I'm so glad you talked about the down-the-center no-panning background vocals. To me, that's one of THE defining sounds of 80s rock shout-choruses. It makes it feel like the whole band is shouting along with the chorus, which was a huge part of that 80s hair metal party vibe everyone seemed to go for.

This is the first time I've had enough time to watch these two videos all the way through. It's an amazing amount of work and talent that you put into this and it shows. Just being able to recreate those tones and beats is a major feat in itself, but you've done an excellent job.

Great stuff, really, really well done.

your level of detail and analysis is amazing

One huge thing you forgot on this tune, that has been talked about in many interviews, is the pre-chorus guitar. There were not strummed, they played each note separately, so that it would sound like a keyboard. Mutt said he wanted that sound, so that you wouldn't hear the strumming of the strings. It's pretty noticeable when you compare yours to theirs. Other than that, very spot on! Great vid.

Man, you did a brilliant job on this. Nailed the essence of every aspect of the mix and performance

THis guy has 1.8k subs. He needs to have 1.8m subs...This i next level.

One of the things that always stood out to me about the cymbals on the Hysteria album is that they have some sort of modulation effect on them. I think it's some sort of light flange or a light and watery chorus effect. Not sure, because I've never tried to recreate what they're doing.

Oh God. Now I am listening to the whole album. What have you done? Seriously. I was between school and mandatory army service (in Germany), and doing a shitty supermarket job to make some money. The album just came out. I was a die hard Pyromania fan. And then... Hysteria. Every lunch break I grabbed something to eat, walked to a nearby park, had the album on my walk man and blasted through it. Every single day. No idea how often I listenend to that album each week. But it was a lot. Some memories... are just the best.

Man this is way beyond excellence.! A real masterclass.. You got a new subscriber! 😊

This is so rad. Thank you for sharing this and taking the time. Inspired.

Awesome job Cade. Thanks for sharing!

this breakdown and analysis was incredible. Thanks!

Wonderful job! Thanks for the video. ❤

Absolutely outstanding! This is going to be a reference video for me. Brilliant, well done! I subscribe to Bobby Huff’s channel - I hope he sees your video!

Fantastic job!

Loved this video so i just subscribed and hit that 🔔! The music I'm recording is all pretty much 80s style. Some of it i actually wrote in the 80s. 😏 Looking forward to checking out more of your stuff. Maybe I'll look into having you mix something for us.

Great job Cade!!

Wow! Great job. Thank you.

That was simply amazing. You did a fantastic job reproducing this classic and explaining your process. The fun you had making this really comes across. Thank you for your hard work. Cheers.

Awesome! Hysteria is one of my favorite songs.

I havent listened to that song in a minute. but right away that glassy guitar tone really felt nostalgic. Great job

amazing work man on the music...it moved me like real

My fave album. I record music, produce, and so forth. You nailed it. It just has THAT vibe. Outstanding job.

Brilliant ❤

This is great. I've been wanting to do this for years to get a feel for the production techniques used on this track and album. Well done! Subscribed!

Amazing job!

Sounds pretty good to me 🙂 I can tell that you put a lot of work into this. Good job capturing the tone and warmth of the guitars. I'm impressed !

great music knowledge and ear to hear the great details in music sound

Nice work.

You knocked it out of the park with this one! Your video couldn’t have come at a better time. I was looking for many of the techniques you talk about here for my own production. Thank you. You are very talented and I am very appreciative of that. New Subsciber!

This video is headed for the stratosphere. Impressive and amazing job. (Side note...from someone who was around when this album came out...me and my friends hated it because it sounded like all the "rock" was taken out. But I've evolved since then.)

wow, solid job!

Great video, thanks!

Not Bad Man! Great Job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

There is some real Joe Elliott undertones to that vocal. Sir, please consider me impressed. Likewise, the instrumentation is pretty much spot on with the attention to detail in the timed echoes and the plate reversed it. Isn't somehow supermerky, which was also equally impressive on the original hysteria album?Yeah, this is all cool stuff.Dude well done

I love the how and the why and the critical listening too homie.

Greetings from Sheffield, England. You did my hometown boys proud. New subscriber here my friend!

F**k me. This is impressive. I am producing semi-pro my own music for +20 years (guitar player for 40 years). So I was curious, but the quality of your recordings is stunning. Thumbs up, big time!

