Mac DeMarco Nerds Out About Music Gear | Reverb Interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- If you think Mac DeMarco's signature woozy warble is all about his chorus-laden pedalboard, you're in for a fun surprise. Check out the video above to watch Mac break down for us what really inspires his sound, from his penchant for '70s Strats to the vibratos on his pedalboard and the synth sounds you can hear on most all of his records.
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Mac sounds like he's from New York, Canada.
i think he used to live in queens for a while couple years back, could of been a influence for sure
He's from Alberta and lived in NY for a while
he still lives there, but he's really annoying ahha
mac if you see ths, you need to a) st up your fendr p bass and b) stop talking like you're from brooklyn
New York, AB
Mac Demarco : screw gear
Also Mac : vintage twin, fostex Reel 2 Reel , Juno 60, dx7 , D-50, Ce-2 , Re-201
mixing desk, rhodes piano, upright piano, outboard compressors/eqs
jacob gotlieb he’s a professional though? He’s still pretty on the low end considering some muscians are borderline collectors. Look at joe bonamassa
@@gratata.enchilada im not saying mans have more expensive gear than him lol im sure theres some guy somewhere with nicer gear but im just saying mac has that broke aesthetic but on the low actually has nice shit
@@jacobthebatchbandit3092 Facts. Those Nuemann mics he just said he bought are BOUGIE AF. Good for him though.
Wait... Is Fostex high end now? I've got a Model 80 collecting dust in my closet.
“Everybody thinks that I love chorus, wrong, I love vibrato” lmfao love you Mac
Carlos U vibrato is way cooler than chorus
@@nopeteys2424 both are pretty cool
Though he double tracks, which kind of turns it chorusy
What does this mean, I’m not a guitarist(yet)
@@gsl649 vibrato means the note goes slightly up and down.
chorus is an effect that doubles your guitar sound and adds vibrato+slows down slightly the second guitar track(i think not sure tho)
if you take out the main track and keep just the track that the chrous adds you'll get just a vibrato effect.
Basically just use whatever you have access to. Great mentality when it comes to actually creating
dave m creativity and good songwriting will always trump expensive gear
I’ve noticed from learning about these people over the years, so many of my favorite artists and bands just used whatever was cheap and sounded good at a pawn shop. Trying to recreate it those sounds is fun but when it comes to creating new music I find it very difficult to stray from what’s traditionally thought of as “good” gear and tone.
Definately i once thinking im stuck with just 5 pedals now ita been a year since i buy last pedal and i still discovered something new
Foreal. I have a couple of buddies who own huge pedal boards and vintage gear when all they do is play covers. It's kind of funny to look at.
except most people don't own lots of highly sought after famous vintage synths, classic guitars and amps. his pedal board is quite pedestrian though
“Ooh, stinky”
-Mac Demarco
le monke
Poopies
i was about to comment that
Haha funny
Too small so that when steering wheel fly off you like "im a toast"
I personally tend to use the chorus pedal when it's the chorus of the song, and the flanger when it's the flangerus of the song
The youngest looking 50 year old dude. Damn those viceroys.
wait? he is 50?
@@Ben-nx7yy He's 29, but a heavy smoker.
@@Ben-nx7yy Lmao
Ben No, Mac smokes a lot of cigarettes and they’re aging him beyond his years. He looks older than he is.
I think a lot of it is from the booze and touring diet. Stress, booze and cigs will do a number on ya. He's looking better these days than he did a couple years ago though. I wish him the best.
please get kevin parker on this
Please
Please 🙏
Pleaseeeeeeee
I HIGHLY SUPPORT THIS!
Plz
*Mac dresses like a guy who's doing well enough to own a yatch, but it's a second hand 25 footer, and he has to borrow your truck twice a year to get it in and out the water.
