How I re-created 'I Feel Love' by Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder on my Roland JD-Xi
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Although my version of this classic 70's song doesn't appear on TH-cam (it didn't pass their copyright restrictions), it did make it onto my Facebook page a year ago, where it popped up as a memory for me last week. I re-posted the video on a few Facebook group pages where it developed quite a bit of interest and I had several requests to show how I put it all together. So here goes...
Here is some additional information that a friend suggested I should include:
The JD-Xi voices that I use are:
D1- 001:JP8 Strings1
D2- 168:Pulse Clav
DR- 012:R&B Kit1
AN- 008:ResoSaw Bs1
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To switch the 'Interactive Chord' feature on/off press 'Auto Note' + 'Enter' (together)
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To change the delay settings, press 'Menu' and cursor through to 'Effects' press 'Enter'. Next cursor through to 'Delay' and change 'Delay Type' from 'Pan' to 'Single'. Then cursor to 'Delay Time' and change the musical symbol to a 'semiquaver' or 'sixteenth note'. Then press 'Exit' a couple of times to get out of the menus.
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The chords that I play are:
C (C,E,G) to C minor (C,Eb,G)
E minor (Eb, G, Bb)
F (F,A,C)
G (G,B,D)
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Drum patterns
Main sequence:
BD1:1,5,9,11
Rim: all 16 positions
CHH: 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
PHH: 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16
CYM3: 5,13
Perc2: 1,9
Other 1: 3,7,11,15
Variation 1: BD1 pattern
Variation 2: BD1 and CYM3 patterns
You made a much, much better recreation than many guys who seem more versed... they are overcomplicating it! Bravo! And, thanks.
Luka, you're very welcome and I really appreciate your comments. I thoroughly enjoy making these videos. All the very best, David 🎹🎶👍
heh, awesome and one of my favorite tracks ever. jd xi once again triumphs!
Glad you enjoyed it Christian - this track started my interest in synthesisers when I first heard it back in the 1970's - all the best, David :)
This is fantastic David. Thank you for making these videos available and explaining how you come up with the tracks and sounds. They are a big help.
Thanks for your feedback Nsera, it's much appreciated - I have a few more planned - all the best, David
Hi David, would you be able to do a video of how you created your version of Funky Town. Thanks Nick
I'll definitely add it to the list Nick :)
Fooking awesome track! You are helping Roland sell JD-XI's thats for sure!
I just bought one of these just because of your videos!
That's terrific news! I hope you enjoy using yours as much as I do mine 😎👍
It's a fun box of noise but mine mostly gets used as a drum machine the majority of the time, and driven by MIDI the rare times it's used as a synth.. I can't stand the minikeys.
@@qumefox I can understand that, the Roland sound library is iconic ! Just hook it up to any decent 61 key MIDI keyboard and you've got an absolute BEAST !
I love that you’re doing JD-Xi tutorials!
Glad you're enjoying them and thank you for commenting, it's very much appreciated. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Brilliant!🙏thx so much,david!👏👍🤗🎹🔊🎵🎶moroder is watching you...😎greetinx from germany
You're very welcome Jochen and thank you for your lovely comments. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
@@DavidGordonJDXi thx,david&for you the same👍
I love this synth. Send it thru Timeline and BigSky and possibilities are endless.
Brilliant David I have really impressed my wife with this one !!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Ian, still one of my favourite tracks
I LOVE my JD-Xi, the Roland EDM sound & drum library is AMAZING !
One little machine does everything except vocals !
Yes, it's an amazing instrument - thanks for commenting, all the best, David 👍
@Edward Fletcher If you use the included vocoder, it kinda does do vocals, lol.
Good Lord, Michael Kane! I didn't know you were a musician. Oh, wait. You do covers, so this is a musician doing Michael Kane's voice. EXACTLY. Seriously.
Ha ha... Other people have said I sound like Michael Caine and I'll take it as a compliment. Hope you enjoyed the video. All the best, David
Thankyou so much David this is opening up this little beast for me.have subscribed. Keep this great content coming.cheers from Brisbane Australia.
