Beat Battle - 278

Have a safe and good weekend, battlers.

Just one kick and one snare not sourced from the track... everything else comes courtesy of the song.

Fun track! Posting while I still have free time

Have you sat together while beatmaking?
My work is still in progress. Nice track to play with.
peace

Hah, they are similar for the vocal and strings part... it was just such a good chop!

Nice and clean Danoc... keep N.O.C.'in!

Title: Tear it Off Remix (Beat Battle - 278)
Sounds: Bass, Instrument, Vocal Sample, Hi Hats from supplied sample.
Kick and Snare: Off our upcoming KICK SNARE SAMPLE KIT.
MPC ONE: Arranged, Programmed, and Mixed. No other programs or hardware used.
Produced: Charles Randolph
Song Length: 3 minutes 57 seconds
Session Date: 5.19.2020
Session Time Length: 11:00 am to 11:45 am
Vocal: "Tear It Off" written by Method Man & Redman off the Blackout Album.
Buy it here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/blackout/1440925755?ign-gact=3&ls=1
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D062BhIkJd0

For demonstration only. Unofficial.

Charles... I dig it...

My only gripe... and it's totally personal preference here... is that the vocals are full forward, making it a bit hard to hear the chops. Still... super solid and definitely good production.

Danoc wrote:278 Rah Da N.O.C. BEAT BATTLE. l saw this come up by CharlesRandolph so l said lets have fun.
I found 6 parts l liked cut them up then only used 4 parts. Played a few parts around it with my drums and Bammm!

Da N.O.C all you're missing is that 808, Clap, a couple poles, a money machine, and FUTURE.

NearTao wrote:Charles... I dig it...

My only gripe... and it's totally personal preference here... is that the vocals are full forward, making it a bit hard to hear the chops. Still... super solid and definitely good production.

I agree the vocal are a bit forward on some part. Needed to spend more time on dialing in the mix and separately adjusting each verse and chorus. Also shifting the verses separately so there is less drift.

I needed to spend more time on mine... but for these I limit myself to about 60-90 minutes max... it's fun... not a job

What I posted was a first pass mix, mainly used for tracking. They're suppose to sound good enough to record too. There are lesson in everything, so it's always a win to hear honest critiques.

Danoc wrote:I heard the sample. The very first sound is the piano that comes on in that sample record. Sound like he pitched them up. Sound like he has 2 sample parts and he drum them out. Its balanced. I hear it ping ponging from ear to ear But l may be wrong.

NOC, have you been working with lots of women lately?

My entry. Guitar kinda shoots out to the front a bit, a little hard to edit because I just used loop mode and overdubbed all the guitar layers, but maybe it I put a limiter or something on the track it will fit better in the mix. So much to learn... Anyone else have an issue with copy/paste in piano roll view in MPC after install of 3.0?

Some really impressive entries

DawgFather wrote:My entry. Guitar kinda shoots out to the front a bit, a little hard to edit because I just used loop mode and overdubbed all the guitar layers, but maybe it I put a limiter or something on the track it will fit better in the mix. So much to learn... Anyone else have an issue with copy/paste in piano roll view in MPC after install of 3.0?

Some really impressive entries

Some interesting sounds there... you need to work on some build ups and release to warm up the listener's ears to the transitions. Something as simple as a couple snare hits at the end of the measure, or a high hat roll at the end could make a huge difference.