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hello hhptpd, long time no see. any of the old heads still hangin out here?
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whoknew posted:hello hhptpd, long time no see. any of the old heads still hangin out here? I don't think this thread really sees much action, which makes me sad because I have been really getting into hip-hop production lately. Specifically been making sample-based beats and convinced a friend of mine to get back into rapping. I have been teaching myself production in Ableton for about 4 years now but just recently started making beats and experimenting with sampling. Might as well share my setup. I have a Roland TR-8 Drum Machine that I use to sketch out quick percussion patterns, and the Scatter can make some pretty cool effects. I have also been running the TR-8 through a Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion Pedal to get some really great distorted 808s. I have a Korg Minilogue Analog Synth that I run through a Bass Big Muff pedal to get some thick fuzzy basslines. I have been sampling records using an AT-LP120 and recording into Ableton. I then isolate a part of the Sample and Slice it to MIDI where I can then map the Slices directly to my Novation Launchpad and start editing/playing the slices. I also use a Yamaha keyboard as a MIDI controller for softsynths like Serum or Sampled Instruments like Strings or Grand Piano. I have been mostly sampling older funk/soul/r&b records like Parliament, Isley Brothers, Patti Labelle, Anita Baker, and recently just made a beat using a Hall & Oates sample. It has been a lot of fun digging through old records and I have found a ton of great music that I otherwise would have never listened to. Anyone else producing hip hop or working with samples?
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Feb 2, 2018 06:29
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Yep! I've been sketching and learning music production and synthesis in Ableton for the last decade, just a little bit every day, and have gigs of material I've generated through the practice, but have forced myself to learn producing on an MPC 2500 I got for a steal and fixed up. Still working through tutorials and I keep getting distracted by the sequencer and external gear, but it's helping me to move pretty effortlessly through sound and actually make music out of it. I find myself sampling sparkly bits I get from daily field recordings, drums synthesized from a Machinedrum I process through a Zoom multieffect pedal, and bass through a computer wavetable synth, but I'll probably get a Blofeld and run that so it I have a box for that. I'm always scrounging for pre, or minimal PC beatmaking videos and writings. I enjoyed this one El-P did where his DAW was mainly for arranging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06UxOKc7io
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Feb 12, 2018 01:32
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I am getting to the point where I feel like I could really benefit from some personal instruction on production/mixing, specifically on drums. I can make interesting patterns using a variety of elements, but when everything else is added in, I just feel like they don't have enough punch. I have tried a lot of different techniques from transient shaping to compression to try to achieve the desired effect but either my ear isn't good enough to hear the subtleties at this point, or I don't really understand how to use the Compressor to get my desired effect. Or hell its probably a combination of the two.
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Feb 14, 2018 00:11
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coming out of retirement https://soundcloud.com/thejcw/blassie-21418-657-pm
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Feb 15, 2018 02:38
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JCW posted:coming out of retirement https://soundcloud.com/thejcw/blassie-21418-657-pm oh gently caress. it's JCW! That poo poo is great
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Feb 16, 2018 22:19
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JCW posted:coming out of retirement https://soundcloud.com/thejcw/blassie-21418-657-pm Awesome vibes man. Mind sharing your production setup?
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Feb 16, 2018 23:20
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MrSargent posted:Awesome vibes man. Mind sharing your production setup? thank you! I use GarageBand for chopping and Reason for everything else. Actually just got a new computer so I jumped from Reason 5 to Reason 10. Whole new world. If u have any other questions just lmk
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Feb 17, 2018 00:26
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JCW posted:thank you! I use GarageBand for chopping and Reason for everything else. Actually just got a new computer so I jumped from Reason 5 to Reason 10. Whole new world. If u have any other questions just lmk Nice dude! I do all of my production in Ableton but have some hardware I like to mess around with (TR-8, Minilogue, Launchpad for playing samples). I was thinking about posting a couple loops I have been making with record samples even though they are pretty rough, just to get some feedback. Have a couple ones I really like using samples from Hall & Oates, Patti Labelle, and The Isley Brothers.
