The majority of my deconstructions have been made using Ableton Live, so with the recent release of Logic Pro X, I was excited to see how I could use its new features to help break down this track by Hot Natured and Ali Love. I particularly love the new iPad control app which amongst other things, allowed me to shoot to the different sections of the arrangement once I had set up region markers. I'm also enjoying the new Retro Synth which I used to recreate the main Synth Chord stab sound.

For me, this track by Daft Punk exemplifies everything that the French duo are great at.. namely a brilliant groove, simplicity, a strong hook line and of course tight production. For this video tutorial, I figured there was no point trying to create an exact replica of the track, as all the parts (drums included) were played on real instruments by real musicians! Instead I concentrated on working out the main parts, namely piano chords, bass line, wurlitzer riff and the cool lead synth line at the end of the track.

In 2002, X-Press 2's deep house single "Lazy" featuring an unlikely collaboration with Talking Head's David Byrne, became one of the most notable dance records of the decade by hitting the top of the UK charts. The breakout single from the 'Musikism' album, 'Lazy' featured Byrne speaking and singing over a barely up-tempo house track.

The appearance of the upgrade to Apple's flagship audio Application Logic Pro from 9 to X yesterday came as a complete shock to everyone. Some people had almost written it off, thinking there might never be another incarnation of this popular program. As soon as it was announced, it became almost instantly available from the App store so I didn't waste any time downloading it after seeing the spec.

The task I set myself for this deconstruction video, was to program the whole track using Ableton's Push controller, without looking at the computer screen. The key, as ever, is in the preparation. The more you can work on your presets and racks beforehand, the more you can concentrate on playing the parts and getting creative. Over the last year or so, I have made a point of diligently saving any presets I have created into my user library, and labeling them clearly so I can dial them up whenever I want.

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CREDITI:
Artista: Cinemavolta
Titolo: Relativo (Ski Oakenfull remix)
Etichetta: Silent Groove
Editore: Silent Groove
Autore: Massimiliano Tozzi
Anno: 2013
Regia: Mattia Cacciatori/Francesco Bonato
Paese: Italia

In this video Ski let's you know about the brand new Push content that's been integrated into our Ableton Live 1 Production course. All the basic techniques of Push are introduced alongside the existing course content, which has also recently been updated to include all the new Live 9 features … We kick off by showing you how to program a beat, and then guide you through things like the Scale function, Building Scenes, FX and Automation.

Ski Oakenfull breaks down one of the best known tracks from electronic music pioneers, and Sonar headliners, Kraftwerk. This deconstruction took place at Ableton's artists meet and greet at Sync Studios, Barcelona. Win an EMC online course AND Ableton Live 9 in our Vocal Verk competition - http://ow.ly/mt5I5

Ski breaks down an all-time house and garage classic, Gabriel by Roy Davis Jr feat. Peven Everett.

Taken from the soundtrack to Drive, Nightcall is an amazing track and one which Point Blank thought was more than worthy of the deconstruction treatment.