In The Studio with Sam Evian: 'Knock Knock'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2021
- Sam Evian breaks down the making of his song 'Knock Knock' at his studio Flying Cloud Recordings in Upstate NY.
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We acknowledge that the land on which we filmed is in traditional unceded Lenape territory.
Lyrics:
It's time to melt while others run
I hold my hands into the sun
Hot wax is flowing through my veins
Humanity has gone its way
And i dream dream dream about you
I have no words without you
Sometimes i wish i wasn't born
Floating there forever more
Its time to melt away, its time, i feel the days are numbered
And i dont know whats inside them
And we're together now, compelled into the ground
i'll melt away and thats how life will begin
We're thick as thieves i know its true
Its time to melt its what we do
If anything will comfort me
Its knowing that we'll be free
And i dream dream dream about you
I have no words without you
If disappearing is a game
Sign me up and melt away
It's time to melt away, its time, i feel the days are numbered
And i dont know whats inside them
And we're together now, compelled into the ground
i'll melt away and that's how life will begin
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Your video series is incredible. Bring ‘em back…when you’re ready.
Love this stuff man - would you do us a drum recording / processing vid one day ? Would love to see how you get those sweet sounds !!
I’m from Russia, and I’m completely amazed with this song! On repeat since it came out, and I have no clue how I found it. Awesome, groovy, and just so cool. Thanks for what you doing!
Drums & Bass 0:54
Rhythm Guitar 1:27
Rhodes 1:47
Lead Guitar 2:14
Saxophone 2:54
Lead Vocal 3:46
Violin & Viola 4:09
Backing Vocal 6:21
Keys 7:58
Bass 9:14
I like how tight the room feel on the bass and kit are. The strings add good contrasting depth along with the multi-layer vox. I remember the horns almost sounding like a funky 80's style synth. Nice touch. Hope you make it down to Miami for a gig one day. The alternative scene is small here but on the up and up considering the circumstances. Excellent production. Keep on keepin' on!
you are my favorite musician and you’re real as fuck for doing these videos
Easily the best song of 2021
Soooo cool listening to these different pieces broken out. Incredible performances across the board!
Beautiful song, and how everything comes together is just amazing
These breakdowns are awesome, everything in this track sits so nicely. Hope they keep coming!
Beautiful as always. Would love to see the process of recording drums!
Dude ! The MG1 in your profile pic! I’ve also got one. How cool are they.
definitely one of my favorite tracks of the year, ive been bopping to this one on my walks every day. Would love to know more about your console and how you're using it with protools/interfacing with hardware/doing the mixing : )
Basically in a mix context I use the console for summing and light eq. Protools outputs are normalled to the line inputs of the console. I have some hardware pieces that I use on channel inserts. Thx for listening!
This gave me light in a gray part of Eastern Europe last year. Thanks for making this amazing track! ☺️
loving these lil breakdowns :) that piano break is utterly insane to the point my brain can hardly comprehend for the first 4 bars in the best way
"Very smooth Dad"... laughing my ass off. Seriously though, the bass and drums immediately resonated with me, very special. Thanks for the insights into playing the tune.
Sam! I’m loving this series.. this track is such a groove! From the rhythm section, to strings, guitars, horns, vocals, lyrics.. and that Rhodes, damn! Even though the parts weren’t recorded live at the same time, and in the same room.. I feel such a natural groove chemistry between y’all! I imagine listening to this song (and tbh any of your tracks) in 20/30+ years from now.. and that’s something! Congrats man! And love the fact you’re a Sly fan!
Would love to see some breakdowns of your favorite songs from your past records, if possible!
You’ve been a major inspiration through the last 5 or so months, cheers from Portugal! Hope to see you play here soon, hopefully when this pandemic is over, and your world tour starts (:
Thank you!! Hope to come to Portugal some day soon !
You have such a beautiful mind
Dude trust me you're gonna be a god damn S+ tier singer 🔥 keep going
amazing amazing amazing. the strings are so full of emotion I love it. and the song is groovy as hell, real bouncy jamerson style bass. and that drum sound is my life goal to achieve that
This was awesome! Your tones and mixes are the absolute best!
you're cool as hell and I cant wait to see you live someday, whenever that might be.
Thanks for this videos, saludos from Costa Rica :)
the bass is so sick
Man that was so cool
The rhythm section is FAT! Gives me zero7 vibes. Would love to see a video on how you go about recording/miking the drum and bass.
Amazing sounds. How do you incorporate this desk into your work flow?
Hey Sam ! Such a great song ! I am a French bass learner, where do you think I could get a transcription of this amazing bass line ?
Thanks !!
hey! the best way to improve your ear and your voice on the instrument is to do your own transcriptions :) thanks for listening!
Do you have a line out for the board and your mic going to a mixer and into the camera for the audio? I have a feeling you're not recording the audio on your cellphone, lol. I want to make track breakdown videos but want to get great sound and my iphone isn't cutting it. Thanks!
Awesome track - how did you record the bass?
Hey Sam, thanks so much for sharing this! Love the song! You mentioned you track the drums to tape. How is that workflow like? Are you creating a submix first before it goes to the tascam? And what was the mic setup?
Hey thx! It depends. If I am tracking a band I’ll usually submix to save room. If it’s just drums I like to stretch out. Still, I only ever use 4 or 5 drum mics. Usually dynamics on kick, snare and sometimes crotch mic, and a stereo or mono ribbon situation overhead. Sometimes if I’m feeling fancy I’ll throw a fet47 in front of the kick.
Hey Sam, was wondering what kind of console you’re using here. It’s absolutely beautiful! Peace and love from St. Pete, Florida
It seems to be a 90's Wheatstone broadcast console according to Sam ;)
A question is have is how much are you concerned about comments? Jk love your music bro, your music inspires me to keep practicing 😊
Love these videos. More would be great. Might just be me but I struggle to hear you talking when the music is playing sometimes, don't know if the music is too loud or the mic is too quiet.
It’s my fault! I’ll route my vocal better on the next one haha 🙏
What mics are used on the drums, if you don’t mind me asking? The snare sounds incredible!
Great stuff Sam! I was wondering what Mac you run in your studio?
Thanks! It’s just a little Mac mini with a ram upgrade ⚡️
Yo thank you for these videos! I was wondering on this song in particular what the key(s) is? I know the chords but I'm trying to understand the track a little better to help with my theory stuff. Anyone feel free to chime in haha.
Not a theory expert but it feels like D Minor to me, I'm hearing a raised 6th though so B instead of Bb, which would make it D Minor Dorian. Are you familiar with the greek modes?
What spring reverb did he use on the trumpets/horns?
:)))
ASaMR 😎
really really neat, thanks, love you. Did your dad write that riff or what?
He did!
What's that SSL bus compressor lookin' thing you got at the bottom of the rack? Used it anywhere on this song?
That’s an audioscape SSL style bus company that I love. It does the thing! I may have used it on the drum bus for this mix.
This song is a masterpiece! Did you record, mix and mastered yourself?
Seriously, this sounds like it was done in a million dollars studio. Bravo, my friend!
Did you mic the snare bottom on this one?
What desk are you using Sam?
Wheatstone SP48 broadcast console, 1990's. Does each fader represent a stereo channel, Sam?
It is a Wheatstone sp48 with mono channels! Good call
The rhoades parts sounds like it be more funky with a clavinet
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