Congrats @K-waz. I forgot to enter because I had a really busy day at work and came back home too tired to submit but I immediately knew that was your beat when I played it because I listened to the 2023 Christmas Beat Tape Compilation on Band camp. And yes, I'm on there too. ;)
I technically started with Magix Music Maker and Audacity. I just recorded from my mother's Triton Le keyboard into Audacity and put together loops I found on Magix. I did try to create a Rap song based off the book Kite Runners in High School. I ended up doing it acapella because they...
I mean if the beatmaker has an MPC One/Live 2/X, SP-404 or any other samplers, they could just play their beat but add finger drumming or play effects live like reverb or echo to make the beats more interesting. That's why I got some of the gears I have. I don't like standing around doing...