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  1. dacalion

    Adding 'Weight' To Your Snare Hits

    I just read an article about adding 'weight' to your snares and I thought "no way this can sound good" until I tried it. I was almost blown away with the difference. Adding bass to your snares can make a BIG difference in the overall presence of your beat. It's just one of those small details...
  2. dacalion

    Composing Hip Hop Music Using Soft Synths

    This Arturia joint is dope...I've been using Morphine Additive Synthesis (which I luv) for my sounds but it takes alot of tweaking. Arturia seems to have everything hip hop already set and ready to go (maybe some minor tweaking at the most). Do any of you know any other/better Soft Synths...
  3. dacalion

    A Scientific Equation To Make A Hit Song?

    That's right! You can now apply a scientific equation to your music that will forecast if it will be a "hit" or "miss". Interesting... http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/scientists-claim-equation-can-predict-songs-hit-potential-stil/ http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2011/8116.html
  4. dacalion

    Hank Shocklee Talks About His "Music Production" Style

    I ran across this interview of Hank Shocklee talking about some of his production techniques. This is a really good video that covers techniques from 'back in the day' to the techniques of today. He reveals some good stuff here. My favorite part is when he talks about the "pause tape"...
  5. dacalion

    **SPECIAL FLIPPAGE** Dec15th - Dec 22nd

    I thought I'd give you guys something special before Christmas to mangle up and create a jewel out of. This weeks Flip will be in the form of a kit taken from the movie "Predator". Use these samples as you would any other song and do your magic. The kit is all .wav format and it contains the .ds...
  6. dacalion

    Hip Hop Is Still Dope!

    A couple of dope joints that I ran across...
  7. dacalion

    Adding DJ Scratches Using FL Scratcher And A Keyboard

    For FL Users, here's a real good tutorial on using the FL Scratcher to add scratches to your production work. Some things on this vid aren't set in stone but it's a great starting point. After you get the hang of it, you will discover other techniques than will enhance your work even better. At...
  8. dacalion

    Dec 7th - Dec 14th

    Flip This... Lee Fields - Im The Man
  9. dacalion

    Aspiring DJ's

    Beginner DJ's - For me, all it took was a few episodes of the red alert show on the radio to know that this was something that I wanted to do. The sound of a record going back and forth ignited a passion to get involved and learn more about this art. I started out with some cheap belt driven...
  10. dacalion

    Whats Your Holiday Poison?

    The one and only...Happy Holidays. Be Safe!
  11. dacalion

    Nov 29th - Dec 6th

    Flip This PATRICE RUSHEN - 1980 Message In The Music
  12. dacalion

    Interviews Tone Liv

    Dope Interview! Dude is a lyrical beast and I highly recommend checking Tone Liv's and Green Llama's work out. Real Good Hip Hop!
  13. dacalion

    How Does The Mixing Process Effect The Outcome Of A Beat?

    This is a very good topic guys...here you go...
  14. dacalion

    Black Friday

    Even if I did want an iPad2 for $99, I wouldn't pitch a tent in front of a Best Buy to get it BUT it looks like this is what it's going to take. Im sorry if some of you are this serious about shopping after Thanksgiving but thats EXTREME!
  15. dacalion

    Reviews Tone Liv - Junk Yard Dog

    dope album! I'm digging that jersey madness and the whole Green Llama movement...Tone Liv got skillz!
  16. dacalion

    DNLA - Are Any Of You With This?

    http://www.dlna.org/about_us/about/ If so, how do you like it? Is it really worth it? Pros and Cons?
  17. dacalion

    My Ordeal With Digital Wireless in Cali.

    So I purchased a phone case, screen saver and pop out phone clip from Digital Wireless (California) through Amazon. I paid for expedited delivery as well. 11 days later...still no delivery. Now I'm upset because I can drive to Cali and back in 8 days but the delivery time is still within their...
  18. dacalion

    Sony, Hitachi, Toshiba join to become JDI

    This should be very interesting in 2012.
  19. dacalion

    Cool New Gadgets

    Great for gamers but pretty cool all around... Make almost any surface a speaker? and just because... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JjY-AKPIY
  20. dacalion

    Vocal Removal

    Im sure this is a lot like the rest...the vocals need to be 'centered' for it to work effectively. In any case, this could be a useful tool. Impressive video...
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