Deconstruction: LFO - 'LFO' w/ Chris Martin

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We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with Course Content Developer Chris Martin, breaking down LFO's classic techno track 'LFO' in Ableton Live.
CONTENTS
Intro 00:00
Track Parts 02:28
Chords 03:30
Lead 06:42
Drums 09:45
Bass 11:50
Vocals 14:15
Sub Bass 15:22
Laser 16:13
Reconstruction 17:00
Outro 19:20
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@PointBlankMusicSchool 3 жыл бұрын

What's your favourite classic rave tune?

@rjbush7955 3 жыл бұрын

sweet harmony

@djscottfrenzy 3 жыл бұрын

Outlander Vamp!

@matstevens3756 3 жыл бұрын

Shades of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation

@chickenlips74 3 жыл бұрын

Prodigy's Everybody In The Place, and LFO's LFO, of course

@tomdavies6368 3 жыл бұрын

@@rjbush7955 Agree.

@russ8889 3 жыл бұрын

The Leeds warehouse mix was pure bass ,test any speakers or headphones I buy with this track........a true classic of a tune Mark Bell was a top man R.I.P

@billB101 3 жыл бұрын

I actually heard it in Leeds warehouse, it definitely worked ;)

@russ8889 3 жыл бұрын

Nice I shook walls playing that track

@Hotdogjackson 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite version :)

@frankieatjumbleend4867 Жыл бұрын

Same here 😊

@steveplatt2068 5 ай бұрын

Yeh it’s phenomenal even to this day

@metube2907 3 жыл бұрын

The music video for LFO 'LFO' was actually made by John Foxx, the former Ultravox singer and electronic music pioneer (if you havent heard of him, you'll want to research him, he really was a trailblazer). He was a teacher, I think at a Manchester college and got his students to produce it while he directed it. On the Warp Vision: the Videos 1989 - 2004 the director is listed as 'unknown' but it definitely was John foxx and his students.

@PointBlankMusicSchool 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks for sharing that bit of knowledge!

@marcusrafferty7638 3 жыл бұрын

Jarvis Cocker directed that video.

@metube2907 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusrafferty7638 There seems to be conflicting information out there. Jarvis is mentioned in an interview as directing it and is credited in a few places. But John Foxx is credited on imdb and on his wikipedia and John F (real name Dennis) was one of my tutors and he told us directly that it was him and his students. They do know each other as Jarvis has interviewed him, so my guess is that Jarvis was one of the students or somewhat involved and maybe both had directing credits.

@marcusrafferty7638 3 жыл бұрын

@@metube2907 yeah, they were both involved. Look at the early warp videos for Tricky Disco and Aphex (On). Both Jarvis Cocker related too .

@djneils100 3 жыл бұрын

wow I never knew this - loved John Foxx as a kid in the 80s - used to listen to his album (the one with underpass on) on my paperround

@waynester71 9 ай бұрын

Man…memories! I used to play this on repeat in my Ford Escort RS Turbo.. I had a 1000w amp & 2 15” sub woofers in the boot.. Cruising Petersfield town centre in the mid 1990s..LFO pumping! 😂 Nice work! 👏🏼😎

@snubbyy 4 ай бұрын

big up everyone from Petersfield

@Lyve1981 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the K1v showcase. And your recreation is spot-on! 👍

@Jonny_Does_Breaks 3 жыл бұрын

This was not a vst I had seen before. Been having a play. Great work.

@OliFreke 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea the chords were that preset - great find. Plus I'll be grabbling that K1 plugin (even though I actually have a real K4 leaning against the wall!)

@dragon-id5uj 3 жыл бұрын

wow its nils! thank you so much! legend!

@AutPen38 2 жыл бұрын

It's one of the best free plug-ins. Nice work, Nils!

@trevor_mounts_music 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man that Kawaii plugin sounds SO good and totally free. Good looking out. Like the M1s cousin from out of town.

@peaceLove1988 22 күн бұрын

Remember a dj playing this tune on a pirate radio station and doing a brilliant scratch on it. Absolutely brilliant.

@steveplatt2068 5 ай бұрын

Great tutorial for one of my favourite tracks ever ❤

@C20XEMini 3 жыл бұрын

FREAKING AWSOME!!! I’ve waited 31 years for this!!

@metube2907 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome, really one the best tunes ever made and recreated super well! thanks

@sram993 3 жыл бұрын

Bloody amazing. Thanks for making this. For me it highlights how such a standout track can be made up from such simple components, but knowing how to put those components together in a musical way is key!

