How I Programmed The Bass On Michael Jackson's PYT

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In this video I go over step by step the PYT bass sound I programmed for Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, on my Arp 2600.
In this series Anthony breaks down some of the most icons synthesizer patches that he programmed for Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Anthony's musical touch as both composer and performer is connected with some of the most influential creative minds over the last 40 years. He’s composed and conducted original orchestral scores for over 80 feature films including Young Guns, Internal Affairs, The Man From Elysian Fields, 15 Minutes and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for his symphonic work "In the Family Way", written over one thousand TV commercials in a myriad of musical styles, co-founded Levels Audio Post (LA's premiere post production facility) and performed and arranged on big-box-office films and influential hit records such as Michael Jackson's Thriller.
His extensive work as a young arranger, orchestrator and performer for Quincy Jones, Jack Nitzsche, Lamont Dozier, Arthur Rubenstein and Giorgio Moroder was vital in launching his own career. His early years pioneering modular analog synthesizers along with his wide-ranging music scholarship positioned Anthony at the center of the music technology revolution. He attended the University of Southern California School of Music as a piano and composition major.
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@ratchetheros Год назад

Too many top producers (from the 60s-70s) gone without leaving knowledge to future generations. Glad you did this.

@crnkmnky Год назад

💯

@user-jv6ox5gb6v Год назад

A lot of them did, thru tv broadcasts recording, magazines, etc. It’s just people too lazy to archive them

@JUPITERGANG Год назад

New gens dont give a fuck , they prefer twerking shitty noise.

@crnkmnky Год назад

@IgaKoga ugh, I left a similar comment on Anthony's other channel, and got a similar reply accusing me of dissing young people. and I'll give you the same reply: at the moment, I don't have time to address you putting words in my mouth.

@mercurial1025 Год назад

@@crnkmnky u obviously do

@flopasen Год назад

i used to have to scour the old message boards from the 90s and early 00's to find lost info about the golden synths now i'm getting it spoonfed to me by the man who actually made the amazing sounds.. what a world!

@F-Andre Год назад

yeah modern times do have such benefits :)

@kane6529 Год назад

I enjoy being spoon fed 🤩

@juanshaftpatel7488 Год назад

go intern at a studio.. stop admiring stuoid ngr hip hop beat makers

@knkyofficial Год назад

Yes, the Internet has absolutely revolutionized how we learn and what we learn. I think i only stay on youtube for the stem videos and the instrumentals and iaolated vocals from songs from artists i love, that ppl post . And producers and djs giving breakdowns of popular songs they helped produce

@mojojojo6400 Год назад

Stuff like this is actually what makes RU-vid and social media a good thing.

@kristiannelson1851 Год назад

This is INCREDIBLE! Most producers and engineers just say what gear they used, but hardly ever break down the details of the programming! Thanks for the lesson and breakdown!

@SilverHaze5X 8 месяцев назад

I agree, i love the attention to details, hearing about the sublte tuning tricks from the og is really nice, even for a profane like me

@fatlann 11 месяцев назад

this man is just casually explaining synthesizer science with like the deepest happiness ever 😭Ty legend 🤞

@donruga627 27 дней назад

And it went straight over my head 😂😂😂

@sleeplessnightsofficial6334 Год назад

I love how he said the song and production were “last minute” and yet it’s still an absolute BANGER 🔥

@go-away-5555 Год назад

For some reason a lot of fantastic albums turn out that way, rushed and last minute yet better than they would have gotten if they spent weeks on it

@kaitlyn__L Год назад

@@go-away-5555 I think it’s the same reason a sketch can look better than lineart. It focuses more on the core concepts and lets our brains interpret. Fully produced stuff is often so shiny and filled with layers that it can be harder to focus on the core concept.

@nullobject7966 Год назад

@@kaitlyn__L Rick rubin has a book that has some interesting theories on this. I highly recommend reading/listening to the audiobook.

