every sound having a purpose
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NobleWordz
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 4
Stand on what?
I don't understand your question.
I don't understand your question.
Icemanbeats
Icy
i think i know wot u mean, cos i've been thinking the same lately..
the question is kinda abstract but... as far as purpose... even the crappiest sounds can have purpose when used in the right place at the right time. Obviously it's no excuse juz to choose the worst vst insturments and the dodgiest fl studio synths u can find but sometimes the weakness of those sounds adds character in certain situations when u need it... um yea
the question is kinda abstract but... as far as purpose... even the crappiest sounds can have purpose when used in the right place at the right time. Obviously it's no excuse juz to choose the worst vst insturments and the dodgiest fl studio synths u can find but sometimes the weakness of those sounds adds character in certain situations when u need it... um yea
MGTheFuture
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
I use crappy FL ... and i do think every sound has its own place...its own style of music...its own characteristic and presence.
Thats why its hard for me to goto reason or cubase, becuase the aura i wanna make...i can only seem to get out of FL....
so it is what it is
Thats why its hard for me to goto reason or cubase, becuase the aura i wanna make...i can only seem to get out of FL....
so it is what it is
slik da relic
RS Jedi
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 1
if u watch my vid "3 beats, 1sample" u'll see that i state "any sound can be used, dont ignore any sounds" if u dont believe that, then ur foolin urself... one thing u must realize is a "crappy" sound doesnt hafta be heard throughout the whole song... just needs to be a "special" sound thats heard sometimes... look at the baby cryin sample in the Aaliyah song, i also heard one of those dirty south songs with the bed squeakin to the rhythm... if it doesnt work for your particular song doesnt mean it sux... it just means its not right for ur song/beat... everyone has different tastes... a classic example is the beat that was presented to Big Daddy Kane, which he turned down, and Biggie used it to create the song "Warning"... everyone has different ideas, just like when we "flip" the same sample every month.
da relic
Kontents
I like Gearslutz
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 5
Yea, I know you can use a sound regardless if its cheesey, but it cant be the body of the beat.
Agent Smith
IllMuzik Junkie
ill o.g.
when i use reason i use the stock sounds...but i tweak the shit out of them. so, if the question is "is every sound useable" i would say yes.
evry sound comes in handy sooner or later ... its all about context .... i use a ton of stock sounds on all my keyboards that sound cheesy soloed but in a well arranged mix they can sound sinitster..... ... the neptunes made there career off of cheesy sounding presets ... its all in the arrangment, and the song structure.... theres lots of beats out there with cheesy sounds that still work.... as a producer i dont think u should think sounds are worthless .... i mean if thats the case "planet rock" should be a wack .. or "friends" by whodini/if i ruled the world nas .... cheesy individual sounds but them beats are bangin the way everything was put togther
woohff
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
I would say yes too. With lots of EQ:ing and using effects, you can make the most cheesy sound exciting.
woohff
ILLIEN
ill o.g.
Exactly. And naturally you cannot use ANY sound on ANY beat, no matter how much you try to tweak it etc, it just my not be good for that paticular beat.
That about sums it up, think of those crappy sounds as half done projects. Plug-ins and even basic effects will do wonders for them if you tweak'em here and there. There is NO set rule for making a sound, sky is the limit. You can use any sounds that you want but you want them to sound good together.
MOF
If it is crap then it is crap.
I only think a sound should be tweet in small matters.
It you have to tweet it a lot it will start to fall apart.
Now saying all that some may think something is crap and others may not.
Sometimes sounds can be used in other ways not though of.
A shitting hat can trigger a gate on a pad.(You will not hear the hat but the pad will sound like
a pad put thru a trancegate plugin)
I only think a sound should be tweet in small matters.
It you have to tweet it a lot it will start to fall apart.
Now saying all that some may think something is crap and others may not.
Sometimes sounds can be used in other ways not though of.
A shitting hat can trigger a gate on a pad.(You will not hear the hat but the pad will sound like
a pad put thru a trancegate plugin)
Icemanbeats
Icy
thats limiting urself rly i mean what happens if u were to 'tweet' it in large matters and it ended up sounding great?