Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" | Deep Reconstruction

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  • @Begbiespintpot
    @Begbiespintpot Рік тому +324

    Just shows how good that track is when you can listen to that hook over and over and it still bangs.

  • @Rednas34
    @Rednas34 Рік тому +52

    2 nerds in the studio! Love it

  • @FG-Supercharged
    @FG-Supercharged Рік тому +141

    It's amazing how many nuances that can be found in a song that you just never notice, and probably never will have, until someone like the Doctor diligently does the surgery. Just mind-boggling. I just absolutely love this tear-down!

  • @WouterB76
    @WouterB76 Рік тому +61

    Claudio is right, you could actually listen to this amazing track for a very long time.
    It's still that good after all those years.
    Great job!

  • @stephenw2992
    @stephenw2992 Рік тому +50

    I think this track more than any other got me hooked on synth music as a child. Still sounds fantastic

    • @csabagodor9445
      @csabagodor9445 Рік тому +1

      for me Jean Michel Jarre - Chronologie 2 ua-cam.com/video/dLLSDqxBpUM/v-deo.html :)

  • @vinnyveritas9599
    @vinnyveritas9599 Рік тому +42

    I never realized how well constructed sonically and musically this song was until I saw you reconstruct it.
    I knew and enjoyed the song but never perceived all the details that contribute to make it what it is.

  • @julian_b
    @julian_b Рік тому +88

    No quantising, no pro-tools, no plug-ins and generally pretty primitive technology. It makes you realise the amount of work and imagination that went into the original. And then to top it all, the extraordinary voice of Annie Lennox.

    • @CoolColJ
      @CoolColJ Рік тому +12

      Not really, the original used a MCS Drum Computer (you can see it on the music video) for drum sounds, and also triggered sequences on a Roland SH synth (SH-2 most likely) for the main bass riff, perfectly quantized :)
      Plus step sequencers tend to create lines that are catchy and not like what you would play by hand, if your creating from scratch.
      “The drum computer was triggering a sequence into the Roland SH‑101 that
      sounded powerful, and the Oberheim (OB-X) was more of a soft string sound that
      we managed to cut off so it made it more attacking. I think it was
      actually a preset, I don’t think we made the sound. The Roland is
      playing the original sequence and then Annie was playing in between it.
      ‘Sweet Dreams’ always confuses keyboard players when they try and play
      it, because they don’t realise it’s actually two keyboard parts that are
      playing completely different things.”

    • @Grim2
      @Grim2 Рік тому +3

      PRIMITIVE?! If it's truly primitive then it'd be a peace of cake to replicate!

  • @cjshardcorepunkmusicvault8474
    @cjshardcorepunkmusicvault8474 Рік тому +7

    Doing something like this is absolutely insanely hard. As you show it is just using your ear and understanding where the sounds lie in the tonal spectrum. It is an impressive feat.

  • @AlphaConatus
    @AlphaConatus Рік тому +12

    One of my favorite songs, really changed music back in the day.

  • @hunta2097
    @hunta2097 Рік тому +24

    This might be the best reconstruction video you've ever done. Amazing and I am just loving the collaboration!

  • @furiobisotti8150
    @furiobisotti8150 Рік тому +93

    Really impressive. Of course the hardest thing to emulate would be Annie's voice...

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions Рік тому +7

      She’s still the best. ❤️❤️

    • @youghurt2k
      @youghurt2k Рік тому +14

      @@EphemeralProductions You don't think orange hair and red lipstick would make Doctor mix come quite close?

    • @unduloid
      @unduloid Рік тому +1

      I'm sure it could be faked with AI.

    • @mistergrooveman1018
      @mistergrooveman1018 Рік тому +3

      @@unduloid😂😂
      Ho no !
      Please don’t let the machine replace humaine for émotion or we are done !!!
      😅😅😅
      #humainbetterthanIA
      😂😂😂

    • @unduloid
      @unduloid Рік тому

      @@mistergrooveman1018
      I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords.
      Join me and share in the bliss that is our machine-controlled future!

  • @sargepent9815
    @sargepent9815 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing that not only is this a tinless riff, but the number of layers and effects to make the magic happen

  • @vikferreira2137
    @vikferreira2137 7 днів тому +1

    You're in-depth Reconstruction of this track is so amazing, makes you appreciate the track even more ! You're Channel is a Synth- Masters Paradise, Very entertaining !

