By Blue Haze
Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:39 pm
I crossed all over the web getting advice about groove machines and tools for hip hop. I received some great tips and some BS from mofos wanting to be in clicks on the web with which machine does what and what is the best. So far self study listening to past CDs, watching djs, and watching videos of my favorite producers at work has been the most helpful for me to steer clear of the BS. Of course this site has provided many tips and advice, but the noize about which tools are the best is getting silly. Teach one how to make the music with the tools I don`t care about what machine or what silly crap you are going to get. Good music can be made with a blade of grass between one fingers as a tool. Each one teach one about measures, notes, tones, keys, basic operations, sequencing, sampling, midi, systhesis, and on and on. Teach one`s inspiration, role model on how their fav musician plays thier instrument, use their equip, and so on .
Create and elevate others. It has never been about having a machine, tools, program or whatever straight BULLSHIT talk unless you want the shit sitting on the table to show off to friends, but teach how to use that tools to make music that bumps in your car, headphones, radio, and stereo. Ultimately noone give a **** what you used to make the music, just how good it sounds. But we have to learn how to use what we got and not worry about some new, other, and keeping up with the JONES Bullshit on acquiring gear. Mofos are making hits with shit thats 10-20 years old, MUFkin studios are using 5-30 year old mixers because they trust that sound it seems that alot of people on the web not only here but almost every site it crazied over the lastest release or a tech head. Do you be a musician that can bend the tools to make the shit you want. It can`t do it for you no matter how advance it gets. The more music one understands with the tools in hand the simplier the process becomes. An engineer that designs the machine can`t teach you how to make great music.
Create and elevate others. It has never been about having a machine, tools, program or whatever straight BULLSHIT talk unless you want the shit sitting on the table to show off to friends, but teach how to use that tools to make music that bumps in your car, headphones, radio, and stereo. Ultimately noone give a **** what you used to make the music, just how good it sounds. But we have to learn how to use what we got and not worry about some new, other, and keeping up with the JONES Bullshit on acquiring gear. Mofos are making hits with shit thats 10-20 years old, MUFkin studios are using 5-30 year old mixers because they trust that sound it seems that alot of people on the web not only here but almost every site it crazied over the lastest release or a tech head. Do you be a musician that can bend the tools to make the shit you want. It can`t do it for you no matter how advance it gets. The more music one understands with the tools in hand the simplier the process becomes. An engineer that designs the machine can`t teach you how to make great music.
I stopped giving advice to people as far as equipment goes,because later on they do the exact opposite of what you suggested because"my people use a triton and I'm going to get one". I'm to the point where what you use doesnt matter just bang out with what you have. Who gives a fluck if Just Blaze uses it or not 
