Posted on 03 November 2010. Tags: akai mpc, asr 10, asr x, emu mophatt, mv 8000, novation supernova, roland fantom, software vs hardware, sp 1200
Man…when I decided to post my little experiment yesterday I didn’t think it would be so fun and popular. We really got some very, very, interesting ideas going and that’s what I love about yall, always down to speak your minds. For those that missed it, go read the post: Do drums sound better in [...]
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Posted on 02 November 2010. Tags: akai mpc, asr 10, maschine, mpc 1000, mpc 2500, mpc 3000, mpc 4000, mpc 5000, mpc 60, Native Instruments, sp 1200
Ever since I can remember software (computers) being a tool for music creation, there’s always been an argument as to which one sounds better. Of course I always felt sound was very subjective and too many factors go into the end result to really say. Some use software but have analog (hardware) processing that gives [...]
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Posted on 26 August 2010. Tags: akai mpc, asr 10, beat kangz samples, beat thang, beat thang virtual, extreme sample converter, korg triton, maschine, motu bpm, roland fantom
This is just a quick video I put together showing how to use sounds from beat thang virtual in Maschine. Of course it will work for other programs too, but Maschine has some features that makes it pretty easy and quick to do. A lot of folks that have BTV are always looking for ways [...]
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Posted on 22 July 2010. Tags: akai, asr 10, bpm, diginoiz, fatloud, hip hop, maschine, mpc, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 5000, mv8000, mv8800, Native Instruments, orchestra samples, string samples
Back with another soundhound, today we checking out some orchestra samples. This is the first pack I’ve reviewed from Diginoiz, but I’m not new to them, they are a spinn-off label of fatloud, run by one of the producers for fatloud. So though this is the first official Diginoiz review, this isn’t the first time [...]
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Posted on 13 November 2009. Tags: alchemist samples, asr 10, asr x, beat making, big fish audio, bigfishaudio.com, chopping samles, dj premiere samples, flute samples, horn samples, jazz record samples, jazz samples, jazz vinyl samples, loopmasters.com, making a beat, mpc, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 4000, mpc 500, mpc 5000, mv 8000, mv 8800, pete rock samples, rhode samples, soundsandgear.com, sp1200
Is it Friday already!? Dang! Well it’s time for another edition of Big Fish Friday…time to take a look at some more samples sent to me by big fish audio. This week, we’re gonna get a lil jazzy on ya! Talkin all that Jazz… This isn’t one of those “hip hop jazz hybrid” collections, this [...]
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Posted on 11 November 2009. Tags: ableton live, asr 10, asr x, beat making, chopping samples, making a beat, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 3000, mpc 4000, mpc 5000, mpc 60, mv8000, mv8800, software mpc, soundsandgear.com
I get a lot of folks askin me about how to use ableton live like an mpc. Specifically how to play your chops so they cut each other off. I also cover how to make your own custom presets for when chopping samples. If you want to chop and automatically add fx and such, you [...]
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Posted on 12 October 2009. Tags: ableton live, akai mpc, asr 10, big boss sounds, dirty south, flstudio, hip hop samples, hip hop sounds, hood anthems, korg triton, logic, motion samples, motionsamples, motionstudio, mpc 1000, mpc 2000, mpc 2500, mpc 4000, mpc 5000, mv8000, ni maschine, reason, roland fantom, roland mv8800, street samples
Once again we are back with some more samples for ya. This time, I’m checking out a company that I’ve been a customer of for a while. I was a customer when they first started selling samples on eBay and now they’ve turned into one of the premiere sample providers online today. Motion Samples provides [...]
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