Glad to read your great comment Stephen and thank you for subscribing to my channel, it's very much appreciated. All the best from Lincolnshire, UK 🎹🎶👍
Genius, David! One of my favourite electronic tracks nailed!! 🙂🙏🏻🎼🎧🎹
I may have done this one a few years ago but it's still one of my favourites, glad you enjoyed it too! Thanks for your comment and all the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Great! Love this song. Always reminded me of the theme song to "Midnight Express".
Yes, I know what you mean. I believe GM did that too? Many thanks for commenting. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
I've always hated the delay. I always play it through the left speaker only. I find it far more hypnotic.
If that works for you then just play it that way
'tis just such a FUN track to muck about with... and with gear like this, it's a snap. A lot different to using outboard sequencers, drum machines and other synths that used DIN sync and CD+Gate controls... Great posting... :)
Thank you for your great comments, I still enjoy going back to this one. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
You voice Sir, sounds just like the actor Michael Caine. How uncanny is that !!
Thank you ☺️ I'll take that as a compliment! He is a terrific actor with a great voice. Hope you enjoy my videos, all the best, David 🎶👍
I’m a big fan of Michael Caine! ❤
thanks for making these videos they help me out
Thanks for letting me know, I'm enjoying making them - all the best, David
That was just brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👍👍👍👍👍
nice breakdown mate
I decided to fix my camera to a tripod this time - no way could I do this one-handed :)
This is Awesome man!🎚🎹🎛
It's a few years old now, but it's still one of my favourites. Thanks for commenting, all the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Hello David. I'm revisiting this because I forgot the chord progression. 😌 As usual I knew you would put them in the description. Many thanks! However a very small thing. You've identified the chord as Em but then list the notes for Eb. The notes are correct it is Eb. Again many thanks for the work you put into How I Recreated videos. Cheers!😃
You're very welcome Darryl and thanks for spotting my mistake. Yes, I do get a bit mixed up sometimes 😉. I've been tinkering around with an updated version of this and may upload it in the future. All the very best, David 🎹🎶👍
This is really amazing…as someone who composes mostly by ear and just small parts that I loop together and put on different tracks to give the illusion of an entire piece of music…. It’s really great to hear what note is what when you show how you recreated a masterpiece like this…. Over time I kind of get a feeling for what note is connected to what feeling I get when I hear them in a sequence…anyhow, this is awesome & it was so ahead of it’s time when it came out.
Steven, thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a great comment. All the best, David 🎶🎹👍
@@DavidGordonJDXi You're so welcome!! I'm incredibly inspired after a decade of feeling a bit blocked & closed off from my muse...
I've been watching so many tutorials to see what would be the right synth combination for me, where I can throw my rough but complete ideas down w/o starting on a computer & getting the inspiration knocked out of me.
I know this is not the right terminology but my proper songs that have the verse/pre-chorus/chorus (repeat)(Bridge)chorus,1st verse Chorus-fade song structure.... each of those pieces are about 32 metronome click lengths (I think that's 8 bars long)
..is there enough sample length, or bar length available on the sequencer tracks to record them with fx directly into here or will I need to make a comfortable compromise where I can hear and record myself through the choices and vocal paramaters set on the JDxi and record it into Logic Pro from it in real-time ( or to my Yamaha AW2816 Workstation)? Thanks for reading this Novel....our art has a technical component for sure! Hope you are having an incredible weekend. Best, Steve.
Hi Steve, it's very hot here this afternoon. I'm not sure if you're in the UK, but we are into a mini heatwave over the next few days.
The sequencer on the JD-Xi has a standard 16 note range and that can be doubled or quadrupled. Also the note range can be changed from 16 to 12 or 32 notes. The lowest tempo setting is 60 BPM. I've found the sequencer very easy to use and I've made several complex backing tracks for cover versions of some of my favourite songs. Have a look at my cover version of Boston's More than a feeling. I was particularly proud of the drum patterns that I made after studying some drum tutorials. Also the bass lines were sequenced. My friend who plays bass guitar was very impressed with the sound.
I use a Zoom R8 recorder to build my songs up. I like the feel of a standalone device rather than trying to record on a PC.
Having this fairly basic setup has really opened up my musical creativity and keeps me entertained for hours on end.
