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    Production techiques post here

    When you're working on your tracks/beats, don't be too technical about cleaning up certain areas, eqing, compressing, etc in the beginning. Come up with the rough draft of the beat first, the hook, then do all the technical stuff and clean up last. When you have those creative juices flowing...
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    ok here is a poll BEST PRODUCER of hiphop currently

    why is cats thinking that true hip hop production is a cat slicing up samples and that dirty sound? Don't you guys know that the orgins of hip hop music is dance oriented?! Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers (they harmanized liked Ja-rule and everything!) Treacherous 3, Africabambata, all they did...
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    What about Manny Fresh?????

    All you guys have pretty valid points but the only comment I want to add is we should be glad we have all these styles and production techniques. If we didn't our ish, hip hop, would all sound the same and be boring like some other music genres. And remember, old school hip hop (real old school...
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    ***Vinyl Turntables vs. CD Turntables***

    yo, I know ima catch flack from the purist on this but I don't use neither cd nor vinyl turntables, I use the ultra new Hercules mp3 dj controller. It hooks up to your usb port on your computer and it has the mixer, crossfader, and the pads to manually mix and scratch mp3s. So while cats is...
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    keyboard beats easier than sampling

    I've tried both and think it depends on your approach. If you get a sample, chop it up, rearrange it, put your own drums behind it (which is sampled chops as well), it takes skill and more work to go through old records, cds, tapes, whatever, having that keen ear, and making sure everything...
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    What exactly can radio station do for you??

    Also, consider doing a promo for the radio station. I know they have unknowns doing promo's at times.
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    Where can I get some Acapella's

    Thanks guys. I found a gang of em on *****. ( one biggie, a couple of jay-z joints, nas, and some rnb) I will go to that spot in Brooklyn to get some more though. I heard you can get someones whole album of acapellas. What's the address of the spot in Manhattan?
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    Where can I get some Acapella's

    I want to put out a mixtape. What I want to do is get some acapella's and put my beats with the vocals and sling em in the hood. Where can I get some acapella's of some rappers (any rapper). I live in New Jersey so either NJ or NYC spots will do.
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    which artists do u dream of workin wit?

    I would like to produce for: Jay-z Masta Ace KRS-One Mos Def Remy Ma Talib Kweli Nas Joe Budden Method Man Redman Tribe Called Quest Jeru the Damaja Mary J. Blidge Eve
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    Getting Vinyl Pressed

    vinyl pressed Stresswon, whats up. I live in North Bergen but I just moved there from East Orange. I eventually found a site www.recordtech.com and www.richardsimpsonmastering.com and they have a package in my price range. as for the cd, sure, as soon as we're finished with the cd, I'll...
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    Getting Vinyl Pressed

    DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I COULD GET SOME VINYL PRESSED UP? I JUST WANT A FEW PIECES (ABOUT 50) TO GIVE OUT TO SOME DJ'S IN MY AREA (NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK). I KNOW ABOUT DISK MAKERS BUT YOU CAN'T GET THAT SMALL AMOUNT. MY FUNDS IS LIMITED (ABOUT $500) I ONCE KNEW OF THIS JAMAICAN DJ THAT HAD A...
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    what kind of equiptment?

    MY EQUIPMENT THIS IS MY SETUP: A PC I BUILT FROM SCRATCH SOME YEARS AGO (1GHZ AMD ATHLON, 512MB RAM, SBLIVE!) FL STUDIO 4 COOL EDIT PRO 2 A CARVER PRE-AMP AND PIONEER AMP KHL SPEAKERS 12" (GOT EM' CHEAP BUT THEY ACTUALLY SOUND PRETTY DECENT THOUGH) GEMINI BD10 TURNTABLE TO GET...
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    Going From Fl Studio At Home To The Big 48 Track Pro Studio

    I'm just using FL Studio. No other audio/midi sequencers or anything.
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    Going From Fl Studio At Home To The Big 48 Track Pro Studio

    I have a question about FL Studio. I just finished a beat I've been working on. I would like my boy to spit on the track but we would prefer to go to the pro 48 track studio around our way to track the vocals since my setup is primarily my pc, sblaster live! soundcard, amp and speakers. I would...
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    Best RECORDING/MIXING SOFTWARE?

    recording in fruityloops :dance: you can definitely record in fruityloops - FL Studio 4 that is - not version 3 or lower. Version 4 is bangin!
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    ***Do Any of Yall Copyright Sampled Beats?***

    COPYRIGHT OF SAMPLED BEATS ANSWER Here's the deal. If you are using straight up loops and just adding your drums, effects, your own sounds, etc., then you by law have to obtain a mechanical license to use the sample/loop. Now, if you're straight chopping your ish, ala Premier like, then go...
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    ***Do Any of Yall Copyright Sampled Beats?***

    COPYRIGHT OF SAMPLED BEATS ANSWER Here's the deal. If you are using straight up loops and just adding your drums, effects, your own sounds, etc., then you by law have to obtain a mechanical license to use the sample/loop. Now, if you're straight chopping your ish, ala Premier like, then go...
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    FL Studio 4 Producer Edition

    Fruityloops and 9thWonder I don't know if you guys know of a rap group called Little Brother. Anyway, their producer, 9th Wonder, used Fruityloops to produce their entire album. Fruityloops will be doing an editorial on him on their website. 9th also produced Jay-z's track, The Threat, off is...
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