Make 90s Smooth Jazz with one synth

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The Korg Triton is all you need to make an ultra 90s sounding smooth jazz tune in the style of Paul Hardcastle. The type of music you'd also find on a loading screen in Gran Turismo for the Playstation 1 #musicproduction #bitwigstudio
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00:00 Intro / Final Example
00:49 Drums & Percussion
03:56 R&B Bass
04:55 Vibes & Strings
07:50 Leads
10:50 Atmospheric Layer
11:23 More Ear Candy
11:58 Vocals
12:29 Cheating...
12:50 Final Thoughts
13:30 Project File & Full Loop

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@planetmullins 5 ай бұрын

Great video! I did the same thing with a Roland JV-80 using 8 tracks for everything but the piano sound. 90's workstations are still great sounding production tools.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Wow, much appreciated Rob!! Honor to have you comment. Can you tell us a little more about your setup in the 90s as music technology was rapidly evolving? Around the time of Tokyo Nights, mainly the JV-80? Were you using any samplers? Cheers mate!

@planetmullins 5 ай бұрын

Sure thing. My 90's Rig had both an EmaxII and an Ensoniq Mirage sampler. D50 keyboard version, ESQ1....taking all that stuff on the road was a pain man.On Tokyo Nights all the rock guitar leads are the Mirage, Pads and Brass on the D50 and the JV. There's a PBS TV special on KZfaq where I'm playing all the Tokyo Nights and 5th Gear stuff on that rig if you want to check it out. The JV was the first workstation that made producing radio jazz really easy...bummer that Roland doesn't give you any of the setups or combis that game with the hardware, could have saved a lot of time.@@Thought-Forms

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

@@planetmullins the EMAX AND a Mirage, super cool! I can't imagine lugging all that on the road. SCSI drives and all? Most impressed the guitars were coming out of the mirage! The PBS special is awesome man, seeing you juggle all those things is a feat in itself. But also incredibly cool to see the band working in tandem with everything. What a performance. Really appreciate the time and comment Rob, lot of folks on this channel geek out over these old school setups - so I know a lot of people will find your insight incredibly valuable and interesting

@planetmullins 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I had an Anvil briefcase filled with floppy disks for the Mirage that had to be loaded one at a time during the show while playing the 3 synths and the grand piano. Good times! My parents thought I was crazy with all the gear but by 1985 I was already a gear head and a synth geek before those terms were even coined. I look back and think of the 80's and 90's as the great era of synth innovation and I bought or got free almost everything that got manufactured during those day. Didn't get a Korg M1R until 1993...they were too expensive!@@Thought-Forms

@thegroove2000 5 ай бұрын

KONTAKT LIBRARIES.@@Thought-Forms

@KTheBoi 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Korg Triton's bravest warrior

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

I wont sleep until they add user sample import + pcg import + the moss engine to the triton vst 🫡

@KTheBoi 5 ай бұрын

@@Thought-Forms I hope to see your valiant effort bear fruit 🫡 I on the other hand wish the Korg M1 plugin modernised how it handles presets because wow it ain't great

@sinisterj73 5 ай бұрын

The Wavestation and M1 could use some love as well@@Thought-Forms

@Byronic19134 5 ай бұрын

@@KTheBoiI’m hoping they port the Triton to iOS because the Wavestation and M1 are amazing on the iPad.

@k2a2l2 5 ай бұрын

buying the triton vst was the greatest choice i made in my years of producing

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thats what I like to hear!

@Byronic19134 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I wanted it so bad when it came out when I found out how many of my favorite hip hop songs were made with basic Triton presets. But I can’t justify spending the money on it. Eventually I may, but I been using Korg Gadget with Korg Module which has a Triton expansion in it, and hopefully Korg eventually ports the entire Triton vst to iOS which I see no reason they wouldn’t or couldn’t. I just got into more mobile beat making recently and am kinda shocked at how high quality these apps are especially Korgs stuff.

@mellog03 5 ай бұрын

how much did you pay?

@deerwatching1 2 ай бұрын

i cracked it korg is fucked up for selling a vst for that much

@alexsaffamerica 2 ай бұрын

Smooth jazz should be the official theme music of late 90s and early 2000s luxury cars.

