Congrats @K-waz! There was some nice ones in this. I was hoping for more of a sleigh bell vibe, maybe some movie samples like Elf or Die Hard would be interesting. I'm just saying that because I need to watch those this weekend.
Doctor of Beatanomics?
RESULTS!
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Props to all those that entered and to those that took the time to vote.
The results will be posted tonight around 5pm ET.
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A lot of people would shit on Gemini for their products, and even though they weren't great, they were cheap and many of us wouldn't have been able to make beats or DJ. My first mixer was the TECHNO MASTER lol.
What I've noticed is how creative everyone can be with a minimal or restricted setup. There's guys making beats with an old PC and not even a MIDI keyboard. We're definitely all spoiled today.
It's one of those things where you don't think you need/want it but years later you're wishing you had kept it. I still wish I had my Roland R-70 and Akai S20!
Not what you're using now, but what was your setup and/or workflow years ago?
For me I had many workflows over the years but the one that worked really well but seemed odd was this:
Load up drum samples in Fruity Loops (you already know what year this is).
Make a drum loop with the step...
Post your beats!
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Nice review!
I was going to ask about Tracklib but your last paragraph sums it up nicely. I was always hesitant about it because I got the feeling it was somewhat limited.
I haven't used Maschine in years, so you're opening it up inside of FL? I tried doing that back then with another DAW but...
The next competition will be from December 18-19th! See the information below.
Signups
The signups will be on December 18th at 12pm ET/EST, and end around 8pm ET, or until we have enough contestants (whichever comes first - depending on the theme).
Voting will be for one day, on December 19th...