In The Studio: The Alchemist | Finding The Right Sample and Producing a Great Song | IDEA GENERATION

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2022
  • The Alchemist takes us into his studio for an in-depth look at his production style and beat-making process. The legendary producer takes us through the steps of finding a sample, building an idea, and constructing a beat.
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  • @akalutabile
    @akalutabile 8 месяцев назад +298

    Those last lines “how do you know when its done” “i get emotional” and the way Al explains it might just be the realest shit I’ve ever heard… literal goosebumps..

    • @DawwgHouse
      @DawwgHouse 5 месяцев назад +7

      Lowkey got teary eyed when he said that

    • @thekidflames
      @thekidflames 5 месяцев назад +6

      That was it. 100%. If the art doesn’t take you on an emotional journey, what’s the point at all?

  • @tropicalbalcony
    @tropicalbalcony Год назад +665

    Can see in his face dude found it challenging to reveal his process like this. Thank you for sharing Al, mans leaving a legacy behind for sure.

    • @SergioMartinez-el8kg
      @SergioMartinez-el8kg Год назад +21

      he revealed a shit load of gems on that aulart series

    • @ChaosBeforeOrder
      @ChaosBeforeOrder Год назад +6

      @@SergioMartinez-el8kg is it still available

    • @THEINFAMOUS1011
      @THEINFAMOUS1011 Год назад +12

      Covid helped too. During the pandemic was the only time I see Alc semi regularly on IG live in the studio.

    • @SergioMartinez-el8kg
      @SergioMartinez-el8kg Год назад +4

      @@ChaosBeforeOrder they asking for 80$ but aulart is a scam

    • @cristobalbalenciaga7295
      @cristobalbalenciaga7295 10 месяцев назад +2

      He revealed mad shit on his ig live

  • @johncwalaszek
    @johncwalaszek Год назад +676

    Al a genius. Love hearing him explain his thought process, he makes it so visual

    • @SPCMTTRS
      @SPCMTTRS Год назад +6

      I definitely feel the same way about the way he shares the information. The guy lives his music.

    • @marcelobzrv2962
      @marcelobzrv2962 Год назад +8

      The soup analogy was clever.
      I bet could describ colors to a blind man.

    • @Bati_
      @Bati_ Год назад +3

      Everytime people type "AI" I interpret it as artificial intelligence...

    • @thatsit5049
      @thatsit5049 Год назад +1

      That soup stuff

  • @KMcirca82
    @KMcirca82 Год назад +227

    what he said at the end is real. the emotion being like the end of a relationship. he captured the feeling.

    • @YallahYah
      @YallahYah Год назад +5

      Facts!

    • @DynastyLuminous46
      @DynastyLuminous46 Год назад +9

      Finishing lyrics to a beat always feels like a mix of glee and emptiness to me.

  • @Ungruma
    @Ungruma Год назад +214

    "baby $hit" beat!

    • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL
      @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL  Год назад +13

      you know!

    • @fatlann
      @fatlann Год назад +4

      my favorite

    • @bigdeuce214
      @bigdeuce214 Год назад +16

      Yo that Alfredo album has to go down as some of the best production I’ve ever heard from Uncle AL 💯

    • @Danzak
      @Danzak Год назад +3

      Anyone else feel like Baby Shit and Space Rabbit are their Christmas songs?

    • @user-of6jv7rk7s
      @user-of6jv7rk7s Год назад +5

      That song is one of those beats that are just so cerebral and zoning/focusing. I had it on repeat for like a few hours the other day just cleaning the crib / planning next few weeks out. Relaxing. Incredible vibe.

  • @BrentLane1
    @BrentLane1 Год назад +391

    One of my favorite producers of all time. Please keep this series going!

  • @parkerpatterson4671
    @parkerpatterson4671 Год назад +72

    Baby $hit...so tight how he puts it altogether 🤘🏻

  • @RalphLBaer
    @RalphLBaer Год назад +44

    Man I heard Madlib once say you don’t need all this fancy hardware
    Then I hear Al say well when you use a DAW you can line everything up perfectly(Quantize)
    I love the part when he said you know when you get emotional. I’ve heard him say you can’t overcook a meal. So once I laid down what I laid down and it made me feel happy and I’ve learned from the experience. I walk away. The beat is done.
    I constant play this is my head to make sure I try to keep it raw, simple and as human as possible. That is my mission statement.

