Special Challenge - NO Quantize - STARTED!

[PHeMoX]

Basically just another open challenge idea, but I want to find out if people dig the idea enough.

The only rule is that people do not use Quantize. The idea is beats will be entirely au natural. I've got no problems with echoes or bpm synched FX, but don't use it as a work-around for quantization.

Before this special battle can kick off though, we need someone to come up with a dope sample or perhaps a theme.

But basically people are free to use external samples, so it's quite a secondary thing.

Anyways, let me know what ya'll think of this!

Peace

[LoneStar]

Interesting idea.
I always wanted to practice and get better at actually playing stuff rather than sequencing
I'm down with it.

[PHeMoX]

Cool, yeah I think it will be a good way of improving overall timing. It doesn't have to be a micro-wave beat (making a beat using 'resample' only), but I think the results will be interesting.

Perhaps you've got a theme suggestion? Or a sample?

[j.griz]

i am down for this. rarely do i quantize as is. if you need some samples let me know and I can find something interesting.

[E.Simon]

Yeah great PHeMoX.
I can use some practice!

[PHeMoX]

Alright J.Griz, I'd def appreciate it if you can provide some samples man.

Seems enough people are down for this.

[elhuana]

im down as soon as im finished with the regular battle beat

[PHeMoX]

im down as soon as im finished with the regular battle beat

Yeah, that's fine. But don't worry this one won't start before at least the SP battle has ended.

[j.griz]

hello peeps.

PHeMoX here are some links to potential samples to use for this. These come from an African Musical Instruments album:



Here are a few of the tracks I chose:

http://www.box.net/shared/xh7zc9ehz3

http://www.box.net/shared/7vfce78i0i

http://www.box.net/shared/65ycxrzeje

I typically like to sample sounds foreign to me. Let me know if everyone is down for this, if not, I can keep searching. This is my work computer and my boss, a 76 year old fuck face, doesn't want us to decrease productivity using headphones anymore. So it's real f'n hard to hear on these little speakers and not get caught. Anyway, hope your down. Let me know.

[wax inspektor]

yo ima jump on oc8 first and then there is the video game tape... how long is this open?

[lodger]

is resampling to cassette fair game for this one? cassette multitracking, etc>

[PHeMoX]

yo ima jump on oc8 first and then there is the video game tape... how long is this open?

Well, there's no point in closing it if only a few people are joining in, so I think this will be open for a while!

Just make sure to keep an eye on this thread, but it won't close within at least two weeks.

[Unfolding]

PHeMoX here are some links to potential samples to use for this... These come from an African Musical Instruments album.

Sick idea dude, do like this one. Should be way easier to do something gnarly with these compared to the last open & last SP challenge (they were hard or I was lazy, either way)... Got a few ideas now. Thanks!

Too bad your boss is a douche though. Bet he's one of those types that inflicts the worst radio imaginable too. Had one like that before, heh. Long live past tense.

[PHeMoX]

is resampling to cassette fair game for this one? cassette multitracking, etc>

Yeah, it's a free-form challenge so to speak, where really the only rule will be not to use any Quantize. Consider everything else allowed, from adding vocals to doing crazy multi-gear productions or tracking out to cassette for extra grime. People could even make a video cut beat or add scratching if they'd like to.

I don't mind if people use software either, just as long as (at least to some extent) it will be clear that it was made without any quantize. The idea is to make an as natural sounding beat as possible. Music with a honest swing and all that, you know!

Peace.

[hurlingdervish]

how about tape echo only since any time you use the regular delay its quantizing?