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I'm trying to make a beat and I keep listening to "Power" and "Dark Fantasy" from Kanye and kicking myself because nothing I do sounds like that. It's obviously dumb to compare myself to those beats, but I've been trying to dick around with drums for this song for like 3 days. Just the drums. Nothing sounds right, or sounds enough like "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" to keep. Ugh. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. I'm just laying out drums until something sounds right to me while listening to much better artists in the background for motivation. Once I get the drums in, it's a lot easier, but getting the drums in is the hardest part for me. Damnnit Kanye, stop being so good.
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I was making a beat in Ableton and was pretty pleased with the synth, so I decided to take a break and put my iPod on shuffle. I only then realized, after listening to it, that I had recreated the entire synth lead from Kid Cudi's "Day N' Nite" from scratch without even realizing it. Back to round one.
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I was inspired by a Biggie Smalls mash-up so I made this to rap over. It's only the first version and I'm not sure where to go from here. I also just finished it like 5 minutes ago, so I'm prolly too close to it. Any suggestions? I'm a newbie and have no idea what I'm doing. EDIT: It's my birthday, happy birthday to me. Digi_Kraken fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Oct 9, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 06:02
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Cleaned it up a bit, redid the drum levels, and messed with the opening/added an ending. I'm actually pretty pleased with it. What do y'all think? Digi_Kraken fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Oct 9, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 18:46
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Thanks! I think? 
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Oct 10, 2012 01:15
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I'm trying to recreate the beginning sample of "Mercy" by Kanye West in Ableton, and it's driving me mad. I'm sort of new in Ableton, so here's what troubling me. Any advice is appreciated. I'm using the original sample. 1. Some parts of the original sample are shorter than in Mercy. "Well, it's a weeeeepin' and a moaaaanin'" isn't nearly as drawn out in the original sample and I can't figure out how to stretch those bits out. 2. It's much more sing-songy in Mercy, the voice actually rises and falls as if he were actually singing instead of just talking. Those are the two big hang ups. Any assistance before I've pulled the last of my hair out?
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Dec 30, 2012 19:43
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Death Grips has restored my faith in the world and makes me want to gently caress with hip-hop again. Let's do it.
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Dr. Octagon is my new poo poo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVIKMZIRKaU
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Just to clarify, I'm not Dr. Octagon, I could only dream. He's just really inspiring me lately, so I figured I'd share one of my favorite tracks of his.
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Jan 22, 2013 01:01
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A beat made from my favorite Les Mis track would be loving dope. Any advice on remixing already completed tracks into a new thing? I'm pretty awful at it.
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Does anyone have an AIM account or some sort of instant messaging program? I've found that when I talk to people who are into producing music, it inspires me to work harder on my own stuff, but I don't have any musician friends. hmu griffmclain @ gmail (dot) com is my AIM/Email.
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Apr 10, 2013 21:08
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I got to introduce Jesus H Nyce to Death Grips' Exmilitary yesterday. Nothing makes me happier than converting heathens.  
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Apr 12, 2013 13:37
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KaosPV posted:I'm going to see them at Primavera fest, will probably shout abuse at them and mention this thread. I'm so envious. MC Ride looks like an angry Kandarian-death-god black Jesus .  That ink!
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Apr 12, 2013 14:20
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Say what you will about Kanye West, he's definitely the most experimental mainstream hip-hop artist today. This is like straight up glitch-hop.
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The Rubberbandit posted:https://soundcloud.com/nate-manuel/hate-scorn It's not bad it just seems really generic. I dunno, it doesn't jump out at me.
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The Rubberbandit posted:Unrelated: No problem. I mean, it wasn't bad, but I've heard a jillion indie rap songs that sound exactly the same and I have no way of telling them all apart. I dunno if that helps.
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THNDRTHF posted:ok i forgive you even if you smell like a fat girls pussy haha I didn't realize saying you thought something sounded generic would make everyone so assmad. Working on a new track hot beats incoming
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you wanna hear beats from a rebel guy who fought the system and got probated?  Honestly tho, I've been working on beats. Also, you're right, "generic" is a lovely criticism, and it's pretty lazy. I concede. 
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Ladle Lady posted:Hey guys, it's me again. I just put a mixtape out last night featuring production from Chwoka, Ayatollah Hermione and Lanzy. I'd really appreciate it if I could get some analysis on what I can improve about my mixing process, writing, presentation...anything really. Thanks in advance for taking a look Yeah that album cover is dope as hell.
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Miss me?   I heard this on Pandora and it was awesome. Maybe it'll inspire you too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTz14fG0sas
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May 29, 2013 12:46
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Are we allowed to discuss the production on professional tracks here? Edit: So long as it actually relates to music production techniques obviously.
