dnkygirl said:
Yeah... i'm still working out all the dynamics of beat making... it's the only thing that makes it sound like r&b. Everything else is... what it is... I can convert these to wav files.. then email them to you when i get home. You should be able to drop them into FF that way. No? Let me know... you should then be able to sync up and add your stuff that way.
Demi
Yea, definitely. I could hook you up for sure, do you work with FL at all?
I could easily throw down a basic Hip Hop track for you to feel off of, and work from it, and add your style to it. Sort of like what you did to my previous track that you R'n'B'd up, was tight for sure. But, if I get you a head start on the Hip Hop / Rap track, then maybe you'll get a better feel for it and start using your ears more, for things that sound more hip hop.
What tempo are you using for your tracks, because of course it's going to differ from R'n'B a lot, in most cases anyway. I recommend a 110-115BPM Tempo, and work it off from there.
But like I said, if you work in FL, I can get you a basic track, and send you the zipped up file, and you can work wit it and see what you can do. Otherwise, I don't know enough about Reason, to get you a bangin track goin'. I'm all FL, Simplicity for me.
Otherwise, you're getting the hang of beat production over-all, you just have to diversify yourself by trying different Genre's and setting the scene, so you can decipher a Hip Hop Kick, from a R'n'B kick, or a R'n'B snare, from a Hip Hop snare, and electronica stuff, from rock stuff, etc. It takes a lot of practice for your ears to actually hear what you want them to hear. I know it sure took me a while, and then I realized it's not all about different hits for different genre's because sometimse a certain snare, designed for electronica, will work best in a Hip Hop song, if you fit it right. Work on Tuneing each snare, and each kick, to the way _YOU_ think they should sound, NEVER use the stock sounds, it sounds too .. well.. stock, and you need to make it "yours" and make it sound Studio quality, ya know?
So far, I think you've got the thing down, you just need to clean yer ears out a bit, and listen deeper. Critique other peoples tracks, and you'll find yourself critiqueing your own tracks and making them better, as well.
I know what you mean, after listening to my tracks 90 times over and hearing the same thing over and over, you get lost for what to do. Best thing to do in that situation, is to back away from it for a week, start something fresh, then come back to it, listen to it, and you'll get an idea. I promise.
I hope this helps, and also again, with the FL, I can make a basic track if you're interested.
Let me know.
Keep it real,
--Re-Lapse
