what is your normal beat making process?

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Re: what is your normal beat making process?

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sleepy eyes wrote:as of late:
1. coffee or tea (a must)
2. gather items to make drum sounds
3. record a buncha different shit with a field recorder
4. record into sp and layer to make interesting sounds
5. sample into mpc for effects and sequencing
6. make a loop in the mpc with layered sounds
7. record back into sp, now you have a drum loop!
8. hash break
9. start to look for chops with compression on everything (to get the levels right)
10. record a sample and chop that shit
11. ill usually have about 8 chops layed out for me to play
12. record beat using 404 sequencer (no metronome, 99 bars)
13. delete if its wack, try again
14. finish beat in sequencer
15. send sequenced beat to mixer > tascam (faders)
16. record back into sp
17. EQ
18. done! :mrgreen:

edit: not how ive always done it, just lately


sleepy eyes, i listen to dirt everyday.

thanks!
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