Production
Dear Alan
Justice
Song : Dear Alan
Duration:46 min Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
Description
Justice returns to Rue Boyer to explore the making of ‘Dear Alan’, a critically-acclaimed track from their hit album ‘Hyperdrama’. Based around an old sample from 1978, the track blurs the lines between engineering, sound design, and composition, showcasing experimental techniques inspired by techno, hip-hop, and baroque music.
Watch the French duo break down the song’s signature rhythm section as they unpack their approach to sampling, synthesis, and live recording. They expand on their approach to MIDI programming, using subtle timing changes and ghost notes to add movement and groove to the track. They even go so far as to create the conditions for glitches, artifacts, and “happy accidents” — all crucial ingredients in their distinct brand of electronic music.
Across the series, you’ll learn how Justice integrates mixing and mastering directly into their production workflow. Experimenting with techniques like multiband dynamics processing, transient separation, and overdrive, they blur the lines between engineering, sound design, and composition. The result is a production style that focuses on the finished sound, so that mixing and mastering become an extension of the music.
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07 minProject overview, sampling, arrangement, editing, composition
Ableton Live -
08 minArrangement, workflow, programming, bass, drums, compression, reverb
Native Instruments Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Fabfilter Pro-MB, ADPTR Sculpt -
10 minSound design, automation, influences, song structure, drum machines, synthesizers
Roland Juno-6, Roland TR-606, ASM HydraSynth -
04 minMixing, reverbs, transient separation, comparison
OTO Bim, OTO Bam, OTO Boom, Bricasti M7
Eventide SplitEQ, ARP Polyfusion -
07 minTracking, programming, bass, drums, articulation, sampling, arrangement, collaboration, drum synthesis
Roland TR-808, Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII, Roland TB-303 -
05 minMixing, mastering, engineering, compression, dynamics, equalization,
Esoteric Audio Research EAR 660, Neumann KU 100 Binaural Dummy Head
iZotope Ozone Stabilizer -
01 min
About JUSTICE
Justice is a French Grammy-winning electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. The friends formed the project in 2003 while they were both studying graphic design. The band's debut album 'Cross' was released in June 2007 to critical acclaim. It was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, came in at #15 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007, and #18 on Blender's '25 Best Albums of 2007' list. It was also nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Prize, losing...
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07 min
Project overview, sampling, arrangement, editing, composition
Ableton Live -
08 min
Arrangement, workflow, programming, bass, drums, compression, reverb
Native Instruments Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Fabfilter Pro-MB, ADPTR Sculpt -
10 min
Sound design, automation, influences, song structure, drum machines, synthesizers
Roland Juno-6, Roland TR-606, ASM HydraSynth -
04 min
Mixing, reverbs, transient separation, comparison
OTO Bim, OTO Bam, OTO Boom, Bricasti M7
Eventide SplitEQ, ARP Polyfusion -
07 min
Tracking, programming, bass, drums, articulation, sampling, arrangement, collaboration, drum synthesis
Roland TR-808, Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII, Roland TB-303 -
05 min
Mixing, mastering, engineering, compression, dynamics, equalization,
Esoteric Audio Research EAR 660, Neumann KU 100 Binaural Dummy Head
iZotope Ozone Stabilizer -
01 min