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  1. bigdmakintrax

    How do you know your beat is hot?

    sometimes i suspect that its hot, but then if I take to the studio with at least 5-10 people and play it(LOUD) they confirm my suspicions then I put an emcee on the beat, then I let someone else that holds a weekly event take it to the club...those are how I know a track that I made is actually...
  2. bigdmakintrax

    Using a Tube Preamp... Lets Discuss

    look the thing with a tube is if you want warmth there is a thin line between that and mudd distortion me I like warmth, the one in the Triton extreme circuit is pretty standard tube, and I used to use it sometimes and it would definitely add an effect thats unique and some drive for sure, but I...
  3. bigdmakintrax

    Music and Production

    I have been thinking about this, I notice that there is more people than ever involved in production, whether a hobbyist or a musician....I want to know that beyond personal satisfaction or to impress your friends what is it that you are seeking from making beats???? or producing I only ask this...
  4. bigdmakintrax

    Snare Compression/ALC Snares?

    if you sample your drums (I sample about 98% of my drums)make sure you get that millisecond before the attack and leave a natural decay, also a big part of some of those dope hip hop records where the snare sound really good is because just like Artistix said it begins with a good sample, in my...
  5. bigdmakintrax

    Top 3 Westcoast Producers

    I definitely co-sign those picks
  6. bigdmakintrax

    should u alwayz u the swing function?

    use your ear, its not always necessary, try beats with no quantize using only the metronome as practice to make your drum patterns sound like you want them..just a note...a real drummer has a click track in their ear sometimes to keep in time in a studio a lot of times but generally quantize is...
  7. bigdmakintrax

    Mpc 2500 Vs. Mpc 3000

    https://www.illmuzik.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3163&highlight=rs-7000 check the thread I used use 7000 about 3 years ago or so...I think this thread might be that old but yeah a lot people sleep on it but its not a secret though
  8. bigdmakintrax

    Week of May 8, 2006

    I just did this, it took me 20 minutes from start to finish I guess I rush shit anyhow, also I use fruity loops on it. Beethova Flip http://www.soundclick.com/bigdtraxx
  9. bigdmakintrax

    Plz help me!!!!!!!!!!!

    export song as audio file will export the entire amount of measure you have on your workspace...this sounds like what you need to be doing export song as loop will do what you are talking about it seems, meaning your left and right locators will mark the beginning and end of the loop so whats...
  10. bigdmakintrax

    Drums first?

    my favorite is a crazy drum pattern then a lil melody, but the key to a dope song is a good melody and sometimes its easy to play out a melody first then lace it...its all on you, no rules....
  11. bigdmakintrax

    Computer Crashed?

    you are half right, in some cases the fan will come on in ATX, also AT test unplugged the power supply will come on and the fan will run, I have degree in this shizznit and I know all about ohm meters and multimeters and George simon ohm and oscilloscopes LOL trust me...I just offered a simple...
  12. bigdmakintrax

    Computer Crashed?

    listen to the wisdom, I cant keep elaborating on what i do but a power supply will power up unplugged from the motherboard, I want him to unplug the outputs that plug into the mother board, if there is a short circuit on the motherboard it will cause the power supply not to come on or the...
  13. bigdmakintrax

    Computer Crashed?

    first thing I would do, open the computer up, unplug the power supply from the motherboard, then turn the power switch on the power supply and see if it (power supply and fan inside)comes on..if that works then plug back in to board, that way you can rule the power supply out as the...
  14. bigdmakintrax

    Myspace dont sleep

    Good Idea You know how to do it to, you take about 16 songs, divide them into like 5 minutes...make 5 tracks like this you could put up a lot of tracks like that, also have a vocal intro before each joint with the producers name then put up the site looking just like this one...that would be a...
  15. bigdmakintrax

    classic news

    bottom line I am not coming to see Classic, its the broads he draw out I come to get....hehehehe
  16. bigdmakintrax

    classic news

    Way to go, and I come to Ny on a regular, if I am up there i will be sure to come thru man.
  17. bigdmakintrax

    Myspace dont sleep

    Who uses that site to promote? I have gotten some crazy connects on the site even though I have been a member since 2004 I just put tracks up in August 2005 and now have just tipped 60 thousand plays, everyone is asking what am I doing....the answer is....nothing, no bots, no friend bots and any...
  18. bigdmakintrax

    Top 3 Ny Producers.

    Yeah I feel you on that, he has done a lot of work with midwest emcees too, a lot of people forget and dont forget that all of the work he did with Gangstarr, they really came from Boston to NY I think folks tend to go by sounds though when they think a producer or you look at Dead Prez who I...
  19. bigdmakintrax

    Top 3 Ny Producers.

    none of those cats you mentioned are from NY....
  20. bigdmakintrax

    Possible interview with 9th Wonder

    http://www.vipradio.com/jamroom/videochart.php?order=1&pagebreak=20&pagenum=1&header_template=common_header.tpl&row_template=common_row.tpl&footer_template=common_footer.tpl&replace[]=Total+Plays+Daily+Chart"]http://www.vipradio.com/jamroom/videochart.php?order=1&pagebreak=20&pagenum=1&header_tem...
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