    • @yOGlo
      @yOGlo Год назад

      💯

  • @dalefrye9361
    @dalefrye9361 Год назад +151

    Dude truly is an Alchemist of sound. So awesome to see this cat grow over the years. By far one of my top 3 producers.

    • @danteerskine7678
      @danteerskine7678 Год назад +3

      Dj premier and the Alchemist are the greatest. He took a Samuel Jonathan Johnson track and turned it into "we gonna make it" with Jadakiss and Styles P. Win or lose is another sick track with mobb deep.

    • @BeatBoySupreme
      @BeatBoySupreme 10 месяцев назад

      Word up! ruclips.net/p/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ

  • @dopetag
    @dopetag Год назад +226

    Please, more videos like this. And more videos with Al!
    He is a living legend!

    • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL
      @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL  Год назад +20

      more on the way!

    • @deletdis6173
      @deletdis6173 Год назад

      @@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL da man

    • @BeatBoySupreme
      @BeatBoySupreme 10 месяцев назад

      Here you go! Homage to The Alchemist: ruclips.net/p/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ

    • @buraipk
      @buraipk 6 месяцев назад

      Dont call me a legend

  • @beatsbybigjoe6222
    @beatsbybigjoe6222 Год назад +77

    Wish this was longer. Al is a GOAT. I could listen to him go through his process all day

    • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL
      @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL  Год назад +4

      🐐🐐🐐

    • @PSOULONTHETRACK
      @PSOULONTHETRACK Год назад +3

      He has a masterclass available through Aulart where he covers his entire process. Just came out recently. 💎

  • @mogourmetzulu213
    @mogourmetzulu213 Год назад +66

    This is just eye candy, producers aren't spoken to enough !!

  • @AbsurdTurk
    @AbsurdTurk Год назад +16

    Getting the snares immediately after picking out the sample to get a feel for the tempo, a structure, sounds like a good idea I should use when sampling for my beats.

  • @nkosanamdakane2323
    @nkosanamdakane2323 Год назад +20

    Could listen to Alchemist explain his processes all day, inspired by this genius and his sonics.

  • @TheKidsSoundSystem
    @TheKidsSoundSystem Год назад +14

    Al look like the coolest dude ever. Him and Madlib are my favorites. Legends at what they do and we should showcase them to the world for being prodigies, pioneers, and pushers of this amazing love affair with music and hip hop. Love it.

  • @kumplexxbeatz4762
    @kumplexxbeatz4762 Год назад +27

    I never knew Alchemist did that Gibbs joint…. One of my fav’s lately … Super Hard!!!!! And Freddie laced that joint.

    • @jjbing3
      @jjbing3 Год назад +19

      He did the whole album. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @whodemclan
      @whodemclan Год назад

      Dude must be handicapped or sleeping under a rock

    • @Renasense
      @Renasense Год назад +2

      The Alfredo album is amazing. Thank for reminding me where I heard it from!

    • @FourzEllGaming
      @FourzEllGaming Год назад +2

      What is the name of the track?

    • @mattxfischer
      @mattxfischer Год назад

      Baby shit

  • @ht781
    @ht781 Год назад +6

    That last line about how to know when it's done is one of the greatest life changing things I've ever heard in my life

  • @LoDaKid
    @LoDaKid Год назад +60

    No Producer in HIPHOP has ever been GREATER longer than this man...salute.

    • @ashconbeats8414
      @ashconbeats8414 Год назад +13

      Honestly he has had a 20 year run or more. And never fell off.

    • @AreamtheGreat
      @AreamtheGreat Год назад +4

      priemer

    • @TLOKO
      @TLOKO Год назад +2

      Dr Dre x Premo

    • @nbafinest2775
      @nbafinest2775 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@TLOKOnahhh

    • @kongcrete8185
      @kongcrete8185 4 месяца назад +2

      Alchemist better tbh ​@@TLOKO

  • @CarlitoBTS
    @CarlitoBTS Год назад +38

    This man is a legend. The way he sees his beats. At one point of my life he was my favorite producer.. So inspirational. I learned a trick or two from him back then. The way he used to listen to his beats through a boombox as a reference. On point man for real!!

    • @THEINFAMOUS1011
      @THEINFAMOUS1011 Год назад +1

      “At one point..”????

    • @CarlitoBTS
      @CarlitoBTS Год назад

      @@THEINFAMOUS1011 yes. Then I had a different favorite producer at another point. There was a favorite producer before him.

    • @THEINFAMOUS1011
      @THEINFAMOUS1011 Год назад

      @@CarlitoBTS who?🤔🤔🤔

    • @CarlitoBTS
      @CarlitoBTS Год назад +3

      @@THEINFAMOUS1011 Havoc, DJ Muggs, RZA….. to name a few.