@Thought-Forms 2 ай бұрын

I can vibe with this statement

@JunJP02 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad Paul Hardcastle was mentioned. His Jazzmasters series gave smooth jazz a solid profile.

@trollingisasport 5 ай бұрын

Damn. Gotta give it to the algorhythm. I love smooth jazz (Dave Koz, Boney James, Jazzmasters, The Rippingtons, etc.) and I love Bitwig. So glad I came across this.

@netplane 5 ай бұрын

JV-1080 MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

gotta give some credit to other legendary synths!

@planetmullins 5 ай бұрын

yeah man, I did the same thing but didn't have a triton. I wore my JV-80 out. Now using the Roland Cloud version. Still sounds great.

@Byronic19134 5 ай бұрын

@@planetmullinsRoland Cloud is shockingly good as is Zenbeats which many are taking for granted, but with Roland Cloud, and Zenbeats being cross platform from PC to Mac to iOS and Android in itself is actually revolutionary. This is exactly the type of thing I was looking for when I first got into making music but now have already invested into other programs too far to use it. But especially for basic music sketching, between Roland Cloud and Korg Gadget and Module, there is nothing you can’t make on the go with high quality sound. What a time to be alive.

@midwichmusic 5 ай бұрын

Paul Hardcastle is a pure legend! My favourite is his first album. As always an awesome tutorial! 🎶🎹

@daeryxaqueryx 5 ай бұрын

Mines is his first Jazzmasters album. Stone cold classic.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

dude rules! all the jazzmasters albums were killer

@pooppyybuhhole 5 ай бұрын

Nice to see you here! Big fan of your silent hill ambient tunes.

@midwichmusic 5 ай бұрын

@@pooppyybuhhole Greetings, my friend! ^^

@kdaddy100 5 ай бұрын

The Triton was one of the absolute best synths ever.

@ZwarteKotishka 5 ай бұрын

I loved gran turismo until gt4 and hearing that type of music is just awesome!! Very nice!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

lets go! those racing soundtracks were EPIC. loading screen music some may say. cheers mate

@gurpaful 5 ай бұрын

This is so authentic sounding it actually took me back

@gurpaful 5 ай бұрын

How did the 90's do melancholy so well

@Maximusg400 4 ай бұрын

@@gurpafulthey had to had use the so called wars as fuel for these songs back in the day. Had to have had inspiration from somewhere so you no never know🤷🏻‍♂️ people create in different ways you know? lol

@liho26 17 күн бұрын

From 1980-th to 1990-th Korg made amazing synth that are still actual in our days too. These are M1, Triton, Oasys. M1 universal synth that was and still is used in many popular genres. Triton specific a little bit, but great too.

@samdhoss 4 ай бұрын

I like how simple the lines are, arranged well, and bam, 90s bgm feel. Great job!

@mcsemark 5 ай бұрын

I have all Hardcastle CD and albums from back in the day. Great job and very inspiring. Thank you

@lovsindaniel 5 ай бұрын

Awesome tutorial. I'm constantly listening to Paul Hardcastle songs. Morning coffee is worth nothing without them. This tutorial was a sparkle to even produce it, with Triton. Thumbs up 😀

@renaldsunset 5 ай бұрын

Paul is a living legend 💯

@willemowen2515 4 ай бұрын

Oh this is the ticket for making 90s ambient jungle.

@Thought-Forms 4 ай бұрын

Just gotta swap out the drums and up the bpm!

@_mickmccarthy 5 ай бұрын

Love this sort of stuff, keep up the awesome work!

@deeorlando6536 5 ай бұрын

That sax line on top everythang gave me the stankface. well done, sir

@LawrenceAaronLuther 5 ай бұрын

just got done bashing my brains making DnB. Tomorrow I think I'll make a song like this while following your lead to relax. Thanks for sharing

@marylewis3311 5 ай бұрын

It is definitely the antidote. I take the drums and bass out of my DnB as a test of the rest and sometimes it is just so chill.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Producing in other genres is one of the most helpful ways to get out of a rut in your "main" genre if you will! Cheers

@doublasdalaqua3528 5 ай бұрын

Love It, Gave me inspirations for my Jazzy House productions

@groovining 5 ай бұрын

Well done mate - another great vid & tune. I snagged the Triton over Christmas. Loving your channel at the moment. ✌😊

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Cheers hommie! Best Christmas gift you could get yourself :)

@chauntea 5 ай бұрын

I've been wanting to produce music inspired by the Jazzmasters. This video really helps, thank you!!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Cheers friend, glad I could help!