*A legal aide lawyer
I’m guessing you just discovered Mac lmao
He has a freemason shirt on. O
@@thumperbangin2000 sadly, once you get bigger guess who you gotta rep, or else
@@ejRecording I think you both missed the joke lol
seriously is he actually a freemason whats the deal
Mac DeMarco sounds like hes a chef putting flavors together
AKS 47 I guess he’s cooking up something good
@@MrCrusiers i got that reference 😎
Well he's putting a bunch of flavors together to get his signature tone, so you're partially right
I can read lips pretty well (partially hearing impaired), so for anyone wondering what he said when it bleeped out which synths are his new favorite, he said the "Casio CZ series." These are phenomenal synthesizers that use a very unique sound source called "phase distortion" to create and dial in wave forms. I restored a Casio CZ-101 about 2 years ago and while it's sort of a pain in the ass to program, I still love it! Hats off to you Mac!
Have a 101 too, you can get insane sounds.
@@felipediaz5774 Are the 1000, 3000, & 5000 just bigger brothers to the 101? There's a guy selling a CZ 5000 for pretty cheap around me may hop on one.
@@kevinkruelle1492 The 1000 is the same that 101 with "normal size keys", the 3000 has chorus and split, the 5000 have chorus, split and a sequencer
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Thx was looking for this comment
“But even that, I’m not going full crunch. Just a mild crunch”
Mac perfectly describing my ab workout routine
Vertebrum spatula jiggleness it's really hard for the crossfit workouts. ×D
✅
Crispy
🤣🤣🤣
Mild crunch, the cereal kids love
Mac’s always been authentic in his music production. He doesn’t know all the terms and answers but he can play and get into a creative mood and experiment with different instruments and tech, and I think that’s all it takes to make something worthwhile.
Doing any more than that would be a mistake :)
This is the reason why he's one of my favourite artists. Dude is my inspiration
He’s also crazy talented. I’m obsessed with production, and his records sound AMAZING from an objective standpoint. Especially This Old Dog and Here Comes The Cowboy.
Okay. That’s gear. Okay.
I know. Everything is a clique.
We all like a little a sweetener. -
Wtf is ur problem?
Don't know anything about this Guy but love his down to earth attitude.
Listen to 2 and This Old Dog.
Rock and roll night club has some great tracks. My favorite mac demarco song outside of "this old dog" is "baby's wearin' blue jeans"
@Sander van Buuren I love Salad Days too. Matter of fact, all of Mac's music. I just feel like 2 is the most accessible album, good to start off with. And then TOD is probably his most mature one and shows a slightly different side of him.
@@dudeman5303 Yeah, "blue jeans" rock.
Listen to all his records man they’re bomb
Seems like a pretty normal guy actually. Not obnoxious at all, just saying it how it is. Even though he has a ton of hype, I actually like his music.
My brother saw him at govball, he was the only musician to setup his own stage.
"The one that I was in love with, that I destroyed." - Mac DeMarco (2019)
Never trust a Santana hidden Pulltronic EQ! 😂
He is the Bob ross of guitars
Duckie hahahahah winner winner
Duckie “And maybe here we’ll add a happy little dab of vibrato.”
Actually johnny Demarco is the bob ross of guitars
“Jigglin’ ”-Mac Demarco circa late 2k19
The little riff he plays around the 6:00 mark sounds like "Fishing for Fishies" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard
blakebguitar pretty sure it’s a scale
He 90% said "Casio CZ----" The prices for those are already going up
You can have mine for 10K special Reverb price.
@@cornerliston Would you want to do a partial trade my semi-functioning CZ-3000 for 10/2K and some jelly beans?
@@kamhash1 Sounds like a steal to me. Yay
It’s amazing how much they are on reverb, a lot of things go up in price but they want up ridiculously high.
Yeah he said Casio Cz Series
Watching Mac Demarco be passionate about his music making process ignites a flame inside of me that makes me want to make more instrumentals, i love it
What he says in the bleep is "this cheap piece of gear means something to me, and you should find something that means something to you."
"If it works, it works. N that's good for me" -as he said
Yeah because Mac uses "cheap" gear lol
@@Obiwannabe It looks like he said something about the Casio CZ3000 or some sort of instrument.
@@theshyguy1580 Yeeeah definitely Casio something
Casio GZ
I think he said casio CTX, referencing the ctx3000
The least pretentious musician on earth. He's more down to earth than most regular people.
