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  1. Iron Keys

    Warzone Beat Battle - March 25-29, 2025

    Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923 under President Warren G. Wait, wot? Did he undergo surgery from Dr Dre prior to his formal meeting...
  2. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Look like mission control for NASA! Yeah like I (think) I said, I'd definitely recommend faders-down approach to mixing your own work; I would say tho, save your initial production mix as a different save point so you can reference back to it. I often find the production mix carries a lot of...
  3. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Haha, yeah the good ol' dilemma... Here's how to approach that. A mix (for example), is never going to 'sound good' on a phone or such, so we're not mixing with the aim of 'making it sound good' on those playback devices. What we're trying to do, is identify what may be too much, or moreso...
  4. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Hey, man. So first I'll start by saying there was a nice rhythm to the drums, a good bounce. And the sample for the irish-stuff was quite interesting too. Where you may want to improve is as follows: - the 808/bass either wasn't in key, or just placed on a very dissonant note; this was a fairly...
  5. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Happens to the best of us... even the pros. A key thing to help with this is - perspective You really need to get perspective on your mix. Some ways to do this are; - break between production and mixing - when it comes time to mix, pull all your faders down - take breaks when mixing and come...
  6. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Hey, brother I'll drop some feedback for you - might be in a few days or something as I'm away, if the thread's locked by then I'll dm you. Keep at it tho, big respect.
  7. Iron Keys

    Warzone Beat Battle - March 25-29, 2025

    It's one beat... you submit your beat and that's it; it enters into a knockout tournament bracketing. Previously, it used to be submit a separate beat for each round - but we simplified it for engagement. also previously, the rounds used to all take place on one day (Saturday), but again due...
  8. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    That's the right attitude! Great to see it Feedback; Love the energy, got that bouncy excited feel. The drum patterns are really cool, Strangely I could imagine DPGC, E40 along with Atlanta rappers on this I think a better mix could definitely help present this one a little better, but like...
  9. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    The vibe and rhythm is really locked, great vibe/feel. Love the choice of 'lucky charm' sample Other samples/sounds good too. Mix-wise, the balance sounds good, I think though, you're missing a lot of bass, feels a little on the light/thin end; if the Kick, Bass and Snare had more heft and...
  10. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    That's the combo
  11. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    I'm badder
  12. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    With this win, my 13th Beat This scalp, I move above @2GooD Productions into 2nd in the Beat This rankings... Now to chase down Crog85
  13. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Bro, typically this and the Christmas theme I'm usually like 'nah im good...'
  14. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Shout out to everyone who entered, quality beats in there... I voted for @K-waz the drums/rhythm was interesting to me, close up was @TWU - I'm curious TWU, what compression did you use on your master or drum bus? Everyone in the top 5 was also a genuine consideration of mine. @Earsblower...
  15. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    St Paddy's victories 2 years back2back :cool: And to think, this would usually be one of my least favorite themes - must be 'the luck of the' Up against some quality competition this time too, so I was.
  16. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    This is what I loved about the themes... it really showed you who got some skills, when the dope producers could still bring heat, and the other big names would either drop some doo-doo or just not take part. Always got mad respect for people who enter the more difficult themes, especially...
  17. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    I find it always helps when I go through it by this... - does it fit the theme? - is it dope? - is the mix good enough? - did it take more work/effort? - is the mix really good? - is it dope? i practically eliminate any in my voting that don't fit the theme or the mix / production is too too...
  18. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - March 19-20, 2025

    Actually surprised the quality of about half those beats - usually themes like this don't have the greatest outcomes g'work
  19. Iron Keys

    My Jamuary Attempt: What I Learned Making Beat Videos

    Love, brother
  20. Iron Keys

    My Jamuary Attempt: What I Learned Making Beat Videos

    Mad love, brother. Thought I'd responded this to already. Appreciate you
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