Vibbing

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MassAppeal

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i dont have much equipment to make a beat now but i want to know how do u get that vibe in order to make a good beat or melody? *i think my main problem is i try to hard to make a good melody and it takes me hours just to think of a melody. how can i resolve this?
 

afriquedeluxe

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
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you say you dont have much equipment? What do yo currently have? If you have a computer and a keyboard, thats more than enough to do make industry standard material!

As to the question about getting the vibe, just jam on your board and mess with whatever comes. If you got a block, step away from the keys, go listen to some good music, or practice your playing skills. Or go to the park play some ball, something different from making beats, then come back. Everyone gets block, even the pros. If you can find something that resolves that block quickly, then you're good to go.

What i find works with me all the time is, i just make a type of beat i would not normally make. Use some weird sounds you wouldn't normally use and just have fun with it. Forget about trying to make the greatest beat the world has ever heard, just have fun with it. You will often end up making something dope, despite having started out all weird.
 

Fury

W.W.F.D
ill o.g.
Pretty much it
 
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MassAppeal

Guest
i have reason but i dont have a midi controller. so i play around on my yamaha DGX-305. its not a good piano for producing its just really a practice piano. im trying to get a drum machine and a midi controller for reason and hopefully i can replace that keyboard i have.
 
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open mind

Guest
how can i resolve this?
the key is INSPIRATION! it really could be everything.+++it could be a sound that u found on your hardware/software.+++it could be a drumbreak that u start with and chop it up and create your own.+++it could be a melody that u heard and inspires you to create another melody+++could be a sample+++could be a girl+++a situation u go trough+++a picture+++a specific atmosphere that u want to create (horror style for example) +++ could be a weather for example u could create a track that feels like rain or sun what sound pallete would u choose? think like a painter.+++could be a theme+++a specific mood style.party or sad fast or slow.

i could write on and on but to make it short.the essence of masterwork is INSPIRATION!

oh and never force it it will sound shit like my stuff sometimes lol (i want to finish my album befo 2009 so i force sometimes lol but its not a prob cause i just pic the best i got haahah and leave the crab outside da album)

good luck i wish u lots of inspiration.
 
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Trakmarx

Guest
play some vinyl

listen to some records you'll catch a vibe
 

TheDeen

ILLIEN
ill o.g.
i have reason but i dont have a midi controller. so i play around on my yamaha DGX-305. its not a good piano for producing its just really a practice piano. im trying to get a drum machine and a midi controller for reason and hopefully i can replace that keyboard i have.

Can't you get a MIDI breakout box and plug the Yamaha in to use as a controller?
 

Deadbeat

Beatmaker
ill o.g.
Can't you get a MIDI breakout box and plug the Yamaha in to use as a controller?

One of my keyboards is a YamahaDGX-205 and it has USB/Midi built in. I'd imagine a 305 would as well. If you're not yet using your Yamaha WITH Reason then you should be. I don't see why it wouldn't work as a midi-controller right out of the box.
 

eldiablo

KRACK HEAD
ill o.g.
i like to take a lighter and heat up a roofing nail and get a 2 x 4 and a hammer unzip my pants and pull my ball sack real hard and hammer the nail accordingly!!!!
 
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open mind

Guest
i like to take a lighter and heat up a roofing nail and get a 2 x 4 and a hammer unzip my pants and pull my ball sack real hard and hammer the nail accordingly!!!!

...well pain can also be an inspiration LMFAO.
 
ill o.g.
try not starting with a melody...maybe lay your drums down first and then some bass, this makes it easier to come up with a melody afterwards. Depends on the person though...begin with a single sound you like and build on it, and listen to lots of music you will find inspiration in the wierdest places!!!
 

Haze47

THE URBAN ARCHEOLOGIST
ill o.g.
yo mate

at the mo i am JUST using reason, nothing else at ALL!!!!!

(cept samples) but even without is easy

check this

www.myspace.com/vesuviusraimi

not hip hop but made ENTIRELY ON REASON

no keyboard
no samples
JUST REASON

it can be done!
 
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