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    RZA - A Day to God is 1,000 Years Drum sound

    No I just ripped his bass drum only. I don't really know how to make my own sound really. I just find hits and modify them to my own but the bass in that song really hit me. I love that feel.
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    RZA - A Day to God is 1,000 Years Drum sound

    Thanks guys, I was able to snag a piece out of it. I hope RZA doesn't find out lol. Shit I wish I could afford that lol. Maybe in the future.
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    Add bass to tracks

    I'm having a issue with adding bass to my songs. I'm using Reason 4.0 and the stock bass strings are a bit weak. What would you suggest for making bass riffs on the keyboard? I like the bass on Redman's Muddy Waters cd. What do you think he used to make songs like "Pick It Up"?
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    RZA - A Day to God is 1,000 Years Drum sound

    I can't find a clean spot from that song lol damn.
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    RZA - A Day to God is 1,000 Years Drum sound

    How would I go about getting the tone that RZA makes on he bass / snare? Any pointers?
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    working in 2 different keys at the same exact time

    Why worry about it. As long as it sounds good. Hip-hop can pull off out of key shit well.
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    Answer Me This.......

    The whole thing started back in 1992. Knowing about NAU makes you realize why the Southern border fence is failing.
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    Extract single sample out of Recycle?

    Instead of saving the whole chopped up track, is there any way I could just pick out 2 or 3 pieces of a song and extract that? Thanks
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    making intros and stuff and a mentor

    Thanks for the tips. Right now I'd like to post a beat but it hasn't been set up for today. I get a little impatient Iol.
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    making intros and stuff and a mentor

    How do you guys approach intros? I'm laying some tracks but they all start off the same which is the song pretty much. How do you approach making a intro? My tracks will have vocals from my friends so I don't know if I should wait on how they see vocals in a beat or if I should just try making a...
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    No luck at garage sales

    Yeah I'm gonna try the salvation army. The one back in my college had a ton but it was all Christian records. Plus I'm getting about 50 records from my aunt for free. My collection has started.
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    No luck at garage sales

    Anyone have luck? I've been to 10+ houses and they don't have shit....
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    Clearing Samples (for the underground artist)

    Start sampling shit that was made outside the USA.
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    Is XXX good for Hip Hop sounds?

    I took the most orchestra sounding piece, it's by a french artist and turned it into a hip-hop song. Hip-hop is what ever you make it.
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    Getting your beats to sound grimy?

    Thanks, I ripped up a instrumental track from the 70's but it was pretty clean sounding. I just wanted to dirty it up a little. I don't know. I want to make 2 versions and see what I like.
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    Getting your beats to sound grimy?

    My bad, I mean gritty.
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    Getting your beats to sound grimy?

    What technics in reason 4.0 allow you to get your shit grimy sounding?
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    what bpm's do you use? popular songs bpms?

    Anywhere from 82 to 96 so far. I think 80 - 100 is the sweet spot for hip-hop.
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    Too much gear not enough skillz

    Damn man. AllI have is a Macbook, Reason 4.0, M-Audio Oxygen 8, a vintage Pioneer Record Player, and amplifier to connect it to my Macbook. I feel like I'm getting good with what I have.
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    Reason 4.0 Mac to Reason 4.0 Vista

    Just a FYI for anyone, it works! I didn't go with Vista though haha. I'm using XP.
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