MJ’s “Beat It” Intro Breakdown on Synclavier

[AbsurdistAgent]

Watching this guy nerd out is so fun lol, he rules

[Oioisavaloy]

I feel like I'm being shown behind the curtain in Oz.

[richnewburn]

These videos make me realise how much skill went into those MJ songs. Absolutely fascinating to see the creation of iconic sounds.

[Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

And that first note-bang is what put everyone on the dance floor.

[mysteryloaf]

These videos that peel back the curtains on your favorite pop music sounds are incredibly gratifying. It shows us that the tools don't matter as much as the ears and the mind. When you know how to think about layering sounds to produce a FEELING, you're making music. And you guys take that to the next level by finding just the absolute coolest sounds in the world, picking them apart, and recreating them flawlessly. Please keep up this amazing work!

[nota_verygood_huntingchannel]

How the hell did anything get finished back then? Seriously, all this mustve taken forever trying to find the right combinations of sounds, sounds made by plugs and dials and diodes and all kinds of crazy stuff. Amazing!

[Guitarist]

There are synths and then there's the synclav. Like other iconic instruments and programmers...a league of their own. Mad respect!

[mahusonicstorytelling]

Really love how you created some of those (now really iconic) 80ies synthsounds ❤

[PreJeMe]

Great clip, as usual! BTW: I read somewhere (and I think there's a video about it on Youtube) that this intro was taken from a 7" that has examples of some Synclavier sounds, like this one. But it's great to learn how all of its elements were put together to create it!

[joneliassen]

Thanks for sharing all of this, Anthony - pure music history on this channel! 🙏🏼

[Andronicus]

What I find interesting, technically is how advanced technology was in the 80s. By the time of the Bad preproduction, you had most of the modern tools of FM, poly analog, sampling, sequencing (even computer based).

The tech since then has become cheaper, more compact and more powerful in the sense of being able to do more at once (polyphony, number of tracks ect).

This is what makes these tutorials so relevant to me. We're getting tips by top programmers from the era, on some of the biggest and best albums of all time. We can take these tips and mix it up with our modern production methods and get some really interesting results!

[woegarden]

yall are such inspirations to me. i grew up listening to MJ and Beastie Boys, each from mom and dad respectively, so this is just a treat see how my favorite sounds were made

[Swat-edbt]

Im amazed to see how much went into Michael Jackson songs, excellent content.. love this channel ❤️❤️❤️

[justpankey]

It's amazing hearing how you guys put together that masterpiece, keep it coming 🔥🔥

[crhelh]

My favorite mj song, makes u realize how hard it is to make a hit record 😮

[Break]

This channel just keeps getting better and better!

[michaelcorbintCorbin-vd]

Amazing sounds, so much to making and creating great music, blown away, I love keyboard s too, specially 80s version synth

[guttagame]

I was waiting for the drum pattern!! So sick!

[TheDinkybird]

This dude has probably been playing those same 2 notes for 40 years

[OkraPlutonium]

Also used in Weird Al's "Eat It" 😆