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Feb 17, 2018 00:39
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JCW posted:coming out of retirement https://soundcloud.com/thejcw/blassie-21418-657-pm dope
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Mar 4, 2018 17:58
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Here is a little clip of 16-bars of a track I have been writing lately. I sampled the intro to "Paradise" by Grover Washington Jr. and chopped it up to get the pattern you hear. I also sampled Kanye at a show yelling "Listen to the Kids Bro!" My good friend recorded the bassline and did a kickass job I think. The inspiration for this track came from survivors of the recent Parkland shooting who have been using their voice to push for gun control. Seeing these 17 year old kids deliver clear, confident, and intelligent statements on the issues has given me some hope in this lovely time we find ourselves in. This is the first hip-hop beat I have shared here so feedback is definitely appreciated! The volume will probably seem low since it isn't mixed/mastered at this point and is sitting at about -6-7dB on the Master for headroom. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iUDKasLrEH64gfiV5oSxHpxTVflfpmiX
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Mar 6, 2018 18:29
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MrSargent posted:Here is a little clip of 16-bars of a track I have been writing lately. I sampled the intro to "Paradise" by Grover Washington Jr. and chopped it up to get the pattern you hear. I also sampled Kanye at a show yelling "Listen to the Kids Bro!" My good friend recorded the bassline and did a kickass job I think. The bass line is sick af. I think you need a bit more to the opening, building up into dropping your sample and getting your listener excited to hear the full arrangement. That being said it's a sick sample. A++++++ Here's a thing I did recently that could be rapped over... sorta some retro revival bell biv devoe poo poo, also prolly good background music for fraggin noobs on the interwebs: https://soundcloud.com/packsee/chunked/s-m3xcU
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Mar 12, 2018 17:40
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whoknew posted:The bass line is sick af. I think you need a bit more to the opening, building up into dropping your sample and getting your listener excited to hear the full arrangement. That being said it's a sick sample. A++++++ Thanks so much for the feedback dude! You are definitely right about the intro, I just threw that together really quick to give my rapper buddy a 4-bar lead in to the verse but was planning on making a real intro this week. I’m not in my studio right now but I’ll def take a listen to your track when I get back.
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Mar 12, 2018 19:38
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Hey man, sorry I didn’t get a chance to really listen until now, but that beat is great. Drums are super punchy and come through great on lovely speakers. The synth lead is really cool but I think if you were to lay vocals over it, the lead would need to be dropped a few dB. I can’t listen in my studio right now so it might be my headphones or phone pumping up the highs but it just sounded a bit loud in relation. Great work dude, I really dig the simple bassline you have that perfectly compliments the beat.
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Mar 15, 2018 08:37
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MrSargent posted:Hey man, sorry I didn’t get a chance to really listen until now, but that beat is great. Drums are super punchy and come through great on lovely speakers. The synth lead is really cool but I think if you were to lay vocals over it, the lead would need to be dropped a few dB. I can’t listen in my studio right now so it might be my headphones or phone pumping up the highs but it just sounded a bit loud in relation. Thanks man, appreciate the feedback! I agree, the lead is loud af right now and would need to be ducked during vocals... or to let literally anything else fit in the mix... lol
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Mar 15, 2018 16:48
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Is this cool: https://clyp.it/kuy3orid
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Mar 22, 2018 02:29
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Hey y'all, if any of you are interested in doing found sound stuff I just started an ML contest for that sort of thing here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3854711
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Apr 19, 2018 04:09
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Carmant posted:Is this cool: yes Trig Discipline posted:Hey y'all, if any of you are interested in doing found sound stuff I just started an ML contest for that sort of thing here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3854711 nice imma see about it
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Apr 19, 2018 19:49
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I figured I would cross-post from the "Post Your SoundCloud" thread since this thread sees very little traffic as it is and it would be nice to see it pick up a bit. I started a Beat Series playlist on SoundCloud where I am uploading rough sketches of the sample-based beats I have been making. They all have varying degrees of mixing and no mastering at this point. Would definitely appreciate some feedback. https://soundcloud.com/bradley-freeman-3/sets/bradwise-beat-series
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May 25, 2018 20:15
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hey guys, i was wondering if anyone knew if there was a word or genre name assigned to this style of hip hop. its like future bass inspired, head nodding, crazy with detail beats. future beats? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc5LR61OhlM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdmUsoemk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnGnve6wEI ^that last one especially is just insane. the detail is craaaaazy i know genres are dumb and whatever but i want more of this. is it kind of glitch hop influenced? is it something new that doesnt have a name? cheers! while im at it here are some beats ive made lately https://soundcloud.com/triggatrey413/rr-1 ^^ butterfly in the skyyyyyyyy https://soundcloud.com/triggatrey413/5-6-18a/s-ubAXi typical trap beats i love making https://soundcloud.com/triggatrey413/dope https://soundcloud.com/triggatrey413/master-1 me trying to emulate zotti's sound https://soundcloud.com/triggatrey413/new-6-2/s-7P2ii well, thats my story and those are my garbage beats. thanks for reading
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Jul 6, 2018 17:25
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How do you start producing hip hop music? I've wanted to for years but I've been too lazy and I figure it's time to actually do it. Do I just pirate fl studio and watch youtube tutorials or is there a better way?
