this shit is very smooth... dope
this one is better than the previous one you posted... im not a fan of chops that sound like chops (if that make sense), but thats just a personal style preference... keep doing you... a few technical tips that i think can improve things:
a few of your chops you hear a "click" when the sample is triggered or when it cuts off... thats due to the sample not being cut at a zero point... there should be a feature in the MPC to restrict edits to zero points... it could be called zero points or something like "cut at transients"... sorry, gonna have to research that on your own, I havent touched an MPC in 10 years
drums - could use a little eq, compression, and reverb to get them to gel together a little better... the key word is A LITTLE... especially with the verb... just a small amount of a small room reverb will help a ton... its the type of thing you wont notice while listening, but the second you take the verb off you notice it big time
re panning - kudos on experimenting.. a good rule to practice (but really fuck rules) is to keep sounds with hard attacks or lots of low end closer to dead center... ie: kicks, hard snares, basslines
with all that said... this is leagues ahead of any of my first beats... so props for that
Ned Ryerson wrote:
damn man, i definitely couldn't pull that off. my workflow is pretty terrible. it took me weeks to respond to this... 61 is dope. from the snippet, sounds like something off the Armand Hammer LP. look forward to hearing whatever these turn into
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im going to tell you right now that you can pull it off... i didnt think i was going to be able to pull it off either... its just a matter of discipline (if you have the time obviously). you wont like every beat you make (i certainly dont) but it can be done. and my workflow is pretty damn shitty as well but has been improving because of #beataday .. the real pain in the ass is the videos. I definitely spend more time stressing over getting the 15 second videos done than the beats
thanks re beat 61... i love that one too... and love Armand Hammer as well.. so even better
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i took about a week or so off from #beataday due to a close friend passing recently... but im back at it (going to take a few days off for the holidays)
here is todays:
and a few more i havent posted here: