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    Making of "The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff

    Jim Pavloff

    5 HN recommenders · recommended in 6 months, 2014–2025

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    10:00 · 4.1M views · Dec 15, 2009

    Jim Pavloff rebuilds the Prodigy track Smack My Bitch Up in Ableton, identifying the samples used and recreating the track by hand.

    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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    7 comments from Hacker News

    1. @guruzMay 2017· in “Get started making music”

      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.

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @xplAug 2024· in “Judge dismisses majority of GitHub Copilot copyright claims”

      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!

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @bigsassyJan 2014· in “How Daft Punk Created One of Their Most Famous Samples”

      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

      RecommendsView on HN
    4. @dash2Apr 2025· in “Recreating Daft Punk's Something About Us”

      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

      RecommendsView on HN
    5. @klochnerJan 2014· in “How Daft Punk Created One of Their Most Famous Samples”

      A little older but similar idea (and fun to watch) - remaking of The Prodigy's "smack my bitch up": this video

      RecommendsView on HN