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A few more videos that helped me get started today! Enjoy

Grid Edit by www.SoundsForSamplers.com

AKAI MPC2500 Time Compression 1 by www.samplekings.com

AKAI MPC2500 Time Compression 2

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later!~

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Hey all, how are you? I have the Mpc fired up, about to make a beat for a new artist that I will feature here very soon. Hopefully he’ll record at my studio so I can capture the footage.

I’ve had my Mpc for about 2 yrs now. I must confess I don’t use it often enough. First it was the learning curve. Once I learned how to use it, I still thought I could use software more efficiently.

I sat down last week and made a beat on the Mpc2500 really quick. So I guess the final ice has been broken.

It is time for me to learn this piece of equipment like I know software. I am starting by changing the time signatures. I imagine this will help me get precise chops when recording in real time. Today I am fiddling around with an 8/4 time signature building the beat in 4 bar measures.

Q.First of all, what are time signatures? A.Time signatures are the amount of beats in a measure. Quite simple right? I know not so easy at first for me either lol…Well here is a video that explains time signatures clearly…

Before I begin my beat making, I need to know how to change the time signature. I couldn’t find many videos on this for the Mpc2500. I did find one for the 4000.
Expert Village:How to Use the Akai MPC 4000 : Time Signature on the Akai MPC 4000

This is explained on the 4000, but I am pretty sure all mpcs have the same function.
“On the Mpc2500 scroll to the “Tsig 4/4″ , highlight the “4/4″ part and select Window to open the editing screen…”

I’ll let you know the how the 8/4 turns out. Mpc users what time signatures do you use? and what time signature settings do you think work best for hiphop? Hit me up with some comments below, I’d really like to get some feedback..

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later!~

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Good morning all! Ready to roll …Hope all has been well with you and the beats are flowing.

Mixing is one of the most important parts of music production. You could have the hottest beat on the planet, if the mix is not great, then the beat will sound crappy.

So many questions come to mind about mixing. Where do you start, how do you know what effects to add etc. There are no set rules to mixing, but there are tips that will help you tremendously through out the process.

I was one who always allowed the engineer to mix. A professional engineer who has studied the area of sound frequencies and mixing, has a trained ear. He or she may notice things in music that the producer or beat maker may not.

A professional engineer will know the frequency range of a kick drum, snare, instruments, and vocals. I’m learning that this is essential to achieve a great mix.

This also reminds me that EQ may be one of the most important plugins to learn. Now that I have advanced into engineering..yaay! I am doing a lot of study on eq and various plugins. We will eventually cover my favorites, but I think this is the best place to start when beginning to mix.

Today I’ll post few videos I found that cover frequency and Eq..

I did a post all about sound frequency here A Look At Sound Frequency. I suggest taking a quick look for review, then watch the videos. Repetition is a great way to commit music techniques to memory.

..now on to the vids…

Home Recording – EQ Tips – HypnoticAudioSecrets by khaliqovision

I love this one! Really explains parametric eq..
EQ – EQ’ing Tutorial byPrimeLoops

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..this is funny..

Well first I wanna net wave to all my loyal readers and new comers..
*Wave*
… O.k ‘back to whats funny’…

….so I know I haven’t posted in a lil minute .. and I’m sitting here thinking how to get back into the groove of things…

I’ve been busy with beats ..and you all know I really feel deeply about things. That’s why my blog is titled ..”A Blog About Music Production, HipHop, And >>>LIFE” ..
Well “Life” sort of came in over the last few weeks;sadly, music and hiphop had to slow down a bit..

The funny thing is I was thinking ..”how am I gonna tell you all?”..well I suddenly remembered that it’s MY BLOG..lol just tell them the way I normally do

With that said..again I miss you when I can’t post…and let’s get back to work, ..the way WE (you and I ) work next week…

I’ve answered most comments..and I will get to more on Monday..stay tuned..much love!

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later…

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This is a post I never thought I’d be writing….By now I am sure most of you know the whole Michael Jackson story. The media is in a frenzy, and many fans morn.
I would like to share some of my early memories. Did I know him personally? No… but he is the reason I got into music as a child…

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Hey all! I will be back to posting either this evening or early tomorrow. There will be a tribute to MJ.. I had no idea how I’d be affected by his untimely passing. Between sessions and CNN just wasn’t able to post.. I hope you all are doing well… thanks for reading much love all!

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Good Morning All! I always miss you all when I am unable to post. As usual if I am not here, I am busy with sessions and music business. This week and last have been very full which is a good thing.

photo of basic midi connection by Canmore Media

Today all the hardware is on. Honestly I am still trying to get my hardware midi situation to run properly. Right now there are a few delay issues when recording midi using the Mpc.

I figured I’d try a different approach and record midi data into Reaper using the Mpc as the controller.

I know how to use vst instruments which is pretty easy to do in Reaper. Now I need to get my hardware synths to do the same.
I’ll watch this video in a few minutes, on my quest to quickly get the hardware midi going smoothly! Enjoy…

Getting Started With Midi and Reaper

I also found a cool link with pictures for those who need to set up hardware midi connections:
musikality.net

We will get back to regular post starting Wednesday of next week. I’ll stop in periodically to answer comments and post more music finds..

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later!~

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