What makes a street record??

[Burna]

You can make a street record on club beats. It just depends on the mood of the track. Think of R&B when it went to hip hop drum beats and all it did was just spice it up a little. Mary J. Blige, for instance... Puff Daddy was blendin the hip hop beats over R&B... who woulda thought? Now it's just a normal sound.

Never be afraid to try new things. If they sound good in the recording, and the beat just sounds lacking, go back and switch somethin up. Sometimes all it takes is a minor change: putting the hi hat on 16th notes instead of 8th notes (or vice versa), adding a sustained key to make it darker, taking out a few notes to make it simpler, simplifying the bass line... there are so many things to do to a beat already made.

To make a "hood" beat... don't try so hard. Maybe try to make the shittiest beat you've ever made, and see how it comes out. Some people try too hard and the result is nothing like they planned. You gotta experiment so you know what you're capable of.

indeed. ima have to cosign for this one. exellent point.

 

[Lazy Eyes]

I agree Vince, Most of the time when I try and make an east coast beat it comes out like a west coast or club type beat. I will disagree however because I been makin some real gritty, jazzy tracks lately w/ these vinyl instrument vst simulators and the shit sounds pretty gritty and east coast. If you get a chance man check out that preserve track I did on the homepage, its only a clip but I think it sounds a little east coast

Elementreee, what's these vinyl instrument vst???? cus it sounds dope , since i make east coast type joints, it seems like a pretty neat weapon for my arsenal...

Please give me a name

 

[mp3]

iZotope Vinyl: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/Vinyl/

Retro Sampling Vinyl Dreams: http://www.retrosampling.se/vst.htm

I thought I heard of a new one recently, but I can't remember the name.

 

[KurtisRich]

When you feel it.