Idol worship has become a serious problem. Be a man, you dont have to lower yourself to another man...except if you're into that kinda stuff. But keep it to yourself.
That's cause he's white we do everything better especially when it comes to Hip Hop the music we invented, Just ask Rick Ruben and the Beastie boys and Blondie! Word up!
I be amazed at how little most ppl realize how difficult this is and how much knowledge of music you have to possess to even put sh!t like this together. Definitely one of the greats I study
Al is literally a scientist on the beats. Ya'll not catchin' how he's sampling? Incredible. Jumping through different records until the sounds fit to his liking. From this vid, I feel the creation is sporadic and thats f*ckin awesome. Not too much planned but dammit when the vibes is right, then you know the rest is going to be true raw bad ass hip-hop for the streets! Much love and respect to ALC. In hip-hop, definitely in my top 5 greatest producers of all time. Hands down.
"Ya'll not catchin' how he's sampling? Incredible. Jumping through different records until the sounds fit to his liking." That's exactly what sampling is in general tho
Yea thats when it starts to taste harsh. When you first light up its taste great but when you get about halfway all that resin from the bud just kinda makes it taste like... resin. Im not saying its bad like wiz said "smoke it down till they stingers" . Berner smokes his js halfway too
The greatest I remember meeting you in Vegas and was so down to earth but on the go at the same time 💯 thank you for being one of the people that kept me going with producing 👑 Nothing but love here
i remember early youtube circa 2005 showing the NY- apartment mini-doc , to EVERYBODY , time and time again. 15 years later...we still "here". Never stop Al !
I’m sad I didn’t speak to boldly some years ago when him n alc was in stl Alc gave an amazing q and a with Tef Poe And boldly had his son with em ( 🐐) The journey is a thing of beauty And this is just a glimpse Thank u for the view into your world 👑
This was probably one of my favorite projects from 2019, like I'm mad it didn't get more shine. That shit was too good. These two together make an incredible duo.
Heres one of his secrets for you ...when he programs his drum loops he has them slightly offbeat instead of starting on the line of the 1st bar they start slightly to the left or right of the line... he never lines up the melody sample with the drums exactly on the line...If you take one of his tracks and put it in your DAW then extract just the drums using Izotope RX7 plug-in then take those separate drums and try and line them up on your DAWS grid to the ones playing in his track you will see where they hit ...
This is dope, I'm glad Boldy signed to Griselda, aswell as Mass Appeal...That's a good look for him, still listening to My 1st Chemistry set 🔥🔥🔥 btw Alc that beat you did for Westside Gunn "Elizabeth" is still stuck in my head 🔥🔥🔥🔥
someone tell me how alchemist gets his snares to hit so hard, is it distortion? Tape saturation? limiting ? Or does the mpc 2500 magically do something ill to drums? Somebody has to have some insight on this
start with good samples, beware of transients (play with transient designer), layer shit (take the lows of a snare and the highs of a diff. one, layer a clap as well, also dont highpass always the snare since you might be taking the body out of it , plus all of what you said, also parallel comp maybe when getting mixed, just my 2 cents
Just adding to the already great answer - downsampling/bitcrushing your snare a little bit can make it sound nice and bitey, while a tasteful amount of tape/saturation for me is always good for getting a more blended organic texture. Transient designing also huge for getting it to sit in the mix the way you want. Key sometimes is to do a lot of small but deliberate adjustments with multiple plugins and not being shy to run a long effects chain or use the same plugin more than once in the chain. Less is more no doubt but sometimes you get a really unique sound when you get creative like that. Sound selection is king tho obviously. PS soft clip the shit outta snares if you want em to smack at their full capacity. Obvious tip but often overlooked. Hard clipping also got its place
Good ear for good samples, thats literally the only answer. Im betting he literally doesnt use anything that these dudes are suggesting and the beats are straight out the mpc. He just has a good ear and good source material
Well i'm peeping the sp 303 standing up with the isolator button on, not sure if that's before or after the MPC in his chain before going to protools or whatever. Some MPC 2500 magic I would assume as well.
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Alchemist is a perfect example of focusing on the art and detaching from results. Legend...
