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  1. Dusty B

    Beat This! Competition - October 4-5, 2023

    Congrats to everyone! Really cool beats. @SwayeeBoogie I voted for yours, congrats on bringing home the gold! This was a tough one for me as I rarely sample jazz, but I think it's the first time I've ever had a trombone in a beat. It was fun listening to some jazz classics and I even found a...
  2. Dusty B

    Who the fuck is Dusty B?

    I browse Reddit often. Recently created a specific profile for music: prod_dustyb I'll have to start posting there too. Any pages you recommend?
  3. Dusty B

    Who the fuck is Dusty B?

    Can you believe it's still around? I Googl'ed after posting this: https://www.magix.com/us/music-editing/acid/acid-pro/
  4. Dusty B

    Who the fuck is Dusty B?

    What's up, folks. I've been on the forums for a few months now and realized I never did an intro. Here's a bit about my music backstory: ~2001 (12-13 yo): Came across some software on my uncle's computer called ACID. Started arranging songs using their out of the box loops and uploading to...
  5. Dusty B

    Beat This! Competition - October 4-5, 2023

    That's how we learn, right? Last week I decided to make a Halloween-inspired trap beat CD to learn trap. This week I relistened, and it sounds like shit.
  6. Dusty B

    Representing ILL worldwide

    Enjoy!
  7. Dusty B

    Beat This! Competition - October 4-5, 2023

    Oh wow. Flashback.
  8. Dusty B

    Pitch tuning of Kick,snare,hh,crash...

    You don't need to tune drums/percussion, I'd say it's more personal preference. I like pitching down snares/hats sometimes, but I've always been a fan of downtempo and chopped/screwed.
  9. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    I really like your flip, man. My only thought is that it's a little repetitive at certain points, but it could just be my personal preference. Any secrets on how you're able to push the volume so much? I've been trying to gain stage and follow other tips but I still feel I'm losing big time in...
  10. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    Nice, I took that piece of sample too "lord knows" for one of my flips. You turned yours into much more of a classic boom bap style, I like it. Were those other vocals part of the sample (what you have panned to the left and the "ohh baby" run) or was that a separate sample? Flutes were a nice...
  11. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    Digging the vibe of this, I'll have to try this style. I like it. Agree with what others have said, i.e. cleanliness of the chops/arrangement. But with some clean up I think it's solid.
  12. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    Super jazzy. Love the effects you have on the guitar and vocal. Cool how you chopped this, and as usual super clean. It might just be my headphones (Sennheiser HD400) but it sounds a little muddy (like the background brass has too much reverb/delay). But really like the vibe.
  13. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    Flip #2:
  14. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    Flip 1 of (2?). I'm aiming to flip another part of this sample since I liked it so much.
  15. Dusty B

    Barbara Jean English - "You're Gonna Need Somebody to Love You"

    And great drums! This one sounds familiar. I may have flipped it back in the day. Looking forward to working with this. p.s. I think this is my favorite part of Ill, guess I'm still old school and get a lot of joy in flipping samples and seeing how others do it.
  16. Dusty B

    Stop using reverb on your snare.

    @K-waz what's your preferred/fav reverb plugin? I've been FL's Reverb 2 and sometimes TAL Reverb 4, but curious what others are using!
  17. Dusty B

    Stop using reverb on your snare.

    (y)
  18. Dusty B

    The Making of "Armani's Chicken Dance" (Sampling 101 & Creative Constraints)

    Thanks for listening, man. Throw a verse on it ;)
  19. Dusty B

    First Trap Beat

    Thanks for the specifics on this, was looking forward to getting your mixing expertise because I had a real hard time mixing the low end on this one. I've never worked with such heavy 808s before. There's a distorted kick over an 808 over certain parts. I was looking for a distorted sound, but...
  20. Dusty B

    First Trap Beat

    Thanks for listening! Ha, I hear you. At least I'm applying some concepts of hip-hop (sampling) to trap instead of a basic chord progression looped alongside a blown 808. Trying to bring my own element into what's trending haha. Thanks for the feedback on the sample chops/progression. I had...
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