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  1. konceptG

    Re how much your beats should cost

    Yup, same for making beats: You had to have a sampler of some sort. Ideally an MPC 60/mkII/3000, SP12/1200, or s950, but if you had SOMETHING and could freak it, then it would work out as well. You had to invest in your craft and take is seriously. Dudes used to get a hold of a piece of...
  2. konceptG

    Re how much your beats should cost

    @Iron Keys @Fade @Memento Beats All of y'all are on point. And as someone that shut down a small graphic design studio for that EXACT reason, I really feel what you said @Iron Keys. Back around 96-97, I had a cat that was trying to manage me as a producer but I didn't have my own equipment at...
  3. konceptG

    Be Bold and Make It Work

    my short attention span needs cliff notes.
  4. konceptG

    Subscriptions... well here we are...

    Yeah this is a new level of corporate fuckery unlocked.
  5. konceptG

    HEY COME AND BE PHILOSOPHICAL N STUFF

    Hell, I remember Talib Kweli getting absolutely eviscerated online because his wedding was sponsored by Hennessy and he gave a shout to them in the middle of the reception.
  6. konceptG

    HEY COME AND BE PHILOSOPHICAL N STUFF

    At the end of one of Lil Jon's songs he actually says "Shout out to Seagram's Gin, 'cause I drink it and they payin' me for it" The 2000's was a boon time for product placement in hip hop. Lotta cats were cashing checks for mentioning stuff in their songs so it's definitely been a thing. Maybe...
  7. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    lol, that's a wheelchair, it's pointed slightly away from where I was sitting when I took that pic. The cats are Maneki Neko aka the "Fortune Cat". Got 'em over in Chinatown not too far from here.
  8. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    Got a couch potato setup with the QY100 and my OG Axiom 25 :LOL: :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
  9. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    My first keyboard controller was a Novation MM10x, copped back in '94 or '95. The unique thing about them for that era was that it had a slot on it so you can sit a QY10 in it. Needed an adapter plate for the QY20 or my MU5 I had back then but those worked as well. I guess you could call it a...
  10. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    This thing is just over half the size of my MPC500. I really don't remember it like this, but then too I could be thinking of the QY70, which is definitely smaller.
  11. konceptG

    What nerdy thing are you doing lately (musically speaking)

    deep diving into my MU50 with my eyeball on the QY100 that arrived today.
  12. konceptG

    Today's generic music

    As much as folks like to hate on "gatekeepers", they're what kept hip hop in check back inna day. Everybody couldn't just get on like they can now so there was more vetting of music happening and as a result, the shit was kept fresh and copycats were at a minimum. Now everybody spits with the...
  13. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    So it came in... This thing is a lot bigger than I remember it. I'mma hafta find some decent Smartmedia cards now.
  14. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    Waiting on a Yamaha QY100 to get here. Saw it in a shop while I was at home in MI last week and meant to go back to get it (shit was only $199). Called 'em up and now it's being shipped out to me.
  15. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    Nah, I take the hardware approach when it comes to VST's: Is the new joint so overwhelmingly better that I really need it, or can I dive deeper into what I currently have and extract more from it?
  16. konceptG

    The 10 drum machines that changed musical history

    I would almost think the Roland R8/R8mkII deserved a mention. Those things were studio workhorses in the 90's and they were touched by Roger Linn himself.
  17. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    I don't really use newer stuff. I have plugins that work for me, some of which date back to the late 90's. I was on that "latest, greatest" wave for years and ended up spending a lot of money on upgrading plugins or buying new plugins that simply weren't useful; they were just new. So, I looked...
  18. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    Windows XP SP3. My DAW isn't attached to my network or the internet, so I don't have viruses and whatnot that to worry about. My DAW of choice is Sonar 8 PE, though I do have FL10 and Cubase SX3 installed. The main reason I use XP is because of my audio interface/control surface: A Tascam...
  19. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    I've been using Linux since the late 90's, professionally since about 01. I've tried all manner of DAW's and whatnot under Linux and I simply don't get the allure of having to fight with config files and shit just to make music. That plus there's the whole issue of native VST support which...
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