What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

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What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By Riggs Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:04 pm
Now that I've had my MPC for over half a year, I've picked up a few things… mainly… drums are where it's at.

1. If your drum sounds suck, hang it up.
2. If your drums can't stand by themselves and make heads nod, hang it up.
3. A beat with a great drum track will win any day to one that is a better composition but has weak drums.

Now if I can just make the drums hit AND have a solid track behind them… ahh yes!

This forum is a great place and the beat battles are a great place to get yourself going!

Thanks!
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By peterpiper Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:33 pm
you should thank god for this enlightenment after only 6 months.
I confirm this but there are tracks where the leading part is not the drumset and in those tracks the drumsounds can be anything (so to say). But the most (HipHop)tracks stands and falls with the drumsounds and its programming.

peace
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By peeping tom Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:17 am
yeh man, totally agree. in the last 6 months if i start making the beat and when i mute the samples the drums dont bang, il turn the thing off.

That said, i have had instances where it didnt matter a heap.

Lately ive been chopping breaks and leaving parts on the tails of things, and then just layering my normal drum loop, and trying to throw hits in where they don't really belong, but ive been getting some bonkers results.
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By inflict3 Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:48 pm
Lampdog wrote:Juke says there is nothing wrong with experimenting.


JUKE 179r wrote:http://hw-videos.worldstarhiphop.com/u/vid/2012/05/29/edieudhetdetdgdewuffefgewtgewtdg6gdtrf543fdf645gf54fref45fref54frefer.mp4



boo!!!!! mad thumbs down on this shit! :nod:
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By peeping tom Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:17 am
Nym wrote:awesome, now go find scott storch, maybe it's not too late to save his career haha


man "is it me" on 4:21 the day after is prob one of my fav beats. **** bumps.

is probably storch's piano work that has me hooked though!
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By damien907 Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:49 am
peeping tom wrote:
Nym wrote:awesome, now go find scott storch, maybe it's not too late to save his career haha


man "is it me" on 4:21 the day after is prob one of my fav beats. **** bumps.

is probably storch's piano work that has me hooked though!


yeah, one of my favorite beats ever too! shit knocks!
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Re: What I've learned in the last 6 months - DRUMS FIRST!

By es-k Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:45 pm
damien907 wrote:
peeping tom wrote:
Nym wrote:awesome, now go find scott storch, maybe it's not too late to save his career haha


man "is it me" on 4:21 the day after is prob one of my fav beats. **** bumps.

is probably storch's piano work that has me hooked though!


yeah, one of my favorite beats ever too! shit knocks!



drums are whack tho!
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