Battle That! Competition - September 11-14, 2024

[Armani]

just out of curiosity



what are y'all listening to the beats on?

personally I listen on the earphones I normally listen to music to with. best reference you can get imo even if u can afford a whole ass studio.


actually I think it'd be a good idea to bring your iphone earpods or whatever "standard" normal lil thingy you always listen to music to to the studio, to use at least while ur producin, or creating your main mix. later on, you can polish it n perfect it with the monitors, but what you listen with is what you study the language of feel with. that's where u feet touch the ground.



so yeah my reasons is all that. AND the fact that I ain't got monitors lmfao.

 

[Earsblower]

Beat nr. 7… Stupid dope!!!

Well IMO and with all due respect this is exactly what I was saying yesterday where some beat I can't vote for should have passed instead of other... It's not a bad beat... It's just not fancy enough. But yeah I guess to each their own.

 

[2GooD Productions]

I understand it's convenient to listen on a cellphone but that sucks. I think if someone is going to vote from listening on their phone then they should at least really pay attention to the beat. Not just that, they're missing out on some really dope beats and all the highs and lows and mixing.

Maybe we should make the battles live and in person. The person with the loudest speaker blowing kicks and biggest crowd response (because they invited 100 friends) should win.

Its impossible to judge a beat from listening on the phone. So much of the beat is missing from the low end. You cannot judge what you cannot hear. I find it strange that a producer/beatmaker would judge a battle using a phone instead of the setup they use to make beats.
That said, even with my Kali monitors, so much of the low low end was missing and I just couldn't hear it to mix it, my new sub has fixed that problem I hope, getting the sub was a game changer for me.

 

[Iron Keys]

Beat nr. 7… Stupid dope!!!

Beat 7 had a Left-panned low end...

 

[2GooD Productions]

Beat 7 had a Left-panned low end...

Had some timing issues on the chops too that put me off it

 

[Fade]

Its impossible to judge a beat from listening on the phone. So much of the beat is missing from the low end. You cannot judge what you cannot hear. I find it strange that a producer/beatmaker would judge a battle using a phone instead of the setup they use to make beats.
That said, even with my Kali monitors, so much of the low low end was missing and I just couldn't hear it to mix it, my new sub has fixed that problem I hope, getting the sub was a game changer for me.

Exactly. It's weird that I had to make a mobile view for the battles but for voting I'm assuming everyone's at home on their laptop/desktop with their beatmaking setup.

 

[2GooD Productions]

Exactly. It's weird that I had to make a mobile view for the battles but for voting I'm assuming everyone's at home on their laptop/desktop with their beatmaking setup.

Me too, especially for a Battle That. Most important battle of the year.

 

[Iron Keys]

Exactly. It's weird that I had to make a mobile view for the battles but for voting I'm assuming everyone's at home on their laptop/desktop with their beatmaking setup.

yeah, my phone/consumer checks are mostly like 'vote preparation' whilst I'm aware from my setup. Just to identify tracks I might want to look out for.

but even after my consumer headphone listen, my views can change a fair bit on a proper monitoring setup

 

[Earsblower]

Exactly. It's weird that I had to make a mobile view for the battles but for voting I'm assuming everyone's at home on their laptop/desktop with their beatmaking setup.

Wait a sec, going to vote through mobile does not implicit listening through the mobile speakers as well... I use my ears buds 2 which aren't top of the game buds but def better than cell speakers.

I also bluetooth through my mobile to my sound system. So no, it is not weird, at least for me !

 

[Fade]

Wait a sec, going to vote through mobile does not implicit listening through the mobile speakers as well... I use my ears buds 2 which aren't top of the game buds but def better than cell speakers.

I also bluetooth through my mobile to my sound system. So no, it is not weird, at least for me !

This is an alien language you speak.

 

[Earsblower]

This is an alien language you speak.

 

[Fade]

ROUND 2 IS OVER!

This is who advanced to Round 3: 17, 20, 22, 24

Make sure to stop by tomorrow to vote in Round 3!

 

[Iron Keys]

17, 20, 22, 24

Seems there were two errors there.

 

[Fade]

Seems there were two errors there.

Round 2 was really close.

 

[Iron Keys]

Round 2 was really close.

I feel for track 21 - 22 it shouldn't have been.

 

[Fade]

I feel for track 21 - 22 it shouldn't have been.

Ya that one was a tough call. 21 was a dope beat, 22 was clean.

 

[Iron Keys]

Ya that one was a tough call. 21 was a dope beat, 22 was clean.

If I remember correctly I think I recall the clap/snare not being balanced or sat very well in the mix.

Where I think the track that went out had a decent mix.

Anyway. Is what it is

 

[Fade]

ROUND 3!

Place your votes:

Battle That! Battles

IllMuzik members battle it out in our annual tournament-style beat battle.

www.illmuzik.com

I will post at 7pm ET the numbers that will advance.

 

[2GooD Productions]

24 was dope as fuck, I liked it a lot

 

[Fade]

So far the rounds have been close and lots of votes. Dope turnout.