🔥🔥🔥
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Yessssir 🔥
Yes but he has also earned that luxury. We haven't. I live paycheck to paycheck bruh lol
@@SpoiledTruthyeah he clearly don’t give a shit about the status or fame anymore . It’s just about being dope now. Which he is , way more I think
This is the content I come to UA-cam for not this algorithm crap on my homepage
Personally I come for both
Funny, this came up on my homepage 😂
This is my algorithm
Couldn’t have said it better
The Algorithm sent me here main
this is the content we need but definitely don't deserve. thank u AL
Dumb.
@@prototype8137 get outta here
I lowkey deserve it.
Idol worship has become a serious problem.
Be a man, you dont have to lower yourself to another man...except if you're into that kinda stuff. But keep it to yourself.
100%
I love how raw and grimey his studio is.
Reminds me of OhNo (Madlib's brother) on Rhythm Roulette episode
lol that's how every studio I ever been to looks.
@@terrra_2024 Really? I see some in super clean studios. Could be rentals tho
ua-cam.com/video/qIwc97vfsEI/v-deo.html
Sick setup
Al’s needle game is on point. That boy can move a needle like nobody business.
On sum Bruce Lee sh**
That's cause he's white we do everything better especially when it comes to Hip Hop the music we invented, Just ask Rick Ruben and the Beastie boys and Blondie! Word up!
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 wild that you turned alc’s talent for music into a race thing
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 bad bait try harder or actually don’t
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 ...
Al man if there's anyway you could provide more content like this please do because ur process is super inspiring!
because you don't know him enough
@@rajatchandra3209 just makes no sense lmao
@@nickjohnson398 it makes perfect sense
ua-cam.com/video/qIwc97vfsEI/v-deo.html
He's got a masterclass out now
Most consistent producer, probably ever. Can’t think of anyone who’s been going this long dropping non-stop heat.
only a few, him premier, 9th wonder, No ID
madlib too
@@the25thhr41 true, but they don’t drop nearly as many projects as Al does, year after year.
Dj muggs has been for longer . But both are legends
@@dnareti the OG Muggs actually taught Al how to make beats back in the day when he was rappin in the Whooligans if u look it up .. both legends now
Reminds me of the old days of al and prodigy documentaries! Thanks a lot for making this
I remember seeing those on UA-cam, classic footage
Facts 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I've been waiting so long for another video like this its crazy watching him go through all those records and flipping it like it's nothing
His studio looks chill asf
any ALC studio vid is a treasure
Method to my madness is a hell of a tune. Just watching it be put together is inspiring and makes me want to fire up my DAW and get to work.
Ty sir, forgot the name to that shit its incredibly hard pause price of tea n China was tape of the year Al is the goat
alchemist is a god. give him his flowers
🎄🌼🌼🌷⚘🪴🌲🌳🌴🌵🌾🌿☘🍀🍁🍂🍃 while he still here.
Super facts!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Best producer in the game rn, him and Madlib
He’s not god😐 top 5 producers though
I meant in a musical sense of the aspect. Respect kickdrum
I be amazed at how little most ppl realize how difficult this is and how much knowledge of music you have to possess to even put sh!t like this together. Definitely one of the greats I study
Al is literally a scientist on the beats. Ya'll not catchin' how he's sampling? Incredible. Jumping through different records until the sounds fit to his liking. From this vid, I feel the creation is sporadic and thats f*ckin awesome. Not too much planned but dammit when the vibes is right, then you know the rest is going to be true raw bad ass hip-hop for the streets! Much love and respect to ALC. In hip-hop, definitely in my top 5 greatest producers of all time. Hands down.
I been doin that shit since forever ago but seeing him do it tells me I’m doing something right lol
@@aldali724 Same
"Ya'll not catchin' how he's sampling? Incredible. Jumping through different records until the sounds fit to his liking."
That's exactly what sampling is in general tho
@@Owdaks Just ignore him, he thinks his thinking is something special
Al be smoking his joints only halfway and then rolls up another one lol
I peeped TF outta that lmfaoooo that's how you know you made it
Yea thats when it starts to taste harsh. When you first light up its taste great but when you get about halfway all that resin from the bud just kinda makes it taste like... resin. Im not saying its bad like wiz said "smoke it down till they stingers" . Berner smokes his js halfway too
Is it crazy to say Al hasn’t even peaked yet?
