Sounds That Changed Our Lives : The "Summer Madness" Synth Analysis

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6 күн бұрын

Today I reconstruct the synthesizer lead sound of Kool & The Gang's iconic "Summer Madness" with synthesizer guru and friend Anthony Marinelli. Watch us recreate the sound on a vintage ARP 2600! 🟥🟧🟨⬜️ Join my list and download a FREE Super 808 Starter Kit! 🥁✨Click here to download 👉 doctormix.com/super-808-start...
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@Doctormix 4 күн бұрын

🟥🟧🟨⬜ Join my list and download a FREE Super 808 Starter Kit! 🥁✨Click here to download 👉 doctormix.com/super-808-starter-kit/ What’s inside? ▪︎ 2 drum kits 🥁🥁 ▪︎ 20 one-shot samples 🔊🎧 ▪︎ One classic 808 pattern + chart 📝🎶 All samples are recorded at 24-bit using Doctor Mix's special custom-made Roland TR-808 for maximum quality and tonal variation! 🚀🚀

@TraceyChumley 4 күн бұрын

🔥

@mattmckeon1688 4 күн бұрын

The best synthesiser oriented bromance on KZfaq. Please keep making more joint videos.

@RayyMusik 4 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@johnhamers4571 4 күн бұрын

Bromance is for me the first time to hear and it's a way better expression then "Bro" that's heavily used in certain scenes 🙏🏼✌🏼 It made me laugh 😂

@ByteforceMusicGroup 4 күн бұрын

Kool & The Gang knew exactly what they were doing when they made this very beautiful classic!! The synth and the solo was epic!

@psmith3001 4 күн бұрын

The dynamic duo sharing their vast knowledge - much enjoyed!

@-Ricky_Spanish- 4 күн бұрын

Doctor Mix and Professor Marinelli laying down some mad knowledge and keeping us entertained!

@EdgyNumber1 12 сағат бұрын

I love Doctor Mix enthusiasm in showing us how to construct tracks. Mr Maranelli has taught me so, so very much on how to tune a synth for the sounds I need. Both are great to watch. You learn so much from these two. Great stuff 👍

@GustavoJacob 4 күн бұрын

Here's a fan of both of you. In the 80's I used to watch Bob Ross. not because I wanted to paint but because it was relaxing and nice, this is the 2024 version of that to me. I might try doing this with the Arturia version though 🤔

@b00ts4ndc4ts 4 күн бұрын

This channel is my church, this is where I come to receive my word.

@Havvyer 22 сағат бұрын

I first heard this song in the radio in 1996 when I was 12, not knowing what it was called or who it's by. This is how wonderful the internet is! Still can I not believe this masterpiece was recorded and released in 1974 - way ahead of its time! Thanks for these amazing 17 minutes, Claudio!!

@Jacqueal 3 күн бұрын

The song has such a great groove no changes in the progression were necessary.

@OneMorningSongs 4 күн бұрын

It gives me goosebumps in just 1 second.

@Noiretranquility 4 күн бұрын

Sound has been fundamental to create images, especially synths, they gave us the sound of sci-fi and the sound of the future, the sound of the machines. Glad to see these cool freaks together

@JonayPS 4 күн бұрын

I knew it was an ARP, I'm getting familiar with these synth sounds. 😂

@zukinokaemono 4 күн бұрын

i can listen summer madness for hours. love Dr.Mix's reactions in every video! always been wondering about these space sounds were come from. take my like.

@OrafuDa 4 күн бұрын

Summer Madness always gives me joyful shivers. It’s just soo good.

@davidmochen Күн бұрын

How can one not love these two guys?

@jarikoskenniska299 4 күн бұрын

Synth-Nörds Perfect Team!

@NostalgicExplorer Сағат бұрын

Amazing analysis. I love that song and also how with one note of that amazing 2600 synth sound with the glissando is what made this song. And let's not forget the Rhodes sounds beautifully recorded and those wet guitars are just perfect. Great video!

@EdgyNumber1 12 сағат бұрын

WTF??????????? I see two living legends on a screen thumbnail. Must click. Must play.... ....This is going to be good!.... 🔥

@rleriche5044 4 күн бұрын

The single note use is weirdly organic but otherworldly.

@aaronfrank9649 3 күн бұрын

Wow, if I had synth lessons from Anthony, I would really learn, he is a great teacher.

@ischmidt Күн бұрын

I've learned so much about synth programming from watching Anthony's channel. He's so good at explaining things.