@kaitlyn__L Год назад

@@nullobject7966 didn’t realise he’d written a book. Looks to be a bit of a Marmite-y tome! I may have to check it out of the library just to see whether it clicks with me.

@nullobject7966 Год назад

@Kaitlyn L As someone who doesn't read often, I enjoy how the book is structured. Each chapter is short and has a theme that is clear and identifable (success, procrastination, self-doubt, etc). It's very digestible with such short chapters. I haven't finished it yet, but I find his perspective to be helpful to consider.

@CornellPhillip Год назад

When I first heard PYT I instantly gravitated toward the baseline. I know learnt the whole baseline way before I learnt the lyrics. The way it sits in the arrangement is simply genius.

@Dartania Год назад

The bass line set the baseline groove ;)

@delta8tt8 Год назад

I learnt people use learnt 😂

@mojojojo6400 Год назад

Man all of the production on Michael's stuff is just flawless and top notch and I just love to listen to his stuff over and over and just for the production and then try to just listen and focus solely on just each aspect individually from like the hihat and then the snare and then the bass and then so on and so forth with each individual instrument and then the same with the vocals and then the mix and the effects and the little tricks and techniques and so on and so forth with each individual song tbh

@johnnyeco280 11 месяцев назад

I couldn't even imagine 'Thriller' without PYT!? Thank you so much for opening both your studio and your creative mind to us all 🎹 🎛 🧟‍♂️

@mooseymoose Год назад

This is exactly why I love the internet! A chance to hear the stories behind the music that shaped my youth! Awesome!

@DX5 Год назад

Nice to see someone on synths that knows what he's talking about, with no forced actings neither artificial, click bait content, etc (as it seems to be trendy lately). Just useful in-depth sound design info. Thank you, Anthony.

@drinkinslim Год назад

@ghost mall I know this is gonna fall on deaf ears but, could you please stop with all the f bombs.

@mojojojo6400 Год назад

@@drinkinslim bro I was literally thinking the same thing. But then I also figured that who are we to tell a random person online what to do and then also I do get why they used that specific term because they were putting a big emphasis that it's actually Michael's music of all people and music that we are talking about.

@chioma916 Год назад

@@drinkinslim chile ur on the internet, scroll past ! protect ur energy by moving on, don't invest if it bothers u so bad. cheers.

@danielpalmersofficial Год назад

“P.Y.T.” is one of my favourite MJ songs of all time, everyone who was involved did an incredible job. ✌️😙

@bassadelica Год назад

Classic that it almost didn’t make the cut, dare I say my favorite track on there 🔥

@Rsonixtunes Год назад

I was thinking the same- and the fact that the dude Ingram wrote it in like a day is impressive.

@LocaliLLocano Год назад

This is gold on two levels. One for me being an MJ fan. The other is you demoing your workflow on the 2600. Cheers Anthony

@anthonymarinellimusic Год назад

Thankyou!!

@anthonymarinellimusic 11 месяцев назад

Haha

@adamturner8732 Год назад

This is unbelievable. People never understand the creativity you had to have to really come up with that. If you can't feel something like PYT you're dead.

@STRAIGHTP Год назад

One of my favorite basslines ever. When that song kicks in, the club would hit the floor

@jerrymcpommes8473 Год назад

Hi Anthony! The information you are sharing is such a treasure! Thank you so much. We all know that it was the pure concentrated talent of everyone involved that created this everlasting masterpiece Thriller. But we also know that it was you as a significant part, that made Thriller sound the way it sounds. You can be so proud of yourself!

@buzzfunk Год назад

Such an iconic bass line. The first 3 notes gave me goosebumps immediately. Well done Anthony!

@illanoiz1 Год назад

This dude was a beast…..many hits came from him 🔥

@InfectiousGroovePodcast Год назад

As big of a Michael Jackson fan as I am, I've never loved this song as much as so many other people seem to. Having said that, the bass has always been my favorite part of it. Very cool to get to hear all about that part.