    • @THEINFAMOUS1011
      @THEINFAMOUS1011 Год назад +3

      @@CarlitoBTS 🤝

  • @Bittamin
    @Bittamin Год назад +21

    Love alchemist so much. Seeing him on tv with action was so good

  • @ODAHUSTLA
    @ODAHUSTLA Год назад +19

    I've never seen anyone simplify beat making so well. Top 5 hip hop producers of all time

  • @ObeyaCorpsArmory
    @ObeyaCorpsArmory Год назад +9

    He explains his creative process so well

  • @dominicjojola3838
    @dominicjojola3838 Год назад +10

    The “limitations” just make me appreciate the art that’s given to us from guys like Al. Tribe, Dilla, Madlib, DOOM, etc. All of these artists had to create what they heard in their innermost minds with what they had access to. Don’t get me wrong, the modern technology is good with giving us what they had earlier and faster, but the want and desire to give the world what we think is deserving of hearing doesn’t feel like it’s there AS much as just the need for being noticed for it is.

  • @ryanking8714
    @ryanking8714 9 месяцев назад +1

    That part about when the beats finished really resonated…it’s so true

  • @rasheedvitalis
    @rasheedvitalis Год назад +9

    Super dope producer, super underrated. Made some of the dopest beats in HIP-HOP. I still listen to Return of the Mac. R.I.P to Prodigy. Nobody sounds better on a ALC beat then P DOUBLE.

  • @BlackHippy47
    @BlackHippy47 Год назад +14

    This Beat too Good ⛪️ Everything on Alfredo a Masterpiece Al Is really the BEST at this shit 🤲🏾

  • @Kev_-qm1je
    @Kev_-qm1je Год назад +2

    Alchemist has been my favorite producer since Covert Coup wit Spitta in 2009! Classic

  • @Based_Sir887
    @Based_Sir887 9 месяцев назад +1

    Loved hearing him play him & Freddie Gibbs - Baby $hit in this video for a brief second. Legendary!

  • @Ali1Hunnid
    @Ali1Hunnid Год назад +15

    One of the best producers of all time. everytime i see him making beats or discussing music its just amazing and so inspirational

  • @acsquared
    @acsquared Год назад +2

    That last quote in the video probably flew over so many ppls head. “I get emotional when i know its done” I felt that

  • @MandosCulture
    @MandosCulture Год назад +1

    love to see a genius at work, you can see him thinking about the sounds and the samples and the tempo and how they can blend. the way his hands twitch before pressing things with precision. You can feel his energy and his readiness to make music. Respect to the Alchemist

  • @Fading_Legend
    @Fading_Legend 8 дней назад +7

    “Dear Adonis”

  • @Koedean
    @Koedean Год назад +4

    Its always good to listen to the thought process of how these legendary Producers cook their beats up. You can always learn something new, no matter how long you have been doing it yourself.

  • @720p30fps
    @720p30fps Год назад +6

    Al is on some crazy streak, living legend

  • @KeepItPurp4809
    @KeepItPurp4809 Год назад +2

    Just saw Al and Boldy at Smokers Club this year and damn was that exactly what I needed!
    Between Al and Jake One they’re breakdown of samples is incredible.

  • @okay4403
    @okay4403 Год назад +2

    Amazing. So intuitive. His insight into his process is delightful

  • @jaimerodriguez1550
    @jaimerodriguez1550 Год назад

    There are so many avenues of art and business of the people interviewed. The individual explaining their process would be so great for those who want to start what they do can give us an idea of what to aspire towards

  • @FendiPendergrass
    @FendiPendergrass Год назад +9

    ALC the legend! It's crazy to watch him reveal some of his secrets like this

  • @DJ279V
    @DJ279V Год назад +5

    Definitely a genius and totally get the process as that's how I move now. 2-3 patterns of a beat then build on top of the foundation!

  • @alexforeignn1782
    @alexforeignn1782 Год назад +5

    I m at that point where I listen random songs from westside gunn,freddie,benny the butcher etc and I instantly recognize a alchemist beat

  • @DjPrimeberry
    @DjPrimeberry Год назад +13

    I’d enjoy a session with this legend! I’d just sit, roll them up and watch this master at work!!

  • @bryansans2564
    @bryansans2564 2 месяца назад

    I come back to this video couple times a year. love hearing the master take us into his world

  • @sandrolecirque
    @sandrolecirque Год назад +5

    @ideageneration Post an extended cut, I wanna spend a couple hours with Al in his studio!