Scary
Top 5 all time no debate
Interesting point for sure. I’ve felt like he just keeps getting better with time
@@ChaosBeforeOrder Even top 3 let's not be shy about it.
Dj. Muggz Birth Em.. Now every real producer from Harry fraud, to cats Like Jay Worthy, Derringer Adopted The Alchemist's recipe
This is amazing! I love these rare glimpses into the laboratory... hopefully these start showing up more often then not...
Al hasn't stopped creating masterpieces in 25 years!
The greatest I remember meeting you in Vegas and was so down to earth but on the go at the same time 💯 thank you for being one of the people that kept me going with producing 👑 Nothing but love here
i remember early youtube circa 2005 showing the NY- apartment mini-doc , to EVERYBODY , time and time again. 15 years later...we still "here". Never stop Al !
This man has created through so many generations of Hip Hop
Boldy and alchemist mad underrated
alchemist been in the game for 20 years it's boldy that's underrated
im talking as a duo
One of the best beat makers in history period!! Al needs to be in the hall of fame of producers
Any time I watch Uncle Al I get so inspired to make beats right away. Give this man his flowers, living legend.
i could not even image how it would feel writing on a couch behind this dude cooking up some of the hottest beats of the century.
love seeing all these compact flash cards next to his MPC
We need one of these for whatever you cooking up with Earl rn
What that man does with an MPC is just pure magic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude, the feelin one has when diggin like this on the records, such a vibe damn
Experimental i love it been listening to ya since I was 13 years old always fiyah
This motivated me to make a beat at 3am. Much love from the Philippines Al Chemist!
Best producer alive no argument
Darringer is up there too man
@@4Rymel he good but Al has put in work for 20 yrs.
knxwledge up there right after
Dr dre?
Al and Madlib
I’m sad I didn’t speak to boldly some years ago when him n alc was in stl
Alc gave an amazing q and a with Tef Poe
And boldly had his son with em ( 🐐)
The journey is a thing of beauty
And this is just a glimpse
Thank u for the view into your world 👑
keep dropping these studio videos AL Legendary!!!!
He lives up to his name in every sense of the word, Alchemist .
best producer of our generation hands down. this is great, to see the method and hear the product, real artist
multi-generational at this point i got into him heavy in the 2000s (like alot of other older fans), he doesn't stop getting iller.
@@skilletburritos8464 I'm 32, that's what I meant by our generation bro
He's gotta be 1 of the most innovative producers ever.🔥
Thank you Al!! We needed this!
Love the way he goes from sample to sample
This was probably one of my favorite projects from 2019, like I'm mad it didn't get more shine. That shit was too good. These two together make an incredible duo.
It’s like your mind never left the golden era
please can we have more of this, Al. Its like us watching a Chef cook!
I need more of these videos like yesterday
I love how ALC posts this and didn't really give away any of his secrets.
Heres one of his secrets for you ...when he programs his drum loops he has them slightly offbeat instead of starting on the line of the 1st bar they start slightly to the left or right of the line... he never lines up the melody sample with the drums exactly on the line...If you take one of his tracks and put it in your DAW then extract just the drums using Izotope RX7 plug-in then take those separate drums and try and line them up on your DAWS grid to the ones playing in his track you will see where they hit ...
@@a.d.the.4mvla You should look into upgrading to RX8 - I’m told it’s night & day compared to 7
@@a.d.the.4mvla however, that is an interesting trick you describe there - thanks for that idea!
@@jeremiahfarquhar ok cool i'll look into 8 cheers
@@jeremiahfarquhar no probs mate
This got me wanting to see more "making of the album" videos..surprised that's not a thing yet
Always nice to watch someone else work in the studio on something besides myself. Ah well, back to work. Thanks Alan.
summer nights' instrumental is superb
Best producer in the rap game‼️just my opinion. Thank You Prodigy for bringing him on. Thanks Al 👉🏽🏆
I’m digging the beat at 0:59. Looks like Conway is there writing to it also. Hope we hear a song out of that one day. 0:29 top.
