Garrett Williamson Music | How Scott the Woz's "Why Don't You Play Them" Was Made @gwillymusic | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
An in-depth look at the process of writing, recording, producing, & mixing "Why Don't You Play Them" from Scott the Woz's 2020 Christmas special, "You're Not an RPG Guy". Timestamps below.
LISTEN TO THE SONG: youtu.be/h99p2lzabz0
WATCH THE EPISODE: youtu.be/CNqzl92f5FY
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:55 Q&A
00:26:15 Live chat Q&A
00:46:05 Influences & references
00:48:21 Early demo of song
00:51:39 Writing the chorus melody
00:53:51 The original ending
00:55:21 Recording drums
00:57:15 Recording bass & keys
00:58:17 How I wrote the chorus chord prog
00:59:50 Recording keys (cont.)
01:00:35 Recording guitars
01:05:45 Recording Scott’s vocals
01:06:55 Recording female & male vocals
01:08:18 Writing the lyrics
01:10:11 Backing & crowd vocals
01:13:52 Writing & recording string arrangement
01:15:27 Writing the chromatic string line
01:18:14 Writing & recording string arr. (cont.)
01:19:51 Percussion loops
01:20:44 Bass tone & sound
01:22:52 Recording sax solo
01:24:07 How I figure out a song tempo
01:25:23 Chord prog. of chorus’s 2nd half
01:33:33 Instrument choices for the “Persona” & “Hamilton” sound
01:37:19 Mixing the song (intro)
01:37:59 Mixing piano
01:45:18 Mixing clavinet
01:47:47 Mixing electric piano
01:51:36 Mixing in mono
01:53:00 Good resources for beginner mix engineers
01:54:13 Mixing guitars
01:59:32 Mixing drive guitars
02:01:39 The “SNE-US” line
02:02:16 Reverb
02:05:00 “Noise” guitars
02:05:33 Fun fact: Jimi Hendrix connection
02:07:21 Mixing guitars (cont.)
02:08:22 Mixing drums
02:21:12 MIX TIP: Automation / “riding the faders”
02:24:49 Mixing percussion
02:27:40 Mixing strings
02:39:14 Mixing Scott’s vocals
02:49:23 Mixing rest of vocals
02:50:27 Mixing Scott’s dialogue
02:51:25 Mixing rest of vocals (cont.)
02:53:17 Mixing sax solo
02:57:45 Extra stuff
02:58:05 Wrapping up
02:59:05 Sax solo chord prog.
03:04:15 Conclusion
WATCH ME LIVE: twitch.tv/gwilly
PATREON: patreon.com/gwilliamson
SOUNDCLOUD: soundcloud.com/gwilliamson
TWITTER: twitter.com/gwillymusic
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/gwillymusic
MAIN CHANNEL: youtube.com/GarArtStudios
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3k4QMQv
ITUNES: apple.co/2ZtL1nx
SITE: garrett-williamson-music.com
#Breakdown #LogicProX #ScottTheWoz
An in-depth look at the process of writing, recording, producing, & mixing "Why Don't You Play Them" from Scott the Woz's 2020 Christmas special, "You're Not an RPG Guy". Timestamps below.
LISTEN TO THE SONG: youtu.be/h99p2lzabz0
WATCH THE EPISODE: youtu.be/CNqzl92f5FY
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:55 Q&A
00:26:15 Live chat Q&A
00:46:05 Influences & references
00:48:21 Early demo of song
00:51:39 Writing the chorus melody
00:53:51 The original ending
00:55:21 Recording drums
00:57:15 Recording bass & keys
00:58:17 How I wrote the chorus chord prog
00:59:50 Recording keys (cont.)
01:00:35 Recording guitars
01:05:45 Recording Scott’s vocals
01:06:55 Recording female & male vocals
01:08:18 Writing the lyrics
01:10:11 Backing & crowd vocals
01:13:52 Writing & recording string arrangement
01:15:27 Writing the chromatic string line
01:18:14 Writing & recording string arr. (cont.)
01:19:51 Percussion loops
01:20:44 Bass tone & sound
01:22:52 Recording sax solo
01:24:07 How I figure out a song tempo
01:25:23 Chord prog. of chorus’s 2nd half
01:33:33 Instrument choices for the “Persona” & “Hamilton” sound
01:37:19 Mixing the song (intro)
01:37:59 Mixing piano
01:45:18 Mixing clavinet
01:47:47 Mixing electric piano
01:51:36 Mixing in mono
01:53:00 Good resources for beginner mix engineers
01:54:13 Mixing guitars
01:59:32 Mixing drive guitars
02:01:39 The “SNE-US” line
02:02:16 Reverb
02:05:00 “Noise” guitars
02:05:33 Fun fact: Jimi Hendrix connection
02:07:21 Mixing guitars (cont.)
02:08:22 Mixing drums
02:21:12 MIX TIP: Automation / “riding the faders”
02:24:49 Mixing percussion
02:27:40 Mixing strings
02:39:14 Mixing Scott’s vocals
02:49:23 Mixing rest of vocals
02:50:27 Mixing Scott’s dialogue
02:51:25 Mixing rest of vocals (cont.)
02:53:17 Mixing sax solo
02:57:45 Extra stuff
02:58:05 Wrapping up
02:59:05 Sax solo chord prog.
03:04:15 Conclusion
WATCH ME LIVE: twitch.tv/gwilly
PATREON: patreon.com/gwilliamson
SOUNDCLOUD: soundcloud.com/gwilliamson
TWITTER: twitter.com/gwillymusic
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/gwillymusic
MAIN CHANNEL: youtube.com/GarArtStudios
SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3k4QMQv
ITUNES: apple.co/2ZtL1nx
SITE: garrett-williamson-music.com
#Breakdown #LogicProX #ScottTheWoz
