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    How do beat makers get signed?

    If it wasnt such a bad idea, Id say stalk some industry cats... but I email, call, and do the whole gig. I think if u can squander up enough loot and put out some mixtapes or your own cd w/ random mc's or local cats thats a good start.
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    BMI publisher affiliation...

    I already have my artists publishing set up... anyone have the link for the publishing co. affiliation form/forms for BMI?
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    Paying for songs

    Id say it depends on your experience. Being "real good" is a pretty subjective term. There are people that mix/master albums all day everyday, etc for years and years... if your making beats, get in the studio with those guys. Id honestly just track everything out in pro-tools and have them...
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    NON-exclusive Production Contract

    Id try and keep the royalties... you never know, you might hit it big on a track and some creme. Publishing revenues would be wonderful in the long run.
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    New Mpc 1000 or Used Mpc 2000xl?

    The 2000XL for sure!!! The 1000 is cool but lacks a lot of features that you will regret in the long run if your serious about producing/mixing, etc.
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    Looking for headphones with clear highs, mids, lows and good bass

    dont mix? Mixing on headphones is a great get down quick and dirty way to mix. Id go with the Sony headphones... they are great, but for serious mixing... pay a pro!
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    Broken slider on mpc...

    I have no Idea how I broke this, but does anyone know how to fix a slider? There is no resistance on the slider... I really dont feel like paying for shipping/repair on my MPC.
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    beat this themes

    Beats exclusively with claps and congos.
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    Collecting payment for a beat

    payment paypal... contract... do all up front or half up front then the other half after the project is complete.
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    Paper Chase Producers

    Anyone interested in hoppin on a production team/company im startin up hit me up at paperchaseproducers@hotmail.com and Ill let ya know the game plan, etc. p!
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    Will akai release a new mpc?

    Whats up with the most recent rumors on a new mpc?
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    MPC prob

    My mpc always defaults to loading from scsi instead of the atapi zip drive... it never did this before, any ideas what is going wrong?
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    Audio Output Question

    sketch the more wires the more trouble... 2 speaks... 2 outputs, take that ish slow.
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    How worthwhile is publishing for...

    As a producer who is building a track record, how realistic is it to start your publishing early on in your career?'
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    Alkota

    Word... Im Alkota, a young and optimistic producer from the frosty land of Alaska, ive been producing beats around 2 years but serious for about 6 months. Ive got ish dropping w/ a local label Arctic Flow Records (recently feat. in the Jan issue of The Source), Yesh (Yeshua da poed) of Head Bop...
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