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Jul 7, 2018 05:19
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Tolkien minority posted:How do you start producing hip hop music? I've wanted to for years but I've been too lazy and I figure it's time to actually do it. Do I just pirate fl studio and watch youtube tutorials or is there a better way? What style of hip-hop are you going for? I make sample-based beats from vinyl which requires some extra hardware but isn’t needed if you are planning to make all-original music or sample from digital sources.
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Jul 7, 2018 16:34
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MrSargent posted:What style of hip-hop are you going for? I make sample-based beats from vinyl which requires some extra hardware but isn’t needed if you are planning to make all-original music or sample from digital sources. Honestly I just want to learn the basics, probably not physical sampling for awhile til I know what the hell im doing. I guess that means digital because it seems the easiest to learn
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Jul 7, 2018 21:15
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Tolkien minority posted:How do you start producing hip hop music? I've wanted to for years but I've been too lazy and I figure it's time to actually do it. Do I just pirate fl studio and watch youtube tutorials or is there a better way? yeah just do that and dink around with drum samples and synths. if you want to chop up musical samples you can do it in edison or just cut audio clips up in the fl studio playlist. you can go to the file > helpers menu in the piano roll to set up highlighting on certain scales if you dont really know the basic scales. just youtube search something like 'fl studio hip hop beat tutorial' and i guess that will get you started for a start on some sort of workflow. use the help page that comes up when you hit f1(f11? i forget) for any questions you have about using whatever plugin. set your pattern length to 4 bars or 16 beats or whatever, make a few patterns, then use the playlist to arrange your patterns. then you can start splitting up your drum and synths into patterns and lay them ontop of each other and poo poo. Tetramin fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Jul 8, 2018 |
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Jul 8, 2018 05:21
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zeldadude posted:hey guys, i was wondering if anyone knew if there was a word or genre name assigned to this style of hip hop. its like future bass inspired, head nodding, crazy with detail beats. future beats? Everyone seems to have different names for this kind of stuff. Instead of giving you wrong information I would suggest looking at some tag clouds of people on youtube and bandcamp. I'm not really in the loop especially now, these guys were pushing some interesting stuff for a while but are defunct. https://mad-hop.bandcamp.com/ These cats are solid with the compilations. This one in particular I reckon you would dig. https://uncomfortablebeats.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-cake #Disclosure. I'm on this particular release. Perpetual Hiatus fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Jul 8, 2018 |
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Jul 8, 2018 06:36
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Tolkien minority posted:Honestly I just want to learn the basics, probably not physical sampling for awhile til I know what the hell im doing. I guess that means digital because it seems the easiest to learn I should have been a bit more clear. Are you looking to use sampling as your primary method of making beats? Or are you interested in creating all-original music? It seems like you want to go the sampling route based on your response, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with sampling from .mp3's or any other digital format. Honestly, the only difference is the method by which you get the record/song into your software. Once it is in your software, the process for warping/chopping will be the same. If you are going to pirate the software, I would recommend looking at a couple different DAWs to find the one that works best for you. I recently read Curtis King's book on hip-hop production and he has been very successful using FL Studio's slicing function to sample. I make my beats in Ableton Live, using a turntable/mixer to sample, and then using my Push2 controller to chop/tweak the samples. I really like the Ableton workflow and they recently upgraded their samplers to be much better for chopping/warping. But Ableton is much more expensive than FL for the full version if you decide to buy it. After getting the software, you will want to find a bunch of drum samples to use for your beats. You can find a lot of free sample packs online, which would be a good place to start. In terms of hardware, my Push2 controller acts as the MPC in my setup. It has