Tracking/Recording questions (long read)

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Tracking/Recording questions (long read)

By Chance Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:25 am
I'm new at this. Ive had the Fantom and soon I will be adding an MPC2000XL to my arsenal. I always thought that people could master the beat in the MPC, save it to a disk, insert the disk into the comp and burn the finished beat to a cd.

When selling a beat, am i supposed to give the artist the beat in .wav format or mp3 format? Can .wav files be burnt to cd? When making a beat cd to sent to labels is it better to make it a .wav or mp3? I dont want my stuff to get stolen by someone like Whoo Kid.
(he says dont give him a pro tools file or he'll steal it)

Secondly, if I cannot master the beat in my MPC, and transfer it to the computer for burning, what would I need? I've been studying Pro Tools but Ive also been confused because I read about multitrack recorders. They just look like mixing boards. Whats the difference other than hardware/software? I saw that the Heatmakerz use a multitrack and Pro Tools.

I just want to be able to make beat cds in decent quality and also have them ready in finished mode if I sell them. More questions to come.
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Re: Tracking/Recording questions (long read)

By Lampdog Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:36 am
Chance wrote:I'm new at this. Ive had the Fantom and soon I will be adding an MPC2000XL to my arsenal. I always thought that people could master the beat in the MPC, save it to a disk, insert the disk into the comp and burn the finished beat to a cd.
----------No mastering on 2kxl.

When selling a beat, am i supposed to give the artist the beat in .wav format or mp3 format?
----------How ever they want it.

Can .wav files be burnt to cd?
----------Audio CD's are WAV's already. IE. the one's you buy in stores, play in cars and at home.

When making a beat cd to sent to labels is it better to make it a .wav or mp3?
----------However they want, MP3's give you the options to protect though.

you can set I dont want my stuff to get stolen by someone like Whoo Kid.
(he says dont give him a pro tools file or he'll steal it)
----------If someone REALLY wanted your files they can steal it MANY diffrent ways.

Secondly, if I cannot master the beat in my MPC, and transfer it to the computer for burning, what would I need? I've been studying Pro Tools but Ive also been confused because I read about multitrack recorders. They just look like mixing boards. Whats the difference other than hardware/software? I saw that the Heatmakerz use a multitrack and Pro Tools.
----------Protools can be use to multitrack also. on your pc get a multi in soundcard (more than just 2 channels in and also it needs to be able to record/play simultaneously) Record into Protools any/each track can be assinged to either of those soundcard inputs.

I just want to be able to make beat cds in decent quality and also have them ready in finished mode if I sell them. More questions to come.
----------Learn or dabble in some of the process it takes to master your own stuff, it's going to be trial and error but you'll be fine.

By Chance Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:55 am
Lampdog, you're the man.

so if i burnt say.. 15 beats (15 .wav files?) onto a cd after finishing them in Pro Tools, they would play like a normal cd in my cd player, but if loaded into a computer the .wav files would open so the artist could record over them?
LOL, see i was watching Fade To Black movie and saw that when Jay heard the "What More Can I Say" beat he immediently recorded a track over it. The Buchannans produced that beat, what format do you think they gave Jay the cd on?

I guess it looks like ill be coppin an mbox (or digi 001 not sure yet) and multi-in soundcard after the mpc.

Thanks again for all the help.
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By juniorcartel Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:46 am
Hey forget all that media stuff and how so&so does what, it sounds like you got a long way to go so learn the basics, get familiar with gear, how recording works, about each piece of gear, signal process, etc. pick up this book http://www.modrec.com/ Some people say that if you're doing beats you should only focus on mastering sampling, drum programming, playing keys, and not as much on mixing/recording ( since its the engineers job ). I think your knoledge of this should be a big part of the process in order to make sick beats.
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