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    Sample Clearance

    Let's say you do it ahead of time.. what's the range of pricing for sample clearance? I'm aware it can go up to 100% plus a huge advance, but like what would be a more normal amount to pay for an indie label to clear a slightly obscure sample? Would you have the artist take care of the fee? i.e...
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    Sample Clearance

    What I'm getting from the replies in this thread is just because you wait until later to clear a sample does not mean you're getting sued for millions; it could mean your artist gets signed to a big label who clears your sample and you're fine.
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    *** Beat This! January 8, 2012 Voting ***

    Yeah I'm glad you mentioned the replaying elements because I was very close to doing that with the beat I submitted, but just figured it was more standard to keep the sample in there. I'm probably going to do that a lot more in the future.
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    *** Beat This! January 8, 2012 Voting ***

    Lol I'm all for sampling, I was referencing a back-and-forth in the competition discussion thread where I said I was going to try to sample more and Dacal said he was going to sample less (going back, it was omitting vocal samples). :P
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    *** Beat This! January 8, 2012 Voting ***

    Haha Dacalion's is so clever though. It's getting my vote because I find it novel and the punny title made me laugh... What's that about sampling less?
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    Showcase - January 7-9, 2012

    2G - "Smoking Kills": I like this beat.. you did something with the snare, I feel like there's not enough hi-end on it. This beat has such a cool noir feel to it though. dreampolice - "A Hero Must Endure": Good and I would only echo 2G's comments about volumes. RC - "The burglar": Hey man...
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    January 7-8, 2012 - Comments & Questions

    So it's going to be a bunch of quotes and a title. Now I want to put the title there too, because you clearly know what you're doing.
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    January 7-8, 2012 - Comments & Questions

    Like what is yours going to be? What is example of one people have used in the past? I was thinking of going with "Bitches ain't shit."
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    January 7-8, 2012 - Comments & Questions

    What's this about a quote to go with it
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    Selling Beats...

    Yeah, I read this article and while I think it's a good cautionary tale, I don't think it should really affect most of the people on this forum who are passionate about hip-hop. Assuming I didn't love the music, I'd still give it my all because of a sense of pride. Like I wouldn't feel right...
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    The Industry DVD

    Okay just finished.. that movie was fine. I'm surprised to see a film so focused on the management side of things, which was good, but I felt there was a lot of one side of a phone call.
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    The Industry DVD

    Roommate just PMed me from work. He won't be home tonight (I assume sleeping over at a girlfriend's), so I won't get the chance to threaten his life. I don't think I'm going to be able to wait until tomorrow, this film looks incredible. I couldn't have picked a better 3 albums to do a "making...
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    The Industry DVD

    nooo!!! edit: will update thread with screwdriver results
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    The Industry DVD

    What should I tell my roommate, who's not huge into hip-hop, to convince him to watch it with me?
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    January 7-8, 2012 - Comments & Questions

    Alright, thanks. I'm actually trying to go the opposite direction, Dacalion. I feel self-conscious about using huge portions of sampled material because I feel like I'm not being creative enough, but I need to let go of that and do whatever creates a good track.
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    January 7-8, 2012 - Comments & Questions

    Is it used as mark against you or looked down upon if you sample really heavily in these competitions or is it only about whether the beat is solid?
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    Japanese records

    Hey, anyone make a beat of from it yet? That link posted has a lot of dissonance.
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    Showcase - January 2-4, 2012

    2G - "Delores" - This made me want to reply to the thread, it caused a strong reaction in me. This should be in a how-to on how to use the sub-bass well without overdoing it. The drums are awesome, how much swing is that? I also like the intro ... kick, snare, then sub. While those are great, I...
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    Dec 7th - Dec 14th

    What happened? I was looking forward to this

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