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The Less I Know The Better
Tame Impala
Song : The Less I Know The Better
Duration:38 min Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
From a bedroom studio in Western Australia to major arenas across the globe, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker reveals the secrets behind his revolutionary sound. Explore the making of his multi-platinum hit song ‘The Less I Know The Better’, and learn how to turn limitations into your biggest creative advantage.
Filmed at Rue Boyer Studios, Kevin shares an unreleased demo of the song and walks through his approach to songwriting, production and recording. Discover the instruments and processing techniques used on his album ‘Currents’, and watch him recreate key parts and themes from scratch. Viewers will also get an inside look at Tame Impala’s mythic drum sound, with notes and images from his solo recording sessions.
Kevin also offers a basic introduction to his mixing workflow, breaking down his outboard equipment and engineering process in detail. Learn about his early experiments with analog summing, and how he forged his own signature sound that combines vintage and modern production tools.
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11 minDemo, bass guitar, synthesizers, songwriting,
Ableton Live, Ableton Saturator
Roland GR 55, Fender Stratocaster, -
09 minDrums, engineering, equipment
Presonus Digimax FS, Ludwig Supraphonic LM400 Snare Drum, Tama Kick Drum, Shure SM57, -
05 minVocals, signal chain, effects
Ableton Filter Delay, Waves RVerb, Ableton Compressor, Ableton Multiband Dynamics,
Shure SM7B, Presonus Digimax FS, Shure SE-30, dbx 165A, Lynx Aurora, -
04 minKeyboards, synthesizers, post-production
Korg Kronos, Roland JV-1080 -
05 minMixing, hardware, summing, success
Roll Music Systems RMS216 Folcrom, Neve 1073, SPL Vitalizer, SSL 500-series Bus Comp -
01 min
About Kevin Parker
Kevin Parker (alias Tame Impala) has emerged as one of the most influential voices of the last decade. A singular artist renowned for carving out a distinct sound all his own, Parker crafts transcendent genre-bending sonic landscapes playing every instrument and acting as writer, producer, mixer & engineer on his projects. He has been nominated for four GRAMMY awards with one win for his collaboration with Justice on 2024's "Neverender." In his home country of Australia, he's racked up an impressive...
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11 min
Demo, bass guitar, synthesizers, songwriting,
Ableton Live, Ableton Saturator
Roland GR 55, Fender Stratocaster, -
09 min
Drums, engineering, equipment
Presonus Digimax FS, Ludwig Supraphonic LM400 Snare Drum, Tama Kick Drum, Shure SM57, -
05 min
Vocals, signal chain, effects
Ableton Filter Delay, Waves RVerb, Ableton Compressor, Ableton Multiband Dynamics,
Shure SM7B, Presonus Digimax FS, Shure SE-30, dbx 165A, Lynx Aurora, -
04 min
Keyboards, synthesizers, post-production
Korg Kronos, Roland JV-1080 -
05 min
Mixing, hardware, summing, success
Roll Music Systems RMS216 Folcrom, Neve 1073, SPL Vitalizer, SSL 500-series Bus Comp -
01 min