pads and knobs that I can use to play and edit each sample but I didn't always have this in my setup. The thing I found most limiting about my original setup when making beats was the lack of a physical controller to "play" the sample with. For me, trying to arrange sample clips with a mouse and keyboard was really uninspiring, but as soon as I got a controller, it clicked. I would definitely recommend getting a feel for the software first, but keep in mind that most producers making sampled beats will have some physical pads to play on. If you get to that point, feel free to message me with questions. Oh, I have started putting some of my beats up on a SoundCloud playlist and I put the link below. Maybe check out some of the tracks and see if the style is close to what you are going for, and then feel free to ask me anything about the production. https://soundcloud.com/bradley-freeman-3/sets/bradwise-beat-series MrSargent fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jul 9, 2018 |
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Jul 9, 2018 18:12
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guys my new album is for sale / stream / download on your favorite service check out https://www.dollarsignsimple.com to purchase CDs, vinyl, merch, etc, thanks to everyone i ever met in here doing rap aka whoknew harris the terrorist CHWOCKA etc
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Jul 23, 2018 22:59
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THNDRTHF posted:guys my new album is for sale / stream / download on your favorite service everyone should listen to this cause its dope
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Jul 24, 2018 03:24
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Yah the album is great. I have it playing pretty regularly in my rotation, grabbed it when THNDR posted about it a while back.
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Jul 24, 2018 08:14
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Haven't posted here in a while, but here's something different. I just got the PO-33 KO which is an $89 "toy" phrase sampler that is actually pretty dope if you can find one. Good lo-fi crunchiness and lets you manipulate stuff in a lot of ways. Here's the first thing I made dicking around with it. Shot with phone because it felt like the spirit of the thing. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl3R24DlnS3/?taken-by=ldk47 Sadly, insta cuts it off in the middle of bar 8 :/ and now I will peep thndr's album
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Jul 30, 2018 18:20
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Shovelbearer posted:Haven't posted here in a while, but here's something different. I just got the PO-33 KO which is an $89 "toy" phrase sampler that is actually pretty dope if you can find one. Good lo-fi crunchiness and lets you manipulate stuff in a lot of ways. Here's the first thing I made dicking around with it. Shot with phone because it felt like the spirit of the thing. This thing looks like fun. Can you have more than one sample mapped to the chromatic buttons? Or is it just one per pattern
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Jul 30, 2018 20:29
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Tetramin posted:This thing looks like fun. Can you have more than one sample mapped to the chromatic buttons? Or is it just one per pattern So a quick rundown: 40 seconds of sample memory divided across up to 16 sound banks. 8 sound banks are melodic and 8 are drum/slice banks 4 note polyphony Each individual bank is monophonic So for the 8 melodic banks, it takes the sample and pitch-maps it out chromatically across the 16 pads (you can also pitch it up and down so you can get a decent range) You can also record a longer sound into a melodic bank, copy it to a drum bank and it will automatically chop the original into 16 even steps. You can then adjust the trim on each pad. Sequencing is 16-steps with bpm and swing params You can also sequence the filter, volume and pitch settings for each step that you input into the sequencer. And finally there are 15 different fx (and a "no effect" effect mostly for erasing poo poo you messed up) that apply to the entire loop, and you can record turning them off and on. You can hear where I applied some of the pitch-up, pitch-down and retrigger effects on this loop but I didn't really use any of the other ones on this. So there's a ton of flexibility with just enough limitation to inspire some creative work patterns. Pretty incredible for $89, like I said the downside is finding one. I had mine ordered on Musician's Friend for 3 months before they got one. edit: here's an actual line-out recording of the loop from the video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4z6lefigoqucfbn/ldk%20-%20po33%20beat%201.mp3?dl=0 Shovelbearer fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Jul 31, 2018 |
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Jul 30, 2018 20:49
