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I call it "Kanye's Leftovers"... I made this beat out of Kanye's "unused" portions of "Thru the Fire" by Chaka Khan.... I know the samples aren't trimmed exactly correct, I just wanna know what you think as far as the arrangements... I'm not entirely finished with it... I wanna add some strings...

I don't know if any of you have ever watched VH1's I love new york 2.... But if you have-- Doesn't Man Man look like Just Blaze?

Let me start by saying that I've just got started tracking out beats for my customers... I'm using Pro Tools LE and the Roland Juno G- I usually record 16 bars (the beat would start on 1/01/000 and end at 17/01/000- in the bars:beats display), and then copy and paste to extend the beat, but I...

is it just me, or is the recording quality of rap music getting worse? I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but I'm just giving my thoughts... I was just listening to Hurricane Chris' "Ay bay bay" (for the 6 millionth time, that's all i hear on the radio besides "crank dat"... and...

is it just me, or is the recording quality of rap music getting worse? I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but I'm just giving my thoughts... I was just listening to Hurricane Chris' "Ay bay bay" (for the 6 millionth time, that's all i hear on the radio besides "crank dat"... and...

Is there a particular technique that the artist must use when recording rap vocals? I've noticed when the artist that I record raps softly, he sounds more clear and it is easier to mix.... But when he gets loud, his vocals start to sound a bit "honky" and have a telephone like quality to...

Has anybody checked out the Focusrite Trackmaster Pro? I'm looking for a good preamp under $400... And from the looks of things, this might be it... It has EQ and Compression, so that's a major plus... I realize that it is a Solid-State Channel Strip, but would a Tube Preamp be better? Your...

Does anybody know where to find some 80's and early 90's drum samples... like somethin you'd hear in an 80's action movie? And what about some of those loud-as-hell snare drums with way too much reverb and a super long decay? I'm tryin to do somethin a little different but I don't have the...

How do you mix a bass line so that it has a deep bottom end but doesn't muddy up the track or take over the track? I noticed that most commercial rap beats have a bass line that can make speakers rattle, yet when played in a standard CD player it mixes perfectly.... My problem is that a mix...

Check out my beats www.myspace.com/jmarboys ... I'm more into southern hip hop, but I also do R&B and even a bit o' pop... please critique them if you can, I haven't been doing this for long so your advice would be kindly appreciated I used the Roland Juno-G and the Triton le to make my music

I have a question... I record rap and hip-hop music. About a year ago my recordings were clear, the vocals sounded professional and very natural. I was using the Shure KSM32 which is a great mic. All I had to do was roll-off the bass and boost the vocal track at about 6 khz, and I had lush...