Exceptional!
@arenotdiy7280
Жыл бұрын
This video is certainly more outside of your box than usual, but it has all gripping scores and well explained insights we all come here for. I would ask you for just a slice of your talent, except you hand it over by the shovel-full here. I am actually inspired, Thank You for your efforts Mate!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thought it would be fun to do something a bit different.
@thebkstank2095
Жыл бұрын
Those string and woodwind sounds are amazing. And how it all somehow sounrs vaguely pressed to vinyl already
@ISLAInstruments
Жыл бұрын
Utterly Brilliant video mate, would loved to have seen Ashley get his big horn out for you on that disco danse track!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Did consider getting Ashley on it. He did me the sound of a kiwi playing an alpine horn for a TV show recently. True story.
@maandalen
Жыл бұрын
The start of your version of Dans Macabre sounds a bit like Altin Gün, nice 😎
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
I'll have to check them out, not heard of them.
@klinkske
Жыл бұрын
I was very twisted watching this. I m totally not a vst sample pack user but wow - using hardware to make it fun is fantastic.
@XavierRadix
Жыл бұрын
Wow... Never really thought of doing it this way! Also I think it's worth noting the amount great things you will learn from making a sample track that is totally out of your musical comfort zone. Learning how to write a 70s disco song, you'll find it's probably bloody fun to do even if you're not a musician that plays in that style normally. And the endless amount of experimentation with sampling you can do afterwards is just beyond fun, to me at least... Such an inspiring video this is, thanks Mr. Ball!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Yep, attempting another style is a cracking way to learn.
@GhostOfLorelei
Жыл бұрын
I love how the answer here is "be really good at turning classical music into whatever style of music you need and then sample that!" Reminds me of that Simpsons clip with the "half assed approach to foundation repair" which...even "half assed" was super complex for regular folks. OR! You could use Tracklib which makes it easy to license old songs for sampling usage. It's just a smidge easier than writing your own library of samplable tracks.
@marsmediapro
Жыл бұрын
Astonishing! ❤
@styleguide01
Жыл бұрын
Great as always. Btw i like the Dave Smith shirt👍🏻
@TisMeJohnDee
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff, very clever remix of Dans Macabre.
@gofelriebenschmalz6687
9 ай бұрын
the last one reminds me of the first ratchet and clank soundtrack. well done :)
@PaulBoos
Жыл бұрын
I love Danse Macabre! And now it is my favorite disco song!
@alien_brain
Жыл бұрын
the disco sounds real. youre a master
@kevinbatchelor9566
Жыл бұрын
Damn, you’re so good at this.
@digitalduch1111
Жыл бұрын
Excellent! That "60's Orchestral Ballad" could've also turned into a D'n'B Remix 😉
@toddtrillo7445
Жыл бұрын
F- ing fantastic Alex , as always . The last track just about had me get down and funky then I remembered im old and home with covid , probably should just stay in bed and save it for another day
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Hope you get better soon!
@activelow9297
Жыл бұрын
I think disco is your strong suit.. I'm continually amazed by how well you do the genre. Your stuff is almost too good to give away for free on KZitem.
@adam872
Жыл бұрын
Damn this is fantastic. Some of this sounds like Propeller Heads or Cinematic Orchestra, which is to say - excellent.
@HOLLASOUNDS
Жыл бұрын
Propellerhead is now Reason Studios and yes as a Reason user since 2006 I can confirm that all of the sounds used from spitfires here come stock with Reason 12.
@adam872
Жыл бұрын
@@HOLLASOUNDS well there you go. The more you know eh? 🙂
@AynenMakino
Жыл бұрын
Disco Macabre could vibe really well with some ABBA style vocals over it!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Gimme, gimme, gimme Saint-Saëns after midnight..
@AynenMakino
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Haha, excellent!
@AndyVonal
Жыл бұрын
Just simply awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your skills and imagination with us. What a great lesson!
@thomasberner5282
Жыл бұрын
Please release an album/an EP with these songs and their remixed counterparts (a release on vinyl would be a great match, right?) 🤩
@tonycowin
Жыл бұрын
Or a remix comp with the stems.
@polymolly
Жыл бұрын
The 60’s ballad came with the Phillips logo! It sounds so Scott Walker / John Barry
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Cheers. Was going for the Barry vibe a bit, Humperdinck too.
@noodlessynth7777
Жыл бұрын
Wow ever video you do is creative gold. Fantastic music.
