Hip Hop Beats

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Basick Musick said:
Ya know, after posting it, I thought "Aw man, I probably came off as really worked up" lol,
I was just stating that I guess I thought they fit really well.

I'm just curious as to how you would have had the drumming arrangement is all.
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That's cool. It's early in the morning here. I shouldn't post until I've had at least 2 more coffees.

It's all good, man. That's what this forum is all about. People post their tunes and others give their opinions and suggestions.

I did notice that the drums are a lot better on the second version, as I stated. They may even be quantized now...but they still stumble or limp a bit, and I can't put my finger on why. It could be because there is no "riding" instrument, like a hi-hat or ride cymbal, which would glue it all together. I'm not saying one should be added. But that might be the reason the rythm seems to lack solidness to me.
 
RAMI said:
. It could be because there is no "riding" instrument, like a hi-hat or ride cymbal, which would glue it all together. I'm not saying one should be added. But that might be the reason the rythm seems to lack solidness to me.
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That ^^^
That's probably exactly why.

To the OP,
Maybe add one and see how it sounds?

That might be exactly what it needs.
 
very nice atmospheric tune...good performance and the drums are off imo too..

I think the kick is coming in a beat after it should...or at least it seems to be following rather than leading the tune..a high hat or ride through it may bring it together..Im not sure but it is off for sure

Im doing a song with a jazz beat at the moment and when I took the ride away at a certian part it really started to make the beat fall apart....Rami and Heats drum parts are normally spot on...Grag L may be able to tell you whats wrong with this beat as we seem to be struggling to articulate it..maybe drop him a PM if he doesnt wander into this thread??

good job otherwise
 
Second version has cleared things up a bit, but that swish sound or shaker or whatever it is doesn't really add much to it. Still a little drawl in there but its a far cry better then the first time around. Good job.

And agian. you need some beefier kick sound. think of like swollen members style back beats.. Thats what i would like to hear. But thats me. I like big huge back beats.

You got an awesome\ foundation to a great instro... they just arent complementing each other to acheive the end result. BIG back beat bro.

Go big.
 
this would be driving me crazy...the kick beats are too close together..the first one's right then the next ones just out...or is it my imagination???


sorry kuwi...wish I was better at this...it just seems so close
 
Kuwi said:
How's this one?
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None of the drum beats you've tried from the beginning are BAD. (Actually, this last one sounds really weird with the gate or whatever it is, on the snare)They can all be good grooves. The problem isn't that. It's the fact that it's not played on time, so it sounds jumpy. And since you looped a pattern, it's jumpy all through the song. It doesn't flow.

For this kind of tune, I would quantize the drums so that every hit is right on the money, the same way a drum machine would be.

Also, while you're trying different drum patterns and sounds, why don't you try adding that hi-hat that seems to be missing.
 
getting better. getting better.

snare sounds like a blip of white noise now.

i hear a hi hat but it sounds more like crickets out in the distance... may wanna fix that.

I got a question. How is this all being recorded? these drums, i know the yare being played on keyboard, but is the kick and the snare going ot the same track? Just curious..?
 
Atom Bomb said:
getting better. getting better.

snare sounds like a blip of white noise now.

i hear a hi hat but it sounds more like crickets out in the distance... may wanna fix that.

I got a question. How is this all being recorded? these drums, i know the yare being played on keyboard, but is the kick and the snare going ot the same track? Just curious..?
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Yeah the kick and the snare are on the same track.
 
listening to the latest mix, kind of eerie...

not really diggin the drum samples, and the timing is weird. I'm not saying it's off, it just doesn't slow, almost like it's fighting the rest of the song. something not quite right about the whole thing. also, that shaker sample thing going on off to the right is distracting.

the string samples sound good. pianos sound good. the timing just sounds off, can't put my finger on it.
 
Still out a little. Make sure its all perfect, put a click on at whatever your tempo is and make sure it all matches up. The piano also, as that might be whats subtly making the kicks sound out. It all has to be identical each time it runs through, if a note is a millisecond off, the kick with it is off & it wont sound right.
 
Kuwi said:
New mix.
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Still out of the "pocket" a little. You might have to redo the whole song to fix it.
Are you using a click? It does sounds better with the hi-hat in the mix.
 
here's what you're going to do.

1. write down the tempo of the song.

2. get yourself a DAW with a piano roll or sequencer. (FL Studio, Logic or iDrum, which are the ones that i use)

3. make a new project on it and set it to the tempo of the song.

3. compose the drum part on it and make the kick, snare, hi hat and cymbals match with the cell lines.

it seems you played the drum pattern manually. this is honestly a mess. you have a great foundation like atom said, everything else is really good. the drums however ruin the instrumental. now it sounds like the pattern only lasts for a while, then noticeable stops and starts again. not to mention the pattern is off tempo. come on man, it's not that hard.

ago on youtube and find tutorials. youtube is a great resource for you to do as you see.
 
xxl said:
here's what you're going to do.

1. write down the tempo of the song.

2. get yourself a DAW with a piano roll or sequencer. (FL Studio, Logic or iDrum, which are the ones that i use)

3. make a new project on it and set it to the tempo of the song.

3. compose the drum part on it and make the kick, snare, hi hat and cymbals match with the cell lines.

it seems you played the drum pattern manually. this is honestly a mess. you have a great foundation like atom said, everything else is really good. the drums however ruin the instrumental. now it sounds like the pattern only lasts for a while, then noticeable stops and starts again. not to mention the pattern is off tempo. come on man, it's not that hard.

ago on youtube and find tutorials. youtube is a great resource for you to do as you see.
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I have Fruity Loops and Ableton Live.
 
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