@CarloGosamo Сағат бұрын

Summer Madness it's a state of mind. Epocale!

@thejollyjoker187 3 күн бұрын

Everything Anthony says in this video proves why analog synths will always be better than digital ones. And he wasn't even trying to prove it. He just makes you reach to this conclusion by yourself. And that's why I consider him to be not only a true master of synthesis, but also a sonic philosopher.

@slimyelow Күн бұрын

The synth sounds that hit me in 1978 were those of Supermax featuring the legendary Kurt Hauenstein. They were artists from Austria and created a phenomenal and timeless album titled 'World of Today'. On the first track is a , big phat synth riff that you cannot, ever unhear. Also in track no. 3 'Reality' there is a square lead sound (surrounded by lush string pads) that plays solo melodies throughout the ballad that rip your heart out. I was just 6 yo at the time, and this album shaped my entire life. I was wondering DM, if you could do an analysis of the synth programming done there. And to anyone in the community reading this, I highly recommend you check out this record. I believe it is a world class hidden gem.

@patrickc1792 4 күн бұрын

At 1:51, Anthony looks at the synth saying "Hey! I know exactly how to reproduce this sound". He then restrained the urge...

@sheppsi6934 4 күн бұрын

Gives me goose bumps every time I listen to that sound...even your recreation!!!

@johnhamers4571 4 күн бұрын

Last night I watched this video and I don't know when to sleep ? Those 2 dudes work so hard producing interesting content, that you have to work almost just as hard to keep up with them. They drench in devotion and passion for fashion 💯🙏🏼✌🏼

@minisynthcollective7822 4 күн бұрын

I remember hearing this on an old tape my mate had. I asked him to play it and play it. What a tune. Never bored of this. Amazing. Thanks for doing this DOC and ANT.

@nickdestruct Күн бұрын

Man, both them tracks yall covered had to be psychedelically induced creations back in the day 😅 they always sounded so surreal and eerie.

@Nescium 4 күн бұрын

When Doctor said "we don't have a 2500. Goodbye." I got an ad lol. Also good vid

@heathwellsNZ 4 күн бұрын

Less than 20 minutes but an absolute goldmine of useful practical information! Thanks guys!

@65Antonis 4 күн бұрын

What a nice guy Antonelli is! Great video again Claudio!❤

@crz1990 4 күн бұрын

Before you can have an open mind, you must listen. This content is more valuable than anything a simple music teacher can provide. (Myself included)

@DavGreg 4 күн бұрын

I am the right age to have heard this the first time around and it is still amazing.

@jjthejetplane1220 4 күн бұрын

I love both of these guys so much. Please, please, please keep collabing. I was born too late to really experience the hardware synth era, but it's so interesting to see how these engineers created these crazy sounds.

@MusicoElectronico 3 күн бұрын

A pleasure to watch videos like this one! 🎶 🎵 ❤

@JeremyRobberechts 4 күн бұрын

Awesome video! Hey btw there’s an easier way to get those 5 octaves without touching the voltage processor slider. The 2600’s keyboard has 5 C’s. Just tune the oscillators so that the “keyboard C” plays the required note, and there you go. You can play it across 5 octaves. 😎

@user-du1yk7uk9v 4 күн бұрын

Absolute MASTERPIECE ........both classic and futuristic....all instruments have amazing sounds....the mother of all chill out soul music.

@boronoro 4 күн бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyable, such great content!

@MrKomiko77 4 күн бұрын

You are for me, the perfect team, love your works .

@bikegarrett 4 күн бұрын

Everytime i watch you inspire me to head into my synthlab, thank you

@OmarHashModer 4 күн бұрын

I friggin LOVE this! The Doctor and Master AnthonyM together recreating that Kool sound. 👏👍🏼 BRAVO BOYS

@OudartPatricia-Claire 4 күн бұрын

❤ Thanks for this life changing!😊 You Two and music love🎉

@Shred_The_Weapon 4 күн бұрын

I’ve benefited from this exploration mainly because I didn’t know before June 28, 20204 that this song was originally performed by Kool and the Gang. Like other commenters, it was the Rocky soundtrack that brought it to my attention. I probably thought it came from the mind of film score composer Bill Conti. I also will tell you that my ear gave me that it was played on an ARP synthesizer, but I did not stop to consider that it might have been the 2500. My logic should have kicked in at the sound of the fifth octave. It might’ve been different if the 2500 had not been eclipsed as of 1975 by the 2600. I love it when Marinelli makes that point about needing to run from the filter to the attenuator, or else the sound will constantly be on. That is a lesson I learned objectively when I got my own first Arp synthesizer in 2000, the Axxe Mk II. I cranked up the direct output before I figured out how to turn up the VCA output. It was comforting to know this is a feature at least during back to the 2600.

