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Beat Fights Fight #345: ZTheMastermind vs. 2GooD Productions  [Fight Ends: 5 days, 1 hour, 50 minutes left]
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BiggChev

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Fool To Want You:
Was the Frank Sinatra sample part of the sample pack or a creative decision? I like the vibe of this beat. The tremolo strings, piano, wah guitar give this a cool film noir feel to it...but with a modern touch. Hyper nitpick, I think I get why you used a rim/side stick for the snare as it's a bit more mellow and suits the feel of the beat, but I probably would've still gone for a traditional snare sound. The little plucked bit around 0:47 are a really nice touch too.

King Kong (Remix):
Cool remix! I've also been a fan of this type of reggae - somewhere between dancehall, toasting, and hip hop. I really like the rhodes bit! Would be nice for it have a bit more shine, or take over the main piano line. This is cool!

Smooth:
Very cool to see how far you took the initial idea. As I said before, there are some cool ideas to be had with @WHAT1000's original beat. The only thing I can say, and this is true for WHAT1000's original is that the horn sample is just a bit too dry. Some reverb or space would do wonders to liven it up.

@PhxAzTracmaster

We missed you bro! Hope you're keeping well. This has Batman Returns 1992 Batmobile chase scene vibes to it. Or maybe boss level Golden Eye. I like the delays and chops. When I sample, I often get carried away with micro-chops and trying to fill every empty space that the beat doesn't breathe and feels too cluttered - so I appreciate that you gave spots for the for the strings to play out and then reigned them back in. Is this sampled or composed? The brass compliments the strings well without over cluttering the whole tune. Drums I probably would've approached differently. At first I liked that they followed the spaced out feel of the strings, but on a second listen, a more consistent rhythm would really help establish the groove. Maybe alternating between them would be cool. Lastly, the kick, not sure if that's the sample, but it sounds like a big boomy kick filtered down. I'd let that ring out, and maybe used a subtle 909 underneath for some punch. Regardless, still cool!
 
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This is a cool track. I find these crossover type tunes interesting studies as they can carry several different sensibilities into a unique direction. Great work on the "electric guitar" bit. Aside from the clever sound design, I think you also did a great job of capturing how a guitar is actually played. Often times, you'll hear a guitar patch (brass, or any other natural instrument for that matter) being played wayyy out of context. No matter how good the melodics are, it can take away from the song as a whole. The believability piece is crucial, and you got it hear. Cool Tune!
 
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PhxAzTracmaster said:
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I like this, reminds of stuff I was making a few years ago, especially mixwise. Gives me Timbo vibes in a way too at the start for some reason, cant put my finger on it. Personally feel there is slightly too much reverb on the main sample, and its just a touch too loud. I think personally the drums could be a little more upfront and that could be done just by lowering the main sample a touch, removing a little reverb would keep the main sample upfront more as reverb pushes things back in the mix. Also consider panning the added string left and the main sample right to separate them as they share a bit of frequency range causing slight masking, a bit of stereo separation could help solve it, or even a little side chained compression on the main sample triggerred by the added string to allow the added string to cut through
 
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