@tenalock
Жыл бұрын
used to shuv my s900 through my ms20 env follower filter in the 90s gor great effect and a few releases even. I have been using AI to strip out music I made 20 years ago, especially the drums, your own instant sample library! Good work.
@orthoooo
Жыл бұрын
Some contemporary Scritti Politti vibes on that 60's Orch Ballad demo!
@mixolydian2010
Жыл бұрын
That's great fun and inspiring, take it easy.
@amonster8mymother
10 ай бұрын
Oh wow varying the portament speed!!!
@pavlovsky0
Жыл бұрын
Love the Houston Astros Tshirt!
@robertsyrett1992
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see a follow-up video of you making vaporwave with this 'false sample' technique.
@althejazzman
Жыл бұрын
Some beautiful sounds here! I thought the trumpets with the plate reverb had a very "in the room" feel. The disco remix and the orchestral ballad remix worked very well with added synths, and then you even gave us some DnB at the end! Where did the drum sounds come from on that? I refuse to believe that "remixes aren't really your thing".
@gunark
Жыл бұрын
I had the idea to do just this in about 1998 when Cubase VST/24 came out and I saw the possibility of a studio in a box. So I built a super PC and got the Yamaha DSP factory card and was all set to be a one man Dust Brothers. Unfortunately I didn’t count on computers of 1998 being a fair way off being that powerful, and my own inability to somehow write and also play the instruments for those genres. Plus, despite there being all this power, at this point you’d still need a studio to record the parts in. But now it really is possible, which is amazing to do even using a cheap desktop and a bunch of drives. Nuts.
@chadwixom
Жыл бұрын
So crazy good brother! So talented.
@addiKdude
Жыл бұрын
"I don't have a Clavinet, I don't think many people do" - Geert Van Schlänger
@geertvanschlanger8057
Жыл бұрын
That'sch right shexy viewer.
@TheOnlyRiktor
11 ай бұрын
awesome!! The string lead once remixed almost sounds like Texas Fagott's Back to Mad lmfao
@briannicholson5747
Жыл бұрын
Those 60s ballad strings have DJ Premier somewhere like "...wait a minute"
@0richbike
Жыл бұрын
Blinding! If I've been a good boy I might splash out on some spitfire for Xmas. In July.
My word! I've been watching your work for a while now, including the orchestral stuff, and your grasp of the fundamentals is staggering. This one was pure ear candy - start-to-finish! Ever work with Garageband? lol. all de best!
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Garageband - a few times, but not for many years. 🙂
@RichardDenRooyen1973
Жыл бұрын
..... just WOW
@Amazology
Жыл бұрын
BIG FAT understatement. That was > D O P E
@OriginalRaveParty
Жыл бұрын
If you were a chef, Gordon Ramsay would be jealous of your food.
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
I once worked as a chef in Whetherspoons. I lasted two weeks, was the worst job I ever had. Well, one of the worst.
@gophercrow
Жыл бұрын
Danse Macabre - brilliant choice. Question: how much of what you are doing comes from formal music training (reading, arranging & theory for example) versus skills developed from hands-on use (like how to add nuance to sample library sequencing with MIDI CC)? Are there ways to learn all of this at once, or did you build those skills gradually from different experiences?
@AlexBallMusic
Жыл бұрын
Both are important, in my opinion. I have a degree in music composition and learned a huge amount from that, but I've never stopped teaching myself and grabbing tips from others. Definitely a gradual thing.
@GuidoGautsch
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic that explains a lot!
@mrr2816
Жыл бұрын
Apologies I promised myself No more comments on t'tube But come on.. That is a lot of work A lot Must've taken some time But.. It's an absolute belter of a vid! Just brilliant Good job Sir!
@preservedjams4109
Жыл бұрын
DnB was the correct choice for that final sample
@ascensionrecordings
Жыл бұрын
When i first starting recording (2000) i was really into DJ shadow. I didn't know what sampling was and thought he played all the parts so thats how i started making music. looping drums and guitar and keys that i played and chopped up
@davidryle
Жыл бұрын
Favorite is the middle one - reminds me of BoC. If the next Bond film production fails to hire you, that would be their own mistake.
@theberndsen
Жыл бұрын
Inspiring!
@bf0189
Жыл бұрын
Disco is extremely hard to produce! You did a great job. Detroit techno legend Carl Craig uses this approach for his music but uses a DAW to produce something interesting but then samples it and reworks it on a MPC.
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