@trstack 4 күн бұрын

Keep ‘em coming! Anthony continues to be one of the few things worth watching…

@adwind3055 3 күн бұрын

You two are so good, together. Great video. Enjoyed every second. To me the ARP 2600 patch has more bite than the original. Like Anthony said, it honks. Best explanation ever on the sound difference between 2 and 3 oscillators.

@ffirstllast3328 4 күн бұрын

I sure love it when you guys get together and share so many things!

@Nosh_Feratu 4 күн бұрын

this was amazing, thanks both!!

@Retrogamer71 4 күн бұрын

Awesome passion. You guys really appreciate the creativity of the analogue design of sound.

@briankeenan4901 4 сағат бұрын

Love you guys. Keep up the good work!!

@phillytle5114 4 күн бұрын

I am speechless! You guys are the synth dream team :) These two have inspired my synth GAS, but even better... have taught and inspired me to actually use the gear.

@pendaco 4 күн бұрын

It's funny how Mr Marinelli is responsible for some of these life changing sounds himself 😎

@andrewmacnally8962 4 күн бұрын

Great video. You guys are amazing together!!!!

@colinthomson7518 4 күн бұрын

brilliant sounds

@doobyboy21 4 күн бұрын

That was dope !

@francescoantoniomonaco 4 күн бұрын

Love it!

@ricks.2264 4 күн бұрын

Wooooooow! You guys did it 😄

@eancurtis9333 4 күн бұрын

Amazing!

@krabbediem 4 күн бұрын

Loved it! Thank you :D

@rapastronaut77 11 сағат бұрын

this was awesome all my afro years of living i thought that song was from grover wash... jr. ... really from katg... great stuff anthony and dr.

@mtnoblesavage 4 күн бұрын

I love this synth tag team, masters at work ❤❤❤

@thomasyon4332 4 күн бұрын

Beautiful music you make us discover, thanks. Thanks to have Anthony with you, he has an open vision of art, like Rick Rubin and Alan Moore, a vision that Art can change the face of the world. Thanks to you both, to all the "sonicstaters" , to bring all of us further together now. Regards, respect.

@Myke_van_Dyke 4 күн бұрын

you both are fabulous!

@scottg2794 2 күн бұрын

This was great. Thanks gents.

@MrBasmar69 4 күн бұрын

I enjoyed this! 🙂

@universalvibe72 4 күн бұрын

When Kool Gang preformed this live they used a miniMOOG as far as I've seen. "ronald bell on keys"

@02mb 4 күн бұрын

really cool man, so interesting

@crunchyfrog555 4 күн бұрын

I've said it many times but I absolutely agree with what Anthony has said in the past. I'm lucky in that I have few decent synths - my first, a Juno 1, then a DX7, a few Arturia synths, and thanks to modern times, several Behringer synths, and Elektron stuff as well as a few other bits. And yet out of all of them, there is one synth that has become my absolute favourite for how varied a sound you can get - the ARP 2600. I always imagine the Mini Moog was the king, but nope, the ARP is the king. I absolutely love it to bits. I don't think you can play with it and NOT get a sound that is breathtaking in some way.

@JustLocal 4 күн бұрын

🥵🥴 love it, thank you both!

@isa4777 4 күн бұрын

Best! Stokage meets knowledge...perfect synthesis

@neilloughran4437 4 күн бұрын

Very cool! I remember playing Summer Madness (mixed up a little with Bill Conti's Reflections) on an ARP Odyssey at a festival in Norway about 10 years ago... I think I used the keyboard octave switch to get the top octaves. Might even have started in the lower octave come to think about it.. those 70s keyboard lead sounds are so ingrained in me..

@obscurestreetz 4 күн бұрын

This is priceless 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@syncrosimon 4 күн бұрын

First time summer madness listener, it’s in my playlist now. Thanks DM🙏

@handl3869 3 күн бұрын

It's a classic. Check out "Winter Sadness" by the same group. It's got vocals and is lesser known, but it's nice in its own right.