All the best, David 🎸🎹🎶👍
@@DavidGordonJDXi Hey David, I really cant say enough how appreciative I am for your conversing with me here!! Finally I’m getting somewhere understanding how I can have fun, without being chained to my mac, and still bring my words and music to life!!
I am in NYC in what lovingly is known as Hell’s Kitchen-close to Central Park & around the corner from Lincoln Center & Times Square (where the NYE balldrop is usually televised) and it has been very hot/humid as well, in fact, a Thunderstorm overnight knocked over a long window garden pot that managed to survive their prior since 2006..which I have to attend to to save the Dahlias, petunias & Black Eyed Susans lol..
I think I’m just going to order the JD-xi today as an early bday gift to self…. But first I am going to take your advice and listen/watch some of the other videos you’ve made as it will both be inspiring & intelligent researching so Cheers!!!! Oh..P.S. I have on accident once worked out the bassline on keyboard to Madonna’s (initially meant to be punk, but became dance)track “Burning Up” as well as the Opening chime + synth sound sequence of “Open Your Heart” the latter of which has a baseline thats a lot of fun but much more clearer to separate out to listen too in the 10min 12” Maxi version found on youtube if curious… talk again, thank you David & have an awesome day until😃
@@picaology Have a look/listen to this video th-cam.com/video/d1oxWLCcmAk/w-d-xo.html after what you said, you may find it interesting.
I love New York it's over 20 years since I was last there, having visited friends there in the early 1980's just before I met my wife. I always promised I'd take her there and we had a lovely long weekend in April 2000. It even snowed for us and we got to visit a lot of the sights, including the wonderful WTC.
I do hope that you enjoy making music on your JD-Xi and please let me know how you get on.
Best wishes, David 🎶🎹🎸👍
If this isn't cool,nothing is! Thanks for another reason to love the JD-Xi,Sir
You're very welcome and thank you for the great comment. I never get tired of this track! All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Cool. But, like every song Donna sang, no one can come close to her. Her vocals were so ethereal,.celestial, hypnotic, and magical. She had such an amazing voice. But, if you have never heard her sing LIVE and in PERSON, you've never really heard her sing.
Thanks for commenting. I'm with you 100%! I've always loved Donna's voice since I first heard her in the 1970's. But I really wanted to add vocals to my track and these were the only ones I could find - all the best, David
@SWSimpson Yeah, Donna had a one-of-a-kind voice. But if not for the genius of Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, probably no one in the states would ever have heard of her, and her career would have begun and ended in Germany. Just saying.
Superb tutorial thank you!
Thanks Gideon glad you enjoyed it 🎹🎶👍
Thank you for sharing this.. ❤
You're very welcome, I appreciate your comments. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
This was a great and a good job as well David,
@@robh7671 glad you enjoyed it and thank you for leaving a comment. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Magical!! Great work!! Love it!
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, it's very much appreciated. All the best, David 🎸🎶👍
Recently got one for my musical project. I totally love this synth. So easy to build music with it. It's practically a Groovebox (have an old MC-303 as well).
Great what you did with that track. Bought it when it came out in 77. Classic. Well done 🎶👌😎
I completely agree with your comments about the JD-Xi, I've never looked back since getting it nearly four years ago. Glad to hear that you are enjoying yours and thanks for the great comments. All the best, David 🎹🎸🎶👍
INCREDIBLE !!!
Thank you 🎹🎶👍
Brilliiant David! Really diggin your creations man, well done!
Thanks David 👍 I really appreciate your comments. All the best, David
Superb demo dude 👍
Thanks for commenting Jimmy, glad you enjoyed it - all the best, David 🎹🎶👍
Great work!!!
Thank you 🎶👍
Great video as always David 👍
Thanks Adam 🎹👍
Hi David. thanks for a great video. If only I knew what the musical symbol 'semiquaver' or 'sixteenth note' looked like. No matter what I set the settings to, it sounds nothing like the real thing or even your version. Maybe it's because I can't seem to find the 168: Pulse Clav, under the D2, either
Hi Bo, glad you enjoyed the video. If you Google 'semi quaver' you'll see what it looks like. Also, in the JD-Xi delay settings there are 22 time signature symbols. The semi-quaver is the 7th. Make sure you set the delay type to 'single' or it will not sound correct!
