Beat This! Competition - October 5-6, 2022

[Primz]

Fade's Lubed-Up Review:

@2GooD Productions - Tight mix. I like how "I like it" blends in well. Drums are dope, good pattern. Nice transitions.

@5ivestar_nc - Good job on the parts of the song you sampled. The "Yo Yo" is good but a bit much throughout. Drums are dope. Good vibe overall.

@A.R. DASUPASTAR - You have a good foundation and I like how you have stuff bouncing left to right. I just wanted to hear more of the Sanford & Son parts. They're a bit too low in the mix.

@DJ Excellence - Dope drums. I want to hear a bassline though! The only thing is there's not enough of Sanford & Son in there to really hear.

@DPrezd Beggar - Drums are dope but a bit too high up in the mix instead of blending more with the bass. I like melody overall, sounds really gutter.

@InsideOutBeats - Good job on when the drums drop in, I didn't expect that. The loop seems a bit off, no? But I like the parts of the sample you used. I'd like to hear the low end a bit more.

@Iron Keys - The kick has a good low end. I wish there was more to the bassline though. The samples used are dope, good use of spacing in the mix.

@Mefisto Beats - I'm not sure about the bassline blending in with the rest of the music. It seems okay, maybe just slightly off key? I find it grabs my ear a bit more than the rest of the music. Drums are dope, and good sample placement.

@NonxG - Good intro. Drums sound really good. Subtle use of the samples but it works. It would have been nice to have more of a lead sample. The mix is on point. Nice job on the vocal snippets and scratches.

@Primz - I like the sample you used. I can definitely hear someone rapping over this. A bit too much with the changeups, but still dope. I think the bassline should pop a bit more.

@silenceotm - Solid beat. Good drum and bass combo. The way you bring in the samples is good, I just think it's slightly out of key maybe? It's hard to tell sometimes when mixing samples and synths.

@TWU - I like the reverb + delay combo, it works really well. The slow drum pattern is dope. I think the bassline should be a bit busier in order to fill that low end since there's a lot of highs with that reverb + delay.

@UncleKev - Drums are nice but could pop a bit more. Good use of the samples, the beat is catchy and a headnodder.

@Vtrain56 - I like the sample you used but love to have heard it in stereo. Drums sound good, nice scratches. The panning is good but could definitely be smoother.

@Walidank - Did you replay the Sanford sounds? Drums are good, good percussion. I just find the beat focuses a bit too much on the drums rather than the sample.

@Willybeamens - It sounds like you took maybe just a short part of the sample? It's hard to tell. Be careful of that kick, it's in the red! Good melody, nice transitions but I don't really hear any of the Sanford & Son song.

I am just no longer in my element with music. Unable to do something decent anymore. Sucks

 

[DPrezd Beggar]

I am just no longer in my element with music. Unable to do something decent anymore. Sucks

Bruv, you trippin. Dont think, feel it. You still got it.

 

[2GooD Productions]

I am just no longer in my element with music. Unable to do something decent anymore. Sucks

It comes and goes man, believe me. I went through a stage of making pure shit last year, and the year before, and the year before that

 

[DJ Excellence]

My review:

@Iron Keys : Solid mix but the drums / chops clash IMO (see 00:08).

@5ivestar_nc : Feeling the hard drums and bassline.

@UncleKev : The mix is solid, drums not my cup of tea.

@silenceotm : Great mix.

@NonxG : Feeling the punchy drums.

@2GooD Productions : As I mentioned previously, this was my favorite beat. Great musicality and well put together (your chops were the cleanest IMO).

@A.R. DASUPASTAR: Your flip was creative but too 'busy' for my taste.

@DJ Excellence : I thought my beat was okay, but indeed could have used more of the Sanford Theme as some of you have noted.

@DPrezd Beggar : Great drums and use of the organ section that comes towards the end of Sanford Theme.

@InsideOutBeats : I like how you used the bass notes in the begging of Sanford Theme. Clean chops overall.

@Mefisto Beats : Great drums but the mix was a bit too busy IMO.

@Primz : IMO you had one of the most creative flips.

@TWU : I'm feeling the chops, but the snares sound boxy if you know what I mean.

@Vtrain56 : Solid beat but the panning could be better.

@Walidank : This has potential but the lack of quantization was a bit of a turn off.

@Willybeamens : Drums not my cup of tea (I'm old, stuck in the 90s / early 2000s). But there was definitely some musicality.

 

[Iron Keys]

Gz @Iron Keys , dope flip got my vote. Was a bit heavy on the left side, maybe its my headphones, maybe the sample. But overall good use of the sounds.

Irons beat had that little something that made me vote for it.

Yeah, i wanted to mix it to be more stereo-y balanced, but the ways I wanted to do that weren't working. So I just said fuck it and left it.
In fact, the fact there is the mono and stereo samples was the result of a mistake, but gave me an idea and sounded dope.
I made the B section like 20 minutes before i submitted, if that.

Yeah, it has 'something' for sure.

 

[Primz]

It comes and goes man, believe me. I went through a stage of making pure shit last year, and the year before, and the year before that

Man, you king of the hill

 

[Iron Keys]

hey @Armani do that points per entry math for this season right now. that 20 gonna blow @2GooD Productions 's 15 out the water

 

[Fade]

hey @Armani's gonna blow that @2GooD Productions right now for this season per entry

 

[Iron Keys]

 

[Armani]

I am just no longer in my element with music. Unable to do something decent anymore. Sucks

those high phases wouldn't exist if it wasn't for these low phases. you'll figure it out like u done every other time man.