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I added a few more beats to my SoundCloud playlist and would love some feedback from other hip-hop producers if any of you get a chance to check them out. Most are rough mixes and some are more complete than others. https://soundcloud.com/bradley-freeman-3/sets/bradwise-beat-series
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Jul 31, 2018 18:43
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shameless self promotion http://www.dollarsignsimple.com buy a hoody or a cd or something plz thx u for listening
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Aug 4, 2018 01:16
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I've been getting a bit more serious about producing over the past month or so, would appreciate any feedback on the snippets I've been making https://soundcloud.com/sofuture/nieve I'm pretty obsessed with whitearmor (which you can probably tell) and wheezy (which you probably can't). Rap music makes my brain tingle so good, I just want to contribute something of substance back.
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Aug 6, 2018 02:52
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Mao Zedong Thot posted:I've been getting a bit more serious about producing over the past month or so, would appreciate any feedback on the snippets I've been making https://soundcloud.com/sofuture/nieve I checked out a bunch of your tracks and I really enjoyed them. There is something minimal about them that I really like but they don't feel thin or like they are missing anything. Your percussion work is pretty great and has a unique touch compared to other stuff I have listened to. It's hard to know what to make suggestions on when I don't know your intentions, but the only thing I thought could maybe use a little work was your kick drum. I think it could punch a little more but that might be an aesthetic choice and completely subjective.
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Aug 8, 2018 17:21
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MrSargent posted:I checked out a bunch of your tracks and I really enjoyed them. There is something minimal about them that I really like but they don't feel thin or like they are missing anything. Your percussion work is pretty great and has a unique touch compared to other stuff I have listened to. It's hard to know what to make suggestions on when I don't know your intentions, but the only thing I thought could maybe use a little work was your kick drum. I think it could punch a little more but that might be an aesthetic choice and completely subjective. Thanks! I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing when it comes to the mix, but I'm piecing things together slooowly. Been trying to make a beat every day (ends up about every other day).
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Aug 15, 2018 05:20
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https://soundcloud.com/jryanmusic/venus Check out my latest track^^ Feedback is hugely appreciated.
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Sep 27, 2018 17:11
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jryan42988 posted:https://soundcloud.com/jryanmusic/venus I really like it, really cool trippy melody but it isn't so weird that you can't groove to it. While listening to the track, I think at some point I was waiting for a faster hihat pattern to come in. That might just be personal taste, but I thought it could help the rhythm variation a bit. I am also not too familiar with trip-hop and how it is generally mixed, but I think the kick could be a little louder in the mix, the melodies seem to overpower it a bit when they are all playing together. Again, this could be personal preference but you asked for feedback so I wanted to provide some. I really like the track and overall it sounds great. I just uploaded a new beat I made as a kind of tribute to Pete Rock's style. Been listening to him a lot lately and wanted to pay homage to his genius. Let me know what you think! https://soundcloud.com/bradley-freeman-3/a-nod-to-pete
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MrSargent posted:I really like it, really cool trippy melody but it isn't so weird that you can't groove to it. While listening to the track, I think at some point I was waiting for a faster hihat pattern to come in. That might just be personal taste, but I thought it could help the rhythm variation a bit. I am also not too familiar with trip-hop and how it is generally mixed, but I think the kick could be a little louder in the mix, the melodies seem to overpower it a bit when they are all playing together. Again, this could be personal preference but you asked for feedback so I wanted to provide some. I really like the track and overall it sounds great. Thanks for the feedback! I'll likely change a few things around and reupload. I followed you and liked the Pete Rock style track you made. The drums on that sound great.
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