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BiggChev

ILLIEN
Battle Points: 11
Probably the last beat of the year...a chill jazzy beat for you all!

A mix of sampled breakbeats, analog drums for beef, live guitars and programed bass and horns. Decided to throw a cheeky key modulation in for the breakdown as it seemed to work with the main guitar line.

The "solo" at the end probably took me 1,000 takes lol. Would love to hear some feedback.

 

JM.

Member
Probably the last beat of the year...a chill jazzy beat for you all!

A mix of sampled breakbeats, analog drums for beef, live guitars and programed bass and horns. Decided to throw a cheeky key modulation in for the breakdown as it seemed to work with the main guitar line.

The "solo" at the end probably took me 1,000 takes lol. Would love to hear some feedback.


Love chill vibes! You using Akai MPC1000?
 

S.o.T.A.

Newbie
Probably the last beat of the year...a chill jazzy beat for you all!

A mix of sampled breakbeats, analog drums for beef, live guitars and programed bass and horns. Decided to throw a cheeky key modulation in for the breakdown as it seemed to work with the main guitar line.

The "solo" at the end probably took me 1,000 takes lol. Would love to hear some feedback.


nice chill vibe!! the solo at the end really fits and i like that clean tone on the guitar
cheers!
 

BiggChev

ILLIEN
Battle Points: 11
@S.o.T.A.

This is a very clean beat! Sonically, every element sounds great! Bass tone, funky wah guitar and the E-pianos are clean, but still have that dusty saturated sound which really makes the genre.

For a beat that has a lot going on, it never sounds too overwhelming and you do a great job of peppering little change ups and call/response bits sparringly but effectively!

I really enjoyed this!
 

S.o.T.A.

Newbie
@S.o.T.A.

This is a very clean beat! Sonically, every element sounds great! Bass tone, funky wah guitar and the E-pianos are clean, but still have that dusty saturated sound which really makes the genre.

For a beat that has a lot going on, it never sounds too overwhelming and you do a great job of peppering little change ups and call/response bits sparringly but effectively!

I really enjoyed this!
Thanks so much man for your feedback! much appreciated!!
 

JM.

Member
Thanks @JM.

I mostly use Maschine and Logic. I really enjoy the MPC for drums and samples short licks and notes from Kontakt.

This beat was written entirely in Masching then arranged and mixed in Logic.
So nice! Maschine is very easy to use. I've used it too
 

DJ Excellence

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 265
Probably the last beat of the year...a chill jazzy beat for you all!

A mix of sampled breakbeats, analog drums for beef, live guitars and programed bass and horns. Decided to throw a cheeky key modulation in for the breakdown as it seemed to work with the main guitar line.

The "solo" at the end probably took me 1,000 takes lol. Would love to hear some feedback.


Digging the smoothness. Great work. :fire:
 

DJ Excellence

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 265
My first single was released on Spotify two days ago. It's a 2 minute,instrumental beat with hip hop/jazz/lofi(probably?) influence. I'd love if you give it a listen and provide feedback and criticism(hopefully constructive). Peace!
(spotify link: )

The punchy drums are dope, smooth instrumentation overall. Bassline sounds a tiny bit distorted at times on my end though.
 

S.o.T.A.

Newbie
The punchy drums are dope, smooth instrumentation overall. Bassline sounds a tiny bit distorted at times on my end though.
Hey! thanks very much for the feedback, appreciate it! maybe this distortion comes from the keys? because it's a wurlitzer type which has some saturation/distortion. I've listened to the song from different sources (studio monitors,headphones,mobile phone,TV etc). and didn't notice any distortion on the bass, but i'll look into it again. Thanks, happy new year!
 

BiggChev

ILLIEN
Battle Points: 11
@DJ Excellence

Loving the atmosphere of the intro and how it switches into the beat and E-piano. Fundamentally, there's nothing wrong here. The beat is super smooth, well mixed, and has a great groove. My only critique is that the vocals don't make the energy. I think the beat may be a bit too groovy for the straight ahead rapid flow. The chorus however does fit really well.
 
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