I swear I heard the sample to 14 KIs at one point
has it been released yet
This is dope, I'm glad Boldy signed to Griselda, aswell as Mass Appeal...That's a good look for him, still listening to My 1st Chemistry set 🔥🔥🔥 btw Alc that beat you did for Westside Gunn "Elizabeth" is still stuck in my head 🔥🔥🔥🔥
als workflow is inspiring af
Thankful I met Alchemist in LA two weeks ago 🙏🏼
Amazing, how this video has little views and only 51k subscribers.. Just shows who the real hip hop heads are.. ALC THE GOAT
Uncle Al is a school🐐🏆
Respect from Libya
Peace from Miami homie ✌🏾
Peace from morroco 🇲🇦❤🇱🇾
Thanks Al you keeping it alive 💯
ive never been this confused and happy at the same time
Thisnis exactly how I pictured an alchemist studio would look like 😅
It's so cool to see the artist at work
I could watch this. All. Day.
The GOAT at work!
Good lookin on the behind the scenes Al ! 🎥
*I wish you’d give us more behind the scenes access on a weekly basis.*
Thanks for putting effort in it!
im mad this is so short
Dude. It might be a hoursworth total of Alc footage like this on UA-cam.
He can't give everyone the formula.
My favorite producer💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💣
love to see James wit his shoes off and a pen and pad. He comfortable and in his zone
Alc is a mad scientist
can't rest until I know the track that starts at 0:59
:( still waiting
@@rianeagan2693still waiting 😭
still
watching Al cook up is therapeutic
I Love the fact that he still uses his MPC 2500, that's super dope analogies unite
Maaan that studio is grimy but what comes out is truly sublime…
Uncle Al out here giving free lessons
Nice to see he's still on the 2500. Dope machine. Im never giving mine up
Alc definitely in the Goat Convo just off of sheer work ethic!!
The Alchemist. The legend at work
It adds a lot to the music to me being able to see the process, much love stay lifted
This is a gift. Thanks for sharing
My favourite producer is ALC
With the 303 & 2500 still fucking the game up!
“In the Kitchen with the Al Chemist”
alc studio is so sick
definitely gonna be up late tonight... that inspiration right there, digging through sh*t for sh*t #theessence
Al please bring back the fisheye studio sessions on the regular! Shit is an instant classic just like it’s always been
Lovin those ol schools samples 👌...
Sebastien's goin' to be pretty happy with thoses Yeuf on your desk ;)
Thanks for all ya work
Paz from France.
Love seeing Alchemist cook up the soundtracks behind the scenes footage
The man never stop working the hardest
Imagine having alchemist as your producer. Geezer is the game. Definition.
someone tell me how alchemist gets his snares to hit so hard, is it distortion? Tape saturation? limiting ? Or does the mpc 2500 magically do something ill to drums? Somebody has to have some insight on this
No idea but also interested in the answer. They're so fucking crisp
start with good samples, beware of transients (play with transient designer), layer shit (take the lows of a snare and the highs of a diff. one, layer a clap as well, also dont highpass always the snare since you might be taking the body out of it , plus all of what you said, also parallel comp maybe when getting mixed, just my 2 cents
Just adding to the already great answer - downsampling/bitcrushing your snare a little bit can make it sound nice and bitey, while a tasteful amount of tape/saturation for me is always good for getting a more blended organic texture. Transient designing also huge for getting it to sit in the mix the way you want. Key sometimes is to do a lot of small but deliberate adjustments with multiple plugins and not being shy to run a long effects chain or use the same plugin more than once in the chain. Less is more no doubt but sometimes you get a really unique sound when you get creative like that. Sound selection is king tho obviously.
PS soft clip the shit outta snares if you want em to smack at their full capacity. Obvious tip but often overlooked. Hard clipping also got its place
Good ear for good samples, thats literally the only answer. Im betting he literally doesnt use anything that these dudes are suggesting and the beats are straight out the mpc. He just has a good ear and good source material
Well i'm peeping the sp 303 standing up with the isolator button on, not sure if that's before or after the MPC in his chain before going to protools or whatever. Some MPC 2500 magic I would assume as well.
God Bless Al. 👊
Legend
conway in the beginning chillin i love studio environments
Uncle AL x Boldy is a deadly combo
Method To The Madness FR!!🔥🔥
“ there’s a method to the madness “
Lord Quas
All I see is when boldy said he touched alchemist computer and almost got his ass beat lol
@Erman Erman what interview ?
Name of the Vinyl he played from 0:31 to 0:57??
How could you dislike this? Haha.
awesome al--would love to see more of these