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    My first MAJOR engineering session!!

    This is copied from my blog on myspace I just finished writing.... So, it's just about 5am, and I just got home from my first official recording session as an engineer. I've been assisting session for several months now with some major names, but this time I engineered it myself!! Now I can...
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    Own a peice of Death Row.

    I called dibs on "Hit Em Up", "California Love", "Keep Ya Head Up", and "Dear Mama" you guys fight over the rest!!!
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    Bad News And Good News

    yeah, but everyone already called out it was April fools at the start....and you guys kept goin on with it....thats not fair lol
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    Bad News And Good News

    Firstly, congrats to Fade...He put in a lot of time and effort into this site...It's well-deserved! Here's a thought....if Akai is buying the site, and changing the URL, why cant Fade just keep the URL we have right now and we can all just stay here lol....JUMP SHIP!!! lol I hope things don't...
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    Focusrite Liquid Mix

    I have a bunch of Absinthe in NY. My brother backpacked Europe last summer and brought some back haha. It's alll youre is you can hook that one up lol Nah but for real, that is a serious piece of gear. I've never used liquid channel so I have yet to hear what convolution dynamics sounds...
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    Must Haves

    as far as new shit, the best shit to me is Ne-Yo's album, and Bobby Valentino from last year....but as far as classic records that I like to listen to Michael Jackson - Thriller Boys II Men - II Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP 50 Cent - GRODT Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001 & The Chronic Tupac -...
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    infinite disscussions an rhymes for rent

    180-190?? I hope you mean 80-85, and you're just double-counting, otherwise you're on some Drum & Bass/Jungle-Hop shit haha...who knows, maybe thats the next big thing!
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    What Will Be The Next Signature Trend in Hip Hop?

    Hip hop is already fading away....If you notice right now, R&B is the mainstream. The great thing about that is it still co-relates to hip hop....The beats are very similar, often the same. But vocally, the MC is a dying breed
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    pro tools NeoAccess error????

    yup...forgot about the databases
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    How to split Accapella from Intrumental?

    That wouldn't pose a problem. You're using the same file, just splitting it to mono.
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    pro tools NeoAccess error????

    you need to delete your preferences files. I think theres a DAE Prefs file, and a PT Prefs file. I'm not sure if you're using a Mac or Windows, but on a Mac the prefs are located in a preferences foler in the Library foler of your MacHD.. What you should probably do is go to...
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    Info/Searches on Pub. Companies/Songwriters

    BMI or ASCAP will most likely have those tracks....If not you can try SESAC All those sites have databases you can search through
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    Company

    meh, its really not that difficult. If you make beats and you want to be the production company, its really just a matter of making it legal, for taxing purposes. First step is to register the business, likely as an LLC, and get you 401k and all those tax things filled out. If you have a...
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    general panning guidelines

    Honestly, here is one place where you can really develop your sound, and bring it to life. A lot of beginners COMPLETELY overlook panning and usually end up with a mono mix, that just sounds and feels dead. Panning can accomlish a lot in your music. The biggest thing is to give every...
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    DEcibels?

    dB is a way to measure the loudness of a sound. If you double the power of a sound source, you will increase the dB by +3dB (3.0103 to be exact) there are many other little rules in regards to dB if the decibel level is increased by 10dB, the sound source will sound 10x more powerful. Keep...
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    Protecting Your Hearing

    You should DEFINATELY get eat plugs. I live in NYC now, but when I was in Toronto I played out at nightclubs every week. It was almost a second home. I regret not using earplugs. Now working in a studio environment, I can hear the damage it did to my ears. Most epople wouldn't even relize...
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    Protecting Your Hearing

    this is a GREAT question....too many people, especially in hip hop dont even think about the safety of their ears, and especially with hip hop because everyone wants their music loud, and bass (most damaging frequencies) heavy! There are guidelines that can be followed. I don't know them...
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