1 piece of advice you find crucial.

"IF A One ARMED Pitcher CAN BE A PRO U Can MAKE UR MUSIC........ "

Damn mpc4000xl, thats real....

My advice is never let someone else run your music....Never change something because one person isn't feeling it....Things like this can mess up your work flow and give you major beat block....For example, I don't like Lil Jon's beats but does that mean he is gonna change them, "NO"....cuz people are feeling him and he is doing what he feels is hot!!!!

Another....

Never be afraid to sell a beat you don't really like because if someone is willing to buy it to use on there album or something, they are seeing the bigger picture that you may not be seeing!!!!

some nice tips.

a tip i was given on numerous occasions but only from real folks who's opinion i respect.

take constructive/honest criticsm and learn from it. if you cant take it, this aint the game for you.

Smoove03 wrote:some nice tips.

a tip i was given on numerous occasions but only from real folks who's opinion i respect.

take constructive/honest criticsm and learn from it. if you cant take it, this aint the game for you.

This is ture but a little different from what I mean....Taking criticsm is great but never let someone take over and run what you are working so hard at!!!!

Boogie Man wrote:

itchyvinyl wrote:
My neighborhood power sucks too.....the lights are always going bright and then dim, etc. I have a UPS with a voltage regulator.

Does it eliminate hum??

I've never had any hum problems. I'm not sure if I can attribute that to the UPS, but it probably helps. It makes sure that there's always the right voltage being pumped out.

itchyvinyl wrote:

Boogie Man wrote:

itchyvinyl wrote:
My neighborhood power sucks too.....the lights are always going bright and then dim, etc. I have a UPS with a voltage regulator.

Does it eliminate hum??

I've never had any hum problems. I'm not sure if I can attribute that to the UPS, but it probably helps. It makes sure that there's always the right voltage being pumped out.

thx...

if your not having fun examine your ambitions

Keep on keepin On.

never go abroad without trying to find at least one 2nd hand record shop

"The music industry ain´t going nowhere so please do spend some extra time on your mixing"

Very interesting thread people! Think it's the sorta thing that is would be worth reading once in a while every time you get burn-out or downhearted and think that you aint getting nowhere! Some of these advicees put it all into perspective and I think hearing something from a different view point can really make you step back and think..."hell, I'm doing this cuz it's something I love and if I aint feeling it today I can always come back tomorrow fresh and ready to start again...no pressure"

AS for me I think the advice to "learn EVERYTHING about the equipment you have till you know everything about it, otherwise you don't know what the possibilities are" is sound advice! It's the main reason for me getting a MPC next month down to the fact that I'm just trying to get into this and have been learning on the PC so far.

Problem I find with this however is that I get distracted, theres always more VSTi's or samples to download, more message boards to go on etc. Having an MPC means I can just focus on using that for the time being and learn the raw necessities of making a track rather than fannying about!

Keep the advice coming!

CHEEZE
SUSHI

"kill your babies"
Like when you have a sample that you really like, or you're really glad you found it, or it's something you spent a lot of time on, or u used some really special production techniques, but it doesn't really work for the track... Kill it.

"work fast and don't be lazy"
I'm sometimes tempted to listen to the same loop too long, tweaking little things, muting/unmuting things but not really doing anything. That's when I just need to either finish that beat in 2 minutes, or get to work on some more sampling. Working fast and sampling lots of new stuff always keeps sh!t fresh.

"Lose the DAW+rack sampler combo and get an MPC"
...speaks for itself. It's actually advice I gave to myself but I can't thank myself enough for it.

"Don't be a snob about sampling"
Anything goes. Sample from cheesy records, from good records, CD, MP3, DvD, VHS, mics, synths. Don't worry too much about "quality".

"Find a good hook and go with that"
Hiphop is really simple music. It doesn't need 128 layers of complicated sound structures.

"IF IT SOUNDS RIGHT, IT IS RIGHT"

lo-fi wrote:"work fast and don't be lazy"
I'm sometimes tempted to listen to the same loop too long, tweaking little things, muting/unmuting things but not really doing anything. That's when I just need to either finish that beat in 2 minutes, or get to work on some more sampling. Working fast and sampling lots of new stuff always keeps sh!t fresh.

This applies to me so much! I'm really lazy with my beats. But, I'm trying to get out of it.

not lazy but often overwhelemed by the number of musical possibilities a beat will give- often find it hard justifying the beat with a suitable bassline or whatever- i generally have strong elements and weak elements

greg

always be a student. in other words, keep learning new things. music should be fun, don't force the music.