Beat Battle 106

Used a few native filters/eqs here and there, a vintage filter, 1 compressor in the master and a limiter just to crank everything up a bit

Most standard effects can be created in a sampler. So if you really need a chorus effect, or a delay etc. there are ways to do that.
Even reverb can be sampled in.
I actually tried to sample the reverb from the snare that had it since I didn't like the snare lol. I couldn't get it to sound like I wanted so I ditched the idea though.
Anyway making your own effects is fun, and opens up some creativity that we don't usually use with all the vst's out there.

Dont judge the name of the track. My girl though of it lol

I've been trying to make a beat out of these samples, is it just me or are they all just horrible?

Haha no offense meant, I respect that taste in sound and music is a personal thing and we all have our own opinions.

I like the plucky type bass note and the sine wave type noise
But I'm struggling to do anything pleasing with the synth/organ sample
And the break ...and the snares...
Plus no open hi hat....

A bad workman always blames his tools hey.
Anyway, I'm not trying to b*tch about it or diss the o.p I'm digging the no vst rule and the back to basics approach.
I'll have another go.

hok-2 wrote:I've been trying to make a beat out of these samples, is it just me or are they all just horrible?

Haha no offense meant, I respect that taste in sound and music is a personal thing and we all have our own opinions.

I like the plucky type bass note and the sine wave type noise
But I'm struggling to do anything pleasing with the synth/organ sample
And the break ...and the snares...
Plus no open hi hat....

A bad workman always blames his tools hey.
Anyway, I'm not trying to b*tch about it or diss the o.p I'm digging the no vst rule and the back to basics approach.
I'll have another go.

It's not that they are horrible ha ha! they don't go, I've done it on purpose, as For the synth sample, try pitching it right down, loop it, sidechain it. Get that problem solved first and your away.

As for the break it has swing, unless you want your beat to swing, your gonna have to get in there and chop it to bits, layer with you own kicks and the snares you don't like.

So to cap off, it is the tools, but own them make them yours !

Obi-Dan-Kenobi wrote:

hok-2 wrote:I've been trying to make a beat out of these samples, is it just me or are they all just horrible?

Haha no offense meant, I respect that taste in sound and music is a personal thing and we all have our own opinions.

I like the plucky type bass note and the sine wave type noise
But I'm struggling to do anything pleasing with the synth/organ sample
And the break ...and the snares...
Plus no open hi hat....

A bad workman always blames his tools hey.
Anyway, I'm not trying to b*tch about it or diss the o.p I'm digging the no vst rule and the back to basics approach.
I'll have another go.

It's not that they are horrible ha ha! they don't go, I've done it on purpose, as For the synth sample, try pitching it right down, loop it, sidechain it. Get that problem solved first and your away.

As for the break it has swing, unless you want your beat to swing, your gonna have to get in there and chop it to bits, layer with you own kicks and the snares you don't like.

So to cap off, it is the tools, but own them make them yours !

I Thought we couldn't use our own Kicks and snares?

Doc00Cosel wrote:

Obi-Dan-Kenobi wrote:

hok-2 wrote:I've been trying to make a beat out of these samples, is it just me or are they all just horrible?

Haha no offense meant, I respect that taste in sound and music is a personal thing and we all have our own opinions.

I like the plucky type bass note and the sine wave type noise
But I'm struggling to do anything pleasing with the synth/organ sample
And the break ...and the snares...
Plus no open hi hat....

A bad workman always blames his tools hey.
Anyway, I'm not trying to b*tch about it or diss the o.p I'm digging the no vst rule and the back to basics approach.
I'll have another go.

It's not that they are horrible ha ha! they don't go, I've done it on purpose, as For the synth sample, try pitching it right down, loop it, sidechain it. Get that problem solved first and your away.

As for the break it has swing, unless you want your beat to swing, your gonna have to get in there and chop it to bits, layer with you own kicks and the snares you don't like.

So to cap off, it is the tools, but own them make them yours !

I Thought we couldn't use our own Kicks and snares?

Not snares, you can with kicks I added it as I forgot to put them in the pack.

Obi-Dan-Kenobi wrote:

hok-2 wrote:I've been trying to make a beat out of these samples, is it just me or are they all just horrible?

Haha no offense meant, I respect that taste in sound and music is a personal thing and we all have our own opinions.

I like the plucky type bass note and the sine wave type noise
But I'm struggling to do anything pleasing with the synth/organ sample
And the break ...and the snares...
Plus no open hi hat....

A bad workman always blames his tools hey.
Anyway, I'm not trying to b*tch about it or diss the o.p I'm digging the no vst rule and the back to basics approach.
I'll have another go.

It's not that they are horrible ha ha! they don't go, I've done it on purpose, as For the synth sample, try pitching it right down, loop it, sidechain it. Get that problem solved first and your away.

As for the break it has swing, unless you want your beat to swing, your gonna have to get in there and chop it to bits, layer with you own kicks and the snares you don't like.

So to cap off, it is the tools, but own them make them yours !

Thanks man
What's 'side chain' meen ?

But you're right, I need to try harder
it's been making me do some odd stuff in a unknown time signature.

Not sure I can pull it back together
I'm going to try feeding it into the S3000
That should work.

Had all manner of problems with the latest Akai software update which made sequencing a bit of a nightmare, but here's mine....simple but funky

fixed my 1k last night, with any luck ill be coming thru tonight with my beat!

recorded samples direct into a mpc2500. just added a lil reverb and eq used. No outside sounds. everything done like always in the mpc & straight back out as a WAV.

I took a sneak peak today, and love the sound pack provided.

I had to rush it though.




Same thing, with a different snare (preferable my own).

Mink wrote:Had all manner of problems with the latest Akai software update which made sequencing a bit of a nightmare, but here's mine....simple but funky

love it

Congrats! Really like the rules and samples
Just the samples and EQ/ Comp. (MPC)