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  1. MaseedProd

    Production Stop Following and Start Leading: Let's Take Hip Hop Back

    The loudness war will not soon be won until hi-fidelity sound systems are affordable to all. That and until technology can start transmitting larger amounts of data just as fast if not, faster than it does now. The subtle nuances that us audio engineers and audiophiles can hear in a mix is...
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    Industry This Is How Hip Hop Producers Can Be Successful in the Music Industry

    That was the position I was in exactly. I had to be honest with myself bro...I wasn't ready. I wanted more than anything to achieve my dreams of being successful in the music business but I wasn't prepared to make those type of sacrifices to achieve that goal. See, it's not about who's got...
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    Industry This Is How Hip Hop Producers Can Be Successful in the Music Industry

    Whoa, this topic hits so close to home. I've been in the music business for about 25 years now (not consecutively...had to do the life/job/family thing). I have some fairly notable placements with underground artists such as Rapper Big Pooh formerly of Little Brother, Chandon of the...
  4. MaseedProd

    Production Use The Right Sounds And Your Beats Will Be Unstoppable

    Couldn't agree more. Sound selection is the difference between a good beat and an amazing beat. Often producers will ask "How did he get his drums to hit so nice?" or "How did he get that Fender Rhodes to sounds so warm and fat?" Well often the answer is...the producer started off with great...
  5. MaseedProd

    New Vinyl Strip plug-in looks good

    I don't know if it's worth paying $55 bucks for it, I can achieve that affect with the gear I have now. This would make it faster and if it was say $10 bucks or free, I'd cop it.
  6. MaseedProd

    The Loudness War

    @tomkillsjerry - That Virtual Buss Rack is a beast too, I just ordered a new ILok so I will install the FGX once it arrives. It kinda sucks that you need an ILok but now that I've paid for it once, I no longer have to pay for it again...thinking of getting the Virtual Buss Rack next. It sounds...
  7. MaseedProd

    Streaming Industry and Money

    Great read, summed up very well. The act of "selling music" in and of itself is not hard, wrapping your head around the concept and reality of the fact that your music sells is in direct proportion with how much exposure you give it is an entirely different concept. Let's pretend that money...
  8. MaseedProd

    RAPPERS/MCS I need your opinion on when YOU beat source

    Hands down, labeling your beats as "type beats" is the way to go when it comes to selling beats. As much as every rapper/singer out there wants to believe that their music is completely original and doesn't sound like anyone else, let's face it...everyone is influenced by someone else. "Type...
  9. MaseedProd

    LOUDNESS

  10. MaseedProd

    LOUDNESS

    The main thing that many producers fail to do in the mix is to perform "gain staging". In most cases, as you're producing the beat, you have all your levels just below clipping simply so that you can hear all the instrumentation. The thing you have to remember is that all these compressors...
  11. MaseedProd

    Allow me to introduce...maseedproductions.com

    @Fade - Thanks fam, glad to be here. Definitely looking to build and network with other good producers on here.
  12. MaseedProd

    Allow me to introduce...maseedproductions.com

    Nice to meet all of you, I'm Tony C. of Maseed Productions http://maseedproductions.com Let's work.
  13. MaseedProd

    LOUDNESS

    Bugsy is correct, a spectrum analyzer will tell you what your mix is doing and where your LF, LMF, MF, and HF lies in your mix. The idea behind the spectrum analyzer is to 1st identify the frequencies where drums, 808s, basses, keys, guitars, synths, voices, ect sit in the EQ spectrum. Keep in...
  14. MaseedProd

    Tips on mastering in Cubase

    It's really a matter of preference but since I've used Cubase for so long, I know it like the back of my hand. The work flow is very intuitive for me and it is a very flexible DAW...the editing capabilities are amazing. As with any DAW, you're definitely gonna want to have a PC with lots of...
  15. MaseedProd

    The Loudness War

    I'm new to the forum, seems like a nice crowd of producers on here with a wide range of skill sets, definitely looking to build with yall. So after you've made that dope track, of course you want it to sound just as loud as any other commercial track that you put it up against. Mastering is an...
  16. MaseedProd

    Tips on mastering in Cubase

    I've been a Cubase users for years and still am one today. I swear by it.
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