  • @Rob1972Gem
    @Rob1972Gem Рік тому +18

    Be great if you did a reconstruction of sounds like a melody by AlphaVille especially the newer remastered version. I did love your channel keep up the great work.

  • @markwrightrf
    @markwrightrf Рік тому +9

    So many times I've screamed at these awesome reconstruction videos, shouting "just compress the hell out of it!!" and "EQ it a bit more!" or "where did the piano go!?" forgetting I could never accomplish such greatness. Well done Claudio and crew. So many of these early synth hits relied upon heavy processing otherwise it would just sound like a Bontempi organ🙂That Oxford Infiltrator is super-cool and don't forget the mastering considerations that made songs like this leap out of FM radio back in the day when pumped through an OptiMod

    • @DanUpdegraff
      @DanUpdegraff Рік тому

      LOL @markwrightrf. Like you, I have gotten really good at hearing something that's wrong, but still not so good at making something that's right. ;)

  • @inertGas23562
    @inertGas23562 Рік тому +19

    Amazing, really enjoyed the whole process that we saw! well done Dr Mix and team

  • @StephenReeve-d3o
    @StephenReeve-d3o Рік тому +1

    I live 5mins from Ellon Aberdeenshire where Annie grew up. One of the best voices ever to come out of Scotland!

  • @aliross8744
    @aliross8744 Рік тому +7

    Wonderful recreation - as a budding electronic musician back then it struck me that Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart were incredibly generous in sharing how they worked, often in makeshift conditions, but despite all of that the output was incredible.
    They did multiple interviews - I remember One, Two, Testing magazine - my bible at the time, had many articles featuring them that were rivetting, informing and insparational.
    Well done for creating such a fine version of a masterpiece.
    This track will go on for generations - and your video is pretty awesome too!

  • @pastense
    @pastense Рік тому +31

    Brilliant recreation! While each part is spot on, I can still hear the unmatched warmth and grit of all the analog sonics in the original. It also allows you to admire that Stewart and Lennox weren’t necessarily ‘looking’ for these exact sounds. They were simply using the tools available to them and created pure magic! I just noticed the Donna Summer vid. Would love to see more Giorgio Moroder!

    • @drinkinslim
      @drinkinslim Рік тому +1

      Interesting. I thought the original sounded like it had less warmth - a bit harsher even. I guess they couldn't added even more warmth by running it through a good tape emulation, like the Studer 800 by uaudio.

    • @FrothingFanboy
      @FrothingFanboy 9 місяців тому

      @@drinkinslim It absolutely needs tape sound. The new version is way too clear.

  • @believethebible88
    @believethebible88 Рік тому +1

    I am impressed with the way you two were able to dissect the large number of sounds on this track. Also, I have come to appreciate all the hard work and creativity Annie and Dave display in this. Man, that’s really impressive. Bravo, Eurythmics and bravo, Dr. and co.

  • @isher9035
    @isher9035 День тому

    Mate, I love how positive your videos always are. You all seem like such a blast to just sit and watch and learn from.

  • @ukandrew
    @ukandrew Рік тому +21

    Love Eurythmics, Dave Stewart is a synth god, along with Annie Lennox beautiful vocals, this piece epitomises the music of the 80s. Every time I hear this piece it takes me straight back to my clubbing days, much like millions of us I’d guess. Who says time travels impossible? 😆 Within seconds of the first beat the dance floors were full. Great music, great memories. You guys amaze me. Positive it’s much easier making the original than trying to accurately reconstruct it later. Impressive work guys, all thats missing are those fabulous Annie Lennox vocals, probably even more difficult to reconstruct accurately. Sounds like a challenge😅 Brilliant video guys.

    • @TheGuacamoleXplosion
      @TheGuacamoleXplosion Рік тому +4

      actually, Annie Lennox played synth on “Sweet Dreams”, too; Dave programmed the drums, but the synths were played by both 😎

  • @djnorm777
    @djnorm777 Рік тому +1

    WoW discovered Dr mix a few weeks ago . I am not a musician, I been a dj for over 40 years and I rediscovered many songs noticing now various sounds on my ve revealing systems it blows me of now Safri duo bongos song , rythme is a dancer from snap I am SOOOOOOOO HAPPY TO REDISCOVER MY MUSIC .

