Sometimes it takes that long to get something right. In retrospect, I realise I’ve been working on the idea for at least 15 years. The top-end of the track and the brass section went through a Rupert Neve Portico 2 Master bus compressor. I ran the mix through my Rupert Neve 5060 and added an API 2500 and SSL Bus compressor. There’s just no way to replicate the human touch when it comes to horns. I tested various versions out for about a year, but something wasn’t right so I decided to have the whole brass section re-recorded by live musicians. The piano is from Miroslav, and the bassline is from Sylenth. 2017 marks Outlook’s tenth anniversary and in collaboration with The Southbank Centre. SPONSORS / COLLABORATIONS: We are looking for Sponsors if you have any product or merchandise that you want us to advertise on the channel then email us t. I added some dust so it didn’t sound too clean, and there’s quite a lot of resampling of sounds in reverb to create atmosphere. Outlook Festival is Europe’s leading festival of Sound System Culture. The kick is a straight 808 with an amplified click in the beginning, and the rest of the drums are from my library over the years. The demo was made with the brass section from Miroslav Philharmonik, and I ran it through a lot of compressors and EQs from Ableton Live. Technotronic - Got The Power NELLY - Hot in Here & BUSS IT ASAP Ferg feat. ‘Grey’ was made in Ableton Live between airports and hotels in 2014–15. I ran the kick-drum through my Tubetech ‘SMC2BM’ to keep it under control and fat, but not too fat. Usually with techno you’re looking for interaction between the kick-drum and bassline, and in this case I pitched the kick three cents down, so it sat as huge rumble under the whole track and left enough room for all the elements. I finally cracked the code by pitching the kick under the brass section and bassline. The horns always seemed to overpower everything and the mix would clutter up. 3:18 Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Roni Size & Dj Die Remix) (Simon Says The Remixes - 1999) 3:41 Pharaohe monch 'simon says' JL Drum an Bass Remix. Roots Manuva & Rodney P) 3:39 Pharoahe Monch ft. I’ve got at least 30 demos, trying to marry brass sections with various kick-drums. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Remix, feat. The inspiration for ‘Grey’ goes back to my hip hop days and one record: Pharoahe Monch’s ‘Simon Says’.It always made me lose my mind! I love the play between the beats and the horn sample, which came from a Godzilla film, and for the longest time I tried to figure out a way to use that same energy in techno.
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