how rahman composes music for a film-part 2

Mixing songs*

He does all programming on Logic and also mix in Logic then he makes some
pre mixes, like all choruses in two tracks, drums in two tracks, bass in one
track if stereo then in two tracks and then he bounces all the tracks to
EUPHONIX to give some analog warmth. But Rahman uses all Logic plugins FX.

Everyone is using Logic from Salim Sulaiman to Shankar Ehsaan and Loy. Logic
is just like a Pen and Paper for a Poet. Rahman doesn't need any Logic even
he can use any other software cause he has music in his mind.

*What is Logic?*

Logic is an audio recording and mixing software. Most of Indian composers
use this software. For more details check www.apple.com/ logic/ . You can buy
and download it if you have an Apple Mac Computer.

Rahman also uses or used Absynth. You can hear one preset from Absynth in
Kannathil Muttamital title song. The flute kinda sound with a rough string
sounds behind it in the intro. Most of the songs, especially in the last few
years feature many synth sounds, probably from absynth, or some other
softsynth. The beeps, filtered sounds etc in many songs like Yeh Rishta,
Meenaxi and a couple from New, Kangalal Kaidu Sei etc can be done in
Absynth. For more details check out www.native-instrume nts.com/

*Audio Samples
*
Have you guys ever heard about audio samples. Well Rahman is the first
person who used a lot of samples in his songs and the second person is
Ranjit Barot. Ranjit used to work with Rahman. Ranjit programmed drums in
Humma Humma.

And now everybody is using samples in Mumbai like Salim Sulaiman, Sandeep
Sherodker, Jacky, Inderjeet Sharma, Ram Sampat & Sandeep Chowta. If you guys
think that how can Sandeep Chowta make sound like A R Rahman, those are
samples.

Here are some instances for Samples

1. Shabba Shabba with African voices. Those are samples not real Africans.

2. Spanish claps in Jumbalika. Samples again.

3. Chinese vocals in Latka. Its a Chinese Sample from the CD ( Spectra
sonics Heart Of Asia)

4. Background beat in Latka song from Indian. Later Anu Malik and many other
used the same loops in many of their songs eg: Mehbooba song from Ajnabee.

5. Killer drum beats in Rangeela songs. Drum samples from the cd (Best
Service XXL 1500)and its a long list.

6. Final beats of Mukkala Muqabla sounds like Dr. Alban Africa. That is too
a sample. It is not composed by Dr.Alban either. Same beats used by Sandeep
Chowtha in Kambath Ishq song.

7. Main Background beats in Mangta hai kya from Rangeela.

8. Early bands like Deep Forest and some Euro techno bands used this concept
a lot. Thats why title bird sound of Thillana Thillana from Muthu sounds
like Deep forest songs.

There are many other samples Rahman used in many of his songs. It is not
copying but just using a commercially available sample.

When Rahman was recording for "Jaage Hain" the Sound Engineers told him that
lets record the song in a low mod ie Track 5 and later FDM it to a higher
track but Rahman sing it singularly in track 15. It is his original however
Madras Choral sound was probably modulated.
will be continued tomorrow ................