The IC Beatmaking/Producing Thread

[konceptjones]

synthmaker sounds 8 bit

only if you don't understand the inner workings of a synth.

 

[Brian B.]

What's everybody technique & steps when making a beat?

Well, 1st I put 1 in the air then go thru some records, find a break & cut it

add drums, snares, claps, hi-hats, cymbals, synths, ect.

 

[poindexter2]

So IC producers, what shit y'all using? I'm tryna get ahold of a maschine before I head to college in the fall

Maschine & komplete 9 ultimate

 

[poindexter2]

Omnisphere>>>>>>

 

[poindexter2]

how exactly would u go about negotiating the contract with the rapper/label, and back end points and things like that

A split sheet and a publishing company set up with ascap, bmi, sesac etc.

 

[LUClEN]

Omnisphere>>>>>>

a rich guy eh

 

[BarryHalls]

So IC producers, what shit y'all using? I'm tryna get ahold of a maschine before I head to college in the fall

Maschine & komplete 9 ultimate

Cant go wrong with any DAW combined with Komplete 9 Ultimate.

 

[poindexter2]

Omnisphere>>>>>>

a rich guy eh

nah just a guy who sacrificed a lot to buy all my shit lol

 

[StillFaggyAF]

What are some good monitors/speakers, looking to step my beats up

 

[BarryHalls]

I just whipped up this Dr. Dre style beat. Peep game
https://soundcloud.com/rayswift/dr-dre-style-beat-the-detox

 

[BarryHalls]

What are some good monitors/speakers, looking to step my beats up

I dont know your price range but if you want something excellent for under $400 each, check out the Yamaha HS80M

 

[StillFaggyAF]

What are some good monitors/speakers, looking to step my beats up

I dont know your price range but if you want something excellent for under $400 each, check out the Yamaha HS80M

ill look into that

 

[konceptjones]

Right now, I have M-Audio Studiophile SP-5B's for monitors. I've had 'em since 2002. I'd look at M-Audio BX5's, Alesis Monitor One's, or Tannoy Reveal's.

When you go to audition monitors, take a CD of your own material to the shop with you and use it as a reference.

 

[bkkbully]

Right now, I have M-Audio Studiophile SP-5B's for monitors. I've had 'em since 2002. I'd look at M-Audio BX5's, Alesis Monitor One's, or Tannoy Reveal's.

When you go to audition monitors, take a CD of your own material to the shop with you and use it as a reference.

I agree with auditioning them, but you shouldn't take your own material as a reference. You should take a professionals mixed & mastered record that you know like the back of your hand (I use Dre's 2001 as a reference when I audition monitors). You should be aiming to have tracks that sound as polished and defined as the reference. Unless your an A class mixing engineer, I'd say don't use your own.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Right now, I have M-Audio Studiophile SP-5B's for monitors. I've had 'em since 2002. I'd look at M-Audio BX5's, Alesis Monitor One's, or Tannoy Reveal's.

When you go to audition monitors, take a CD of your own material to the shop with you and use it as a reference.

I agree with auditioning them, but you shouldn't take your own material as a reference. You should take a professionals mixed & mastered record that you know like the back of your hand (I use Dre's 2001 as a reference when I audition monitors). You should be aiming to have tracks that sound as polished and defined as the reference. Unless your an A class mixing engineer, I'd say don't use your own.

that shit clean nuh

 

[StillFaggyAF]

thinking of buyin a MPD26

 

[BenjaminE]

Haven't posted here in a minute but shout out to T/S for this thread. I've used Cakewalk, Logic and Audacity in the past, but I've been fuckin with plain ol' Garageband a lot lately...


I chopped up this video for this track I produced for my mixtape I'm trying to finish by the end of the year... Holla at me if you need some video editing done... The audio is only coming out of one channel, but that was because of a glitch the video software and not the track... also....

@therecanonlybeone

@Batman.

 

[G.Avant]

bump

 

[c.h.i.p.]

nm

 

[StillFaggyAF]

We all know the IC Talent subforums are dead so I felt it would be a good idea to have a thread on producing in the Reason. I know there's a few out there that produce or rappers looking for production so in this thread we can network, discuss, share tips etc.

Here's a good facebook group for finding samples:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vinyldom/

anyone can join it^

And to kick things off, what are your top 10 producers and why?

1 )Kanye West (sampling, innovation)

2) The Neptunes (musicality, minimalism, composition, songwriting, use of hardware)

3) No ID (sampling, versatility, digging)

4) Just Blaze (sampling, drums)

5) Organized Noize/Earthtone III (versatility, musicality, songwriting, creativity, live instrumentation etc)

6) RZA (sampling, innovation)

7) DJ Premier (drums, encyclopedic vocal samples, digging)

8) Timbaland (drums, creativity, composition, vocal recording, versatility)

9) Ski Beatz (jazzy sampling and live instrumentation composition)

10) Rashad Thomas (composition, songwriting, J Dilla-esque samples, versatility, use of hardware, live instrumentation)