In this video, I dive into how to produce a song in the style of The Weeknd’s new album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”. This tutorial covers how to program spacey, retro inspired synths, hard hitting drums, lush vocals, and much more.
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DAW: Cubase 14 Pro –
Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 –
Alt Monitors: Fluid Audio Image 2
Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S –
Interface: RME UFX ii –
Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB –
Desk: AZ Studio Workstations –
Main Microphone:
Sony C800G
Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden –
Other Microphones:
Lewitt LCT1040 –
Lauten Audio LA-320 –
Lauten Audio LA-220 –
Lauten Audio LA-120 –
Slate ML-1 –
Shure SM7B –
Advanced Audio 251 –
JZ BH-2 –
JZ V11 –
Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 –
Compressors:
AudioScape 76D –
AudioScape Opto Comp
MIDI Keyboard:
Arturia Keylab 61 Mk2
ROLI Piano M
Keyboards:
Arturia Polybrute –
Roland Juno DS88 –
Moog Subsequent 37 –
Roland Juno 106 (Vintage)
Guitars:
Fender American Professional Stratocaster –
Gretsch Jack Antonoff Signature Princess
Yamaha FG820 12 String
Gretsch G5260T Baritone
Gibson Les Paul Studio –
Taylor 214 CE Plus –
Preamps:
Heritage Audio HA81A –
Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip
Audient ASP800 –
Pedals:
Hologram Chroma Console
Hologram Microcosm
JHS Emperor Chorus
JHS Colour Box V2
Chase Bliss Onward
Chase Bliss Mood Mk2
Auto-Tune Unlimited –
Camera: Sony A7iv
Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4
Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs
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Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Giveaway 0:48
Starting With A Synth Arp 1:10
Automation Is The Secret Sauce 1:55
Making A Giant Bass Patch 3:18
Adding Pads and Atmospheres 5:08
Pad Ramp Up Effect 7:35
Adding Analog Style Layers 8:40
Digital Vocal Pad 9:53
Brass Arp 10:45
Mike Dean Synth Lead 11:40
Adding Drums 13:00
Transition Synths 13:40
Rising Synth Motif 15:00
Punchy Drums 16:00
Funky Bassline 17:30
Subtle Background Pads 19:26
Layering The Bass Melody With A Synth 19:50
Extra Synths and Pads 20:05
Opening Up The Synths 21:30
Adding Risers, Hits, and Ear Candy 22:50
Experimenting With The Song Structure 23:30
Cinematic Drums 24:08
Layering Unique Arps 25:40
Changing The Chord Progression 26:55
Adding A Wild Synth Solo 28:00
Wind Down Outro Effect 29:45
Ambient Intro Vocal Effect 30:30
Automating Between Keys In Autotune 31:05
Spacey Vocal Chain 31:45
Fading A Vocal Out Into The Background 34:00
Lead Vocal Chain 34:20
Drier Verse Vocal 37:50
Call and Response Ad Libs 39:40″
Explaining The Asymmetrical Song Structure 40:39
Outro Vocal Layer 42:48
Full Listen Through 44:55
Outro 47:42
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