TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I mean you can check out these albums. They all are mostly drums and are recent. Lulu. Tana Talk 4. Price of Tea in China.
There’s only like 4-5 beats on all 3 of those projects combined without drums on them.
Alchemist in the studio - “finding the right sample and producing a great song”
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There’s only like 4-5 beats on all 3 of those projects combined without drums on them.
I feel the same way. I've enjoyed the back story and all that, but I really wanted more technical stuff. I really enjoyed the song reviews though, especially the one on the MPC. Have you checked any of the other Aulart masterclasses? I'm undecided if I want to go ahead and check another one
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I like the bouncy hi hat joints too. Slow Roll. Baby shyt. First 48. Hot Water Tank. Bernadines. Willie Lloyd. 5 to 50. Thowy’s Revenge.
All some of my favorite recent joints of his.
ShaDynasty
Chaos - The Album
Found this the other day. Love this shyt, has that 90s vibe like hes imitating Premo.
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Alc made a great point about starting off with the sample vs. starting off with the drums. I typically start with the sample but probably my best received beat I did the drums first and then chopped the sample around it lol
I’m trying to make this a habit
spliz
SplizThaDon
I mean one of the most popular songs of the year is Johnny P’s Caddy
Roc Marci
Love seeing stuff like this there's not enough of it. I guess producers don't want to be giving up all their secrets but I could watch guys like ALC and Premo make beats for 12 hours straight on a live stream I wish more producers did that.
u mad son?
All Star
the way he mixes in so many different sounds and clips into his beats and make it sound like they belong is what makes the beats enter that next level.
like I bet there's beatmakers everywhere who think they can make the same beats AL does ... and they probably could, they're not super complex. But its when he adds all that extra shyt in afterwards, not everyone can do that.
like I bet there's beatmakers everywhere who think they can make the same beats AL does ... and they probably could, they're not super complex. But its when he adds all that extra shyt in afterwards, not everyone can do that.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Yep. There's tons of little ear candy sprinkled throughout. I agree that's what makes a lot of these recent projects so fire to me. Even if it's kind of a simp,e loop and drum pattern, there's always little sounds, effects, added samples, and little synth sounds all sprinkled throughout.
Zig Zag Zig is a simple beat, but there's vocal samples, electric guitars, piano keys, and even horns. It's simple and allows the artist to be the star of the show, but there's still a lot happening in the beat. Super Plug's a great example too. It's basically a 1 bar loop, but there's so many little extra sounds and shyt thrown in that it stays dynamic.
choc_cardigan
Squad
I think this is one of his greatest beats. Because it's really random sounds. Somehow he made them flow. And then they rapped on it.
i've been trying to find the right sample for two days smh
Atsym Sknyfs
Superstar
i start with the sample. the drums come out after based on what the melody makes me feel .. I dont do drums first because i dont want to do the same drum patterns over and over (thats what i think will happen)
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Yup, I'm the same way...the sample helps me come upon drums I ordinarily wouldn't think of. Left to my own devices I think I'd just do the same ol' Tribe and Mobb Deep type drums
I can't do that....I have to find the sample first and then chop
matter fact the only time i really do that if I have a drum loop.....i would lay the drum loop first and then chop on top of the drum loop
nowadays i don't chop much now tho
I'm looking for damn samples now
