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Learn how to program the sexy soul classic
Future Music, Thu 16 Feb 2012, 2:45 pm GMT
Here we're recreating Marvin Gaye's 1982 electronic Soul ballad Sexual Healing using Logic.
Central to the groove is the Roland TR-808 drum machine – in fact, rumour has it that this was one of the first commercial hits to utilise the 808. Though the beat and groove sound simple, there’s a lot of syncopation so it’s essential to study the original beat. Try importing the track and slowing down the drum-only intro using Logic’s varispeed feature.







