Uptown Funk: Complete Programming set + Video Explanation

[enigmahack]

I'll keep it short. I've started getting back into programming for a bit for my band, but I'm also in the middle of moving so things are ALL kinds of crazy right now.

I had to do Uptown Funk, but we don't have a horns section and only 1 keyboardist... (me) so I had to find a way to do every sample and sound trigger in the song. I didn't manage to get every single sample but I got most of them.

Here's a video that has me playing the song, as well as an explanation afterwards:

https://youtu.be/fGJJ3peKl3Q

Here's the link to the ZIP file which contains the PCG/Sample files as well as the raw 16 bit .wav samples if you want to use them on your own board and want to take a look:

https://db.tt/UV8026vY

Enjoy!

[GregC]

Great to see you back . As usual, fabulous job on programming the tune

[aron]

Awesome work. I can't believe you put that much time into this. Very nice!

[enigmahack]

It was actually only about 2-3 days worth of work off and on, but it wasn't easy for sure. I'm sure there are other people out there that, with more time and knowledge, could do a better job but I'm very happy with the results. There are still things that I would fix such as the synth slide, I would make that more accurate, and I would also look at the programming of certain sounds.

At the same time sometimes close enough is close enough and unless you're the producer himself, you can't tell the difference. That's how I know I can stop haha

[SanderXpander]

Well done!

[aron]

When I play that song, I only play the rise synth, the synth stabs and the brass. The singer usually does the vocal parts. I'm not even close to your nice work.

[Barcellos]

Amazing !! Nice job !!
I will try to convert to kronos 2 61 keys !!
Thanks for sharing

[enigmahack]

Amazing !! Nice job !!
I will try to convert to kronos 2 61 keys !!
Thanks for sharing

Good luck with that one. Your best bet honestly is to take the combi and break it up into multiple combi's in a sequence (maybe in setlist mode)

Part of my challenge was simply to get everything into 1 combi. I could have definitely done it by stepping through combi's and made it fit into a 61 key keyboard but I have 88 keys so why not use them all

The other thing I considered was also using the NanoPad to trigger some of the samples as well. The stuff all needed is there, just have to do some assignments.

[holdsg]

I'm going to wade into this one. David, have you made a list of all the sounds in the combi as well as where they are mapped on the keyboard? Also, the location of the sounds/samples? that is always the hardest part in adapting someone else's combi to your own (because sometimes you have sounds in other places than they do). I know its a lot to ask, but for those of us with 76 or 61 keys (like me) that are going to need to adapt, having this would be a god-send.

so a spreadsheet, that would list, in order
-sound/sample name and bank location
-mapped where on the keyboard
-switches or other onboard things that impact the particular sound (portamento for the slide up, for example), and where you would turn that on/off.

[NormC]

I would like to do it with my K2 73 and nanopad. I am still learning the beast though so I am not sure I am capable yet.

[Niven8]

Video was very enjoyable and extremely useful.
But it might be sometime before I get those brass stabs as tight as yours!
niven8.

[LZ]

I use a Kronos 61 with an A70 controller for my lower tier which makes it a little easier IMO to layout and not get so tricky with the splits. That said, you have a few extra parts in there I don't like the sampled "ughs". Also, since I'm playing out the chords instead of trigging from one key, there are spots where I let the "doh's" drop out. One thing I AM going to add after checking out your video is the "doh's" during the rise. I think I have enough keyboard real estate to find another zone to add those.

[enigmahack]

I'm going to wade into this one. David, have you made a list of all the sounds in the combi as well as where they are mapped on the keyboard? Also, the location of the sounds/samples? that is always the hardest part in adapting someone else's combi to your own (because sometimes you have sounds in other places than they do). I know its a lot to ask, but for those of us with 76 or 61 keys (like me) that are going to need to adapt, having this would be a god-send.

so a spreadsheet, that would list, in order
-sound/sample name and bank location
-mapped where on the keyboard
-switches or other onboard things that impact the particular sound (portamento for the slide up, for example), and where you would turn that on/off.

I'll see if I can do it tonight yeah. I tried to keep things as organized as possible but my Kronos that's in the living room is my 'working' keyboard, which means I have other sounds and samples spread throughout the keyboard.

What I really should be doing is wiping the keyboard to default after backing everything up and simply doing one job at a time, though it's not practical.

So yeah, when I get home, I'll see if I can more or less map out where everything is.

[enigmahack]

Okay, here it is:

http://imgur.com/pM8HUPT

It's not excel, but hopefully it gives you the info that you need. It's mapped out down to the sample level how I have it saved by default within my own Kronos.

Keep in mind that anything in the B00x path under Programs is part of the Kronos 2 EXs 17 or EXs 18 brass expansion. I forget which one it is, so that'll need to be remapped on non-Kronos 2 boards.

The *only* controller assignment worth noting is that the SW2 is assigned to drop the octave on the Slidy Synth on the far RH side.

Let me know if there's more info you need.

[Falcon2e]

Thanks for posting the map. Great info & your cover of UF is awesome!