@inthefade Год назад

It is the best part of the song.

@crnkmnky Год назад

@@inthefade the synth counter-melody (I think that's what it's called) is pretty cool… and the chipmunks at the end. 😸

@InfectiousGroovePodcast Год назад

@ghost mall I know, I know.

@mojojojo6400 Год назад

Same here. And then also the main best parts in the production of his songs for me is the baseline and then the drums as well tbh.

@InfectiousGroovePodcast Год назад

@@mojojojo6400 I was just listening to Thriller again last night and I was thinking the same thing.

@SeattleScotty 8 месяцев назад

It's wild how many incredibly talented people it took to create a masterpiece like Thriller, just a total team effort led by Michael.

@MelloDeeBeats Год назад

It’s so dope that you’re on here giving this information & you actually worked on the record. Thank you

@syrus3k Год назад

It's a superb pop song, the contrast between Michael and the synths is great. One of my favourite tunes ever

@kadiummusic Год назад

Agreed!

@fakshen1973 Год назад

The patch is super basic. However the knowledge behind finding the sweet spot to make it work is where the gold is. I LOVE how you describe what it is you're looking to get out of the sound as well as showing examples what is too much or not enough. It's a shame that there's no pulse width modulation on the stock minimoog. But that ARP with the ladder filter solves that issue nicely. I also like having a true ADSR rather than the Moog style envelopes.

@midnightsocean2689 Год назад

And all the 80s kids thought MJ wrote/produced everything. Neat look behind the scenes.

@Scott-px6mi Год назад

Who said that?

@hugh-jasole Год назад

@@Scott-px6mi zoomers

@drinkinslim Год назад

@ghost mall Not trying to disagree with you here but, I've seen in the comments of other MJ videos where people have said how amazing all MJ's writing and production was. I had to point out that it was a collaborative effort with the likes of Quincy Jones and great musicians. :)

@lartisan6274 Год назад

Mj didnt wrote Pyt, but he did " Beat it , billie jean " and with the team B ( encino family house) team b was more creativ

@C_71 Год назад

I was a teenager back then, and when you read the credits on the album cover... you knew who wrote, arranged, or produced them! Most artists either had background vocals of other stars, were helped by other stars in some way, or were singing songs written by someone else!

@anthonyreed480 11 месяцев назад

Possibly the best MJ song ever. So underrated compared with his other hits. PYT & Baby Be Mine are my favourite songs of his.

@MrZombieUK 8 месяцев назад

I am glad I accidentally found your channel! Growing up with MJ I never gave a thought to the music production, only the vocals.thanks for all your awesome work you and everyone put in to make these iconic songs ❤❤

@stevemuzak8526 Год назад

It's crazy that we have the best musicians like yourself share the knowledge on youtube. I can't believe it! Thank you for sharing! Respect

@richiestarks6163 Год назад

You can here the analog feels. Just the color and warmth. He is a sound design genius

@ehvway Год назад

This video is just gold. I am not a musician, but I can't resist these kind of video's. Thank you for sharing your creativity Sir

@rickydesilva 10 месяцев назад

One of the best songs in my opinion on Thriller, amazing and iconic! Respect

@michaeldevose8923 Год назад

The synth music from this era had so much character because often you had real patch programming done behind the scenes. Michael Jackson's producers, as you can see here, probably didn't use canned sounds very often.

@drinkinslim Год назад

Until the Roland D-50 came along - a few well chosen canned sounds came from that one. 😅

@raykane2063 Год назад

Back then on the Albums you would see " Synth Sound & Drum Programing Credits" as time went on that vanished.

@noxx8608 Год назад

So cool that internet allows us to see legends break down legendary tracks from the 80s… this is like gold because no one really broke down how they did it especially back then

@broklee Год назад

Thanks for marking this video! Looking forward to more!