I also hate when people call my 70's start weird and stinky
A few seconds ago I was like “I haven’t listened to mac in a bit” and here he is :)
google can access your brain through wifi
Loved your profile Picture
RodrickBeat thanks sm man god bless✌️
Paul is it you again ?
electronowo ‘tis I
Mac looks like the guys I see walking down busy roads in the middle of the day with a cigarette behind their ears.
I mean, he probably is
Wow such a profound comment! How did you get so down to earth and observant? You unique, smart little snowflake you!!
Kane Williams oh someone triggered
@@kane00000 who hurt you man?
I love how he reached to what he had and just experimented to create his own sounds. You should do this with Kevin Parker or Stu Mackenzie. I would like to know how these musical geniuses approach shitty pieces of gear to make magic.
Mac is the Bill Murray of indie rock!
Keith Richards of Indie Rock
both Masons, it seems
My guy has a £20,000 synth.
@Elijah Finch My guy has a £20,000 synth.
That is why his records musically sound so good to the ears. He is someone who is looking for a sound that he likes, and is trying re-create when listening back to the sound via headphones or speakers.
A true musician/artist. maybe even a audiophile.
6:02 Did anyone else hear some Fishing for Fishies?
I came looking for this comment to confirm lol
5:05
where everyone paused
I love me a little Mac Demarco, but man I learned absolutely NOTHING about actual gear from this video
That’s the point I think. Lol
Connan mockassin getting the credit he deserves.
Epic.
“If you can just get the jiggle, I like that.”
I can relate that to a lot of things
Mac really does seem like a guy that just stumbled into being successful and it's amazing
8:47 Mac says Casio CT-X
I’ve been watching so many Mac Demarco interviews I think I’m starting to pick up his mannerisms. Keep saying “👐 God Bless”
Love the never ending search for the perfect gear. It's like a collection that does cool shit
That N64 hat is incredible!!
It’s funny how he says he tears himself apart over trying to get the perfect drum sound when I’m a massive fan of his drums sound on record. Everyone talks about “Mac guitar tone” when his drumming drives so many of his songs.
i'd do anything to get a whole day to talk to mac about gear
There’s a really great Tape op article you he did you could check out
Me hearing Mac Demarco for the first time: 2:55
I can relate to try to get the Steve Miller Band drum sound hahaha
How many ply is the toilet paper though?
Tonewood is real after all!
"If you just get the jiggle... oooo"
-Mac Demarco
Even though I don’t understand what he’s talking about I could listen to Mac talking for hours
Looks like he's saying casiotone. So, probably the early analog ones like the ct 101 or 202
Whattt forever dolphin love is one of my favorite albums tooo!!!
Bruh mac out here looking like my ex
She was a women
tank butt sorry to hear that I hope you’re doing better now
great taste in women..
everytime i watch a video of mac speaking of gear i have to check my bank account
Just discovered this guy! I love him! He’s a true Indie Artist without the filter! He’s got strait from the heart music! He’s inspiring me to do my thing!
Corey Burnham agreed!
"Casio CZ Series"
doing the lords work
Those prices have been going up because of him anyways, lol.
Haha was right about to write that!
6:01 Fishing for Fishies?
holy shit good ear!
Gizz boi
Fuck yeaaaaa
Well now I wanna know the name of the synth even more
They didn't blur his mouth ;)
Casio something
Its got to be a model from the CZ or SD Casio line.
He's saying the Casio CZs. And he's right, they're great!
I’m pretty sure he’s said Catchers Tits
Mac Demarco is a parallel universe version of Charlie from Always Sunny
What did he say when they bleeped it???
Its not that i wanna buy his gear, but I'm just so curious
Vraisairs casio
Casio cz series 🤷♂️
"If u could just get the jiggle"
honestly glad someone finally appreciates connan mockasin’s amazing and unique sound
I think Mac is a really underrated player. His right hand fingerpicking technique in this video is something to be desired.
