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Beat This!The next Beat This! Competition is from November 27-28th!
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Aging and what it does to your hopes and dreams
As you've gotten older do any of you feel that you haven't lived up to your own expectations? How do you deal with it? This is just a general question for y'all.- God
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- Forum: The Basement
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Would you sell your beats on IllMuzik?
I think cats could buy stuff, if you have the marketing. I like you, but you're about 8 years too late on this one. You could've made yourself a multi-million dollar company off this idea in the past. If I were you, I'd look at how you can incorporate future technologies, like augmented...- God
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- Forum: Industry Talk
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Nicki Minaj saga
Look, I'm going to break it down for you. I'm going to be super-cynical and call me out if you think it's BS: This is a contrived event that was created to bring attention to Nicki Minaj and Hot 97. My prediction is they will "make up" in some kind of Nicki Minaj headline show. I can't think of... -
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Ancient Talking...
The sound you are talking about, specifically referring to the Timbaland produced "Pony" track -- is formant synthesis. The Yamaha FS1-R is/was the formant synthesizer of choice to produce this specific type of sound. The synth is extremely powerful and is very customizable. It is not for the... -
Why Offer Free Work?
Business is ruthless and cruel. People will backstab you at any point for money. You have to be cold and calculated in business, since there are real winners and real losers. You don't want to be a loser, so here's an approach to take: 1) Figure out your angle. How are you going to create... -
Why Offer Free Work?
Think about this from a pure hustler's standpoint. You have to approach the music business the same way as a gangster would approach it. What I mean is "Ivy League gangsters" essentially run the business, meaning smart cats who are really intelligent, sharp and have an education, but possess the... -
Adding 'Weight' To Your Snare Hits
You would be surprised at how the stuff you say may make sense to you, but in a setting with a professional mixer, they will try to figure out ways to get as much control over the frequencies of different musical tracks within the song. But I guarantee most of the time, when you hand off your... -
Some Advice From an Old Guy to the Younger Talent
The problem a lot of people make is they are following current trends like "dub-step" or whatever. Try to make your own sound first. If it's cool, people will buy it. Take it this way, a lot of people can paint cubism like Picasso now, but he's famous because he was the first one to paint... -
How Are You Marketing Your Music?
How many of you are really on your marketing grind? What kind of creative ways are you trying to get your music out there? (other than the cookie-cutter "I have a Facebook and Twitter feed") Any type of creative marketing stuff going on? Would love to hear your stories. How are you... -
How old, is too old?
It doesn't matter how old you are, it matter how old you LOOK. In heavy metal, people are getting older and older. Consequently, nobody really gives a crap how you look in metal anyway. Hip hop is different. The reason why it's hard for older cats to break into the music game is because of... -
Good advice for mixing with bad speakers needed please
Bad speakers = bad mix. If music means that much to you, go invest in a real set of monitors. If it's a hobby, then don't expect pro results from bad equipment. You technically need a treated room. Technically, you need a room that's BUILT SPECIFICALLY for mastering, so the size/ratios... -
Mastering Tips For Do-It-Yourselfers
Where's a sound "exciter" in the chain? LOL. Real mastering is such a difficult and technical process, I really recommend hiring a pro if you have any type of budget to work with. If you're constrained, do what works for you, but test the final mix on big speakers, computer speakers, car... -
Double track guitars (artificial) help ?
Guitars don't sound right when you duplicate the exact same track and then try to pan them L-R. No matter what you do, it usually doesn't sound "right" from a production standpoint. Moving one wave file several milliseconds forward helps, but it still sounds weird. You can run FX or change the... -
And I Thought You Were Balling!
Look, these problems will occur over and over again. No matter what. When you take a person out of the 'hood and tell them to sign a contract for a "million dollars," they don't have the business acumen or general knowledge to appreciate what that actually means. I don't blame the artist... -
"How To Become A Hip-Hop Producer" (Thought You Guys Would Like This)
That's so sad that production has fallen to the level where everyone believes simply because they have the technology that they are somehow capable of being a producer. As you guys know, there's so much to that-- but there are a lot of young people who think it's possible to go "instantly pro"... -
Would you pay for professional optimization...
If you don't have money, don't bother. Read some online guides on how to do it just so you don't get places in your studio where the soundwaves stagnate and completely mess with your mix. Unless you're a professional mixing or mastering engineer, I wouldn't worry about it if you're just... -
Adding 'Weight' To Your Snare Hits
Miking a snare drum with three mics is ineffective. A lot of modern rock uses samples to replace the sound events of the actual snare drum anyway. It's easier and saves time (and money) in production to do it this way. -
Adding 'Weight' To Your Snare Hits
Dacalion is correct. Adding a form of bass on the snare works. What also works: I) Adding different snare sounds together and mixing them into one snare sound. II) Take one of your existing snare and copy and pasting the wave file of the snare track across three separate tracks: a)... -
Learn How To Start An Independent Record Label
A General Introduction The do-it-yourself (DIY) ethos is alive and well at IllMuzik.com As a member of this site, I have been cynical many times in my posts to the thought of individuals wishing to partake in owning their own record companies. This comes from experiences with so-called...