Theres defo some good info in this one.
You’ve also gotta sound a little bit mental
wow I like it!
i was searching for that style and wasn’t easy for me! I’ m gonna try to learn!
Fantastic tutorial…so much easier when someone is helping you out!!! Thanks Sonic Academy
This is friggin brilliant! People would listen to this today. Awesome mix of classic 90’s with a bit more of their grittier sound.
now that i’m stuck here @ home on mandatory lockdown, a fun time to revisit some of these old tuts I never finished - aha Phil, I didn’t catch the first time around that there is swing groove on stuff… aha! Phil, such a good tut because you show how much is possible just within the DAW all by itself - you deftly use ableton’s envelopes, etc. for the loops as a sort of “gate” etc… to echo the sentiments here, some really good basic techniques here that truly remain classic and timeless and are still very relevant today!
i’m working my way, trying to use ana 2… the bass tutorial is incredible - so many key techniques packed into that one vid. I’m finding doing a separate patch for the top line “fuzz” on the bass can help give more independent control with sidechain etc so it sounds more like it’s going thru a guitar FX pedal… it’s fun taking this one and playing with parameters - the bass tutorial is good for understanding just in general how a subtractive synth works in general… so fundamental - it’s something that’s a common theme in these “oldies, but goodies” tutorial done by Phil, Bryan and… what’s that other guy again…? LOL
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ha ha - fuzz plus used here by Phil is now *sooooo updated compared to back in the day - and still free!
latest ableton 10.1 aligns better the warp markers to the transients on endfill.aiff - phil’s extra steps to align the warp markers in tutorial 4 are no longer necessary - just straight to slice to midi!
at last! I first took a chord stab at this like… 6 years ago! What happened? Well, I was missing something - but at last I secured famed Irish vocalist Janty to guest feature on the vox and… well… that’s when I knew I had the track at last!!!
Amazing Course
Fantastic course. The detail is great and the breakdowns easy to follow.
Realy shame that they use super niche plugins. Really doesn’t future proof the project file. Coupled with the fact there is plenty of things done in the project file which arent talked about in the video… like there is a FuzzPlus2 on the bass. It’s hard to emulate it on another VST when it isnt even shown in this video 
I’d love for a similar more up to date video be made in this style because it was one of the reasons i subscribed and therre arent many around the internet
this is still the best tutorial on this genre/style - and whenever I come back to it, like now once again, a different element sticks out — that I’ve somehow glossed over before/not paid enough attention to… this is truly “old but GOLD” - there’s another tutorial out there giving tips… one thing from that one I’d say to add here to help others: use a noise gate at times to trim off the top lines etc a bit to help give that shuffle/staccato jittery feel the tracks have in real life - other than that, aside from figuring out a more modern selection of sound design (c’mon people - you’re smart!) this tutorial lays down the foundations so well - you learn WHAT works and WHY. Kudos Phil Johnston. “In part two, we’ll cover the BAAAASSSE” - I love it, man!
in a way, you can use “two” lead sounces - Liam’s tracks often have a morse-code stabbing of the root note - a TB-303 type thing with high resonance, low filter - play that as a sort of morse could monophonic stab in your root note; top line with something like Ana “How Da rude” and you get something more nuanced, more layered! I will share my work once all finished!
finished my new (chord?) stab at this genre, this tutorial is such a guiding light for all the most important elements… here is my effort this time around… cheers fam! Stream New One by marztecheque | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
I made another one thank you Sonic Academy Stream Welcome Words by marztecheque | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
whenever I come back to working on some music production after an extended break, I re-visit this timeless classic - like these early tutorials really show what can be super achieved with just some rudimentary functionality within ableton - Phil really put his heart and soul into planning this one out, aptly demonstrating how important it is to understand the “soundscape” and setting up the “aural palette” with good samples first to start with. Great demonstration of some key techniques like pitching the sample in simpler and slicing a loop to midi - it makes you want to understand/learn ableton and unlock the powers lol… I had to comment AGAIN because as I listen to Phil craft his rap vocal at 87 bpm: Phil, you are a talented musician, a great producer - and a great teacher: I will go back too and study your shoegaze one also and this time bring a final track in that to fruition… guys, congratulations - you’ve all taken us on a wonderful journey. Gonna review some Bryan Spence classics too and Chris I really love that one you did with the hero vocals which was basically a precursor to the synthwave boom! the one with the moroder bass etc… guys you are champions. Please interview Conor McGregor lol.