@therealc0rax Год назад

Holy shit man I was making a track yesterday and I couldnt get the bass tone right and here it is right here... it is mind blowing I can get this info straight from you sir.... thank you so very much

@etpslick100 Год назад

Wow! Very cool! Never realized how popular that Arp 2600 was back in the day. That bass sounds so full, so nasty! Love it! Thanks Anthony!🤨🎹🎶❤️👍🏾

@Rsonixtunes Год назад

Agreed- and it is the bass behind Thriller (the track) as well 😊

@CoachRayne 9 месяцев назад

What A blessed day this is🙌🏾. Thank you for making this video

@matthewcassette Год назад

Can't wait to try this out. Thanks for making a legendary song and explaining the nuance of the sound involved with it. This has helped me with 80s style sound design! Much appreciated

@SuperWave86 Год назад

Omg such an amazing tutorial! Such an iconic sound! Ur amazing to redo it and show us step by step! Amazing, more videos ❤thx 🎶

@daniellepreyar Год назад

This is so cool. I love PYT, it must be amazing being apart of such a groundbreaking album. Thanks for sharing.

@TCOLE-tc7vs Год назад

Anthony, that was FUNKY!! Thank you for this.

@johnfalexander 2 месяца назад

I absolutely love this series of videos you are dropping! Thank you!

@AmsterdamRichard Год назад

Fantastic to see and hear this story about the way this bass synth sound is created. I had the single when I was a teenager and always loved that funky bassline. Still love this song. One of my favourites of MJ.

@drumngrewve Год назад

Rediculous clip....super informative! Hearing the real life back story is worth the warch and like the information that goes along with it is stellar!!! Great drop!!!

@sampletheworld-music Год назад

You do a really great job of explaining most of that patch and it seems this could be applicable to any (dual osc) synth! Thank you for being so descriptive!

@adeeponion9152 Год назад

Very generous chat. Thanks for revealing this world of sound!

@sukekiyo2945 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for making this video. One of the most memorable bass lines from my childhood ... it's great to see how it was actually made. I didn't know it was an ARP 2600 ... or that the synth is doubling a bass guitar, interesting! I recently bought the Korg 2600m ... so it is great to see how pros such as yourself used this synth and your programming techniques on such a legendary track ... fabulous!

@lukehoudini Год назад

Thank you for creating this iconic sound! Very interesting process

@Bass_Levelz Год назад

This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing the backstory on such a legendary song and album

@Tetherel Год назад

Anthony this is so detailed! Very well done, listening through studio monitors so I can really tune into the subtle changes you're making. Love all of this Michael Jackson content

@TheJoeGizzle 10 месяцев назад

I never thought I'd see this. Thank you for providing your insight on this impeccable bass sound. Iconic is an understatement. I am grateful!

@TayWoode Год назад

This is so interesting. I watched a video of how Jam & Lewis layered 4 synths to get the bassline for Janet’s What have you done for me lately. It ended up being so popular Yamaha sampled it as a preset & it was then used on so many dance songs in the 90s. I’ve got a Yamaha EX7 and sure enough it’s there in the preset as “lately bass”

@lartisan6274 Год назад

ah the lately bass :o the sound of 90's its Fm sound ? i forgot , before i made some sound design for fun

@mojojojo6400 Год назад

Wow that is fascinating! And I also never even knew that and obviously ever even heard about that until now because you just mentioned it and so thank you so much for sharing this piece of music history!

@marcofioravanti4176 Год назад

Such great and useful informations. Big, big like! The way you combine simplicity in an understandable "no-bs"-approach together with precision, musicality and finesse...is just art!

@Rsonixtunes Год назад

Anthony you’re the man! I’ve watched a ton of your Thriller vids and podcasts - keep posting brother.

