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Download the template/project file here: (also includes the Doubler, Atmo Flanger, EQ Spreader, Mid/Side Referencing racks) • Fully produced and mastered rnb / neo-soul track, Places by RELATIIV • See exactly how this 500,000 streams song was made • No 3rd party plugins needed! (just Ableton Live 10 Suite) • 4 special effects racks - EQ Spreader for mono-compatible stereo widening, Atmo Flanger for spacing elements out, Doubler for doubling any sound source, M/S for better comparison to reference tracks • 5 special mixing techniques - Parallel Compression, Stereo Widening, Sidechain Compression, DeEssing, Mid/Side Referencing • 5 unique reverb chains to give your mix beautiful space atmosphere • 5 Return tracks ready to use in every Ableton project • 4 drum tracks with 8 mixed and concerted drum sounds • Fully mixed Bass preset using Ableton´s Analog Synth Rhodes preset using Ableton´s Electric Synth ¬ 33 midi and audio tracks ¬ Genre: Indie RnB / Neo-Soul / Hip Hop ¬ Track Length: 3:50 ¬ Key: C Minor ¬ 90 BPM ¬ Similar artists: Jorja Smith, Mahalia, ., Sinead Harnett, Biig Piig Software/Packs needed: Ableton Live 10 Suite only! (Electric Synth, Analog Synth, all audio recordings samples are included) About: In this video I will take you through the production and mixing decisions behind the neo soul / indie rnb track Places by Relatiiv. #Producemyfrench #Honestcreatives # RELATIIV #LeProdude Honestcreatives: Producemyfrench: RELATIIV: LeProdude: Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:20 General project file overview 3:56 Natural groove and tight drums 5:18 Le Kick 6:18 Processing drums together on a collector bus 8:32 Getting a shorter and tighter snare 9:45 Unquantized percussions 10:21 Swung hihat rim shot intro 13:06 Thick and warm stereo bass 22:19 Glue drums and bass together 22:53 Parallel compression explained 25:44 Glue drums and bass together 26:29 The Mellows 26:34 Chopping minilogue recording in Simpler 30:41 Underlying music theory chord structure 32:47 What is a parallel minor key 33:57 The emotional function of triads, chords, and tones 35:35 Analyzing the chord progression: VI - v - i 37:02 The mellow rhodes piano 39:24 Spacey layered additional rhodes 41:35 Experimental chorus bass hit sample 43:14 Arpeggiated dice synth to indicate end of song 44:37 The mellows bus 44:53 The vocals - warped low pitched main phrase 47:36 Main vocal compilation and processing 50:04 The VOX bus 50:50 Adding atmospheric room sound to vocals 52:39 Extra vocals and harmonies 53:22 Doubled main vocal 55:30 Organic sounding vocal chops 57:08 The return tracks - building atmosphere and space 58:58 Short room for common space 1:00:20 Longer plate hall for a bigger space 1:00:51 Filter delay 1:01:05 EQ spreader for mono compatible stereo widening 1:03:42 Master chain 1:04:23 Mono device shortcut 1:05:14 Mid / Side comparison tool 1:06:43 Finishing up collect all and save 1:07:45 Access to the project file final thoughts
