guruzMay 2017Strongly recommends
I think I've watched this video a ton of times: ▶ this video That guy is using Ableton Live to re-create a popular song of The Prodigy.
in “Get started making music” · View on HN
Making of "The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff
Making of "The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff on HackerTube: recommended by 5 Hacker News commenters across 4 separate months, 2014–2025.
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Jim Pavloff rebuilds the Prodigy track Smack My Bitch Up in Ableton, identifying the samples used and recreating the track by hand.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a fun, in-depth look at how sampling and music production work, and as proof that skilled humans can reconstruct tracks from scratch.
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“I'm amazed at the level of musical knowledge needed to do this.”
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7 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
dash2Apr 2025Recommends
Related: this recreation of Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up. I'm amazed at the level of musical knowledge needed to do this. ▶ this video
in “Recreating Daft Punk's Something About Us” · View on HN
xplAug 2024Recommends
There are legendary Prodigy tracks reconstructions by Jim Pavloff, see: 1. "Smack my bitch up" ▶ this video 2. "Voodoo people" [link] Those pieces sound exactly the same as the original, but it does not violate copyright because they've been produced by hand. Mind blowing!
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bigsassyJan 2014Recommends
Here's a similar, but more in-depth, video on making "Smack my Bitch Up" from The Prodigy. My mind was blown when it shows how "Bulls on Parade" was sampled :D ▶ this video
in “How Daft Punk Created One of Their Most Famous Samples” · View on HN
klochnerJan 2014Recommends
A little older but similar idea (and fun to watch) - remaking of The Prodigy's "smack my bitch up": ▶ this video
in “How Daft Punk Created One of Their Most Famous Samples” · View on HN
0x0Jul 2022Cites it
Was this the breakdown you saw? "Making of "The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff" ▶ this video
in “Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” synth sounds” · View on HN
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szastupovNov 2019Cites it
Keep in mind that Lite version barely has any instruments so you'll have to either use 3rd-party plugins or rely on sampling. A few month ago I decided to start fresh and removed all pirated DAWs, plugins, purchased Lite version and started learning it in and out. I was surprised how far you can go with just sampling. It was so much fun discovering new sample packs, chopping and remixing songs, trying to make tonal instruments out of weird noises. I've also realized how many popular songs use sampling (for example ▶ this video ). So yeah, setting creative constraints is important ;) I'm at the point when I'm super at home using Ableton and ready to spend more money on Suit, but holding hopes for black Friday discounts. Also, shameless plug [link]
in “Ableton Connection Kit (2016)” · View on HN