Making of "The Prodigy - Voodoo People" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as an example of prototyping music and, in a Copilot copyright thread, of a handmade reconstruction that sounds like the original.
What it is
Jim Pavloff rebuilds The Prodigy's 'Voodoo People' in Ableton from its listed samples. The video shows how the track is assembled and how close a handmade reconstruction can sound.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2011 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec xpl · 2024-08 · on “Judge dismisses majority of GitHub Copilot copyright claims”
There are legendary Prodigy tracks reconstructions by Jim Pavloff, see: 1. "Smack my bitch up" [LINK] 2. "Voodoo people" [this video] Those pieces sound exactly the same as the original, but it does not violate copyright because they've been produced by hand. Mind blowing!
Recommends przemoc · 2011-10 · on “Ask HN: What are your music prototyping solutions?”
Thanks for commenting. Ableton Live is undoubtedly a great software. AFAIK it's not suited for rapid prototyping. Here is some nice stuff. Just in case somebody haven't seen it yet. Making of "The Prodigy - Voodoo People" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff [this video]
Recommends mlla · 2013-03 · on “I analyzed the chords to 1300 songs for patterns. Part 3 – Interactive Discovery”
A bit on a same note (pun intended), Jim Pavloff has uploaded to YouTube some cool videos, where he re-creates some of the tunes by The Prodigy based on the listed samples, e.g. Voodoo People ( [this video] ) and Firestarter ( [LINK] )