@desdelbarro5236 4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🏽🛐

@user-ch4fy2iu4r 4 күн бұрын

Очень интересное видео 👍♥🎹спасибо 👍♥🎶

@TheInterGalacticFederation 3 күн бұрын

Fun AND Educational. 😍

@ignacioromero5014 4 күн бұрын

EXTRODINARY!

@Ejrupolsen 4 күн бұрын

So freaking cooool ❤️❤️✌️

@catoblepag 4 күн бұрын

I first heard Summer Madness in Rocky, and I didn't know it was an original song, so I figured it was some background music from Bill Conti. The song plays when Rocky comes back home all battered and bruised after a fight, and it was perfect for that scene (Rocky puts ice on his forehead, and the increasingly high pitch of that note works like a musical representation of a splitting headache). [EDIT: I was wrong, the song is Rocky is not Summer Madness, but it's pretty much identical. Look at fredestrada's reply below for details.]

@fredestrada8252 4 күн бұрын

Summer Madness is not in Rocky. The song you remember is called Reflections and uses the same sound as Summer Madness.

@enochroot9438 4 күн бұрын

@@fredestrada8252 thanks, I was trying to figure where I heard the same sound

@catoblepag 4 күн бұрын

@@fredestrada8252 Well, you've just blown my mind. I stand corrected. After listening to Reflections, I must say this is more than the same sound... it's basically the same song with a different arrangement! I wonder why Kool & The Gang didn't sue, I think there's a case for plagiarism here.

@catoblepag 4 күн бұрын

@@fredestrada8252 By the way, Wikipedia and the band's official site got it wrong too. In the defunct Kool & The Gang Official Site, they say: " Hits like (...) the classic Summer Madness (featured on the Grammy-winning movie soundtrack Rocky)". But looking in other places, it seems that the synth lead sound was SAMPLED by Bill Conti, so it's exactly the same. I've also found this quote on Songfacts: ""Nobody had told us," Gang staff member Cleveland Brown remembered to Billboard. "We were watching this movie about a white boxer. When it came to the scene where Stallone dropped the needle on the record, and 'Summer Madness' started playing, I can tell you we got pretty loud in the theater."

@neilloughran4437 4 күн бұрын

Yep those 2 tracks are easy to get mixed up... I played both songs at a festival on my ARP Odyssey and Rhodes (from a Nord Stage 2).. a lot of fun... they've been part of my life since 70s.. always loved both tunes..

@R---66---R 4 күн бұрын

I bet Jean MIchel will love this!!!!!!

@Jungle_Riddims 4 күн бұрын

🔥 TUNE 🔥

@wkoolcrewrabzooz2004 4 күн бұрын

Nice !!!!

@johanboberg 4 күн бұрын

That sound has so much core

@marcofunk6280 3 күн бұрын

Fantastico

@pendaco 4 күн бұрын

And the 80s/90s generations mostly know it from: Drums please! Summer, summer, summertime 🌞

@AzBats0221 3 күн бұрын

was about to say the same - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince is those who don’t know

@dxutube 4 күн бұрын

Just banged 2 detuned sawtooths & some chorus & legato portamento on my Korg & got pretty much a bang-on sound!

@dxutube 4 күн бұрын

If it's a 49-note keyboard what's to stop you transposing the oscillators down a minor 3rd so you can play the 5th note?

@ACCOUNTANTB 4 күн бұрын

Jazzy Jeff + Fresh prince - summertime - sampled this from Kool and the gangs song

@TheLegenDacster 4 күн бұрын

Brilliant Maestro Bros, how far ahead of time, sound and technology were the Legends who put that together for Kool and the Gang?

@TheSynthnut 4 күн бұрын

These have been interesting choices. They aren't super showy like you said but none the less are somehow more than the sum of their parts when in context. Also interesting if this was 2500, most people assume it's 2600, Ive not found any elaboration on the recording.

@sqwook 2 күн бұрын

I came here for the sounds, boy did you guys deliver! Articulatorily adverb ar·tic·u·la·to·ri·ly -ȯr-, -li : in an articulatory manner

@Pulse2AM 3 күн бұрын

This is why i write songs and sing, LOL. I love nerding out with these two but I just can't go there when I'm working on a song.

@DougWinfield 3 күн бұрын

Some of those voltage adjustments froze my brain.

@Strange-Songs 2 күн бұрын

0:02 The theme from "Ironside" 😁

@aaronfrank9649 3 күн бұрын

The Italians playing with volts, named after the great Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Who invented the battery and helped understand the nature of electricity.