Van Halen “Jump” Intro Breakdown 

The Jump sound may be instantly recognizable, but the much cooler bit of synth work is the instrumental track before it, "1984". Breaking that down would make a fun video.

Love your intention, vibe and expertise - you are the "Rick Beato" from a synth perspective combined with producing and great interviews! Thank you for your passion - so much potential!! People out there, share & like this stuff.. it has to be honored alot - so precious and educational.. 👏

it's not fair that Eddie crushes it on both keyboard AND guitar! Save some talent for the rest of us lol. Great vid as always!

And that drum track that kicks in, too. 🤩 Like trumpets calling forth a band.

Wow.. the OBX is in prime condition! Thought it was the OBX8 edition... amazing you kept it in such condition since 1979!

Most epic synth riff + most epic guitar riff packed into a song, what more can you ask?

This channel just blows my brains out everytime... 💥🧠😊

My favourite Van Halen song.

You worked with Georgio and Eddie! Man!!! Georgio really was the one that got me into synths, specifically him an Falty on midnight express. And it was Keith Richards and Eddie that moved me to guitar - which I’m arguable better on than keys, and even not good enough to pass my audition for dev Royal Dutch conservatory 33 years ago. My late aunt, she was an award winning barber and she moved to North Tirol. And when Donna Summer was working with Georgio in South Tirol (Italy) or living in her house in Germany at she came to get her hair done. The first time her manager or whomever looked up a reputable barber and that was my aunt. And later when my aunt moved back here to the Netherlands, Donna Summer would always go to my aunt’s to get her hair done. And I never knew until a about 4 months ago when I send my mom a documentary after I did a cover of The Never Ending story and she thought I’d written that. And I said I’d wish! It’s Georgio Morrodor and i send her a documentary. And she sees Donna and she rang me: “that gorgeous lady! She always got her hair done at your aunt’s. She introduced her to me 35 years ago and I had no idea who she was. I was amazed that an American spoke German and quite well actually. And that she was very friendly.” And I was like: “serious! Are you effing serious mum? The queen of disco! And you didn’t recognize her?!” And they had photos of the celebs they had come visit. Also those photo models etc. In a relatively small midtown barber shop 😂 So I was wondering if she mayso I called my cousin for the first time in 6 years and my cousin said: “oh yeah Donna came over 2 or 3 times a year when she went to her house in Germany. And I was like: “and I’m the only one in this family who’s musicall inclined and love Italo disco and nobody bothered to tell me?! I live 2KM away! I’d even ran over, just to shake her hand and tell her I adore her voice. I did see Alex Van Halen when I worked at the Dutch Broadcasting foundation, they just did an interview and he was waiting with other people probably on Edward and Gary Cherone it must have been it was 1999. But we had a strict policy as employees as to not to bother celebs. I would’ve loved to have his signature. But even if we weren’t bound to our policies, I wouldn’t have butted in their conversation. And now I have to rewatch Over The Too again. “What I do is, I just try to take my hat and I turn it around, and it’s like a switch that goes on!”

Thank you so much again! Every time I watch one of your videos I get an overwhelming compulsion to switch on my synths and try something new! You are one of the few synth youtube channels that actually motivates me to try out things with the gear I already have, rather than make me feel like what I've got is inadequate in the face of the latest, shiny new thing - and that is just worth so much! Keep up the great work, Anthony!

Haha, the classic riff i always use to test my new brass patch, if it's as brassy sounding as it should be!

Perfect Mr.Marinelli.On top of that Compressor,EQ added bass and treble.

That detune tip is gold dust - thank you !

Fantastic way of teaching sound design. It’s fun to follow along with the Arturia VST’s!

Thank you so much! Very insightful as always. Too many synth videos on RU-vid get lost in technicalities. In your videos, the musician's perspective always comes to the fore.

Man I remember when this song came out. It was exhilarating. That intro created anticipation for that feeling every time. Never gets old.

I would be happy if you could make a similar tutorial on FM sound programming. Thank you!

My son (he's 9) just learned to play this intro. He's quite happy and like it a lot!

This tune is forbidden in every music store, just like Stairway to heaven. 😁

Definitely my fav Van Halen song, and one that takes me right back to 80s L.A. Was an amazing time and place, and so much of your music has that same nostalgic vibe & emotional effect on me Anthony. Thank you so much for your great videos, I love them.

BRO!! Your Channel is *B L O W I N G U P* !!! Well deserved.

Awesome!

Excellent. Best synth content channel ever, by the master himself.

A spice that added a touch✨🎹

Thank you, Anthony. Always educational.

Thanks Anthony!!

Excellent

great breakdown. Step by step

Perfect explanation

This has become one of my favorite YT channels!! You explain things so well and you have such a unique, amazing talent and wonderful ear!! Thanks so much for sharing all this information here!!! I can't imagine any keyboard/synthesizer player that doesn't appreciate all this!!!

Another awesome video from Anthony and his team. ❤

Great history and synth knowledge!! Most enjoyable!

Loved this video! If you could do a breakdown of "I'll Wait", and "1984" from the same album that "Jump" is in, that would be AMAZING 🙌🏼❤️🎶

That was fantastic ty

This is awesome!!

Love this one! Im always trying to get the perfect Jump sound and this will help, thanks!

Such an uplifting riff.

Legend!

Great easy to understand explanation!

Fun, interesting, love it! Thank you 😊

Nice work! I have an OB-8 and an OB-X8… should be easy to do… One VH synth song I’ve always wanted a deep dive on is Why Can’t This be Love, which seems to fully utilize the OB-8 arpeggiator, Split and mono-sync functions…It was a major hit on rock radio at the time and If you have an OB-8, would be a cool breakdown.