  • @andreasgrunau9903
    @andreasgrunau9903 Рік тому +1

    The magic of your video channel is the great enthusiasm and overwhelming own joy for making music and the incomparable selection of iconic real synthezisers. Love you and your videos!

  • @bobblakeley7027
    @bobblakeley7027 Рік тому +7

    The best syn track ever and Annie's vocals are off the chart for greatness ❤

  • @macdaddybender
    @macdaddybender Рік тому +57

    I've said it before, Claudio. Your love and enjoyment of these classic tracks is infectious. So much respect to Dave and Annie for producing such an epic track with fairly limited resources. It's amazing

    • @jfan4reva
      @jfan4reva Рік тому +5

      Good thing they had some milk in the fridge....

  • @chr1998is
    @chr1998is Рік тому +9

    Really impressed with the knowledge and ears to be able to pick out what is happening on the record and then replicate it to have them play side by side. Amazing work. Also that Synth loop Rocks 🤘

  • @Morfarhagen
    @Morfarhagen Рік тому +5

    I want your ears! Amazing how you guys can hear the details and differences in the sound. I can to a certain degree, but not the way you guys can. Thumbs up, really!

  • @detra171
    @detra171 2 дні тому

    Great video! Keep them coming... They are very inspirational!
    I got 2 comments:
    1) The original share is either a bit longer or the reverb is a little more in your face.
    2) We need to see Doctor Mix imitate the vocals too 😂

  • @R3R3T
    @R3R3T Рік тому +6

    This one was I think the most closest reconstruction toward the original, assistance does alot.

  • @moreorlessme
    @moreorlessme 10 місяців тому +1

    The two of you guys have personalities that balance each other out perfectly. Fun to watch. Thanks gentlemen!

  • @BartMassee
    @BartMassee Рік тому +2

    one of my favorite channels, and I was highschool, Spinning this album Gray, back in the day.

  • @Mewted
    @Mewted Рік тому +2

    22:42 man.. when you forgot and then realized you still had the lead synth part still coming... even i was like 'ooooooooooohhhhhh!' and got excited.

  • @Bashanvibe
    @Bashanvibe Рік тому +4

    I really appreciate how you took your time to recreate the synth keeping the integrity of the original!!! Sounds matter!!!

  • @dikdap
    @dikdap Рік тому +4

    It's nice to see you expanding the team and to see them participating well in the video's. The whole video is such a delight to view. And this might be your best reconstruction yet tbh

  • @MrFlazz99
    @MrFlazz99 Рік тому +1

    I am never less than totally mindblown by how you can pull apart a song, take each small part in isolation and remake it from basics. As commented by others, it also shows how much went into the original.
    An awesome song - I'm a Bass singer by nature, but remember reviving my falsetto at the turn of the '90s by singing along to Annie Lennox on Eurythmics greatest hits - she's just amazing. There's a song called something like 'I Could Give You' which really challenged me to emulate vocally.

  • @MethyuOriginal
    @MethyuOriginal Рік тому +6

    Troppo forte!!! Top quality

  • @trancepower1205
    @trancepower1205 Рік тому +1

    Dr Mix a huge hello from Australia my friend! Im a huge fan and you are a good man keep up the amazing work! 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @psy0rz
    @psy0rz Рік тому +5

    I love how you work together! Awesome video, its always so interesting to see how a complex sound starts out as something like a simple sawtooth.

  • @HowlingMoonCinemas
    @HowlingMoonCinemas 2 місяці тому +1

    You guys are all a great team!

  • @BassFunMusic
    @BassFunMusic Рік тому +1

    BRO ♥☺♪ AMAZING Sounds ♦

  • @neurokinetik
    @neurokinetik Рік тому +1

    It's amazing to me how quickly you arrive at the main synth sound.

  • @craigmakarowski6460
    @craigmakarowski6460 День тому

    this was so awesome to watch the creative flow and how much fun you both had! Thank ever so much for this reconstruction of a Iconic song :-)

  • @liviajod7157
    @liviajod7157 Рік тому +3

    Oh yes. ❤❤❤ This song is so complex has many layers. So cool.