@scality4309 5 ай бұрын

Very nice and warm. ❤

@opinionatorX 5 ай бұрын

This is dope! Way to bring a classic synth to the future.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

cheers mate!

@juanbalari6557 2 ай бұрын

Very inspirating video, No excuses to start. Thanks for sharing

@Thought-Forms 2 ай бұрын

thanks mate!

@bernard12324 5 ай бұрын

great vid. we call the note shift on the snare "dilla time" :)

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

💪

@XenoTheProducer 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this mate. It was a fun watch! 👍

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thanks mate!

@RAVINGOONER92 5 ай бұрын

That's a lovely tune :) and a great video. Thank you

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thanks friend!

@sinisterj73 5 ай бұрын

My dad played only this music in the 90's but loved all things jazz. All of these Korg vst's are just great. I was surprised by how good the Korg Legacy Cell is this week as I had never tried it.

@philipford6183 5 ай бұрын

Really great. I love my Triton and Triton Extreme VSTi's! More please!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Phillip! Great tools no doubt 😃

@esterestere363 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Takes me back to remember why I started making beats in the first place. I couldn't afford a Triton back then, I was in high school.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 💪 No doubt, those things were incredibly expensive back then. Gotta love music tech advances making this stuff more accessible

@vadimmartynyuk 5 ай бұрын

Korg Workstations like Triton, Trinity, M1 and 01/W are legends

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

It doesn't get any better than all of those! Triton + 01/W and I'm good forever

@cemsarioglu5947 5 ай бұрын

Triton VST is a great plug in. Thank for sharing, nice authentic sounds 😊

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

One of the best! Cheers, appreciate it

@bordertownmex8810 5 ай бұрын

YESSSS THANK YOU BRO FINALLY THAT HARD CASTLE MODE

@magnafide 5 ай бұрын

Love it, the weather channel music ⛅

@jimmythebold589 5 ай бұрын

excellent! thanks!

@officialpoa3171 5 ай бұрын

*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WARMS MY HEART!*

@TheRealPrimeOne 5 ай бұрын

That song has such a vibe!

@synthoelectro 5 ай бұрын

that's chillout and very good chillout.

@guidorehder6802 5 ай бұрын

Korg Legacy Collection... I love it.

@GerryMoningkey 5 ай бұрын

Paul Hardcastle's definitely a legend especially in the smooth jazz & chillout lounge music scenes. One of his signature sounds gotta be the ambient EPs with kinda sparkly texture you can hear in many of his tracks. I watched a video of his studio session and he has all these rack modules and an Emu Emulator so dude definitely got all these hardware mojos present throughout his tracks. The concept in this video is really interesting... making a music with just one hardware to do all the instruments parts, or maybe as few as possible with just one sound module and a drum machine. Limitation sparks creativity.

@ChrisERoots 5 ай бұрын

Super smooth. ❤

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris!

@terbik4217 5 ай бұрын

your channel is so goated dude thank you

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thank you!!

@marklholloway Ай бұрын

Love this! Every 90’s Smooth Jazz radio station had a DJ named Delilah ❤

@kennyslg8914 4 ай бұрын

Really happy to see Hardcastle getting his recognition. Hes been one of my favorite musicans for years.

@Thought-Forms 4 ай бұрын

Paul is the man! Incredibly talented

@kennyslg8914 4 ай бұрын

@@Thought-Forms Absolutely!

@DJOZER5 5 ай бұрын

Great job!👀🎶💯🔥

@terrytimberlake8926 5 ай бұрын

Hold up.. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 excellent work, brother. I have that plug-in, and I love it.. thank you for this teaching

@yoNikma 5 ай бұрын

Wow great vid, thanks!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thanks mate!

@xcreenplay7264 5 ай бұрын

this is great i been messing with korg tri but couldnt wrap my head around it thanks lol

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

cheers! thing is a bit weird when you first use it, but it gets easier with time

@lavinchi6709 5 ай бұрын

Cool. Thank you🎸🎻🎹

@ronaldhill7180 5 ай бұрын

WNUA Chicago! This takes me back!