@ylgotbars4531 10 месяцев назад

Bless you for sharing your story and the excellent work you did. You guys were mad scientists with your gifts 🎁 🎶

@you-tubero Год назад

Anthony, you're a legend! Never forget that! You helped make timeless hits with sound design way ahead of it's time 🙏

@clintlagerberg Год назад

You're the gift that keeps on giving! As if it wasn't enough you helped shaped the music of my childhood you're now giving it a whole new life with these videos. THANK YOU!!

@JasonPeterPresents 10 месяцев назад

This is the most useful synth patch tutorial I’ve ever seen. I absolutely love how you explain what the sound does if you push each variable one way or the other. Definitely can’t wait to check out what else you have.

@RoyMaya Год назад

PYT is one of my favorite tracks from MJ. And awesome bass sound too.

@jaymoney6233 Год назад

Me too, PYT is timeless!!!!!!

@GrischaEkart Год назад

Very funky baseline and a great sound supporting it. Thanks man! More of it ;)

@newvaguecity Год назад

Goosebumps! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful articulation and historic insight. ⚡️♥️

@NightShift-kx9pb Год назад

Ridiculously cool. Thanks for sharing this with us!

@floydland3509 Год назад

My mind is blown right now. MJ is my favorite artist. And to learn the behind the scenes the diligence that went into crafting the sounds is nothing short of extraordinary.

@MattPicsET Год назад

Now you’ve officially convinced me to add an ARP 2600 to my already crowded synth rig. 😅 Thanks Anthony!

@lilxibibi Год назад

oh my gosh. thank you for makig this video!! and nice to meet you too 💚 PYT is one of my favorite MJ songs 😃😄😄

@iDjAstra 10 месяцев назад

What an amazing video and love the stories.Thank you for this.

@N0B0DY_SP3C14L Год назад

I have taught others this lesson many times, but you have done a far better job of explaining it. Hats off, sir.

@wizardmix Год назад

Hi Anthony, I just want to jump on and say THANK YOU for your work and thank you for setting up on RU-vid to share your knowledge and experience. This is the first video of yours I've seen and already it's the walls talking, goosebumps and realizing I'm hearing it from the originator. The musicianship, production and raw talent behind these albums that often goes unspoken needs to be heard more and I'm glad you're speaking to that process. This is how it gets to the next generation. The way you're putting the language of synthesis in context with "feel" is excellent. Count me in! Subscribed, bell hit, all thing things. So happy the YT algorithm linked me to you, it must have heard me listening to the Thriller 40th anniversary mix on Qobuz. P.S. Are you like me in thinking the Sherman Filter II is one of the greatest secret weapons? Happy to see it flying high on your rack. Peace! Evan

@justiceleague3000 10 месяцев назад

I love this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a classic track. Thank you!

@regplasma7906 Год назад

Totally fascinating.Great work Anthony.

@ischmidt Год назад

This is great! I was 11 when Thriller blew up and as I got older I was able to appreciate how well crafted everything on it was, including this awesome bassline. In the late 90s I worked with someone who'd written one of the many songs for Thriller that didn't make the record. It got to a rough demo with a scratch vocal, but no further, which is probably why he ended up working with me. I'm still in awe of the ability of LA producers in the 60s/70s/80s/90s to come up with dream lineups of musicians and have them playing together in a studio the same day. Thriller had so many talented people involved it must've been a full time job for Quincy to direct who was playing on what. I can't imagine "I need a keyboard part, do I want Michael Boddicker or Greg Phillinganes?".

@jimmy2tones Год назад

in the old days, it was this type of detail from guys in the studio that created hit , timeless records.

@dccarsonmusic 11 месяцев назад

This is awesome! You’re learning history as well as programming at the same time! Nice! Thank you for doing this!

@21daystill 7 месяцев назад

Great to see the brilliant minds behind this timeless production

@kevinpowell268 10 месяцев назад

Man this was an amazing video for a synth junky like myself It was wild to hear the story of how the song came into existence but to watch him work that vintage equipment was PRICELESS!!!!