@Adam-ed5pk 3 жыл бұрын

Laser-bass legend Chris Martin back at it again with the informative and engaging deconstruction masterclass!

@bongofury3176 3 жыл бұрын

LFO - this tune takes me back to Newquay 1990. I have worshipped it ever since...makes me tingle to hear it...

@marcusm3600 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is fantastic! One of my all time favourite tracks expertly deconstructed.

@Jarah 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, always loved this tune. Thanks

@macros303 3 жыл бұрын

Wow such a perfect re-creation.. Well done. One of my all time favourite tracks

@kelvynification 3 жыл бұрын

LFO’s track ‘Freak’ is ridiculously good. The video is an absolute classic must see:)

@chickenlips74 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic deconstruction, I learned a lot, thank you. Amazing how close to the original this is.

@IsotonikStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Oh brilliant, thanks for this one!!!

@popscratchie3985 2 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent way to teach. Keep these classic tune breakdowns coming. I have to say the way he did his voice saying “LFO” gets over the idea he’s portraying but nothing sounds as good as the speak and spell.

@mylarmelodies 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely fantastic work, and such an important/brilliant tune that is still as killer as the day it was written - I bought a K1m just to experience that preset being played first hand on the real hardware!!

@Kee-Lo 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant deconstruction Chris!

@SpikeColgate 3 жыл бұрын

Timeless classic. Still remember first hearing this and being blown away.. RIP Mark Bell..

@MLElf 3 жыл бұрын

Really great work! Nice one

@alanmodimages Жыл бұрын

I remember when this came out. The sub bass destroyed everything in its path! I remember talking to the guys at Buy Rite Records in Detroit. They just shook their heads and admitted that they could not reproduce the bass in their studio.

@riChchestMat Жыл бұрын

I was surprised that it’s FM. I always assumed something that dirty was analogue.

@marcusrafferty7638 Жыл бұрын

the wizardry of Rob Gordon

@WilliamSwiftMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job!

@lifeispower Жыл бұрын

Amazing! simple and accurate, thank pointblank and chris!

@shh_you_are_wrong 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant, must try this

@jaystrata. 3 жыл бұрын

This is magic well done m8.

@Rolanoid 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Timeless album

@matti_j 3 жыл бұрын

Back when this was released, my local record store sorted this under "Bass & Bleeps", a short lived sub genre name.

@hearmenow909 3 жыл бұрын

I think 'Bleep' was the correct sub-genre name back in the day, mostly associated with the early 90s Warp sound, Nightmare On Wax - Dextrous etc.

@Gazzlewazzle 6 ай бұрын

Love it. Fantastic deconstruction 😊

@jawoody9745 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for deconstructing a song from one of my favorite albums. My CD cover has yellow and blue spirals on it. I own everything they put out. They were incredible.

@PeterGude 3 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏🏻 love the track

@jeepyhen Жыл бұрын

Big thanks for this!

@Bantam80 3 жыл бұрын

What a tune! Love the K1 too. I still have mine!

@mcbain23 3 жыл бұрын

Despite the titular LFO being the focus, it's that K1 string riff that really defines the feel of the tune for me. Ethereal!

@shpab 2 жыл бұрын

That was great, thank you!

@jeepyhen 3 жыл бұрын

Cool as ..! Nice! Thank you, I learnt a lot!

@ElectricSoulShow 6 ай бұрын

Lfo - Track 4 - is the one. It must have blown the minds of Detriot Techno producers themselves. The Yorkshire Home counties of England. Were listening Hard to the music of Detriot, Usa, and came up with their distinctive "Bleep" sound within Techno music.

@djscottfrenzy 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely brilliant!!!!!!

@simonsherbourne 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is wicked! 👏🏻👏🏻

@Soundsauca 3 жыл бұрын

Man this takes me back, classic tune and great deconstruction. Thanks also for the heads up on Kawai k1v plugin. I do dig an old rompler!

@therunningstef5347 3 жыл бұрын

Woah! Never realised how many people liked LFO

@wiresounds135 3 жыл бұрын

Man, it’s an iconic track. A definition of Techno. Ground breaking back then, it sounded like the future. It still sounds like the future.

@reedcrisis 3 жыл бұрын

I was just crazy about them. Even more with Mentok 1.Walls were shaking.

@kinada7372 3 жыл бұрын

yes man, Mentok is a beast

@mikb5587 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@jedeyetown 3 жыл бұрын

Wow brilliant tutorial many thanks

@SteveAldous 3 жыл бұрын

I've had the intro of this track as my ringtone for a few years now! 31 years on still sounds fresh 🇬🇪👍

@TheFesta01 Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@TheFesta01 Жыл бұрын

It’s the track that got me into electronic music.

