How to Make the Main Synth/Guitar from "Breathe" by The Prodigy

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @samsmyers
    @samsmyers  2 года назад +9

    🔥 DOWNLOAD THIS PRESET: found.ee/UrsoWC

    • @jamesbanasky3672
      @jamesbanasky3672 Год назад

      I have to sign up for a spotify and instagram account to download it?

  • @stevej1154
    @stevej1154 2 года назад +24

    Although Liam Howlett is known for using loads of samples, in this case the main guitar riff was played by Jim Davies, who also played on Firestarter. There are at least 4 samples in the song though.

  • @Deleted11100
    @Deleted11100 Год назад +22

    I’ve been producing for ten years only in my last couple of years have I started to understand and dive into synthesis etc. You are a genius to me mate. This is absolutely incredible talent.

  • @jf221
    @jf221 Месяц назад

    You're literally my fave on youtube

  • @qi_kayon
    @qi_kayon 2 года назад +55

    Man, the power of resonance and filtering... really cool use of detuning to replicate the pluck too. Very cool sound design concepts you shared here. Thank you!

  • @Abyssiondubs
    @Abyssiondubs 2 года назад +5

    So much useful knowledge here, thank you for sharing!!

  • @subtronika
    @subtronika 2 года назад +2

    Super impressive man! love it!

  • @anantwashere
    @anantwashere 2 года назад +12

    My goodness! This is sheer brilliance!

  • @Numatixdnb
    @Numatixdnb 2 года назад +7

    Mateeeeee this is epic. I was skeptical when I saw the video come up because obviously it’s a guitar sample but this is so close man unreal job!! 🙌🏻

  • @avnerbitton1410
    @avnerbitton1410 Год назад

    the force is strong with this one

  • @barrsique
    @barrsique 2 года назад +152

    Not gonna lie, this is stunning! Awesome job, Sam!

    • @samsmyers
      @samsmyers  2 года назад +4

      Glad you like it!

    • @ronnie9379
      @ronnie9379 2 года назад

      Not gonna lie, this is DEFINITELY me when I'm driving.

    • @ghaleon1103
      @ghaleon1103 2 года назад +1

      I'm glad you're not gonna lie about this

    • @ghaleon1103
      @ghaleon1103 2 года назад

      @@koma7252 You forgot "no cap"

  • @djbong6408
    @djbong6408 Год назад

    Thank you so much Sam! For someone who’s navigating around serum I really appreciate that you are doing this and for free. Keep doing what you do!

  • @daveb8795
    @daveb8795 2 года назад +5

    Wow, that was impressive. You really know your stuff!

  • @ganf
    @ganf 2 года назад

    I shazamed it and it worked. Man, am I impressed!

  • @Heatwave1988
    @Heatwave1988 2 года назад +3

    Nice one! Respect from Ukraine!

  • @Flux_One
    @Flux_One 2 года назад +9

    Absolutely brilliant. More Prodigy sounds please!!! 😁

  • @andrzejx2139
    @andrzejx2139 2 года назад

    This looks super professional

  • @g3cd
    @g3cd 2 года назад +3

    Great, your video confirms 100% why I went DAW-less: I don't want to "program" a sound, I want to "play" it, without 200 drop-downs. Your video is quite helpful though showing what different settings like hi-pass and resonanz do.

  • @onionyyy
    @onionyyy 2 года назад

    I tried to recreate this sound for about of last 3 months. And now I understood how simple is it ! Thank u 🔥

  • @dn3735
    @dn3735 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing a cool detuning feature for plucking. Definitely, will use that.

  • @oskarwroniewicz
    @oskarwroniewicz 2 года назад +25

    Thank you so much for this. I've been getting into synths lately and your video really helps to understand how some things work. Also it sounds pretty close to the original imo

  • @clowdfox6452
    @clowdfox6452 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the tutorial. The Prodigy is one of my all time favorite bands. I mostly make break beats and dubstep type music, so this helps huge.

  • @CFox.7
    @CFox.7 2 года назад

    Surely you are next level genius with sound design and understanding of Serum

  • @ProstetnicVogonJeltz
    @ProstetnicVogonJeltz 2 года назад +1

    This really was a fantastic tutorial! The track was for the longest time my #1 Prodigy hit, but seeing the details that went into reproducing the opening sound, gave me a new perspective on it. I thought your presentation was extremely clean, and if this is not how you normally do things - consider mirroring this on future vids. I'll definitely be checking out more of your channel as a result!

  • @mikerobinson7582
    @mikerobinson7582 2 года назад

    i wasn't aware there were people that thought this was a guitar sound lol, learn something new everyday

  • @bendavidmusic
    @bendavidmusic 2 года назад

    This is rad!!!

  • @imaner76
    @imaner76 2 года назад +1

    The feels when the drums finally kicked in!
    Nice work.

  • @geordy21
    @geordy21 2 года назад

    Bow to the sound design king. Good job, mate!

