Interpolation challenge - Bob Marley’s Jammin’

Cockdiesel wrote:maybe I should have looked it up lol, now I see where i messed up. not sure where I got 87-90 from, I think I got mixed up with the breaks I was trying to use.... either way i had to scrap them. 124 would be a big change up for me too. wish I tried that from the jump.

was trying use this break, I wanted a old school hip hop feel, but couldn't make it work...

Play it don't sample it. Chop it up and use your own rhythms.

Cockdiesel wrote:We all know 55 is the new 25... I mean if tyson can get back in the ring, theres no reason charles cant make a banger...

serious though, just about done with my weekly paperwork, then I can finally dig into this for the next two days. It's been fun the time i have been working on it, some challenges and definitely learning some crucial things. last weekend, the issues seemed to be my choice to change the tempo away from the original to be giving me hiccups. I really need to break out of my comfort zone of 150-160 bpm, (75-80 double timed), I tried 180 which seemed closer to original tempo double timed but had a hard time. I couldn't get the breaks I wanted to use to flesh out right neither.

just making a status report of sorts of where i am at. happy with the main body of my track but some elements really need to fine tuned.
cheers to everyone participating

LOL!

PAPER WORK = Organizing his Stamp collection.

The only samples would have been the drums, and I guess still technically are with my one shots. I thinks it’s cool I used the jamming melody in my exact style but wanted to go in more uncharted area for me. My breaks game is lacking. I spent the better part of last weekend just learning this song. It may seem small to y’all but me just sitting down and learning a song I like hasn’t happened much. Maybe 20 years ago when I was learning reggae bass lines I loved. Speaking of which, I really wish I had a bass still. It’s ironic to me my musical journey started with learning to play reggae Bass lines with my buddy playing a zoom drum machine and now here learning to play it on keys with a mpc wanting a bass ... lol

I wish my paperwork was organizing stamps... I have to do payroll and expenses for my crew every week. It’s annoying, my job is really draining. I hear what you say about making music happen if it’s what you want to do, but between family stuff, needing health insurance myself, 50-60 hour work weeks of manual labor it’s turns into a trap. It’s cool to hear some get out of it, not trying to make excuses for myself but atleast right now I’m stuck. Although with this whole Covid mess I have been able to reevaluate a lot of things, just a long road as you know.

Cockdiesel wrote:I wish my paperwork was organizing stamps... I have to do payroll and expenses for my crew every week. It’s annoying, my job is really draining. I hear what you say about making music happen if it’s what you want to do, but between family stuff, needing health insurance myself, 50-60 hour work weeks of manual labor it’s turns into a trap. It’s cool to hear some get out of it, not trying to make excuses for myself but atleast right now I’m stuck. Although with this whole Covid mess I have been able to reevaluate a lot of things, just a long road as you know.

Ooh yeah man, contract a Small Business Payroll Services. Charge the cost to clients and write off the expense at the end of the year. Save your time!

I wish they would outsource these aspects but it’s not my call. In the end I’m just a slave to a salesman who is promising the world.

CD dope break beat.

50-60 work week? In this covid crap some are not working at all. Glad you're blessed to work.

Working during this time is a blessing for sure.

That said... ain't gonna matter if y'all don't bring some heat. And I'm not talking about heat in the summer time. Y'all better come with some "scorch the earth" heat, cause this genre change I just finished up is nasty. Like mean-mug your speakers nasty.

HAHA. Y'all got less than 5 days to get... you know the rest.

My heat is that radio ready mixed with that yaad! If you don't know what that means....

Eyalc Yah gwan braff tha breadren?

This gonna be interesting. 4 minutes of heat!

Danoc wrote:My heat is that radio ready mixed with that yaad! If you don't know what that means....

Eyalc Yah gwan braff tha breadren?

This gonna be interesting. 4 minutes of heat!

HAHAHAHA

Interesting for sure. Gonna be some good stuff submitted.

E that new genre better not be Britney Spears mixed with Bob Marley , yah gwan respect deh culture zeen?

Danoc wrote:My heat is that radio ready mixed with that yaad! If you don't know what that means....

Eyalc Yah gwan braff tha breadren?

This gonna be interesting. 4 minutes of heat!

You do know that Radio Ready mixes, tend to be thin and over compressed. Best to go for that Audiophile mix.

I get my audiophile quality sound by putting wood shavings under my speakers... gives it that high end woody tone that you guys cannot come close to reaching. All my knobs and sides have been replaced with wood too, respect.

Not mines buddy.

CharlesRandolph wrote:

Danoc wrote:My heat is that radio ready mixed with that yaad! If you don't know what that means....

Eyalc Yah gwan braff tha breadren?

This gonna be interesting. 4 minutes of heat!

You do know that Radio Ready mixes, tend to be thin and over compressed. Best to go for that Audiophile mix.

Your new name is TAO THE WOOD COLLECTOR

NearTao wrote:I get my audiophile quality sound by putting wood shavings under my speakers... gives it that high end woody tone that you guys cannot come close to reaching. All my knobs and sides have been replaced with wood too, respect.

Danoc... "The Uncarved Block" is probably more in line with my goofy name. Though you can call me whatever you want man... I've definitely been called far worse.