@Joypadrick 3 жыл бұрын

When I was 12 years old, this track brought me to Techno😍 The feeling it gave me was so special❤️❤️❤️

@FALKHET Жыл бұрын

Love that track one of the best ever songs. Endless thanks sir

@plutostube 6 ай бұрын

so great congrats for this one, I was listening to it a few days ago and asked my self about the production of it, very simple and effective, patches are important for the vibe of it, they all have a great "stamp"

@network909 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely nailed it

@ashfaq1999 6 ай бұрын

Great deconstruction of this classic.

@pongtrometer Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@RAVE_GHETTO_BLASTER 10 ай бұрын

Nice one!

@MrPerfectpizza 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Bought it when it came out in summer 1990.

@Acerkool Жыл бұрын

Wow great recreation of a great track

@themanfromvolantis 2 жыл бұрын

Aghast. I'm gobsmacked by this. How did you even begin to have such incredible knowledge? When I was about 16 my folks bought me a Yamaha PSS 680. I took it to a party and me and my mate spent about an hour figuring out how to play "7 Ways To Love" by Cola Boy. Then this lad came over and asked if he could have a go. He proceeded to play a perfect "Van Der Velk" theme tune. I realised I would never be able to play like that and the keyboard gathered dust in a cupboard from that day and I got a bank loan and got some 1210s and a mixer. 18 months ago, I bought an app called "Caustic". I opened it up, flicked through the screens and became overwhelmed. I havent opened it since. I see videos like yours and I realise that super humans do exist.

@topofthemornintoya Жыл бұрын

This was GREAT 👍🏼

@janchristiansen6353 3 жыл бұрын

Almost perfect, but you should have used the Texas Speak & Spell box as LFO did! 😉

@akoolstik 3 жыл бұрын

great job here thanks

@garrybynon6080 3 жыл бұрын

superb!

@sisyphusvasilias3943 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris~!

@FabrizioCARENA 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris, I'm a big fan of your first album you did with your band!

@172Break 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the Network and Warp records tour in Glagow in 1990 with LFO, Nexus 21, Nightmares on Wax and Rhythmatic. A few months later, Nexus 21 became Alter8 and blew up the charts!

@moidj1975 3 жыл бұрын

'twas a simpler time😎 Great breakdown video, thanks 👍

@lemonchill 3 жыл бұрын

this track inspired me (and still is) in music production

@quantize 3 жыл бұрын

Needs a tiny bit of swing shuffle to feel right imho, great job tho, now do stakker humanoid lol

@simontunnicliffe2107 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, Hardcore Uproar - Together lol!

@AKAtAGG 3 жыл бұрын

yesssssssss

@AKAtAGG 3 жыл бұрын

@@simontunnicliffe2107 ALSO YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@mattm3729 3 жыл бұрын

Bloooohy brilliant mate

@MastersOfHouse 3 жыл бұрын

I like it, 8 Polyphony limitation of the Casio sampler had lot to do with the laser arrangement with the bass etc which is not a problem with modern gear now will share this with my daughter now in her 30s its was her speak and spell will follow your channel .

@palaHD 3 жыл бұрын

mate thanks for this track,what a huge part of back in the day it is

@marcusrafferty7638 Жыл бұрын

respect to you Martin for being such a forward thinking and positive force back then!

@marcusrafferty7638 Жыл бұрын

please reform LFO with @LFO Gez Varley!

@MastersOfHouse Жыл бұрын

@@marcusrafferty7638 thanks mate retired old man now still DJing crazy beats just for fun @ Angelicas Leeds this Friday and Saturday 5-6 hours so go thru the history and there is new generation of kids who still love cool house music feel blessed.

@scart_records Жыл бұрын

@@MastersOfHouse happy to hear you still rocking it, even into your ‘retirement’ 👊🔥✨🫠

@binaryfunction4233 3 жыл бұрын

Superb

@hdsubstance1 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@21stCenturyDanceClub 3 жыл бұрын

At last! Music Tech at its best! History too! Excellent 👌!!

@Flashback_Jack Жыл бұрын

Damn, this is awesome.

@andyallen7892 Жыл бұрын

Magic!

