how much is too much?

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:15 pm

i have about seventy tracks lol...i was gonan put em all into one long track that fades into each sound about an hour...and upload it....too much? or what should i do? i mean i put alot of effort into this project and these were the beats i kept i didnt use about thirty...should i use the process of elimination again?

drewzle · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:30 pm

how long is each beat?

the beats with intro, verse, chorus, bridge elements should form an EP or LP

but with the looser, unformed beats you should def make a mix, match them by tempo and pitch and create an ill head-noding tape mix

for inspiration, refer to IIIII's owl worship joint...those beats match lovely

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:43 pm

lol where you think i got the inspiration

haha naa that tape is dope. alright man each beat is about a minute 40...

Teewok · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:11 am

I wouldn't do it as one file.. That would be a mistake... Maybe you could clump some things together... but I don't see why anyone would complain about 70 different beats... CD format is dead...if u got 70...i say post 70

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:24 am

word word. thanks man i am just working on some interlues and shit. so it might be a hundred...lol :/

V-F! · **Joined:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:37 am **Posts:** 1109

I would say pick the best 10 and make an EP. Or several EP's. Like if you have 10 tracks that are laid back...thats an EP.......10 old school bangers...thats an EP. The paradox of choice is too much, 70 is overwhelming, small doses and they will get noticed.

dman5000 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:09 pm

Bridge wrote:

I would say pick the best 10 and make an EP. Or several EP's. Like if you have 10 tracks that are laid back...thats an EP.......10 old school bangers...thats an EP. The paradox of choice is too much, 70 is overwhelming, small doses and they will get noticed.

cosign. personally i was thinking of releasing my tracks in groupings of 3-5. one thing to think about is the overall length especially if its a one track mix, (you can always do a seemless blending thats split into tracks), your beats are dope but i dont know that im listening to an entire hour of anyones music, even my favorite artists :lol:

just my 2 cents

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:24 am

dman5000 wrote:

Bridge wrote:

I would say pick the best 10 and make an EP. Or several EP's. Like if you have 10 tracks that are laid back...thats an EP.......10 old school bangers...thats an EP. The paradox of choice is too much, 70 is overwhelming, small doses and they will get noticed.

cosign. personally i was thinking of releasing my tracks in groupings of 3-5. one thing to think about is the overall length especially if its a one track mix, (you can always do a seemless blending thats split into tracks), your beats are dope but i dont know that im listening to an entire hour of anyones music, even my favorite artists :lol:

just my 2 cents

word sir. i gotcha

hurlingdervish · **Joined:** Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:54 pm **Posts:** 1676

have your best friend sift through them and pick the winners/losers

theres got to be some that are better than others, pick those

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:40 pm

word. lemme go find someone to befriend first.

Les Braun · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:56 pm

Hey, Sarge
Don't go off making dozens of beats at once.
One word of advice...dReally put time into each beat. I'm serious, you run out of samples quick that way, and you don't want to go remaking beats...
Just a word of advice, man

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:22 pm

yeah i know but the thing is. like nothing else to do. thats why i been making reprise beats. like two cuts from the same album...lol save em. im going back to cali on christmas and thats where i got my 8,000 records...so im waiting for that

butt thanks man. ill slow down lol...im like a kid haha or a whore i just want it faster ha

dman5000 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:05 pm

dont slow down!!!!

just pace and 'market' the releases! like bridge was saying finding themes of 10 or so tracks is probably a good starting point

PHeMoX · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:45 pm

I would compile it into beat compilations of at least 3 minutes per track and then make a couple of tracks. That means not repeating the same beats, but just something as a showcase.

I don't think anyone should expect people to listen to ALL their beats. One beat they're not feeling will stop them listening, but it's actually a clever way of getting people to listen to more of your music when each song has different flavors in it.

Just be sure to give it a proper name (and uhm marketing so to speak) so people will know what to expect.

70 beats right, heck some artist might listen and steal one for their AAA song they'll put out next year.

Good luck man, either way it's your choice.

DREWDANK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:57 pm

lol thanks man. will do

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