I was just looking at my DR DRE CHRONIC 2001 record insert

I see dre and his boy mel-man have quite a setup. THOUSANDS OF RECORDS, an SP1200, an MPC3000 and a keyboard of some sort.

Anyone know which keyboard that is on top of the drum machines.

Just curious.

Also is that A1 records they are standing in?

Yo, I feel mellman is really the sick science behind the swing on those drums they rock, but I could be mistaken. Anyway, industry rumor has it that mel, Scott Storch, and the whole team behind Dre are a little unhappy with the previous situation and have bounced to form thier own steeze. Don;t quote me, but...

It was in the source a few months ago. Theyre the real people behind the music.

trupro wrote:Yo, I feel mellman is really the sick science behind the swing on those drums they rock, but I could be mistaken. Anyway, industry rumor has it that mel, Scott Storch, and the whole team behind Dre are a little unhappy with the previous situation and have bounced to form thier own steeze. Don;t quote me, but...

I wouldn't really count on these rumors. Mel Man, Storch and the entire team can be replaced, EASILY, but Dre, whos gonna replace the man who made such classics as, "Straight Outta Compton, "Eazy Duz It", "No One Can Do It Better", "Ni66az4Life", "Chronic" and "Doggystyle"? Until Mel Man can drop some drums like "Approach to Danger", his name should only be mentioned in the same breathe as Dre only because they have worked together.

I read about it in a magazine once, it was a memory moog....

Boogie Man wrote:

trupro wrote:Yo, I feel mellman is really the sick science behind the swing on those drums they rock, but I could be mistaken. Anyway, industry rumor has it that mel, Scott Storch, and the whole team behind Dre are a little unhappy with the previous situation and have bounced to form thier own steeze. Don;t quote me, but...

I wouldn't really count on these rumors. Mel Man, Storch and the entire team can be replaced, EASILY, but Dre, whos gonna replace the man who made such classics as, "Straight Outta Compton, "Eazy Duz It", "No One Can Do It Better", "Ni66az4Life", "Chronic" and "Doggystyle"? Until Mel Man can drop some drums like "Approach to Danger", his name should only be mentioned in the same breathe as Dre only because they have worked together.

true indeed...i try to tell headz all the time

Lampdog wrote:I read about it in a magazine once, it was a memory moog....

i don't think so....

From what I've heard and read, Mel-Man is definitely gone. I'm not sure wether Scott Storch still **** with Dre or not but he's been doin' his own thing for a minute(Mobb Deep, etc.) I read an article a while back where Dre said he scooped up Mel-Man cuz he was really feelin his drum programming(particularly his crunchy snares).

As far as Dre as a "PRODUCER", in my opinion, nobody is f*uckin' with him. I always ask the question, if Dre is stealing all these hot beats from other beat makers, why don't they go on to blow up after they stop f*uckin' with him. Do I think Dre steals beats from his underlings, yes and no. I think he hears elements in their beats that he's feelin' and runs with em', taking them to the next level as a producer does.

DJ Quik had a track called "You Aint Fresh" talkin' ish about Dre, he claims the song wasn't about Dre but it's pretty obvious who it's about. He later hooked up with Dre for a track and after spending time with him in the studio said Dre was a genius, that to me says a lot cuz I think Quik is a genius("Addicted" was the most bangin' track of 2002 to me), just my 2 cents.

http://www.hiphopgame.com/drefeature.html

The question on everyone’s mind, though, is what gear does Dr. Dre turn to make his signature beats? Engineer “Veto” confides that there’s a laundry list of toys that make a Dre session complete. 'The brain of the whole thing is the MIDI sequencer, the Akai MPC3000. We use the Korg Triton keyboard. Usually that’s the controller — the Nord Lead and Korg’s MS2000. Lately we’ve been trying out the Alesis Andromeda A6. Someone recommended a Waldorf cue, and we seem to like that one as well. They let us try it for a day and we said, 'Yes, we’ll keep it!' You might also find a nice array of vintage keyboards on hand, including those by Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Moog, and Roland. But Veto says what you won’t find in use on a Dre session is a lot of outboard gear.'

Lampdog wrote:http://www.hiphopgame.com/drefeature.html

The question on everyone’s mind, though, is what gear does Dr. Dre turn to make his signature beats? Engineer “Veto” confides that there’s a laundry list of toys that make a Dre session complete. 'The brain of the whole thing is the MIDI sequencer, the Akai MPC3000. We use the Korg Triton keyboard. Usually that’s the controller — the Nord Lead and Korg’s MS2000. Lately we’ve been trying out the Alesis Andromeda A6. Someone recommended a Waldorf cue, and we seem to like that one as well. They let us try it for a day and we said, 'Yes, we’ll keep it!' You might also find a nice array of vintage keyboards on hand, including those by Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Moog, and Roland. But Veto says what you won’t find in use on a Dre session is a lot of outboard gear.'

This article was in some studio sound mag a couple of years ago (I don't remember which but if I find I'll add it later) so just remember it could be three years ago he said that. He's probably on some next level shit right now

Yeah, Dre really is tha man. But don't get it twisted, he is a real good orchestrator as well. He's honed that signature sound with the help of those heads we've mentioned. Battlecat and Mel-man are responsible for alot of the dope shit coming out of that camp. We just had one of our artists signed to Shady/Aftermath, so I'm not just shooting from the hip here. What I'm saying is, Dre looks at the overall picture. And these cats have been so tight when they work together, that it's not like you could even tell who did what, unless it's like, battlecat doing a solo production or something. But of course, Dre is the mastermind. He may get Storch to lay some keys, then Doc. Dre and Mel will lace something to that on the 3000, then have thier session player put the bass down, etc. But seriously, that steeze is obviously changing a little bit for them. Of course Dre will keep comin with it regardless of who's around at any given point.

I have a copy of that Dre interview. It was published in summer 2001, as recall, which makes it too old to rely on now.

BTW, read my next review and you'll learn how to steal from Dr. Dre

Yeah, that review is crazy old. In that article he claims that he was never going to switch to Pro Tools but in recent interviews at studio sites you see the Pro Tools running on the monitor screens. Everyone one that has mentioned not jumping on the Pro Tools banwagon has. Timbaland also claimed the same, but both have discovered the ease of use.


Uno/1

gams

Gambles wrote:Yeah, that review is crazy old. In that article he claims that he was never going to switch to Pro Tools but in recent interviews at studio sites you see the Pro Tools running on the monitor screens. Everyone one that has mentioned not jumping on the Pro Tools banwagon has. Timbaland also claimed the same, but both have discovered the ease of use.


Uno/1

gams

They also say they don't sample and we all know what lies those are. I think sometimes they say things to try to influence others to not do something that they want to do.

MPC_Producer wrote:I have a copy of that Dre interview. It was published in summer 2001, as recall, which makes it too old to rely on now.

BTW, read my next review and you'll learn how to steal from Dr. Dre

when/where can we find your next and older reviews?
wanna talk about timbo's style to? then the Neptunes and dark child

these are the cats that make me listen to the radio again, no lie.