You'll find the Pulse Clav in the keyboard section for the digital voices.
Hope this helps you. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
@@DavidGordonJDXiYes! First of all, I realised that I was way behind with the updates for my JD-Xi. I was running the very first version of the firmware! 😂 The 1.52, is now installed. And, I managed to find both the sound and the right setting for the delay! Thanks a lot. Have a nice weekend 🙏🏻😊
@bfb1962 thanks for the update Bo, glad to hear you're up and running with the latest firmware now. Have fun! All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
I wish companies would make more multi-timbral synths like this. Not may out there.
I think the JD-Xi is an excellent all round synth and great value
Very good sir
Thank you 🎹🎶👍
Hi David, I am considering buying one of these. Did you sing the vocal using the auto-tune function? If not, how did you include the vocals? If you used a recording, could you have used auto-tune with your own voice? Thanks
Hi Chris, I found the isolated vocal track on TH-cam and recorded it into my Akai sampler. I suppose you could try using the auto-tune with your own voice, but I preferred the sampled track. I don't think you'll be disappointed with the JD-Xi, it is an extremely versatile instrument! All the best, David 😎🎶👍
Amazing performance. Would you mind explaining how you had the bass arpeggio follow the chords? is it a setting?
Thank you so much for your great comment. Yes, you need to switch the interactive chord feature on. To do this, press ENTER and AUTO NOTE together. Repeat the process to turn it off. Good luck 👍
hi this is brilliant. i love my little jdxi even more now!
can you add to the video text
1. the instruments number to track number
2. the chord function shortcut and chords played
3. the delay settings
did you manually launch the isolated vox or was this all midi synced up to your multitrack recorder?
thanks
keep up the great tutorials please!
can you do a new order one perhaps something other than blue monday?
jb xx
Glad you enjoyed it JB and thank you for your suggestions - I will add the extra information to the video description text - please let me know if it makes sense to you.
Don't you like Blue Monday (ha ha)? It's the only one I've done - I'll have a listen to their greatest hits CD and see if I can be inspired :)
All the best, David
@@DavidGordonJDXi oh of course i absolutely LOVE Blue Monday but N.O have done so many other great songs too!
I’d love to see what comes next! Could it be ‘Fine Time’?
👍👍👍🕺🕺😃☯️
@@thebmxband1t I'll have another listen to it and see what I can do - no promises though :)
Great video, I have a JD Xi and will definitely be having ago at trying to recreate. One question, where can I find your drum sheet
Hi there, the 'crib sheet' that I referred to in the video was some rough notes I made for the commentary. However, I will add the drum patterns to the video description. Glad you enjoyed my video and thanks for commenting. All the best, David 🎹🎶👍
There is now some information about the drum patterns in the video description. Hope that helps 🎹👍
Hello there! Maybe you can help me? I just bought a jdxi..i have no musical knowledge or talent but got one just to mess around with. Straight out tye box i have a problem..i selected grand piano and hit a key..nothing happened. Well, not nothing but to produce a sound id have to hit he key quite hard but if i press just normally i dont get the sound. Is there a setting i need to change for this as i tried twisting all the knobs but couldnt get sound just from normal pressure.
Many thanks
Yes there is a setting Mat. The JD-Xi has a velocity sensitive keyboard, but it is a bit impractical on such a small (and delicate) keys.
Press Menu, and the first item is System... press Enter
Use the cursor buttons to locate: KEY TOUCH: Velocity
Use the -Value+ buttons to increase the value to 120
Then press the Exit button a couple of times
You should see the word "Writing" in the display.
Doing this basically turns off the velocity sensitivity
All the best, David 🎶🎹👍
Yes! You legend!! Thanks so much for replying (and solving). I really appreciate it. (There may be more 😂)
Cheers
Dave can you tell me how you isolated Donna's voice as I'd love to do this track with clean samples of her vocals
Hi Boris, I found a video on TH-cam that had an isolated vocal track. I don't think it was Donna Summer, but it sounded very much like her. I recorded the different song lines and the chorus into my sampler and then manually played them with the sequences from my JD-Xi. Here's a link to the video:
th-cam.com/video/PN6sPWmZ1o4/w-d-xo.html
@@DavidGordonJDXi many thanks.. the different things you can do with this track are endless, & I asked you because there is software out there that can apparently isolate & seperate tracks from a recording! I am dubious that it can be done & if I'm wrong then it would be an amazing tool.. I often wonder when I hear tracks with samples from old hits etc about how they manage to do it without access to the master.
