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by p o n t u s
Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:24 am
Forum: Production Techniques
Topic: Manual Ducking
Replies: 4
Views: 3039

Manual Ducking

Does any one else try manually ducking out samples? ie without using compression.

Loop up a kick and as then as you play your loop/chops/chords manually duck the sample out with the voice trans vol.


Can take a bit to get the timing right but its nice if you dont want to lose the characteristic ...
by p o n t u s
Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:00 am
Forum: Production Techniques
Topic: share your secret weapons!!!
Replies: 67
Views: 60949

Re: share your secret weapons!!!

i guess i just wanted to post.

that if you ever have a bass note and kick drum that have sub bass that overlaps you can apply MFX14 to take out that sub on either the bass or the kick so that that you dont get a muffled, over powering sub.
by p o n t u s
Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:24 am
Forum: SP-404(SX) Tips 'n Tricks
Topic: Low battery indicator 404sx?
Replies: 1
Views: 3697

Re: Low battery indicator 404sx?

i think the . in the OG display blinks when its lo bat but not sure. but yeah the SX does do that doesnt it.
by p o n t u s
Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: Production Techniques
Topic: Swinging Drums
Replies: 36
Views: 21508

Re: Swinging Drums

the way i always kind of thought of the bounce to it was like instead of playing the kick and snare like...

1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4

its more like 1-and2-and3-and4-and1-and2-and3-and4
by p o n t u s
Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:39 am
Forum: Your Music
Topic: some new stuff - feedback appreciated =D
Replies: 1
Views: 1098

some new stuff - feedback appreciated =D

just 2 new beats that play one after the other. Hope you like. Made the drum beat on the sx going into the og. then added the chops in the og.

http://soundcloud.com/p-o-n-t-u-s/june-def
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by p o n t u s
Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:49 pm
Forum: Your Music
Topic: Anybody have any Boom Bap I could listen to?
Replies: 3
Views: 1728

Re: Anybody have any Boom Bap I could listen to?

A remix i did. Quite boom bappy. With glitches.

http://soundcloud.com/p-o-n-t-u-s/valet ... rmal-pulse
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by p o n t u s
Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:36 am
Forum: Freedom Of Speech
Topic: How popular are "Fake Dilla Beats"? (troll thread inside) =D
Replies: 51
Views: 19580

Re: How popular are "Fake Dilla Beats"? (troll thread inside) =D

i like this dibiase Q&A =D

if i may...

1.Dibiase did adult swim play an important role in blowing up your scene? i.e them playing flylos stuff etc.

2.ive read i think that youve made some dnb/jungle jointz. Was wondering if there available to listen to online, also if youve made any other ...
by p o n t u s
Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:42 am
Forum: Your Music
Topic: digi bat cho MINI BEAT TAPE
Replies: 3
Views: 1540

Re: digi bat cho MINI BEAT TAPE

thanks ella =D
by p o n t u s
Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:39 am
Forum: Freedom Of Speech
Topic: How popular are "Fake Dilla Beats"? (troll thread inside) =D
Replies: 51
Views: 19580

Re: How popular are "Fake Dilla Beats"? (troll thread inside) =D



I would say these techniques have been around but yeah definitely become more commonly utilized. To me just knowledge spreading and people becoming more aware and adding these techniques to their arsenal. beat making game evolving. I say here to stay. I think more people make "regular" hip hop ...
by p o n t u s
Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:47 pm
Forum: Your Music
Topic: digi bat cho MINI BEAT TAPE
Replies: 3
Views: 1540

digi bat cho MINI BEAT TAPE

5 tracks in a small tape. used some deftones chops, some monotron synth, + some color me bad vocal sample =D> hope you guys like.


http://soundcloud.com/p-o-n-t-u-s/digi- ... -beat-tape
by p o n t u s
Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:23 am
Forum: Your Music
Topic: ARLINGTON ROAD DUAL SP404SX/OG
Replies: 3
Views: 1605

Re: ARLINGTON ROAD DUAL SP404SX/OG

=D
by p o n t u s
Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:13 am
Forum: Your Music
Topic: chopping up breakbeats on the SP404
Replies: 1
Views: 1230

chopping up breakbeats on the SP404

made some beats utilizing some classic breaks chopped up on the SP + bunch of other samples.

hope you like =D

http://soundcloud.com/p-o-n-t-u-s/sp-br ... pping-tape
by p o n t u s
Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: Production Techniques
Topic: 404 Drop outs
Replies: 15
Views: 7196

Re: 404 Drop outs

hey i just thought of a better way of doing this.

what sucks about the method used in the video is that after you press MFX to mute the beat and then trigger a one shot, the MFX now applies to the last pad you tapped. so if you try to do it multiple times in a row, its not going to mute the beat ...