Akai Force - Making a Song with Vocals and Guitar (“Kung Fu”)

What's up people? In my last video I reviewed the Akai Force that arrived on Christmas Eve and showed the first song I'd made with it. From DMs to comments, a lot of people seemed interested in seeing a video where I dove deeper into how I made it. More specifically, a lot of people wanted to know how I recorded the vocals and guitar directly into the Akai Force. There are some great Akai Force tutorials out there, but I took a slightly different route.

In this video I cover exactly how I arranged the song, how to swing samples, and exactly how I recorded the vocals and guitar. The good news is that even if you don't use a Force, these practices can be utilized on any groove box (though the Force reigns supreme for in-the-box production thanks to it's completely open arranger IMO).

To keep the video shorter, I point you toward some good tutorials from content creators I enjoy when an issue comes up that I don't want to spend 20 minutes on. Hope you dig it!

TIME STAMPS:
Introduction - 0:00
Opening credits - 0:18
Explaining what we'll be covering - 0:24
"Kung Fu" music video - 1:01
Importing sounds from Splice - 4:06
The lo-fi guitar sample + How to swing a sample - 5:00
Drum sequencing and deeper editing - 5:36
Bass Synth / Sidechaining - 7:05
Chopping and replaying vocal samples - 7:52
The guitar parts I played - 8:37
How the guitar changed the vocal melodies - 9:22
The hook and song structure - 9:49
Telling a story with the guitar solo - 10:53
Recording and editing vocals - 12:12
Recording the guitar - 13:49
Wrap-up - 14:16
Closing credits + Video links - 14:35

"KUNG FU" CAN BE FOUND AT:
Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok/Resso, Google Play/YouTube, Amazon, Soundtrack by Twitch, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, iHeartRadio, ClaroMusica, Saavn, Anghami, KKBox, NetEase (beta), Tencent (beta), Triller (beta), MediaNet, Shazam, Bandcamp

BandCamp link for free download:
https://beautylermakesmusic.bandcamp.com/track/kung-fu

INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/beautylermakesmusic/
@beautylermakesmusic

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/beautylermakesmusic​

BANDCAMP:
https://beautylermakesmusic.bandcamp.com

TWO GREAT YOUTUBERS WHO ARE DOING KILLER AKAI FORCE TUTORIALS:
Pink Buddha: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanHaidle/videos
Matthew Stratton: https://www.youtube.com/c/MatthewStratton/videos

STUDIO GEAR:
M1 Mac Mini
JBL LSR305s
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Output Platform Desk
Komplete Kontrol 49 MK2
Roland SPD-SX
Roland Octopad

CAMERA + VIDEO GEAR
M1 Mac Mini
Final Cut Pro
DJI Pocket 2
GoPro Hero 8
Zoom H5
Rode RX-Cam
Rode TX-Belt
Rode Lav
Ring Light

INSTRUMENTS:
Akai Force
Maschine MK3
SP-404SX
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Bass guitar
Lap steel guitar
Line 6 M13 Stomp box Modeler

Видео Akai Force - Making a Song with Vocals and Guitar (“Kung Fu”) канала Beau Tyler Makes Music