Anyway thanks Dave & if you want to see what I regard as the masterpiece of all attempts at I Feel Love then search for Luke Neptune & check out his version, if you haven't seen it before then I guarantee you will be awestruck mate, it's truly exceptional.
These are really cool, David. I’ve had my JD Xi for a few years, still getting to grips with it, I use Logic Pro,
so have only really used it as a sound module so far. Thanks for these.
You mention crib sheets, where can I find them please?
Many thanks for your nice comments Simon. The crib sheets that I refer to are just some very rough notes that I make to describe the drum patterns. All the best, David 👍
Amazing
Thank you :)
hi Dave, sorry, I think I've got this down..however when I apply the delay to the analogue bass part it seems to apply it to the synth2 part as well making the synth 2 sound not sound right at all. what am I doing wrong so that it only applies it to the bass line or is that not possible.
Hi Mat, look at the effects setting on digital 2 and turn the delay light off, but leave the delay light on for the analogue bass. It should then sound correct.🎶🎹👍
@@DavidGordonJDXi do i do this via the ‘menu’ ?
Use the 'Effects On/Off' button to cycle through - just leave the 'Reverb' light on
Interesting take on how you constructed this cover. I'll have to see if I can find your finished version on Facebook and give it a listen. However, and this is only my opinion from having listened to this song more times than I can remember since it was first released, but I really think you ruined it with the tambourine, which if I'm not mistaken, was never in the original. And also, you should have left the delay where you originally set it, rather than having it repeat more often and more choppy. That would have matched the original much better. But I still thank you for posting your creative process in making this cover, as I'm just beginning to dig into my JD-Xi after having it since the beginning of August of this year and am always looking for ideas from other owners.
I just did a search for "David Gordon" on Facebook and you would not believe the number of members with your name that came up. I clicked on a number of them that were from Britain, Australia, and New Zealand because of your accent, but none of them had any videos, and I just don't have the time or patience to click on every single David Gordon listed in order to find your "I Feel Love" cover. If you could provide me with further information, or maybe even a link to your Facebook page, I would really appreciate it, because, as I said, I would like to hear your complete cover. Thanks.
I'm hoping that this link will work for you, many thanks for commenting
facebook.com/DavidTGordon/videos/2849258461774854
@@DavidGordonJDXi Hi David. Thanks for the link! I just watched your "live" performance of your cover and thought it was amazing. I really liked the "fog" effect throughout, and especially the "strobe" effect during the first break that almost gave me a seizure, lol. And while it was sometimes a little out of sync with your playing, I am blown away by how you managed to get Donna's vocals mixed in with your playing at all. Really great addition, and cool overall. And the fact that you were doing the mix while playing and recording was also very cool multi-tasking. Great job!
Thank you for your great comments, they are very much appreciated. This was one of my very early attempts at a complete cover version and I can hear the bits that are out of sync. I hadn't had the sampler very long either and I've now learned how to tighten up the samples. It was great fun to do and I still play it every now and then. All the best, David 🎶👍
I don't understand why you chose single instead of pan for the original and delayed bass line.
The original versions I listen to (album version, radio edit and the 12" remix) has quite distinct panning...
It was quite a long time ago, but from what I remember I couldn't get the effect to work with the pan delay setting. It's a shame because as you quite rightly say, the original uses a very distinct panning effect.
Show!👏
Superb!!
Did you record the bass notes using the sequencer or real time?
Hi Tim, thanks for your comment and subscribing - it's been a while since I did this but I'm pretty sure that I just manually programmed each note into the sequencer. Give it a try and let me know how you get on. All the best, David 👍
Can recreated Arpeggio Carpet crowler.. Genesis
Sorry but I have not tried playing this track.