Beat This! Competition - February 8-9, 2023

[Delta Skeltah]

I honestly would have ended lives if I entered this one.

Cap

 

[Fade]

U talk too hot for someone who didn’t even submit a mix.

 

[Iron Keys]

U talk too hot for someone who didn’t even submit a mix.

 

[Iron Keys]

Cap

 

[Fade]

RESULTS!

See what went down: https://www.illmuzik.com/beat-battles/archives/?cat=bthis&battle=316

Props to all those that entered and to those that took the time to vote.

 

[Iron Keys]

Easy vote.

@Primz

 

[Iron Keys]

Someone legit saw this is a hiphop site but decides, fuck it , im gonna put a house track on

hahaha it was @Armani

genuinely didn't see that one coming!

 

[Iron Keys]

as always, if anyone wants any feedback... @ me!

 

[Da Archangels]

I voted for @Armani and thought he killed it. I come from the Dilla school of producers where we can appreciate and flip anything and everything from Zero 7 to Soundgarden to The Dells, so I appreciate where it took this challenge and didn't do a basic beat and idea we've heard a thousand times.

 

[Da Archangels]

...and no offense @Iron Keys , but the bridge in the song I submitted would have smoked any whole track you would have submitted...bring it!!

**all fun all fun**

 

[Shinobu diamxnd]

as always, if anyone wants any feedback... @ me!

@Iron Keys What's your feedback on Houndoom R?

 

[Iron Keys]

@Iron Keys What's your feedback on Houndoom R?

This was actually one of my favorites. I really liked the vibe. It's quite pumpy, but I like that kind of texture for this record.

I think the hats maybe come a little too loud, and sometimes where the vocal comes up is a little too unnatural/uncomfortable for me. Actually wondering if that's a lowpass filter actually.

Definitely a vibe. I really enjoy it. Just a few minor tweaks to the mix --- I think those hihats are too loud/sharp in context of the rest of the mix (the clanky ones). They could come down a good few db I'm sure. Then that lowpass sweep or whatever, I think could maybe be done slightly better. It felt more like an accident than intentional, needs to feel a bit more musical.

Otherwise, this is dope imho.

 

[Armani]

Congrats to primz, fade (cuz lit fucking theme) and everyone who joined. At the same time that I genuinely didn't know the theme was still hip hop, I'm glad I used the opportunity to make edm and piss my folks off

My only/biggest piece of feedback to those who entered is to learn a little bit of music theory. I don't mean complicated chords and weird scales and... Just figure out how to make a major scale or minor scale work, how to find the root note, shit like that. It's not even complex knowledge, it's just basic concepts that you need to let your ear practice. Gives you 5x 6x more freedom with your choices. (if you feel like you're too 1980 to need it, then how are you gonna find what scale your samples are on?)

 

[Primz]

Thank you bro

 

[InsideOutBeats]

Great theme and pushed people out of their comfort zone. Great learning curve as I found almost completing my eye of the tiger beat

Congrats @Primz

 

[Shinobu diamxnd]

This was actually one of my favorites. I really liked the vibe. It's quite pumpy, but I like that kind of texture for this record.

I think the hats maybe come a little too loud, and sometimes where the vocal comes up is a little too unnatural/uncomfortable for me. Actually wondering if that's a lowpass filter actually.

Definitely a vibe. I really enjoy it. Just a few minor tweaks to the mix --- I think those hihats are too loud/sharp in context of the rest of the mix (the clanky ones). They could come down a good few db I'm sure. Then that lowpass sweep or whatever, I think could maybe be done slightly better. It felt more like an accident than intentional, needs to feel a bit more musical.

Otherwise, this is dope imho.

 

[Primz]

Congrats to primz, fade (cuz lit fucking theme) and everyone who joined. At the same time that I genuinely didn't know the theme was still hip hop, I'm glad I used the opportunity to make edm and piss my folks off

My only/biggest piece of feedback to those who entered is to learn a little bit of music theory. I don't mean complicated chords and weird scales and... Just figure out how to make a major scale or minor scale work, how to find the root note, shit like that. It's not even complex knowledge, it's just basic concepts that you need to let your ear practice. Gives you 5x 6x more freedom with your choices. (if you feel like you're too 1980 to need it, then how are you gonna find what scale your samples are on?)

I was so shocked that this was you hahahaha i actually started my roots in beatmaking with hourse/edm hahaha it was a lit track though but i stuck to the hip-hop thing.