In this series of videos I'll be walking you through the production process, raising the curtain on the creative and technical steps I took in writing, recording and mixing a selection of my tracks.
I use Ableton as my main production tool these days but many of the studio tricks and tips are transferable to any DAW. It's never been about what you use. It's always been about how you use it.
In this episode, I'll be taking on my Simon Shackleton track, 'Where Embers Glow' (Sputnik Sweetheart Mix, which was remixed and remastered for release in September 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqW_btEa300&ab_channel=SimonShackleton
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Song Explorer 003 - Where Embers Glow
Probably one of the most intelligent analyses/break-downs of a track I have ever seen; verbose/discursive in the best sense and yet very hands-on at the same time. So many problems analyzed and solved, pitfalls identified and avoided in such a short space of time with various gems of creative solutions put forward; all that interspersed with nuggets of productional wisdom and some original notions like ‘slurpy rhythm’, ‘random breaths’, ‘unflowering of the musical idea’ etc. Carving out space for the many elements and maintaining groove are not in themselves unique challenges for a (re)mix but this vid deals with these issues in an original and compelling way. Sharing this compact masterclass with the world is very generous indeed! Let's ruminate on this one for a bit: “Subtraction is as powerful as addition”. Nice bonus at the end of the video: the 'shoehorn dilemma', go watch it!