@whatistau 5 ай бұрын

That snare is beautiful.

@wills6158 5 ай бұрын

I think ep is very important for the 90s chord, if you change ep to gran piano, the music is such a just 2000s style 😂

@arturgalstyan2049 5 ай бұрын

Mega thanks man

@SproutyPottedPlant 5 ай бұрын

Lovely sound, it’s like an icy level on your favourite Sega game!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Now THATS what im talking about! cheers mate

@slimrell6927 5 ай бұрын

Dope video bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thank you mate!

@nutelu3462 5 ай бұрын

I have the Triton plugin and a hardware SC-88, making music with these is sooooo much fun man... I love the 90s sounds :D

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

the sc-88 is another great classic! many good sounds in there too

@persona83 5 ай бұрын

Everything 90s is pure joy.

@SlyHikari03 5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of JRPG music. Great stuff.

@resurrectvamp 5 ай бұрын

This feels like exactly what Devin Morrison has been using, I love it!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

just listened to a few tunes, would not be surprised if the Triton or any other 90s rompler was used for some of those sounds

@lastsly 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@acarbonbasedlifeform70 5 ай бұрын

I used to play the Triton many years ago. Good times.

@TheExpertVillV 5 ай бұрын

I have ascended after you added that blissful saxophone,,,,,,,, 🎷🐛

@NickBDesigns 5 ай бұрын

I love the Korg triton, I still have mine and use it from time to time :) The buttons are really worn out so I have been saving for the Korg triton virtual machines Thanks for the run through

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

You wont be disappointed with the VST! It's mostly bang on, and no buttons will wear out :)

@NickBDesigns 5 ай бұрын

@@Thought-Forms awesome thank you

@ShallRemainUnknown Ай бұрын

@@NickBDesignsThere's pretty good chance you can use appropriate contact cleaner to fix buttons, or else replace all tact switches, they cost pennies each.

@NickBDesigns Ай бұрын

@@ShallRemainUnknown I didn’t think of that, I’ll definitely look into it thank you !

@sigmawaveproductions 5 ай бұрын

Ooooooohhhhh man this is straight fire, brother! BillBoard Hot 100 can go to hell, this is the music we need. 😂

@mandroidmusic 5 ай бұрын

just one rompler, am going to do this

@creathechiboi 5 ай бұрын

god i love paul hardcastle

@yohanesrizkyg 5 ай бұрын

impressive!!

@MrDenme0 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, cheesy? Stereotype? I dunno dude, it just jells so nice together!! Classic.Thank you, you really nailed that vibe!! 👊

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Much appreciated man!

@Cognosapien 5 ай бұрын

I love these deep dives into the power and potential of the triton vst! Very tasteful composition as well!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

cheers mate, appreciate it! triton has endless potential

@user-ub7fb1uy8n 5 ай бұрын

when i was a kid my church had a triton. nobody knew how to use it but i would just fuck around. good time

@tonylancer7367 5 ай бұрын

Never heard of Paul Hardcastle, seems like someone I need to dig into soon! On the other side, if you need more fancier chords and complex melodies, give a listen to Devin Morrison, he's along the same lines of "Smooth Jazz" though I wouldn't know how to categorise him.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Go pillage the discog, lot of great stuff in it! Also appreciate the recommendations on Devin M - never heard and will check out

@savagedregime8176 5 ай бұрын

If you want an especially deep cut try Michael Lee Thomas. Discovered by accident a few years ago and has been consistently outputting rompler smooth jazz since the 80s up to today (production has improved but the vibe is still very much the same). For Paul Hardcastle I was always more partial to his style of jazz-infused electro/freestyle in the 80s. There's really nothing else like it.

@StuSiney 5 ай бұрын

Love this.. hopefully the Triton has a demo version as I really little to try.. very atmospheric liquid drum bass sounds

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

you should be able to download a 30 day trial! cheers mate

@evaplavalaguna 5 ай бұрын

Youre the 🐐 of youtube

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

🙏

@blacktempo77 5 ай бұрын

So Cool 😊

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate 💪

@jmunhoz 5 ай бұрын

Bitwig Studio looks nice

@MiloSatori 5 ай бұрын

El korg Tr y el m1 son los reyes de los 90’s

@easydayez 5 ай бұрын

I use Lounge as a good examples I even fall asleep to it so it always translates into my music sort of speak lol

@MicahBeatz 5 ай бұрын

fire

@hdslave 5 ай бұрын

that drum beat instantly had me thinking of Joe Sample - 7 years of good luck. the rimshot with the reverb was really the thing back then

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

oh man, yea that's soundin smooth & very similar on the drums. appreciate the mention, now have some more good tunes to listen through

@considercaption 4 ай бұрын

This would make a great jungle track

@claudestylee1 5 ай бұрын

cool!

