Stevie Wonder's Classic Period : The Synths and Sounds of 1972-1976
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- Stevie Wonder’s classic period between 1972 and 1976 is musically breathtaking and so are the technical advancements of this time. With the help of Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff and their TONTO synthesizer they went on to define an era with the albums ‘Music of My Mind,’ Talking Book’, ‘Innervisions’, ‘Fulfillingness’ First Finale’ and ‘Songs In the Key of Life’.
This video will show the synth's being used, the techniques and equipment they utilised in the studio and how we can approximate some classic 'Wonder' sounds with plug-ins.
This video delves into Stevie’s keyboards and effects and how he achieved his classic sounds.
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The seeds were sown on an album prior, "Where I'm Coming From", you could here where he was heading to...
You’re right, he’d definitely started to evolve on that album!
Muy de acuerdo. Lo he pensado muchas veces: el período clásico se inicia con "Where I'm Coming From" y no con "Music of my Mind", como se ha venido difundiendo. La orientación instrumental y creativa se inicia ahí, lo que ocurre es que no es un álbum tan de autor, aún mantiene modos clásicos de la Motown y eso queda fuera con "Music of my Mind" definitivamente pero el inicio es del álbum anterior. Maravilloso sonido
I'm just realizing how impossible a task it would have had to have been for a blind guy to fiddle around with such an elaborate, gigantic synth. Didn't think i could have more respect for Stevie wonder but here we are. Crazy how much simpler every aspect of recording music has become in a relatively short time.
Absolutely, and more affordable when considering software. Imagine how much a synth like that would cost today!
the music beyond his “classic period” is still masterful and arguably even better in some ways and for some songs
I totally agree. His subsequent, less acknowledged albums, contain material that puts Sheeran, Swift, Beyoncé , Adele et al. to shame..,
I feel so sorry for the youth of today. The music of one’s youth is so formative and important.
There aren’t nearly enough well made videos talking about Stevie let alone his golden era. Thanks for your work ❤
Thank you! This period is fascinating to me, the level of creativity is incredible. True genius!
@@mixingmasteringonline perhaps a deep dive on each of the albums from the period is in order?
That would be fun to do, definitely!
@@Chicago_Podcast_Authority yes there is, the Bob Margouleff interview with Anthony Marinelli is the most in depth detailed interview. It’s on TH-cam enjoy !
When Fairlight (an Australian Company) produced the first Digital hardware and software for a Windows computer, Stevie was a fan. This happened after analogue synthesisers and MIDI. Fairlight revolutionised the digital capture and editing that most musicians use today. Fairlight is now part of Blackmagic Design's Davinice Resolve editing suite. There is a free version. All their updates are free. As an Australian, I love Stevie Wonder. He was and is, the master of new music, and every musician since holds him in the highest regard.
The clavinet on Superstition is a Hohner model C the red and white one. Totally different from a D 6.
this is history
Phenomenal vid! Love that period of Stevie's, and your recreation at the end is great. I'd love it if you went into more detail for each of these albums, or if it's easier the classic tracks he created at the time.
Thank you! I’d love to go into more detail at some point.
@@mixingmasteringonline Having just discovered your channel I see that's not what you do, although it would be awesome. Just having a Stevie marathon now but I'm looking forward to watching your other vids, starting with the Beatles ones.
That’s great, thank you!
It's rare for me to find a truly informative video on my favourite artists nowadays, thank you! The moment you started talking mic choices and synths I knew this was going to be a good video! The deepest impression that Stevie's use of synths left on me we're when he'd use two warm pads, one panned left and the other right, playing together in a polyphonic texture. You hear it in the transition during Superwoman, in You and I from talking book, and in They Won't Go When I Go. Knowing that they won't go was written around the same time period, it makes so much sense! I personally love the "sound" and "aesthetics" of Music of my mind the most because of this, whereas the best album ever made being SITKOL of course!
Thank you! I absolutely love the sound of these records so I really enjoyed making this video.
These videos are really great, man. Keep doing them.
Thanks Joshua! It's really encouraging to know they're appreciated. 😀. I'll keep 'em coming..
Love these videos!
Thank you!
It is hard to understand and imagine how he never missed a note.
Harder than the understanding the physics of light.
There’s some type of synth sound or like my melon Tron sound I can’t really explain the term but it’s in his superwoman/where are you when I needed you song .the sound comes on when it switches to the second part of the song where we’re you when I needed you. The sound also appears in his song you & I it’s at like the climax of the song and it also comes in at the beginning of the song does anybody know what’s that sound? Or instrument called?
I doubt he read that magazine himself.
There was a braille version of Rolling Stone magazine then and oddly a Playboy one too.
So what happened to him after this period? Why did it stop?
He did make some really good records after this, but this period for me is his best.
Songs In The Key of Life is not part of his classic period .
It’s not only a part of his classic period but a hugely important part of it.
@@mixingmasteringonline Don Freeman here. all due respect mix, the classic period are the following records Stevie recorded with Bob Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil with their giant multi synth TONTO. Music Of My Mind 1972, Talking Book 1972, Innervisions 1973 and Fulfillingness’ First Finale 1974. Those are all linked together with those 3 people and TONTO. Secondly I’m a songwriter & keyboardist and know Bob Margouleff personally and worked with him when he produced the David Sanborn album As We Speak. Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Bill Withers, Jeffrey Osborne, George Duke, James Ingram, Hugh Masekela, Coldcut, Larry Carlton, Angela Bofill, Joan Armatrading, Jermaine Jackson, Jon Anderson are some of the artists I’ve written for and recorded with. Michael Sembello guitarist & writer who I co-wrote “ Carousel “ with for Michael Jackson played with Stevie Wonder for several years and between Michael & Bob Margouleff who I’m still in contact with weekly, I think I have more inside knowledge than you do with all due respect! Peace
It’s ok for you to have a different opinion on the semantics. I wouldn’t get so upset about it. I, like the majority, count ‘Songs in the key of life’ very much part his ‘classic period ‘of peak creativity and that’s my opinion. Nobody is wrong here.
Umm… reading?😂
There was a braille version of Rolling Stone magazine then and oddly, a Playboy one too.
So, Stevie found out about Malcolm and Robert while "reading" Rolling Stone? Right.... Stevie was a genius, but I don't think he was "reading" anything.
Blind people use braille to read and there was a braille version of Rolling stone. Strangely, even Playboy had a braille version.
@@mixingmasteringonlineI'm well aware of braille. I just thought it was a bit odd to phrase it that way in the video. And, ya know, plenty of people read Playboy for the articles. 😁
Of course they do 😅. I don’t know how else to phrase it, ‘rubbed his finger over tiny bumps to learn’ is a bit of a mouthful 😅