  • @SaundiHemmo
    @SaundiHemmo Рік тому

    Having my morning coffee and enjoying this wonderful reconstruction video👌

  • @riccardotorri8648
    @riccardotorri8648 Рік тому +1

    doctor mix is the best music reconstructor. and this is the best reconstrution by doctor mix. so, we have a benchmark now.

  • @anelationmusic
    @anelationmusic 11 місяців тому

    @ 8:34 - You validated my thought there 🤣😂
    why i never saw this channel before, I love the content!!

  • @sig_nessuno
    @sig_nessuno Рік тому +2

    Maaaaaaan I could watch these long videos forever!

  • @NikoBased
    @NikoBased Рік тому +7

    I like this. I would say a reconstruction is complete when its close enough that the differences are a matter of taste. I prefer some elements of your reconstruction, and some elements from the original.

  • @MHStudioTravel
    @MHStudioTravel Рік тому +2

    This is one of may favourite tracks from the eighties. Very nice recreation!

  • @StirlingLighthouse
    @StirlingLighthouse Рік тому +5

    Your work is always amazingly outstanding!
    Thanks a bunch Dr Mix and Mr Mixer 🙏 ❤

  • @donbmf7408
    @donbmf7408 Рік тому

    This is probably one of the best advertisement videos for a plugin company that I've ever seen! So much good content and instruction! Great work!

  • @ParalyticAngel
    @ParalyticAngel 7 місяців тому

    That Inflator does really matched it on top at the end.^^ Great job guys. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @SpamMouse
    @SpamMouse Рік тому

    Dear Dr Mix, You have NO idea! No idea how enjoyable it is to listen to you both dissect and rebuild music like this. Thanks sponsors.

  • @kieranmasonmusic4617
    @kieranmasonmusic4617 Рік тому +2

    This sounds so good!! You just cannot beat this classic!!
    I’ve tried a couple of times recreating it and I haven’t gotten anywhere as close as you both have done!! It’s spot on!! 👌👏

  • @evan_ack
    @evan_ack Рік тому +1

    I love these reconstructions! Please do more of these! I understand they take a lot of time and work, but they’re so cool!

  • @BLBlackDragon
    @BLBlackDragon Рік тому +3

    I think this is one your most accurate recreations to date.

  • @richiesantana7628
    @richiesantana7628 Рік тому +2

    Amazing and one of my Favorite 80s tracks of all time

  • @_TheViewer_
    @_TheViewer_ 4 місяці тому +1

    HUGE amount of respect, this totally had me going straight into your playlists picking everything I can prolly soak up to learn from, thanks a lot guys, shouts from Berlin, Germany !

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 Місяць тому

      Dave is a master synthesizer music maker of course he and Eurythmics got lots of inspiration from your Connie Plank in Germany in this synthesizer masterpiece.
      He died very young I think , sad .

  • @TeddyLeppard
    @TeddyLeppard Рік тому +5

    You guys really nailed this one.

  • @WotanSkyFather
    @WotanSkyFather Рік тому

    You could make a fortune making faithful recreations like these for karaoke tracks. You guys NAILED it.

  • @JulianRequejo
    @JulianRequejo 9 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed this reconstruction. I had never realized how well composed it was until now. Thanks Claudio and your engineer (couldn't catch his name anywhere)

  • @R.d.A.B
    @R.d.A.B Рік тому +3

    Only a few people in the world could put all those amazing tools to good use such as Mr. Doctor Mix. Your work is impressive, my dude.

    • @zeitgeist909
      @zeitgeist909 Рік тому

      those amazing tools paid him a bunch of money to do this video. It's an advert.

    • @zeitgeist909
      @zeitgeist909 Рік тому

      OK - so DR Mix, who makes his real money doing mixdowns, not producing, is promoting a product that does his entire job with two knobs. Make sense to me. You r right. I wish I was getting his money - and maybe if I buy his shilled product I can do it using just 2 knobs. Maybe you can - get at it my dude. All you need is 2 knobs to be on par with other studio techs that have years of experience. All you need is two knobs. Make sure you buy his product. get at it. Ask Skream or Fred Again - they don't mix any of their tracks. And they're are complete nobodies. Maybe if they had just these 2 knobs they'd have made it...thing is - even in this video he had a studio tech on hand...@@R.d.A.B

    • @R.d.A.B
      @R.d.A.B Рік тому +1

      @@zeitgeist909 You sound jealous. Paid or not paid, it doesn't matter, the dude is talented, period. You probably wish you were the one doing the video and getting paid to use all those nice tools.