@ashwinniamat8560 5 ай бұрын

omg this time, Kruder and Dorfmeister

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

love kruder and dorf!

@d00mhound Ай бұрын

Classic weather channel vibes

@m-soundstheproducer 5 ай бұрын

When that ep came in🔥

@k.m.b969 5 ай бұрын

As a fan of Smooth Jazz, I approve.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

thank you mate!

@WHaTcAniSaY-nv9yk 5 ай бұрын

Jesus the verb on the Kick...No No No No No No!!!!!

@actualkevin 5 ай бұрын

Forgive me but “Smooth Jazz” started as an AC Radio format and was eventually adopted as a Spotify Playlist category. Smooth Jazz is a category not a musical genre. The reason “Smooth Jazz” became so popular yet originally encompassed so many different specific artists and styles, was the programmers found they could present all of them in a rotation and accomplish an overall “feel” for long duration listeners despite the differences from piece to piece. This was a bonanza for ad insertions. With its success came all kinds of new productions that wanted to get on Smooth Jazz rotations (and eventually the Smooth Jazz category of Spotify playlists). Smooth Jazz is not a music genre it’s a rotation category. That’s why there’s all kinds of genres in it.

@ShallRemainUnknown 5 ай бұрын

Triton does indeed have some reverse waveforms in ROM (carried over from predecessor Trinity), which was odd (and a waste of ROM space) since Triton also introduced a reverse-play parameter to play ANY of its ROM samples backwards (making pre-reversed samples redundant). Try reversing those vocal samples!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Oh man, I never computed that for some reason - but now that I think about it LOL....doesn't make much sense! Lot of fun to be had with this beast. Thanks for the comment!

@LosantoBeats 5 ай бұрын

Now add some amen break and you got Jungle!

@RareMusicSpam 3 ай бұрын

I recommend you check out the Triton Extreme, it has a lot of additional sounds and instruments :)

@Thought-Forms 3 ай бұрын

For sure, got a copy of that bad boy too! Would love the physical version with that sweet responsive screen

@surveychannel 5 ай бұрын

A masterclass. Excellent synth too, no?

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

the GOAT!

@brandontadday6288 5 ай бұрын

It’s stupidly awesome just how much you can milk the Triton for all it’s worth and make entire tracks with just that plugin alone. I’ve been struggling with my motivation to start on new tracks over the past few weeks (a lot of personal stuff going on), but this video has given me the drive I need to get back onto the saddle! Sick work as always Bobby! 😁

@jihwoanahn 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow, Korg Triton had VST version of it? I still have a Triton LE 61 that I would whoop out in occasion if I need a third keyboard or something in live performance. Interesting to see a VST version!

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Yea! Worth checking out, especially if you're used to the LE and don't want to lug it out anymore. They did a bang on job

@killervacuum 5 ай бұрын

aaah nothing like programming 4 drums spread out across a cumbersome 52-key midi note range

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

😂

@taikomadeitt 2 ай бұрын

JV 1080 MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

@nrXic 5 ай бұрын

You need to get a cut of any Triton VST sold because of this video.

@malegria9641 5 ай бұрын

Saw a triton in my local music store a few days ago. If I wasn’t a broke ass student I would have bought it right there and then.

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

No way?? Was it in good shape? How much did they want?

@malegria9641 5 ай бұрын

@@Thought-Forms it was in great shape and they wanted 1,3k euros 😭

@ContentScientist 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, can you please do a deep dive of the Triton VST?

@Thought-Forms 5 ай бұрын

Cheers! There is a Korg Triton VST 101 video up on the channel, about 30 min long goes over the core details to get you up to speed. 201 vid on the horizon

@ContentScientist 5 ай бұрын

@@Thought-FormsWatching it right now - thanks for this!!!!!