@mathiasdeschamps1637 Год назад

Oh my god ! An arp2600 ! I always tought it was a Minimoog ! Thank you so much for all your videos

@alphabeets Год назад

In a way, it IS a Moog. His ARP had the Moog ladder filter in it. ARP eventually got sued by Moog and had to replace the Moog filter with their own design.

@jdogmusic Год назад

Fascinating story. And, AND the secret behind that awesome ARP 2600 sound. Dude! Thanks!

@Jefftheproducer Год назад

Love this man thanks! And the Prophet & Jupiter in the background 😍2 of my favorites!

@LitosDiaz Год назад

So good that I use Reason Studios for so many years, made me understand this language so well, if I see one of this in real life, I will know what to do to get what I want! Beautiful to see this, and to know how much ahead of the time this machines and the persons made it and use it they were. ❤

@Jasonr2803 Год назад

Easily one of the best basslines ever. Thank you for the video.

@dme1016 Год назад

Digital? Being one of the "best ever"? You young pups fail to realize what good ol' playing with fingers means.

@robd1329 Год назад

I think Billie Jean is the most memorable bass line ever!

@Ubafunksta Год назад

Anthony ❤ for sharing this! Just goes to show what a complete team effort of talented people it was to make that legendary record.

@ewwitsantonio Год назад

This is why I love the internet and youtube.... people like you sharing such AWESOME content, with insights into your work and approach. Thank you for sharing this with us, what a gift!!!

@samgod Год назад

Holy crap! Thriller will be part of the human story centuries after we're all gone. Thank you for documenting the BTS for the record. The bass does have the subtle teeth of funk that gives PYT its soul.

@johnpaullovetek1809 Год назад

O seu estúdio é maravilhoso!

@idemditto 8 месяцев назад

You're a Legend!! I was wiggling on my chair how you created the bass. And what a great story!! Thank you!

@Jamusictv Год назад

Man what a story. And your room is gold! Look at those beautiful pieces of gear!

@kadiummusic Год назад

P.Y.T. and Get On The Floor are two incredible tracks that really bring out the joy of MJ when he was at his very best, in my opinion. 😎

@Cubik303 Год назад

Anthony - a good story to add to your video collection might be James Ingram's performance with the portasound keyboard on the P.Y.T track. There are various versions of the story, would be interesting to hear your take! That keyboard part is a huge part of the song, imo.

@stationlightyears1532 Год назад

Absolutely love this, what a great album for detail and Production, killer from start to end. Loved your explanation and also (of course!) - the gear on show here, fantastic. Thanks!

@swisschaletsauce Год назад

thank you so much for sharing these stories anthony

@KILLAGORILLA7000 Год назад

This is just so awesome. One of the all-time best bass sounds in history

@Dani-El. Год назад

He must have been about 12.

@msataylor938 Год назад

Wow Anthony thank you the synthesizer demonstration and your Amazing work on Thriller!❤🎉😊❤❤❤!

@ace.8812 Год назад

absolute gems, thank you anthony!

@noelalvarez9899 Год назад

Those analog synths are the real way of making a sound from scratch, and they sound so rich even when recorded to digital.

@FilippoBeckPeccoz 9 месяцев назад

Just found this channel and I'm so grateful for the knowledge and (historically important!) information being shared here! Fantastic stuff, thank you!

@moranast Год назад

This is awesome. It feels unreal getting this information about such iconic song

@btptpt Год назад

Some great sound design tips, awesome tutorial!

@bartosz_staszkiewicz 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience, it's priceless to see true legend at work.

@malcolmgoldie Год назад

This is great, thanks for taking the time to do this

@emdeepi 11 месяцев назад

Your amazing Anthony, this video taught me a lot all at once.

@williampamblanco Год назад

I love this song mostly because of the bass, and it's enlightening to see how dialed in the sound is and how decisions are made based on understanding the hardware components well. Thank you sir!