    • @sndrcve
      @sndrcve Рік тому +1

      hats off to the engineer too@@R.d.A.B

  • @melbourneinstruments
    @melbourneinstruments Рік тому +1

    Nice work legends! You make it look easy. Thanks for choosing NINA.

  • @KensWorldRestorations
    @KensWorldRestorations 11 місяців тому

    I love the way you pick up on the most subtle of nuances with cadence. Sounding out the "oompah" from the "thoompah" may sound silly to a lot of people but it's this attention to detail that makes it great and true to the original. I saw you do this with your Into The Groove video and you're the only one I saw that picked up on the very subtle bounces off the bass synth. When we hear it, we recognize and notice it right away. Great videos...

  • @humane-after-all
    @humane-after-all Рік тому +1

    Good to see one sound engineer 100% dedicated to the tracks.

  • @SaschaTayefeh
    @SaschaTayefeh Рік тому +2

    Italian energy vs. British lushness ... what a team! 😀

  • @brendanp5994
    @brendanp5994 28 днів тому

    I think one of the biggest differences in general “feel” between your mixes and originals is that the originals are almost never quantized and the ever so slight differences in attacks culminate in an effect that’s hard to notice, but you can hear when it’s missing.

  • @urbansounds541
    @urbansounds541 Місяць тому +1

    i think the second synth melody is a square wave with much modulation but cool video 👍

  • @vektacular
    @vektacular 5 місяців тому

    You guys are awesome! That second synth ….add a doubler to it and give a bit of define and delay to it….add 1.2-1.4K to the kick…..cut the synth down a little between 50-200to let more kick in.

  • @PrayingToTheAlien
    @PrayingToTheAlien Рік тому +1

    Thank you for including the mixing process! Had no clue some of those sounds were in the original - which I have been listening to for years! Yall did a fantastic job.

  • @bb.cute.channel
    @bb.cute.channel Рік тому +1

    @Doctor Mix: is this your house? Looks awesome!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @tcalixto4v
    @tcalixto4v Рік тому +1

    Awesome! ❤
    One of my all time favourites.
    In 1993 Eurithmics released the Hot Mix version. Kept the essence of the original with added elegance. 😄

  • @bscott77
    @bscott77 Рік тому

    One of the greatest synth tracks ever recorded. Incredible recreation of it chaps - masters of your work ❤

  • @hemfri07
    @hemfri07 Рік тому +2

    my GOD how SONNOX deal with compressions------i am AMAIZED...omg...WOW👋👋🤛💪

  • @Doctormix
    @Doctormix  Рік тому +6

    Check out Voca, Claro and all other incredible plugins by SONNOX 👉 www.sonnox.com/ 🔥

  • @Music-for-ever63
    @Music-for-ever63 Рік тому +1

    Doctor Mix you are the MASTER!! congrats, greetings from Mexico City.

  • @CoreyChambersLA
    @CoreyChambersLA Рік тому +4

    Best synthesizer instruction ever.

  • @staipari6244
    @staipari6244 Рік тому +5

    Well that was the best way to start a Saturday morning a coffee in bed and this amazing video. Thank you. What a great song. Appreciate your attention to detail. This gave me another level of appreciation for a song that I always loved. Great work team.❤

  • @LEXPIX
    @LEXPIX Рік тому +4

    Wow, nicely done. Aside from the vocal tracks, hard to tell the difference from the original. Nicely done gents.

