Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
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By Lampdog Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:17 pm
Also played a super huge part in swing was chopping by ear back in the day, no waveform, meaning chopping was not sample precise and so swing was exaggerated even moreso in different people's beats. Some of the best swing I've ever had came from chopping by ear on my ASR-10.
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By konc3pt Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:32 pm
Lampdog wrote:Also played a super huge part in swing was chopping by ear back in the day, no waveform, meaning chopping was not sample precise and so swing was exaggerated even moreso in different people's beats.


:nod: That is my opinion on the matter as well, no waveform gave beats less precise and more sloppy/loose feel back then
By 52:1 Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:58 pm
Lampdog wrote:Also played a super huge part in swing was chopping by ear back in the day, no waveform, meaning chopping was not sample precise and so swing was exaggerated even moreso in different people's beats. Some of the best swing I've ever had came from chopping by ear on my ASR-10.


Although I am younger than most of you (especially Lamps abacus using ass :lol:) I do admit, chopping by ear gives a track a completely different feel than using waveform as a visual aid.

my first beat making equipment I purchased was the MPC500 (sold it and another piece to get the Maschine when it was new) and chopping samples by ear versus by waveform aid (like I do with Maschine now) was definitely a different and more engaging form of beat making in my humble opinion.
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By Ill-Green Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:27 pm
All Roger wanted was the perfect drummer at your fingertips without the complex drama of sophisticated controls and settings.

Its just that fans look too deeply into his work instead of appreciating it. Roger's focus was just music.
By 52:1 Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:43 pm
Ill-Green wrote:All Roger wanted was the perfect drummer at your fingertips without the complex drama of sophisticated controls and settings.

Its just that fans look too deeply into his work instead of appreciating it. Roger's focus was just music.


lol, it's that the holy grail that Indiana Jones was after?

like I love the Maschine, but it's so vast that I end up getting lost trying to figure out which one of it's many features would compliment a sample/sound. def a gift and a curse.
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By Ill-Green Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:32 pm
SS_Lex wrote:
Ill-Green wrote:All Roger wanted was the perfect drummer at your fingertips without the complex drama of sophisticated controls and settings.

Its just that fans look too deeply into his work instead of appreciating it. Roger's focus was just music.


lol, it's that the holy grail that Indiana Jones was after?

like I love the Maschine, but it's so vast that I end up getting lost trying to figure out which one of it's many features would compliment a sample/sound. def a gift and a curse.

See, you can make a machine with all that complicated stuff but then you are just pidgeon holding your products to a certain crowd that uses those settings fluently. When you take that and make it simple, then you're speaking the whole world's language and not only bring profits but you build a legacy for yourself. Thats why a garage band song about Cheetos will sell more than Bach's complex pieces. People are dumb so you gotta make it easy for them. :-D
By 52:1 Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:04 pm
Ill-Green wrote:
SS_Lex wrote:
Ill-Green wrote:All Roger wanted was the perfect drummer at your fingertips without the complex drama of sophisticated controls and settings.

Its just that fans look too deeply into his work instead of appreciating it. Roger's focus was just music.


lol, it's that the holy grail that Indiana Jones was after?

like I love the Maschine, but it's so vast that I end up getting lost trying to figure out which one of it's many features would compliment a sample/sound. def a gift and a curse.

See, you can make a machine with all that complicated stuff but then you are just pidgeon holding your products to a certain crowd that uses those settings fluently. When you take that and make it simple, then you're speaking the whole world's language and not only bring profits but you build a legacy for yourself. Thats why a garage band song about Cheetos will sell more than Bach's complex pieces. People are dumb so you gotta make it easy for them. :-D


lol, I feel you.

Comrade wrote:my XL screen is full of lines so for the most part i slice by ear... im sure my neighbors rage at me when i start chopping.


lol, I try to do it by ear as much as possible so I turn off my monitors and push the sound through the head-phones.
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By Lampdog Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:27 am
SS_Lex wrote: def a gift and a curse.

No it's not. No one said you have to use those features.
It's good that they are there when you decide to get more complex.
I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

When I learn enough to need it, it's there.
Going from 2kxl to 4k, instead of thinkng like that, I jumped full in and learned
several functions that I'd never saw before. It's your gear, learn it, make it make you a sammich.