  • @jwil757
    @jwil757 8 месяцев назад

    Al is cold! Love his beats… Its always interesting to see how different producers cook

  • @ybab-j
    @ybab-j Год назад +4

    so cool to hear exile shouted out

  • @bighomie7968
    @bighomie7968 Год назад +2

    One of my favorites Producer The Alchemist ❤

  • @springvalleyskatepark
    @springvalleyskatepark Год назад +7

    That was articulated so well! ✨🏁

  • @salvadorslim3234
    @salvadorslim3234 4 месяца назад +1

    Al a Goat for sure. Great to learn his process thanks

  • @ImoutHere1414
    @ImoutHere1414 Год назад +3

    Al is my GOAT for real

  • @gnotebluemusic7629
    @gnotebluemusic7629 Год назад +3

    dude is raw. man that larry June track you did is magic forever. all the best,

  • @oceansarchived
    @oceansarchived 26 дней назад

    so amazing to see somebody doing exactly what they love and being so successful with it. al is a legend

  • @o5ben000
    @o5ben000 Год назад +3

    Great to see him not needing to constantly get faded on camera. More presence in his voice and life in his movements. Beautiful. ❤

    • @streetwearjimmy
      @streetwearjimmy 8 месяцев назад

      Right!!!!!! This man looks like a recovering alcoholic in this video. But I remember back in my amateur producer days, watching videos of Alchemist and Araabmuzik going at it on the MPC.

  • @LdotSdot210
    @LdotSdot210 Год назад +4

    Met him one time during SXSW around the time Prodigy came home from prison. We were watching Freddie Gibbs on stage. I asked him if him and P were working on new joints. He said they were. Good times.

  • @balince_media2754
    @balince_media2754 Год назад +3

    Al, Tim and Missy are the reason I do this

  • @LAJP97
    @LAJP97 Год назад +1

    Very grateful for the gems in this video, got me thinking of another way to approach my music. Much love!

  • @ashtonsgotsauce9981
    @ashtonsgotsauce9981 Год назад +3

    really felt the soup analogy. that’s exactly what it’s like.

  • @seriousii252
    @seriousii252 Год назад

    Inspired so many, I can't speak for everybody but the reals appreciate it all. Dead ass.. . . Thank you.

  • @wm2922
    @wm2922 10 месяцев назад

    One of the most talented producers ever, his sound is absolutely unique

  • @alejandrorodrigue-lopez9081
    @alejandrorodrigue-lopez9081 Год назад

    Thank you @ideageneration this video has just given me the biggest 'a ha' moment about my own beats. My music will never sound the same. Just, thank you.

  • @diggingthoughts
    @diggingthoughts Год назад +1

    Love of beats.. always stays Bright. Thanks

  • @DeepCrossing1
    @DeepCrossing1 Год назад +1

    Such an unassuming humble genius

  • @wallyesquire9251
    @wallyesquire9251 Год назад +1

    1 of the Greatest To Ever Do It!!

  • @marcferry
    @marcferry Год назад

    This video is great, I love it, Alchemist talks about music at a higher level, sensations and art, and leaves aside the topic of gadgets, plugins and others...

  • @heffe4257
    @heffe4257 Год назад +1

    I’ve steadily been listening to 1st Infantry for the past 6 months while boxing. Never gets old. This dude is one of the reasons I make music today.

  • @beatsgalore4sure452
    @beatsgalore4sure452 Год назад +10

    I love that these guys have all stayed with hardware. No mouse clicking. Click a kick here snare there. Thenba hi hat 16th notes. Then grab a midi pack some chord progressions. Then grab some bell samples from splice. Loved it. Real beat making.

    • @ukjamaican4488
      @ukjamaican4488 Год назад +12

      That sounded pretentious AF there’s no “real beat making” or fake beat making for that matter. An actual band that plays instruments could call what Alchemist does, “fake beat making”. What’s the difference between clicking a mouse and hitting a rubber pad? The end result of both methods is a beat

    • @commonsense5188
      @commonsense5188 Год назад

      @@ukjamaican4488 I agree. It's that wanna be "purist" mindset. Makes people feel special and superior. Funny enough, they can't see their own hypocrisy staring right back at them.

    • @abusumayah9540
      @abusumayah9540 11 месяцев назад +1

      This.