  • @Lo-FiOrchestra
    @Lo-FiOrchestra Рік тому +3

    This is truly a luxurious gift! ❤

  • @Wachtmeister_1
    @Wachtmeister_1 9 місяців тому

    The main thing is to push cntrl+s😊 every second for not loosing all the notes of the masterpiece! 😁✊🏻
    Bottles reminded Tony Banks and "I can't dance".
    And also all sample things of Depeche mode: fireworks "drums" of "Question of time", beating a palm on vacuum cleaners tube = bass notes of " Behind the wheel" and lots of other original samples))
    Thanks a lot! 🤘🏻✊🏻
    Very impressed! 👍🏻
    Take care, guys!!! 🤘🏻

  • @Bad_Chemicals702
    @Bad_Chemicals702 Рік тому +2

    I love Italian Claudio is. Wine bottles in the studio!

  • @taosophymusic
    @taosophymusic 9 місяців тому

    Informative and always entertaining! Synthing should aways be this fun!

  • @janhansen7343
    @janhansen7343 Рік тому +1

    The best videos are the reconsruction ones, love them ❤

  • @k-samdj993
    @k-samdj993 Рік тому

    I think Doctor Mix is too cool, I love his enthusiasm. I am entertained while I am also learning.

  • @petenas4404
    @petenas4404 Рік тому +2

    Perfect although need more clang and delay on the bottle part.

  • @SeraphimHanischMusic
    @SeraphimHanischMusic Рік тому +3

    Great job!!

  • @bigeasterbox9925
    @bigeasterbox9925 Рік тому +8

    Hello! I was addicted to this reconstruction that is great. I heard something different and I found out what I think it is. The last 2 notes of the main bass sequence should be A# and C. That is how it sounds to me the original. What do you think?

    • @levieux1137
      @levieux1137 Рік тому +3

      I agree, that's how I play it as well because it's how I hear it.

    • @bigeasterbox9925
      @bigeasterbox9925 Рік тому +3

      ​@@levieux1137Me too. Well, at least we are two 😅 Who knows what Claudio is thinking about that....

  • @darryldouglas6004
    @darryldouglas6004 Рік тому +1

    Great! I did a recon of this one because one of my Arturia synths has it as the first preset. There is also a vocal Uh with the lowered Tom which is why it is hard to get the tone just right. Thanks for clarifying the piano part, I over complicated it. 😃

  • @jean-louispech4921
    @jean-louispech4921 Рік тому

    Amazing video.
    Doctor mix of fun and efficiency.
    it is amazing to see you finding every elements of the track, and their recreation, until the point where you adjust the balance with more around this frequencies, less around this frequencies, for making the closest sound from the original.
    It was a great song at its time, and you make me discovers some unnoticed details ... 40 years later.

  • @johnpapiewski7022
    @johnpapiewski7022 Рік тому

    "Sweet Dreams" - wonderful vocals, nice melody, great beat and godawful lyrics.

  • @Aligakore
    @Aligakore Рік тому +1

    That is incredible 😊 Awesome work, amazing result. Cheers from Belgium 🍻

  • @maddoctor99
    @maddoctor99 Рік тому +4

    As impressive as always. It’s all very well giving us access to the full layered multipart track once you’ve slaved over the task for hours but what I want to know is when are you going to drop the “Dr Mix Vocal Isolation mix”? I want to hear the whole song:
    “Do bah do bah do bah do do boodo boodahbo, nyow nyow, we definitely got it now, we just need to mix it now. Doom dah doom dah poom bah boo gan. Dit dah do bom….. Boh dah bid a bad a buhbhh”

  • @fuoks4880
    @fuoks4880 Рік тому

    I enjoy watching this….Doctor mix your energy lift my spirit, thanks for sharing.

  • @robsargent8611
    @robsargent8611 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely loved this one Doc eurythmics are great just wondering could please try and do computer games by mysex I really want to know what the synth is on it😀👍

  • @alucardhellsing182
    @alucardhellsing182 Рік тому

    Thanks Dr. Mix, to show us this beauty musical expression.
    I'm brazillian and i lov ur job. My favorite video is Nexus 3.
    Success on your journey!!!

  • @KevanGregory7
    @KevanGregory7 Рік тому

    I love your enthusiasm! I could happily invest many years of my life in your studio!

  • @mariomanca7546
    @mariomanca7546 Рік тому

    Glad you started again with these beauties, Claudio! You and your "Harry Potter" at the mixer......Keep it up!!!

  • @DWISE7
    @DWISE7 Рік тому +1

    Loving your videos and I'm learning at the same time