I'm at it again

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REEK BROCK

REEK BROCK

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Let me know if you can nod your head or flow to these.Imagine someone rapping on these.
 
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Personally u have to much goin on in your tracks. This is my opinion they sound terrible but if u go back and dont have so much goin on they can be better beats. Im not acting like im da ish its jus that u stated "just give me an honest opinion". So dats what i did. But maybe its jus me but seriously those tracks seem all over the place.
 
Hey reek, here i go again talking honestly!!! It's not the fact that you have too much going on in the mix. It's that you don't have the "right" stuff going on in the mix. When you put instruments together, you gotta make sure they are on the same music scale. They have to make musical sense or else they will clash. I like busy mixes because i have the ability to pick out every part and appreciate the combination of parts, but they have to go together. Some people don't like alot because it may get confusing if you have alot of parts. It is certainly confusing when they don't really match. Like i said before, it's like you are playing random keys with each instrument and then putting them together. Go listen to some Luther, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, anything from the old days. I think you said you like jazz but jazz is not a good place for you to start learning note structure. They use a whole nother set of scales. You have to understand basic scales before you can master jazz. I think that is probably why you put some of the stuff together that you do. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE jazz because i can understand it. It's mentally stimulating, like classical. If you got one part in the key of C, make sure the other parts compliment that. I would sound horrible if a piano player played a song in D but the singer sung it in E flat. CLASH!!! Learn your note bro. That's the best way to get stuff to match. I can't repeat that enough. Keep studying your craft and working harder each time. You'll eventually understand what i'm trying to say. Nuttin but love homie!
 
Sounds like X-file meets a casio!
No offense. Tone is right. You need to arrange them in a way that is more pleasing to the ear. Notes and harmonies need to work together. The easiest way to start os to do your melodies in the key of "c". It's the easiest key to learn and all you have to do is play your melody on the white keys, not any of the black ones. Give it a try then experiment with other notes.
 
what are you using to make beats i might be able to give you some pointers from a different pespective. it sounds like you are using loops but putting them together with others that are not in sync. trust your ears. try backing it back down to your drums only and then adding in a piece and listening to it then see where your mind puts the next sound then create it and go with that step by step but keep adding and analyzing
 
Thanks for your honesty.I'm wondering if you are listening to the hi fi version.just kidding.They seem to sound right to me and to any one i can get to listen.You all have musically trained ears and thats the difference between my potential customers and producers.My main goal is to get peoples heads nodding .Your comments will help me and make me better in the long run.Are there any rappers that want to comment on these.I just want to know if someone could flow over them.
 
Also dont forget I dont have monitors,good headphones or great sounds to use.
 
yo on the real

yo on the real I rap all day everyday..yes I can rap to your beats, but I wouldnt release the track..the beat isnt so pleasin to my ears and some sounds you got in there dont need to be there..like some said above, you doin to much.

At the same time you doin to little..theres no harmony or melody that a rap artist can just flip it to..the twista one(twista sux, its all about bone thugs n harmony ;) ) is one you can rap fast to but you cant switch it up and hit some other tones...

I dont know if that helps any but yeah...just add some melody and take out some sounds...

(I based most of my comments on your twista beat so yeah, just so you know)
 
ShellShock said:
yo on the real I rap all day everyday..yes I can rap to your beats, but I wouldnt release the track..the beat isnt so pleasin to my ears and some sounds you got in there dont need to be there..like some said above, you doin to much.

At the same time you doin to little..theres no harmony or melody that a rap artist can just flip it to..the twista one(twista sux, its all about bone thugs n harmony ;) ) is one you can rap fast to but you cant switch it up and hit some other tones...

I dont know if that helps any but yeah...just add some melody and take out some sounds...

(I based most of my comments on your twista beat so yeah, just so you know)
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Thanks I'll try to keep them simple.The tracks that usually catch me have alot goin on but I just cant seem to get things flowing together correctly.None of them are finished.I just wanted some feed back about my style and direction.Some I'm going to keep the same.I gotta be me Even if I don't sell a single one.
 
well honesty can be harsh sometimes. try taking the drums out the mix and listening to just the instrument parts if thats not pleasing then start to remove instruments until it is now add drums back. also try to use space as an effect less is more focus on making your drums the main focal point. this will help get that head nod effect....hope this helps dont give up :D
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Even though i've been brutally honest, i don't want you to think that i'm telling you to stop makin beats. No no no!!! I'm just tryin to help you a little. Everyone has to start somewhere. When i first started, i recorded on cassette tape because i didn't have the technology that we have today. My first beats had major timing issues. I've always had the ability to make melodies, but the beats would speed up and slow down. Got a little older, started usin the metronome. Got a little better. Aged a little more, started usin a keyboard with a step sequencer. Lotta work, but it paid off after pushin all those buttons. When i first learned about the Quantize function, i was so excited. I could finally make my drums be on beat. Years later and i'm here. Years from now, i'll be able to hook my head up to the hard disk recorder and record my beatzz:)
 
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