WELLHIYALL. Getting a 404 relatively soon and I was curious as to what makes a microwave beat, and how I go about making one.

A microwave beat is just a beat that doesn't take long to make.

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Pretty much what lazer bear said.

IMO its also a kind of exercise in beat making. like try to come up with the formula that makes the fastest beat and start cranking them out.
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SP-Forums may not be the best place to go searching for microwaves; we deal mostly with high-end kitchen equipment...

Yeah, microwaving beats is pretty much sit down, pump out a little jam in about 30mins to 2hours. Don't spend much time making decisions or intricate things in it. Just go with the flow, and call it done.

oh ok :v.

Forgive me, for I have for the longest time thought that microwaves were beats like aaronmaxwell, senseihimself, jamesmatthew, lan odyssey, etc. Songs that were all warped and shit, and had that crispy analog sound, like you were cooking the shit in a microwave. lol. I was more curious as to how I make beats like that, as I have just acquired my 404 and this shit is way more complicated than a 202, haha.

Compress everything. Push the lofi button. Bounce to tape.

press the popcorn button

Microwave

I;m with Kar,l baking is really where it's at. put your beats in the oven, haven't you all heard of Beeth Oven it always worked for him.

I usually use my microwave beats as interludes or alternative patterns.