That's what she said.
kinda sad to see him look 10 years older than he really is. Don't smoke kids
true
I think it's stress
@@macaroon147 he smokes like a chimney
Yeah man six years ago he looked 12 years younger. He used to be such a pretty boy. He's still a cutie though
Keith Richards of Indie Rock
I was there when he smashed the guitar.. he look possessed ha
Francois Duval when he was in Detroit he claimed to be satan, heh
what happened lol
Why didnt you stopped him!!!!
u can’t stop a man possessed by rocknroll
@@yappojilla someone went on stage took his hat and threw it in the crowd, he was getting kinda weird before anyways... really good show
I actually got to be that guy asking “bdjdbe what year is your eauwghdhd” with that 1970 he mentioned smashing. It sounded fantastic live RIP.
I want him to do an album with Courtney Barnett
4:39 that piece of gear is in really high demand rn
What is that "little tp" thingy called?
@@ericknight9816tissue paper
I love how different every guitarists pedal boards are. like Mac vibrato from using the only wet signal from chorus, how he uses 2 reverbs is also new too me. and the fact that he secretly loves those cheap zoom multi effects pedals 😆. I love hearing people talk about this stuff.
The Casio what? I've been trying to read his lips for like a half hour I need to know
Wait, Mac's wearing a Freemason sweathshirt??? Illuminati Mac????
Samuel Wright THAT IS WHAT IM SAYING!!!!
>envronimental art
>climate change theoretics
>illuminati
pick one
@@G12GilbertProduction if anyone is part of the Illuminati it's climate change people. AOC and Thunberg are literally telling people not to have children anymore... do some real research bud, stop watching msm
Samuel Wright lmao you idiot
I have an AMAZING '73 Strat. Some of the early 70s Fenders were great. Some were dogshit.
He really is my father huh
That Nintendo 64 Kellogg's cap is incredibly cool
It's too small for his dome
Great story for this fella. Doing what he loves and he's good at it. I wish him all the best and I like his stuff. I'll tell ya though...I'm him in reverse. 32 years playing guitar...I can almost play the full set of cowboy chords cleanly. The penny never dropped for me. Chased a teenage dream to record music...have all the gear...but no idea. My stuff sounds like garbage.
what does he have on the guitar? (i tink its a tissue but idk)
I use to have one of those zoom pedals too, till everyone told me it was shite :(
same, I played the shit out of my Zoom 606 Guitar, I even used it as a preamp for everything when I first started recording.
Its so nice to get new videos of Mac
That Montreal show was really wild
Dude there's a black guy in ur pfp u mite wanna get that checked out
So he smashed his strat at the end?
my mum bought me a zoom multi effects pedal for Xmas when I was like 15/16. still the only pedal I have cos I'm broke, gonna have to bring it out again as an ode to Mac
Mac demarco seems like a genuinely chill dude
If you haven't listened to the Connan Mockasin album, do yourself a favour and check it out.
Im so fuckin excited about the İstanbul concert. Finally gonna see him with my own eyes.
He’s gotta put down those cigarettes he’s lookin older than he is ): fuck addiction
The true star of the show is the JHS Colour Box. Sounds sensational
I found one of those crappy zoom pedals at goodwill for like 3 bucks and I also love it lol. Nice to shiluffle around for inspo
This is a comfort video for me at this point.
nice Masonic Jumper... cant beat them join them...
I used to love my old Zoom 505. It still has my favorite flanger effect ever.
1:48 "you put this on your vocal when it's the chorus of the song" you are one big fat liar if you didn't think this was the function of the chorus effect when you first heard about it
If you smoke cigs and don’t work out, you’ll look like Mac in your late 20’s.
Incredibly accurate 😂😂 I know a few
wish they would have talked about the amps too
This was the most charming interview about gear. Love this dude!
His personality really helps you ignore all the freemasonry t shirts he wears lol sus
this dude really talks with his hands i can’t stop watching it
C EchoHawk08 italian blood, can relate.
seriously, how does he keep breaking Strats? and someone should give him a good Luther's number. then he can have his favs back. this is the second time in a few years he's mentioned breaking a 70s Strat into pieces. but really, how does one do that? they're tanks
Well this is a cool video to see in my sub feed
"...isolated steve miller band drum tracks" line cracked me the fuck up
Never liked so quickly
I've watched this so many times I've learnt every single word coming out of his mouth
I mean, how can people dislike Mac DeMarco
No one is even questioning the Free Mason sweater ☠️