You sir just blew my mind! Your ears are a phenomenal gift many people would love to possess,and you really know how to utilize them…. You are talented and a rarity…. Thank for this experience.

sounds great

Hey Cade, I just watched this and I think you did an amazing job recreating this track! All the details really add up beautifully, and I got a bunch of cool new ideas to try - - low tom sample with snare - mono stacked BV’s to create solidity and a more chorused/phasey sound - the Dolby trick (had heard of this before, but nice to be reminded) - that solid state Gallien Krueger tone, so close to that Rockman tone - that extra track of guitar, heavily EQd to add certain frequencies and harmonics your were missing - triple tracked vocals for more cohesion Really great. Feel free to do more breakdowns like this! Your covers sound great too, I will have to listen to more of these.

subscribed, 10 out of 10 would watch again

What a treat! Just fantastic work, and a lot of it, one can only imagine! I remember the word that Mutt was maniacal, and it was brutal work for these kids. I had a Rockman:-) I may even feel the slightest desire to fire up the mics again. Thank you very much for posting this. Really great job. Like and Sub ya bro!

I'm a sucker for those massive arena rock drum sounds, and you nailed it here. loved the video. It would be cool to see you recreate Is This Love by Whitesnake.

I knew you were going to say the amp was a GK, and sure enough, there it was. I had one of those in the late '80s.

I really dug this a lot! I learned a ton even though I may not necessarily be looking to record that type of music. And if it's good enough for Mutt, I am in! Thanks for this. I just subscribed. Can you do more production videos like this? Different genres would be cool.

Mono background vocals: Great spot - I will have to try that...

Thanks, learnt a lot. That Mutt Lange layering of vocals and guitar and the excitement and dynamic sound that brings to what is really a simple song. I’ve played with that before but never quite had it work for me so this gives me some good ideas there. You’re not quite Joe Elliot though but good work!

This is my first time coming across your channel. This is such a great tutorial with lots of nuggets of great info. Better than most recording tutorials on here......that would be a good niche for you. Well done! And by the way.....don't drag on your vocals, they sound great. SUBSCRIBED.

Good job! The only thing I would say, being ultra critical, is I think the snare "tom" sample should have a pitch envelope similar to the kick you did.

Amazing breakdown! I'd love to see you recreate Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer .

To get the clean sound in the verse, do what The Edge does, use a Herdim pick upside down (the bumpy part) and your 90% there. It will probably even give you those other artifacts you recreated when it echoes. It really sounds like they are using something rough for a pick.

Great Work on this song, I am a huge Def Leppard fan and, you've hit the nail on the head for the different textures and the different sounds, Love it!! Just one question, how did you get those drum samples?

Fun stuff dude! Interesting to me how different type A is to the real thing. The slate audio fg36 is about as close as this plugin. I got two 361a’s chilling in my rack at home and I absolutely adore them. 😂 they are the sound.

Great job. You really captured the songs vibe. If you don't mind would you share the vocal chain? Mic and comp settings. Thanks

Well done Cade. Great production work! How about Kashmir by Led Zep?

Amazing Job , Cade. Been a fan of DL and Mutt Lange since the 80s and always wanted to know more about the production process. I'm going to record and mix the new album of my band soon and I gotta admit, I've learned a lot today that I will use for sure. Thanks man, subbed. One question though, did you use plugins for the guitars, amps or preamp pedals ?

The 'you could trrrrYYYYYYY" could be tuned better but other than that amazing work!

I think you're right on with pumping the mids on the X100 sound. The Boston/Sholz sound was very mid heavy. Curious what the details are of the Rockman's chorus and delay. Seems to me it should be possible to do it in-the-box.

Sounds awesome! Btw, IK Multimedia Amplitube 5 has the Rockman emulation. Not sure how good it is tho

Excellent work. Mutt would be proud. That song probably cost $450K+ to cut (the album budget was reportedly $4.5 million).

Excelente video!!! Thank you!!!!! Can you tell me the name of the Secret vocal pugin for background vocals? Please. Thanks again!!!!

BadAss man! Curious what program on your H3k for doubler & detune? I like #519 a lot on guitar & would love to know which one you lean on here? Thx! Great content!!

What about the whisper vocals?

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Great job - backbeat is late. Drums on original are more on top and have more swing.

Any chance of getting tracks like 5150?

Wow... look at all those tracks! Not sure whether to be amazed or not. But I guess it means you can never really do these sounds live with a 5 person band, LOL!

What Superior Drummer SDX did you use?

Just a unsolicited fact: Lifeson use de GK in Power Windows Album, not Moving Pictures. Also Iron Maiden in Somewhere in time use that amp.

Now, try it all analog.