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    Help with the prophecy

    Recently got the Korg Prophecy its also my 1st synth, and i feel like ive bitten off more than i can chew. But from all the glowing reviews ive read on it and the demo sounds i know it can do alot, but im finding it hard to learn to program the thing. I have read the basic manual and...
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    Finally copped a keyboard

    Been trying my hand at beat making since 99 and I work with samples but I have just purchased my 1st keyboard. Now im kind of shook, cos I got basically everything I need to make beats, so if I don’t make stuff I like now then……….. My current gear list looks like this: Zoom MRS-4 = 170...
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    How much £'s u spent on production?

    After reading a post about who has the most expensive set-up I was thinking how much I’ve spent, and worst still are there any regrets? I have just approximated how much I have spent on my endeavours to be a hip hop producer/artist. Since the end of 99 to date I have spent £2,500 but this...
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    Madlib talks about the sp303 in scratch mag

    in case any madlib heads is interested: "I first discovered the 303 a few years ago, a few months before I went to Brazil for the Red Bull Music Academy. I get bored with just one machine. The 303 turned out to be one of my favorites. I liked the way it looked; I like the feel it had. With...
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    Can Some One Break Down The Benifit Of 12 Bit Samples

    Cos I've been thinking about this alot recently, is 12-bit only banging when sampled on vintage machines such as the s950, mpc60 and the sp1200? If thats the case then im thinking its most likely the A/D converters making shit bang. Cos im sure when u already have a wave on ur pc that is...
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    Crate digger average (how often u find dope vinyl)

    Hi Im pretty pissed off right now, I like having nice reocrds to listen to that cool, but the main reason I got into diggin was to make beats. THE PROBLEM It seems as though 9 out of 10 record I buy only has one or two usable sounds.I dont want to have the kind of record collection where...
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    Digging walk thru (very good)

    check it out http://hiphopproduction.com/tutorial.cfm?section=digging&article_id=A35C32AA-9526-4632-A0B9B44EE70C5935
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    Am I wack

    Aight peep it I started making beats in 99 with a computer and gradually moved on to hardware and sampling. I currently have all of 23 records in my collection I started diggin for vinyl jan 03. Right now i aint feeling my beats, is it fair to assume that as my collection gets bigger I...
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    Dope Jaylib article

    http://www.stonesthrow.com/jaylib/urb_mar04.html Jay dee dont look well at all
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    nice chops interview

    http://www.alphabeats.com/interviews/producers/chops.htm
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    another dope interview DJ babu about sample clearing

    http://www.urbansmarts.com/interviews/djbabu.htm
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    dope neptunes interview

    Taken from the DECEMBER 2003 issue of a mag called 'Sound & Recording'... This should clear up some of the misinformation, about what HARDWARE they use... D.O.I. - First of all, can you tell us how you got into producing? Chad - At first, we were signed to Teddy Riley as band...
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    Are producers only as good as his records/sound sources: trials of a crate digger

    Ima make a few statements see if u feel this A producer is only as good as his records/sound sources? One of the most important skills a producer can have is sound selection and composition. If I give a producer some shit records with some cheesy cheap sounds even if he loads em up into...
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    keyboard beats easier than sampling

    Madlib wants people to know that he has the ability to rock more hip-hop styles than you've already heard from him with his 805 crew of the Lootpack. "I can do all that like Southern style, Timbaland, Mannie Fresh - all that stuff. That's easier than sampling to me," he says. I most...
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    Advice to artists (the guidelines)

    This is some pretty good game ( from ughh) #1) Authors and Musicians... I have had some people tell me that composing music is easy, and that anyone can do it. Yes, anyone can do it, but few can really do it. Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write...
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    trilogy bass module

    can anyone hook me up with this software? or point me to a site where i can download it?
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    what was ur 1st piece of equipment?

    I got the boss dr202 learned to program drums and bass on that got kinda good at the machine but the sounds were to hissy. I read somewhere in an interview with pete rock where he was asked if u were teaching someone to produce what equipment would u start em out on to learn the ropes? and he...
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    Low end Theory (not the album)

    buttonpusha wrote: Layer your loops/Sounds/drums with the same exact sample but with low end. Listen to your beat and make sure it aint distorting(adjust your velocity accordingly.) The Low end theory makes your beat sound FULL(as opposed to flat/hollow.) Just listen to all your classic hip hop...
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    j-dilla interview

    JAY DEE EXCLUSIVE Wow. After this interview, I’m thinking that all future rap sessions should be held at 3am! Jay Dee-- aka Jay Dilla aka The Past, The Present and The Future-- recently passed through Toronto and didn’t pull any punches during, or after, this interview. Remember Tribe’s...
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    Hiero talking about studio tactics

    By Kylee Swenson Remix, Nov 1, 2003 Print-friendly format E-mail this information Despite how sketchy it feels to be hanging out in San Francisco's Tenderloin district in midday, at times, it's more comical than dangerous. Hyde Street Studios, where the eight-man tribe...
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