Studying producers

"No idea's original. There's nothing new under the sun. It's never what you do, but how it's done." - Nas.

Don't know if it means anything to you guys, but I feel it needed to be heard.

they got access to musicians/engineers/million dollar studios

I like to just study great players from all types of music. On my way to work(about a 40 min. Drive) ill pop in a cd and just study the hi hats of all the songs getting played(from rock to jazz to r&b to hip hop). On another day I might really focus on the main melody of every song and study how simple or complex it was and did it work. I just study great players for the music. I don't think you could study a producer from just hearing the music. I think would need to be in the studio with them.

Blue Haze wrote:

Mavurik wrote:Is there a source where I can find what samples were used in a song? Is there any songs you recommend studying?

I don`t use it put there is that Sampling Source/Dictionary Guide or something like that you can buy from a user here or amazon.com. Someone here knows and you got some websites too. Research

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The-Breaks.com
http://www.the-breaks.com/

Strictly Breaks.com
http://www.strictlybreaks.com/

Soul Sides
http://soul-sides.com/

Sampleology
http://www.geocities.com/samixalot922/mainpage.htm



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I listen to everything. Sometimes, I find my head nodding to music I don't even like; but that person shaking the tamborines is just doing the dog gone thing.. or the drummer is hitting them hi-hats just right. I listen for the real small things.
I think we all try to make music like someone else. But the thing is to improve, not emulate. This is the whole essence of hip-hop. Example. a graffiti writer may want his name on more cars, or may want to make his style more wild. If your a breaker, and your opponent can spin on his head, then you learn to spin on your head, and then spin on your back. Dj's would do body tricks, Mc's still battle (rappers kill). Nowadays, this whole essence of hip-hop is dead. Producers now try to sound exactly like one another. There's a million Kanye West chipmunk sounding beats out there. If an artist goes platinum, another lable finds someone that can rap/sing/look just alike to make money.
Well, it's sad to say, but hip-hop is just about dead. Yes, there will always be a small following, but to anyone 28 and older, lets stay real and keep this music underground. Hip-hop was the best when cooporations wern't involved, but that's a completely different subject.

Just taken up sound engineering.

You want to study some producers? Study Quincy Jones, Gamble & Huff and Barry Gordy to start with.

^^^actually

anybody who doesnt directly make hiphop is good to study....................Hit some classical music, funk, soul, rock, blues, jazz, etc.

Study whatever you want to influence your own music.