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Used as an example of prototyping music and, in a Copilot copyright thread, of a handmade reconstruction that sounds like the original.
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.
“There are legendary Prodigy tracks reconstructions by Jim Pavloff” (HN, 2024)
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!
Handmade Prodigy reconstruction that sounds like the original
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]
Recreating Voodoo People in Ableton, shown as prototyping example
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] )
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