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  1. bigdmakintrax

    How many beats a day?

    5-7 and I sell them....but I make at least 3 on average, with a melody hook and everything.....you have to make as many as you can its a law of averages....just like an MC pressing up an album.......they usually drop from 50-100 tracks then they do their cuts to find out which tracks make the...
  2. bigdmakintrax

    For all who said Jay-Z

    Jay hey man Imma tell you there were a few songs on the Black I was like....who did that production????? it sucked badly.....a few of the beats were mass confusion on that joint, some shidd that sounded like it was whipped up in like 5 minutes....
  3. bigdmakintrax

    a little story can give you hope?

    Not only do they not take demos.....they will more than likely not listen either, I know someone that interviewed the Neptunes 2 months ago at their studio down in VA Beach....they had demos with them....but Pharrel wouldn't let them play them becuz of that whole situation that went down with...
  4. bigdmakintrax

    Talib Kweli

    Any of you cats in DC vicinity I went to Kemp Mill Records on 12th and F street downtown about 15 minutes ago to cop some cd's.....Kweli Will be in there between 4-6 today in case you looking for something to do this evening!
  5. bigdmakintrax

    Finally Got Some Money!!!Need Help

    Word UP.....Save your money....get the monitors
  6. bigdmakintrax

    Finally Got Some Money!!!Need Help

    Yeah i see your point, me Imma PRE software for drum pattern cat, and I play the drums too....the reason I love the akai is the REALISM of a programmed pattern that's all and the overall sound quality if mixed correctly......I dunno what a lot of kids are really buying the MPC for nowadays....I...
  7. bigdmakintrax

    pro tools question

    I am about 99.99999% sure you need to have the Digi outboard gear to use it with LE.....otherwise download protools free if you must use protools and don't have the gear......I suggest Logic.....it is one of the most powerful Pieces of software I have used, and I have protools, Cubase &...
  8. bigdmakintrax

    Finally Got Some Money!!!Need Help

    I had all of that software and still do, used it, and it definitely does the job....not the exact job of the AKAI but emulates that piece to a degree......put it like this, if you get the MPC, you will not regret it though.....whenever I have to get rid of one of mine for whatever reason.....or...
  9. bigdmakintrax

    Am 18 today!!!!!!!!!

    my present is wisdom, 18 is a prime age, the world is yours, each move you make might seem insignificant at this point but it is a step on the ladder of life and how you choose to climb it is all up to you......LOL you like that wisdom man?....not confucious but nonetheless, my words, happy bday...
  10. bigdmakintrax

    *Full Sail, 4year, The "Real World" of the music industry questions*

    Join Dynamic Producer, one our members, Antonio Rey, ARey@FullSail.com, he's an instructor/engineer and producer he actually taught classes at this summer's past conference...contact him about any questions you might have on the school and skills and placement they might offer.
  11. bigdmakintrax

    Is the thrill gone?

    Biggie, oh I meant Joe....LOL... look just take a month off and use your ears to listen to a lot of music man.....then whenever you hear a melody or sample you like record it.....then when you go to sit down you will have a months worth of collections and ideas that have marinated on the brain...
  12. bigdmakintrax

    70s Rock LPs from Goodwill

    Remember there is always someone at goodwill that intercepts all of the Good shidd...Trust me....anything that is any good never makes it to the actual store.....evry now and then it does but there are people that know which albums to filter out or there is someone that is a DJ or collector that...
  13. bigdmakintrax

    Latency

    This is a buffer related problem there should be a setting in FL about the Buffer, excuse me but it's been like 7 months since I got rid of my Radium\fruity loops and Reason setup and used it with fruity loops, you have to play with it....but once you set it up it works with about 0%...
  14. bigdmakintrax

    NON-exclusive Production Contract

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with the situation you are in (this seems to be how he is choosing to run his business which is a production company of some sort), see he is paying for your tools and in essence you are working for him......this relationship is almost the same as if you are...
  15. bigdmakintrax

    beat this themes

    How about a beat that must have an acoustic guitar and a piano? 187 BPM 93-96 BPm's for those of you who might go....damn 187???
  16. bigdmakintrax

    Knockin' Drums

    I have had protools for about 2 or 3 years and I am just learning how to get my drums exactly how I want them......yes...layering works and it's not a big secret becuz Mpc's have had that feature of stacking sounds for like 15 or 20 years.....anyhow in addition to that you have 2 choices.....equ...
  17. bigdmakintrax

    Top 5 mpc

    I owned the 2000 and I currently use the 3000, never used XL but I had the 2000 fully tricked out with the ROM so it would load the OS instead of using a diskette to boot and I also installed the FX x card..so it basically was upgraded to the XL...plus you can load sounds into the rom so when...
  18. bigdmakintrax

    CoMPLETE DR. DRE DiSCoGRAPHY

    OH hell yeah Premo has an underground collabo and project list probably longer than Dre's commercial above ground work.....He put in Much hours in the studio...but remember that he had about 15 years or more to do all of that 24 hours a day 365.....I won't take anything away from him but Dre is...
  19. bigdmakintrax

    Have you ever Ran out of Samples??

    Hey this is sort of off the track but most of you know I am not the sample king, but I am tryna figure out what you usually look for in the sample, I mean do you identify the loop portion of the sample that defines the beat or do you mostly chop and construct?.....I know that most of the hot...
  20. bigdmakintrax

    Looking for headphones with clear highs, mids, lows and good bass

    Any of the higher end Sony headphones...MDR-V500DJ ...you can't go wrong.....80$ and up.....I have worn out so many pairs over the last 5 years or so it's ridiculous but I won't use any other headphone monitors...
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