Joy Division and Martin Hannett's production methods: Part 2 Implementation. Reaper walkthrough.

note; this video, like the previous one is a live performance I mixed as I talked so apologies if it's not quite quick bang enough for the tiktok generation.

Here we have part two of my deep-ish dive into the production techniques of Martin Hannett (especially with Joy Division).

He was famous for isolating the components of the drum kit, and this is easy in a DAW, we cover different reverberation strategies you can use, discreet processing of each channel, dirtying up the signal you're sending to impulse responses.

2:15 - Distorting the overhead mics.

2:43 - Tueffselberg Reverb

3:37 - Bricasti plate reverb

4:00 - Doubling up snare and kick sounds using a synth.

5:20 - Guitar pseudosynth trem effect

6:40 - Tuning the synthsnare

7:30 - Time based effects

8:24 - Drainpipe style resonant echo/comb filter

9:00 - Airwindows chorus

10:50 - Dub Reverb

11:00 - D shift

12:05 - Eastwood Audio Duet

13:45 - Hannett & Dub

15:46 - Transcendent 2000

17:45 - Conclusion.

Although recorded using Reaper you should be able to use the techniques in just about any DAW.

VSTs and soundtoys used in this tutorial:


The 1970s Roger's drum kit (Stephen Morris of Joy Division used this make, though probably switched out the snare).

https://www.drum-drops.com/

Airwindows reproduction of Dan Armstrong's green ringer circuit, as used by Frank Zappa on guitar, I doubt it's ever been used on drum mics lol.

https://www.airwindows.com/gringer/

The NSA listening space in Berlin made into a reverb unit

https://freevstplugins.net/teufelsberg/

A very nice set of impulse responses now available again for free

https://samplicity.com/bricasti-m7-im...

(bonus beat, a few more on this page)

https://resoundsound.com/4-impulse-re...

I don't mention it in the video but here is a nice, easy to use compressor

https://klanghelm.com/contents/produc...

Airwindows Chorus, which when used totally wet gives a pleasing 'seasick effect', I'm going to try it out to get the feeling Robert Wyatt had on his mid 70's work.

https://www.airwindows.com/chorus-vst/

D shift is kint of in the same area as the Eventide H910 harmoniser, it's fun and you can do the 'demon voice'

https://freevstplugins.net/dshift/

Martin Eastwood's Duet is a non standard chorus algorithym with extra texture capabilities.

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/duet...

The Transcendent 2000 (yes I know I said Transcendental in the video but that's what this VST is called) emulation can be found here

https://freevstplugins.net/transcende...