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  1. OriginalNoGuru

    How do you normally start your beats?

    I start with by listening to records until I find a sample I think I can do something with. Slam it into Maschine, truncate it, decide whether I want to speed it up, slow it down or pitch it up in the stretch; apply that decision and then start chopping it up. Once I have the sample chopped up...
  2. OriginalNoGuru

    Rapping with an accent?

    BBP have been releasing some dope shit (Oliver Sudden - Book Thieves) Dented records (Dr Syntax) Blah Records (Liverpool - Black Josh) High Focus have been releasing some dope shit too (Four Owls new album - Premier colab - Edward Scissortongue) YNR Productions (Jhest - Micall Parknsun) Silent...
  3. OriginalNoGuru

    Rapping with an accent?

    If your accent is Scottish you gotta rap Scottish. Real knows Real. The UKHH scene will show love if you have content and flow. Plenty of cats with accents on the scene doing their thing. Leaf Dog is West Country. Soul (Don't Flop) is a Scott. Where I am we got Flame Griller, Defenders of Style...
  4. OriginalNoGuru

    Where are all the Mpcs????

    I'd love to see a video on the MPC Studio's workflow if you ever get chance...
  5. OriginalNoGuru

    Where are all the Mpcs????

    Maschine 'Standalone' mode just means outside of being run as a VST in your DAW... Maschine is software. It needs a CPU to run... The hardware is just a dedicated MIDI controller for the software.
  6. OriginalNoGuru

    Must have ingredients to begin making beats

    My laptop (i3 + 12Gb RAM) can't cope without my AI once I get into mixdown so I'm gonna have to disagree. The pressure a decent soundcard takes off the CPU when dealing with audio can't be underestimated.
  7. OriginalNoGuru

    Barry White Samples for Hip Hop Beats.

    Sampled a couple bits out of 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby'. Came out so nice I could still get my grind on to the flip!
  8. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    I'm spent up til payday... Daren't go near a record shop right now... Anyone get anything recently?
  9. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    Oxfam shop at lunchtime today. Spent a little more than I'd planned... Theres some orchestral stuff and a bit of country in there (I can make it work!)
  10. OriginalNoGuru

    Where are all the Mpcs????

    Maschine with a built in audio interface and internal hardDrive running its own OS is what I want... Able to run the software without a laptop, ability to plug turntable directly to it. Headphone port so I can flip a sample on the sofa when the baby's sleeping and can't get in the attic!
  11. OriginalNoGuru

    Where are all the Mpcs????

    I'm a Maschine user but if the MPC workflow was as quick as Maschine's I'd go back to an HDR (I used to have an Akai DPS12i way back when) and an MPC in a second. I spend far too much time computing rather than beatmaking. But the workflow on Maschine is just so damn quick I still think I get...
  12. OriginalNoGuru

    Who's using a control surface?

    I keep drooling over the Behringer X-Touch... Not even been released yet! Thought recently about picking up an old Tascam FW1884 as well... Could used those ins and outs and the focusrite Scarlett I have is probably not that much better, so doubt there'd be much of a step down in audio quality...
  13. OriginalNoGuru

    Just A eq ref

    This is one of the better cheat-sheets I've seen! Good work TKJ!
  14. OriginalNoGuru

    How can I make my sound more professional?

    Using reverb well can also be a massive game changer.
  15. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    You ever tried 'Rhythm Roulette' (check out Mass Appeal on YouTube)? Randomly pick 3 records - go home and make a beat with them! I've been doing a similar thing at home called 'Drop the Needle' Set stopwatch for 25minutes close your eyes - put hand in your crate - pick a record at random -...
  16. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    There's only one real record shop in my city. Luckily they're pretty switched on about what they buy in. Does mean that prices aren't the lowest though... With the charity shops it's a matter of perseverance. Some days I'll spend my lunchbreak digging and walk away with nothing. Some days I...
  17. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    Great find! Any acapellas in there? Real hard finding acapellas here (especially UK rap)
  18. OriginalNoGuru

    Digging Wudge-U-Cop-While-Digging-Today?

    Big-Ups to Oxfam... £15 quid in total.
  19. OriginalNoGuru

    Who's using a control surface?

    I have a Korg NanoKontrol in a box behind my desk that I don't use but I keep thinking it'd be nice to have a bank of motorised faders (which the very basic Nano's short ones definitely aren't). Been waiting for news on the new Behringer X-Touch But other options would be the Icon Qcon Pro, a...
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