  • @ramikhandakji3710
    @ramikhandakji3710 2 года назад

    Half way I was in doubt. Soon as that resonance kicked in I knew you were on to something.. sick sound!

  • @azarkiel
    @azarkiel 2 года назад

    Very niiiiiice Sam!

  • @lf5523
    @lf5523 2 года назад +85

    Wtf! As a prodigy fan forever, and I’ve seen them quite a few times… this was fantastic. When the drums hit 🤯

    • @hoff521
      @hoff521 2 года назад +3

      one of my fav tunes of all time

    • @KC9UDX
      @KC9UDX 2 года назад +3

      Breathe with me!

  • @spcsh1936
    @spcsh1936 2 года назад

    immediately after watching went to listen to the original for the 1 000 000'th time. Good job!

  • @undogmatic
    @undogmatic 2 года назад

    Great one!

  • @MrPbar
    @MrPbar 2 года назад

    Iconic sound...one of the best videos I've seen on the power of Serum and Ableton

  • @Death_By_Media
    @Death_By_Media 2 года назад +9

    Sounds pretty close I’d say . One small tip : I got ahold of the latest Korg Edition 3 update and after exploring the presets on the Prophecy I found a lot of “ Prodigy sounds “ including the distorted 303 from Poison . Cheers
    Note for anyone too broke for Serum the free version of Vital can do all of this and sounds great in it’s own right.

    • @MrMargaretScratcher
      @MrMargaretScratcher 2 года назад +2

      'Adventure' is the one from the mid section of Firestarter, as I recall...

  • @eddyf4426
    @eddyf4426 2 года назад

    Damn, this guy has some serious Serum and sound producing skills!

  • @Citracid
    @Citracid 2 года назад

    Yes the sound is pretty close, nice sound programming man

  • @woodyharrington4342
    @woodyharrington4342 2 года назад

    wow. - one of the raddest sounds ever and you nailed it

  • @oneonetwothreefiveeight
    @oneonetwothreefiveeight 2 года назад +11

    I don't know if it's just me but I really dislike unfilterted saw waves, with every synth you open almost the init patch will be a saw wave. I've actually gotten into the habit with most synths that before I even press a key I will close the filter a bit

  • @Gainn
    @Gainn 2 года назад

    The sample was from Dr. No.
    Not the main theme, but one of the scene transitions in the first 1/4 of the film.

  • @tombstone78
    @tombstone78 2 года назад

    I wish I had that knowledge, I really envy you! Re-creating is sometimes harder than actually doing some fun stuff that occasionally sounds good. No disrespect to Prodigy, though. Metalhead with a taste for electronic music here, Prodigy fan since the 90s.

  • @themvsthemvsus
    @themvsthemvsus 2 года назад

    I love The Protegy

  • @guido2668
    @guido2668 3 месяца назад

    Awesome! Thanks.

  • @bmxt939
    @bmxt939 2 года назад

    Marvelous.

  • @Mike-yz4ek
    @Mike-yz4ek 2 года назад

    After watching this cool vid, I immediately dug out my prodigy cd, just to listen to this song again! hahaha

  • @petriac8019
    @petriac8019 2 года назад

    Amazing dude!

  • @MaxSonicUA
    @MaxSonicUA 2 года назад

    So close to the original sound! Great work🔥🔥🔥

  • @thefirstdutchguy
    @thefirstdutchguy 2 года назад

    you have amazing skills!

  • @Nedvio
    @Nedvio 2 года назад

    Bro, wtf? This is perfect :D

  • @lilchew
    @lilchew 2 года назад +1

    Yes! Such a classic : )

  • @marekjachimczuk3908
    @marekjachimczuk3908 2 года назад

    Awesome tutorial... Big Thanks

  • @m3zza9
    @m3zza9 2 года назад

    That's pretty dope my dude!
    You've earned a sub!

  • @lukassteinbrink322
    @lukassteinbrink322 2 года назад

    Jimm Pavloff did some cool remakes of songs from Prodigy and he did it pretty well cause he used the original samples that he sampled his self out of their original tunes.

  • @uroborosfirst5637
    @uroborosfirst5637 2 года назад +1

    Cool job, Sam! Waiting for the new videos!!!

  • @84wilku
    @84wilku 2 года назад

    9:24 wow ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥

  • @coda31313
    @coda31313 2 года назад +1

    sounds eerily similar to the original sample, amazing

  • @dylvasey
    @dylvasey 2 года назад

    Wow I did not expect the resuIt to be as good.

  • @olavschioett4101
    @olavschioett4101 2 года назад

    Keith will always be remembered🥺

  • @GucciGoose
    @GucciGoose 2 года назад

    Great work!

  • @Maximiliankovic
    @Maximiliankovic 2 года назад +1

    1:30 u made Portal 2 trailer soundtrack sound :D

  • @sebylisbona5090
    @sebylisbona5090 2 года назад +20

    Incredible how you thought about Juno waveshape! It fits perfectly. Great Job

    • @samsmyers
      @samsmyers  2 года назад +1

      Thank you very much!

    • @disuyetin
      @disuyetin 2 года назад

      Mmmm.. Not that perfect.

  • @beirch
    @beirch 2 года назад +1

    Close, but not quite there. I think you'd get even closer with some bit crushing specifically. Look up Jim Pavloff's Prodigy remake videos for some inspiration.

  • @TheDailyMemesShow
    @TheDailyMemesShow 2 года назад

    More of this, Sam ❤️

  • @onemoreriff7644
    @onemoreriff7644 2 года назад

    Used to love playing this song in the band, was so much simpler using a guitar and effects board, I had the sound pretty nailed.

  • @toxodonte1
    @toxodonte1 2 года назад

    AMAZING!!! Thanks Sam, great great job!

  • @KiR_3d
    @KiR_3d 2 года назад

    Very detailed decomposition! Cheers!

  • @maraz666
    @maraz666 2 года назад +1

    FYI, the original Breathe guitar sound is a sample from some AKAI sample pack; randomly discovered it years ago.

    • @rasmussgaard2596
      @rasmussgaard2596 Год назад

      Where can I find it? Thanks! :)

    • @maraz666
      @maraz666 Год назад

      @@rasmussgaard2596 It was an Akai S1000 sample pack, but no idea which one. Happy hunting!

  • @Arufured0
    @Arufured0 2 года назад

    Great job, man!

  • @NickCasale
    @NickCasale 2 года назад

    Cool video dude - thanks! Always curious about this one

  • @Baranoeda
    @Baranoeda 2 года назад

    9:30 WTF! This is crazy excellent.

  • @RealDoob
    @RealDoob 2 года назад +2

    astounding. Would love it if you recreated other similar 20+ year old classic iconic EDM sounds, riffs, etc

  • @driveshock1698
    @driveshock1698 2 года назад

    ОБАЛДЕТЬ ! 8) ... You are a Master !

  • @garethwarren7025
    @garethwarren7025 2 года назад

    Morr prodigy ❤️🙏

  • @Jawadbenissa
    @Jawadbenissa 2 года назад

    PRODIGY BIG FAN

  • @timsamsung3736
    @timsamsung3736 2 года назад +1

    OMG! Prodigy 😲
    Big respect to you man! Keep up with such a unique content.
    Subscribed

  • @FrodeFalch
    @FrodeFalch 2 года назад +1

    Very impressive. Cool to watch how you think/work during making a sound

  • @umarelimbaev02
    @umarelimbaev02 2 года назад

    that's actually amazing

  • @charley2070
    @charley2070 2 года назад

    That is close. Very 😎

  • @davidsiemens6748
    @davidsiemens6748 2 года назад +1

    sounds great . i would modulate the attack slightly to take away the midiness

  • @Yatzo
    @Yatzo 2 года назад

    THATS SOUNDS GREAT!

  • @svboxtel76
    @svboxtel76 2 года назад

    Nice job man. Need to pick up my hobby again :)

  • @ianrios1542
    @ianrios1542 2 года назад

    Incredible

  • @jooch_exe
    @jooch_exe 2 года назад

    And to think back then this was probably just a sample run trough a tracker. Epic howto!

  • @haroldbrossman1748
    @haroldbrossman1748 2 года назад

    Nice one brother!

  • @NathanClevenger1337
    @NathanClevenger1337 2 года назад

    Serum is so f'n awesome!!!

  • @mfbeatz
    @mfbeatz 2 года назад

    Wow impressive !

  • @richardrossu3153
    @richardrossu3153 2 года назад

    Awesome! 😁😁

  • @TommyVarekai
    @TommyVarekai 2 года назад +1

    i want to know how you made the drums or what pack you used?

  • @devonmoore8211
    @devonmoore8211 2 года назад

    Chef's kiss

  • @Andrew-kc6om
    @Andrew-kc6om 2 года назад +1

    Sam looks good in glasses

  • @neuroblossom
    @neuroblossom 2 года назад

    i'd say you nailed it

  • @wiidlbeetle3857
    @wiidlbeetle3857 2 года назад

    Damn… that was cool!

  • @grxvs8519
    @grxvs8519 2 года назад +1

    Did Liam not sample a sound from an old track to create the sound or am I thinking of another song?

  • @maxplanck334
    @maxplanck334 Год назад

    good job, sounds nice

  • @djdren
    @djdren 2 года назад

    my god.... awesome ..

  • @romull
    @romull 2 года назад

    AWESOME!!!

  • @KeineFreunde13
    @KeineFreunde13 2 года назад

    Awesome! I’m subscribed now

  • @DawnHub666
    @DawnHub666 2 года назад

    really nice.

  • @superhadouken
    @superhadouken 2 года назад

    This sounds amazing! With the drums was mindBlowing. Great job!

  • @MrJansteiner
    @MrJansteiner 2 года назад

    Wow, this is indeed very close. Thanks a lot! 👌