Electronic Jazz-Hop Math Rock in 7/32

Summary by Krater

The creator documents the year-long process of writing and recording a song titled 7, featuring collaborations and gear experimentation.

From the video

Answers: How did Andrew Huang make the song 7?

• Songwriting process
• Drum miking setup
• MIDI controller arrangement
• Guitar solo recording

What it concludes

• The song 7 features a 7/16 time signature at 132 beats per minute, which can be felt as 7:32 at 66 BPM.
• The Earthworks DK7 drum kit system includes two overheads, a kick drum mic, and goose-neck mics for toms and snare.
• The C700 plugin emulates the SPC700 synth used to make Super Nintendo sound effects and music.
• The song 7 uses a groove arrangement where the snare comes in early and is music-theoried into a grouping of 5.