    • @avidreader6534
      @avidreader6534 4 месяца назад

      @@ukjamaican4488 exactly

  • @FilthyXD
    @FilthyXD Год назад +1

    I LOVE THIS PROCESS !

  • @Ranarr
    @Ranarr Год назад

    Wow great start to the series! Excited for what's to come!

  • @geethemarvel4647
    @geethemarvel4647 Год назад

    This just gave me the spark I needed to start cooking up beats and posting again thanks og al

  • @commentator2.0
    @commentator2.0 Год назад

    Wish this was longer. Alc is legend man

  • @Swaze742
    @Swaze742 2 месяца назад +1

    The greatest 🐐 Shout-out ALC for the gems.

  • @benji.B-side
    @benji.B-side Год назад +1

    The Alchemist is a true artist of sound and soul moving vibe!

  • @cadillacblack7898
    @cadillacblack7898 Год назад +1

    We are watching HISTORY 💪🏾

  • @Willzuniverse
    @Willzuniverse 7 месяцев назад +1

    That’s dope af to see how he made that baby shit beat on the Freddie gibbs joint! That was one of the hardest songs on there

  • @alskeno9918
    @alskeno9918 Год назад +1

    Damn, that last bit. Gold. As a painter that's it, well said.

  • @dja.selekta
    @dja.selekta Год назад

    OG so glad he shares his knowledge.

  • @lai_raw
    @lai_raw Год назад +2

    Loving the food analogies, a real chef cookin it up 👨🏼‍🍳

  • @leonss102
    @leonss102 Год назад +1

    Some great takeaways in this video. Amazing creative process!

  • @yuji0078
    @yuji0078 Год назад +1

    Al’s a legend. Makes beats rhymes does it all. CA allday

  • @nhlanhlazwane9465
    @nhlanhlazwane9465 Год назад +1

    My favorite series on RUclips.

  • @SuperStarO
    @SuperStarO Год назад +1

    Love this episode! 🔥

  • @tigershav
    @tigershav Год назад

    holyshit that ending got me a lil emotional
    describing finishing a beat as "the end of a relationship" is so magical

  • @COSMLOOP
    @COSMLOOP Год назад

    the last 5 seconds wow !!! thank y'all 4 this

  • @Jawnson
    @Jawnson Год назад

    It could watch ALC cookup all day. It's so interesting to see the way he approaches music.

  • @jasonhelem2824
    @jasonhelem2824 8 месяцев назад

    Peace God alchemist. You a genius. That sentry joint fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @fiklasniklas
    @fiklasniklas Год назад +1

    S/O to Blu & Exile. go see them. they are on tour RN

  • @EXPLORING.CONSTRUCTION
    @EXPLORING.CONSTRUCTION Год назад +2

    Al is a gift

  • @jr.rasentertainment4074
    @jr.rasentertainment4074 Год назад +1

    Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😀😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

  • @drewgrit_
    @drewgrit_ Год назад

    Absolute legend and such a sick vid

  • @koenji71
    @koenji71 9 дней назад

    Al is a deep dude. Aside from his musical genius thats one specia human you can tell.

  • @Rawlifeshad
    @Rawlifeshad Год назад +2

    Please keep hip hop alive yall we can let this art form die it doesn’t have to be the best or better than the new wave but don’t ever let this die. It’s so many artist in this field so many producers and only you guys can keep them going. Please I beg you we living in a time where mainstream music is overpowering real authentic rap.

  • @powpow50cal24
    @powpow50cal24 Год назад +2

    I love this man amd curren$y, so in love with the craft.

  • @claudioorozcosanchez2472
    @claudioorozcosanchez2472 Год назад

    What a great ARTIST OF SOUNDS

  • @butterfingersman
    @butterfingersman Год назад +1

    yay, more alch! hell yeah

  • @6stBeatz
    @6stBeatz Год назад +1

    I feel like I was searching for this video last week & here we have it😁 thanks

  • @_wonge
    @_wonge Год назад

    this inspired me and i'm grateful

  • @YallahYah
    @YallahYah Год назад +3

    The Food Villain mixing a mystery salad 🥗

  • @recluse.4331
    @recluse.4331 Год назад +2

    Watching the greatest of all time make this crazy ass beat for gibbs is incredible.

  • @paytonking4673
    @paytonking4673 День назад

    Love hearing him shout out Exile

  • @m-chopbeats7526
    @m-chopbeats7526 Год назад +2

    But also emotional because it's a beautiful piece of art/beat

  • @sammominks
    @sammominks Год назад

    That last piece of advice was perfect