Beat This! - April 20-21, 2022
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StoneLockProd
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@Vossi Beats right on. That guitar sound was a few plugins. I’ve been trying to work on getting realistic electric guitar performances.
The second verse on the track is me. I’m not sure anyone has picked up on that.
Naw. I’ve been practicing my scratching with a cheap DJ controller but haven’t gotten too good yet so I’ve been using audio files and manipulate them in the daw with slow down effects reverses and stutters. It helps if you know the technicalities of how a scratch is made to process the audio on a realistic manner
The second verse on the track is me. I’m not sure anyone has picked up on that.
Naw. I’ve been practicing my scratching with a cheap DJ controller but haven’t gotten too good yet so I’ve been using audio files and manipulate them in the daw with slow down effects reverses and stutters. It helps if you know the technicalities of how a scratch is made to process the audio on a realistic manner
Vossi Beats
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what?? I had no Idea that was you went right over my head, even though I listened more than a few times yesterday. Just had Another listen. Shit was tight bro, I think so tight that no one even noticed it was original lyrics I think. That shit deserved to place imo. Using an accapella is aight and not always easy, but writing as well as recording your own lyrics is just another level.
Vossi Beats
ILLIEN
@StoneLockProd Doing scratches inside the daw is not an easy task either. I've used gross beat to do it before but it just isn't the same as actually scratching a record. Gives it a whole other authentic feel
OGBama
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If @StoneLockProd you like that cinematic and/or orchestral vibe look into Heavyocity Foundations Piano and Staccato Strings both FREE. Just got the latter for myself this week and the former over a month ago.
Vossi Beats
ILLIEN
So you actually do make beats?
Are we ever going to hear one of them in a battle?
OGBama
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Yes @Vossi Beats I do and yes y'all will and it won't take forever.
StoneLockProd
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Lol. Thanks man. I wonder if people just heard it and their mind thought it was still Vinnie. Yeah. My personal way of being able to collaborate with my all time greats.
StoneLockProd
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I got EastWest composer cloud and a few other libraries but I like free!! Thanks. I’ll take a look
Vossi Beats
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Alrighty then. I'll look forward to it and also remind myself not to ask about it again
OGBama
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I'm @StoneLockProd addicted to free re: plugins but I go for what's needed for me.
StoneLockProd
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I’ve tried a few pieces of software too like serato, virtualdj, mixxx, etc. just route it to the daw with loop back or something. But yeah. The authenticity is what is important. I’d rather scratch records but even professionals are scratching with controllers now. Some will even still use digital files but use vinyl control records for the classic handfeel. I’m sure the audio sounds different not coming off a needle though.
That’s why it’s important to actually understand the art of Turntablism. That and fake it till you make it. Lol.
Vossi Beats
ILLIEN
Serrato is great. And there's that other one I somehow can't remember the name of right now even though I know it
you know the one that's like Serrato but different. Better in some areas but others Serrato do best. It's like akai vs native instruments in terms of controllers.
But yeah I've seen others who also did a pretty nice job faking it till they make it with scratching through plugins. But you got to admit that nothing beats the real deal. Just takes hella long time to learn because you need the muscle memory and that takes time. Like learning to play the guitar. First couple of months suck and it just sounds awful
StoneLockProd
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Yep. Traktor….. I couldn’t think of it earlier either. Haha.
Yeah. If anything what I have done in the past is just use as many takes as I need and just keep the decent sounding parts.
Yeah. If anything what I have done in the past is just use as many takes as I need and just keep the decent sounding parts.
Vossi Beats
ILLIEN
Yes! Thank you. Lol.
And yeah that works as well just takes a lot of time compared with doing it the right way, so why not just go ahead and put in the work and actually learn it? If it's something you do on a regular basis of course.
And yeah that works as well just takes a lot of time compared with doing it the right way, so why not just go ahead and put in the work and actually learn it? If it's something you do on a regular basis of course.
@Iron Keys - I am ashamed to say that I listened to the first 10 secs of the song and thought 'I'm not feeling RnB in a rap battle' and then fucked it off. I was pressed for time and wasn't giving me the energy. But listening today that is a seriously nice beat. Yeah still very R&B, but great. Really sounds like when Disclosure do R&B. Great arrangement and mixing.
@3mpireV - got my vote. Loved the retro PE style production and yeah like UK vocals. Not sure who it was but cool.
All the top 5 were fire! I'm stoked I got in on a track that was me just playing around with FL, Serrato.
@3mpireV - got my vote. Loved the retro PE style production and yeah like UK vocals. Not sure who it was but cool.
All the top 5 were fire! I'm stoked I got in on a track that was me just playing around with FL, Serrato.
3mpireV
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Thank you, appreciate it. The vocal was Four Owls.
You deserved to be in the top5.
Nothing necessarily wrong with the beat. I'd say the mix could definitely be improved, it lacks a bit of brilliance and definition.
For me, something about the claps don't sit right with me, I don't know if maybe they're too 'clean', and it's the fact they do that double kind of hit, it highlights a bit of the clean-ness of them for me that feels maybe they didn't fit as well. It's only a small detail, but just felt it.
Decent effort imho.
Dope beat. Really nice mix. Dope vocals. ill for using Vinnie, I got gassed when I heard that.
Despite that, me personally wrote the beat off fair quick, which when listening analytically now, surprises me a bit. But I usually start off instinctual with my judging.
I think what caused the issue, is the drums being a little too busy during the verse --- sounded perfect in the break leading in to the vocals. I think with the raps, it sounded a little too busy, possibly cause of the way it felt like a constant fill.
Something about the track had a hurried/rush feel, in terms of the pace of it. I think it's just this small detail that maybe took away from the track. 'cause can't fault anything else, only praise.
I dunno if the vocals sounded a bit boxy/covered, even tho levels good, I felt like the snare(for example) took more priority in the mix, like the vocals seemed to fit around it, as if they took the hit to let the snare sit where it does. I could hear them clear, but it just felt a bit like they were 2nd place to the snare, like sonically the balance wasn't right. This is all real subtle things I'm talking.
Solid solid effort. You're really not far off getting a W I'm telling you.
Voted for you.
Think the intro was a litttle lacklustre.
Beat was just a cool nice vibe, reminded me of some 2000s stuff I liked. Had real nice bounce... was trap but had its own vibe. Liked the synths and sounds. That's one of the deciding factors for me, trap but didn't sound 'type beaty'. Think the mix was cool but sounded scratchy in places. HAd a weird relationship with the vocals... i kinda didn't like them, and it almost put me off, but then i also really liked how they bounced with the beat. a bit of scratchiness to them too.
But yeah, it's cool stuff -- got my vote!
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