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I was once told 'post hot beats or get out' proud to share this with you https://soundcloud.com/spooky-griff/zoinks-spooky-griff-begins Now that I've graduated I've devoted myself to producing fulltime, and I appreciate any feedback and help I get. 
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THNDRTHF posted:its like really poorly mixed MF Doom but for a first time beat good job Thank you so much man! That means a lot coming from you. MF Doom is one of my favorite producers! I use Ableton 8 and whatever neat plugins I can get my hands on. The reason the drums are so low in the mix is, on a lot of Madvillainy songs, such as All Caps, I noticed that the drums seem to hit a lot lower than other hip-hop artists. I was experimenting trying to figure out how Madlib did it, but I obviously failed, hah. Could anyone provide some insight? I also realize I mixed everything to low in general, so I definitely won't make that mistake again. EDIT: I tried to mix it again, I hope it's a bit better this time! https://soundcloud.com/spooky-griff/zoinks Digi_Kraken fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Nov 23, 2013 |
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what do you usually sidechain compress? I used to just sidechain compress almost everything but I realize I've prolly been overzealous with it. Also, something that a few people said was that they felt like my samples weren't blending together. Could anyone provide some insight? I figured they meant that I should make my samples 'blend in' a bit more, but that's something I've been having a tough time doing. Hmm.
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Thanks peeps. I think I've started to get the hang of mixing and making it sound nice, but I'm having trouble with song structure still. The openings are pretty neat, but after that, it's basically just a repeating drum-loop. I love Kendrick's Backseat Freestyle, which is pretty repetitive, but doesn't seem tedious at all. It just makes you wanna groove. I need to get on that poo poo. Also, since the year is almost through, I just wanna post the first (and one of my favorite) tracks from one of the best hip-hop releases of the year, Acid Rap. Open discussion and analysis is encouraged! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSUchAdVTE I really like his use of the backing vocals and piano chords to evoke a very 'soul' or 'jazzy' vibe, which the whole album is drenched in. I'm sure someone can phrase that more elegantly than I. Also, love the fact he put it up online for free. I'm really liking that shift in music culture. Digi_Kraken fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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ashgromnies posted:https://soundcloud.com/seesub-1/back-in-the-swing-feat-arty/s-wuOig I think the tune is tight as gently caress but you need to clean up those vocals! Sorry I post so loving sporadically, I have a bad habit of posting instead of working on my poo poo. Speaking of which, I'm gonna go do that now. Be back later with Hot Beatz 
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How the gently caress does Lil B make so much loving music I have a lot to learn from this man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ySGblQmT9Y
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THNDRTHF posted:please don;t learn anything from lil b now you've got me curious! why so cold?
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I'm in the beginning 'can't finish tracks' rut, so I admire his output is all. Some good tracks and a lot of average tracks are better than NO tracks, you know?
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This is very short but I like it as an intro. https://soundcloud.com/spooky-griff/griffs-marijuana-walk-cycle Oh poo poo, this exactly the type of stuff that gets me heated about music, man. I gotta work harder on my poo poo to catch up!
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Thoogsby posted:Woops double post check yo pms
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I saved up some Christmas money to splurge on one of these I've had the digital piano, but this was the last piece of gear I really wanted for my home studio. My set up is complete! Digi_Kraken fucked around with this message at 08:33 on Dec 26, 2013 |
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I haven't really been in the right state of mind (holidays) to produce much of anything, so I've been taking the week to completely sort and arrange my sample library in a neat and tidy fashion, plus add a bunch of new stuff. Been spending all my time chugging coffee and just slicing samples then sorting them. Definitely worth it.
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I just got my new Akai pad controller this changes everything 
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x420ReDdIT_Br0nYx posted:Hey fellas! So I've been lurking for quite some time now, and I figured I might as well throw some beats out there because I can't dwell in my basement forever if I ever want to produce something good. are you a stoner brony from reddit
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when it comes to mixing/mastering. I can't be bothered to spend hours on end working on the sound if I don't know where it's headed, I just like to throw a couple patterns and see where it goes. Soundcloud makes them sound like rear end anyway.
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I just discovered the Madlib Beat Konducta in India and Africa albums, and oh my god. Oh mannnnn. This is musical pornography.
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Thoogsby posted:wait till you get to rock konducta your head is going to explode. I saw Madlib do a DJ set on Friday and it was so weird seeing him in person. I won a Blue Note CD on some quasimoto trivia but I was too embarrassed to get on stage, Have you listened to Pinata yet? I was skeptical but drat, it bounces.
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Thoogsby posted:the vinyl is sitting next to me right now. loving instant classic, that flip about a minute into Reel is everything I've typed three different paragraphs of just stupid praise and then deleted them because I'm still at that point where all I can really say is "!!!!!!!"
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