@petrichor649 3 жыл бұрын

Still brings a smile

@mcshafty1 3 жыл бұрын

Classic track and an amazing recreation. Your skills and teaching ability are great. I got heaps out of it - thanks mate. I cannot imagine that the authors had the same approach when making the original though😊

@TwoFingeredMamma 8 ай бұрын

So cool watching you do this. I was blessed with being roadie/driver/tour manager for Mark, Jez and the two dancers (TDK crew) Samuel Parmer and Dave Warburton for a number of gigs back in the day. All i can say about those days is...... Pilled up groupies are great 😄😁😉😊

@PointBlankMusicSchool 8 ай бұрын

Wow! That's very cool.

@TwoFingeredMamma 8 ай бұрын

@@PointBlankMusicSchool I got the gig through my sister who worked at BBC radio Sheffield as an indi music presenter, she was big friends with Steve Beckett owner of WARP. He called her up one day and asked if she knew anyone that wanted to give LFO a lift to London. They needed to go at short notice but didn't want to give the money to a cabbie and i'm guessing they wanted a smoke on the journey down to London too. 5 of us in my beat up Escort 1600 Mark III with a boot full of synths and DAT players. Great memories. I'm sure with your talents you'll have a bunch of groupies to fend off too. 😀

@issac1074 3 жыл бұрын

Love Chris, he's a G!

@oceanspray6969 3 жыл бұрын

This track goes hard

@simonsays335 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, for years I've tried to work out which synth created those amazing pad noises and it turn it its generated by a free VST I already had, thanks also for the chrords too, doing my own recreation now, only took me 28 years to do it lol!

@janchristiansen6353 3 жыл бұрын

Mad respect! 👋🏻😍

@mja4752 3 жыл бұрын

thanks to bjork i think a whole generation discovered hidden musical treasures

@bikesandstuff135 5 ай бұрын

Fair play someone who looks younger than this track has chosen to deconstruct this.

@PointBlankMusicSchool 5 ай бұрын

Chris is ageless!

@alieustiansamateh6401 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO SO SO VERY MUCH! 😃😎👌🏽❤

@JurgenKranz 2 жыл бұрын

So cool you've done this. It's. Great tune, but also cos Bleep is rarely style I see covered on YT. Great to see this process, 🙏

@karaloca 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thanks. ‘Squeaky’ is still my favourite LFO track ever though.

@dernuniverse9813 3 жыл бұрын

good job

@LIVERNIL723 2 жыл бұрын

I had this taped on a chrome and even out of an ordinary hi-fi system my dad owned, I blasted out the windows to this in our living room - the B'Line on this especially the remix.

@leesimz_ 3 жыл бұрын

OH YES..... Love It .........................

@wellurban 3 жыл бұрын

A really good tutorial overall. Knowing about the minor 7th chords in the K1 preset really helps! The tricky bit is the Speak & Spell: the Linear Predictive Coding used in the original chips was much more than just low bitrate sampling, and created distinctively weird harmonic chirps due to its resynthesis approach. I’m not sure whether plug-ins are available for that, but in Eurorack there’s the Synthtech E950, which uses original ROMs to emulate a circuit-bent Speak & Spell.

@ICTS22 3 жыл бұрын

A classic right up there with Joey Beltram "Energy Flash." Honourable mention to another track I discovered in my cd collection a few years ago which OBX "02 Eternal Prayer"

@mrbreaker101 3 жыл бұрын

What I always suspected - there is no LFO in LFO by LFO

@hearmenow909 3 жыл бұрын

Low-frequency oscillation

@TheDjTranceMelloman 2 жыл бұрын

@@hearmenow909 yes, but oscilation anymore

@deemarr9151 3 жыл бұрын

The beloved....sun rising!!!!!!

@metarotta 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for this video! i downloaded the kv1 vst and after short tinkering i discovered that LFO also used patch iA-5 ReturnHome for Track 4, no wonder though because these honestly sound wonderful

@JEANBRUCE1991 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work, thank you for that ! There is actually 7 909 rim shot in the drum section not 2, but it is just a detail.

@garty2237 3 жыл бұрын

I had a Jen SX-1000 I bought in the very early 2000s, came complete with all the original overlays for patches such as 'Piano' and 'Violin'. Pristine. I lost the patch sheets but still sold it at a huge profit in about 2009. I'm very gutted I sold it now.

@unAbleton 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job! I also did a full cover few weeks ago, except I used 3rd party plugins for the lead / fm bass. The Kawai samples are a bit different from the original, so I've resampled into Ableton to correct the speed for each chords.

@scottlerocin 3 жыл бұрын

I think I prefer your version ;)

@unAbleton 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottlerocin ❤️

@avocadorable4916 3 жыл бұрын

good work my dude!