Mix With The Masters – Inside The Track #64 – Sam Smith and Normani “Dancing With a Stranger” (TUTORIAL)

By | July 18, 2023

 

Release year: 2021
Producer: Mix With The Masters
Manufacturer website: Link
Author: Stargate
Duration: 0h 33min
Handout type: Video tutorial
English language


Description: Welcome to the next series of videos, which is led by the production and authoring team of Stargate! This part is dedicated to the making of “Dancing With a Stranger”, the 2019 chart-topping single by Sam Smith and Normani. Thor and Mikkel reminisce about how they met Sam and how they worked together, then explain how they took the “less safe” approach to writing this song. The duo takes you through a multi-track session to explain how the parts were formed, revealing the synth patches, drum samples, and plug-in settings used to create the recording’s sound. In addition, they share their opinions on vocal mics, detail their tracking and ITB chains, and discuss key aspects of their highly efficient workflow!

Content :
1. Professional history with Sam, new approach, songwriting, structure, simplicity, drums, synth
2. Guitar, intro vocal sample, lead vocal chain, effects, vocoder processing, delay tracks
3. Vocal recording, microphone characteristics, preferences, preamp, compression, workflow
4. Relationships with artists, complementing one another, introducing collaborators, staying fresh
There are subtitles in Russian, English and Spanish.

Sample files: not provided
Video Format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1920×1080, 16:9, 60 fps, 4000 kb/s
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, 320 kb/s, 2 channels


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