Great walkthrough! Thank you!

Loving everyone of these tutorial videos Anthony!

Great sound design teaching !!! Thx a lot Anthony and your team for these great videos ! Keep making them !

Thank you for this wonderful video, go on!

Great vid, Anthony! Please keep 'em coming!

Incredible as usual

I am LOVING this channel.

Thank for today’s lesson proffered Anthony !

Another great video, Anthony! When I got my OB-X8, one of the first things I did was get the Jump and 1984 sounds going! So much fun running through my Specular Tempus pedal. You're right about guitar pedals and synths!

Awesome, Love your view on music and sounds. You have a great ear.

Great video as always. It couldn’t be better !

Anthony thank you for your great channel. You just don’t go over the synths, the sound design, but you actually put the music in its context in terms of what was going on when it was created. I never knew all of that regarding EVH. Phenomenal.

brilliant tutorial, enjoyed every bit as well as bits of history

This was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing this video.

Brilliantly explained and crisp and clear .. best sounding and explained tutorial on youtube .. thank you !

As I said in your short video you are doing a gorgeous job sharing all your knowledge with all of us. I really like your "sound dissections". Pretty awesome, informative and concise. And yes, again, a master class. Thank you so much.

Man that sounds PERFECT!! Just so cool !!

Loving these videos. Simple instructions and no grandstanding... I've found a new place that inspires.

Thanks for the breakdown! I was 12 when 1984 came out and it had a huge impact on my lifelong pursuit of keyboard instruments.

With maximum sustain, there is no decay time on the ADSR. Regardless, the sound is great. Didn't know that Van Halen was a keyboard player.

How did I miss this video 😢 ❤ from Burundi 🇧🇮. One of my favorites

Keep the videos coming. Fantastic!

I played this song with my old cover band back in the 90s and spent many happy an hour creating the sound on my Korg T3. It was pretty close too, for a digital synth. Really enjoyed your breakdown and it confirmed the approach I took. Great to have it straight from the horse's mouth! Thank you for these videos Anthony, they're extremely interesting and deal primarily with my favourite era of music, the inventive and innovative 80s!

Your videos are priceless. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

So cool to get how its done from a Pro! Used to play by ear but now shown how to do it rightTY!!

A master! Thank you for sharing your wisdom,skills and talent. You explain everything very detailed. Love the hair!

New subscriber I love how in depth you get with the synthesizer capabilities and recreating nostalgic tunes right in front of our eyes..❤❤❤

OMG Anthony. Thank you for these videos. So informative. Keep it up.

Anthony - Thanks for creating such beautiful videos! 💯

I heavily use the old music intros to give background apparatus in theater, they overwhelmed and support the act 🎬. Great video.

It's a great riff on a great keyboard. Thanks for the video!

THANK YOU!!!

Well done, Anthony! On behalf of everyone who has tried to replicate this sound with mediocre success over the years, thank you so much for the cogent, understandable, well explained breakdown… And just the plain fun of it all!

Thank you Anthony! I gonna try this with others synths! ^_^

Love your videos that much. Thanx👍🏻😍

Great breakdown of the sound! 👍🏼 i would love to see/hear also the musical/chords breakdown! ☺️

Thanks a lot,Sir!

Awesome video!! I would have never guessed the sound of this song took so much to dial in.

I have recreated it with the Korg Minilogue and it sounds almost the same. Thanks for sharing your AWESOME WORK!

This song still gets me hype.

So very cool - I love Eddie's synth chops!! My favorites are '1984' / 'I'll Wait' / 'Love Walks In' / 'When It's Love' / 'Dreams'. The synth work on the song '1984' has always made me think of the futuristic vision of 1964 World's Fair. 🤍

Amazing thank you for sharing Anthony.❤

Really happy I found this channel!

Great video!

I love your work, you re so cool !

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of my old band mates had an OB-Xa, and we dialed in the Jump sound. It was EXACT, and we played it over and over because it just sounded so darn good.

Thank you. I'm watching you from the video about upgrading the drum machine for "Thriller". Your channel deserves millions of subscribers.

I could honestly watch this kind of content for hours. Such a great channel mate! 👍

i always enjoy watching your videos, I got myself a synth a few months ago and have been following along with most of your tutorials. So many stories of old idols of mine :D

Amigo, se agradece muchos tus tutoriales ❤ saludos desde México 🇲🇽

Always excellent content Anthony.

Been trying to recreate this sound for a while on my Kurzweils! Thanks for breaking this down. Really enjoyed the MJ Thriller Doctor Mix colab!

Thank you ❤

Double like great riff, great demo! This my go to sound check if you have 5 min to setup. PS just improved my sound considerably using the korg poly 61. PPS the envelope trick is awesome, getting a lot of cool percussion effects with it on my other synths. Many thanks, this is awesome!

Eddie's Synth work on the soundtrack for "The Wild Life" is epic!

another great post! thanks! I first heard a local Detroit R&B band play that riff on a Korg Poly 61 so I’m glad that you said the sound can be made on just about any synth with two oscillators. I posted my experience and got heat from the Oberheim hyenas

amazing video!!! i have been studying synthesizers for a couple years now but watching a lot of these videos has taught me so much! i’d absolutely love to see something about the yamaha dx7 or about fm synthesis in general

The advent of synthesizers into modern music was modern music as a genre. But the pioneering done by Bob Moog and the others at Arp and Sequential Circuits and countless others created a generation of sound and technology that spurred such beautiful creativity not simply in just the music, but equally important in the exploration of the sound and instruments as evidenced by your wonderful video. Thank you for this time travel experience and education.