Good morning/afternoon/evening my dear Steemers (still don't know how we're called)
My name's Edmund, and I'm a UK Based, 19 year old, producer. I do think that nowadays Producers are underrated, and most of the credit (and money) are given to rappers/singers... But I'm not here to discuss that.
In this thread, I'll be discussing the second part of my first beat tape. Of course, you can access the first part if you missed it over here: https://steemit.com/music/@reddutopia/redd-utopia-my-first-beat-tape-trip-hop-or-jazz-or-glitch-part-1
In the same way I did before, I'll be embedding the music and giving my own input on it, hoping it gives you guys an extra insight into what I've been doing. Of course, if you enjoy it, please take an extra few seconds to upvote/repost
But enough time wasted, here's the real deal.
6- 60% Slap:
Second track I got recording my guitar as a bass. I also got to play around with this weird trippy sample. I don't remember how I played around with it, but it came out interestingly well haha. I'm not gonna lie with you, this is one of the more repetitive ones. Recently, I've been putting effort into diversifying the same track. This enables me to try out, and maybe expand my limits, and entertain the listeners.
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7- 70% Waves:
I'm not a piano player, but when you got a DAW like FLStudio, typing in the notes is quite easy. Anyone could get a hang of it. Making something melodic and catchy is another subject though. I played around with a clean piano for the melody, a distorted, muffled, even voice-y bass, and even a Sub cause you can always stack them on for the hype. Of course, Trap/Hip-Hop drums, and a twist at the end
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8- 80% Glitch:
The intro reminds me of a stressful scene where people don't have time to catch their breath, and are brutally taken into a situation they'd normally fear. I played around, trying to get this twist of an Early 2000's Bass and that distorted low-passed Pad to fit together on a very specific vibe.
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9- 90% Yeezu:
This one came out from this sample I found. I used it as a lead, it's just one note but I loved the sound of it and played around. Quickly, this smooth beat came out, accompanied by the Pad that elevates everything. At this time, I started getting into Gross Beat (my FL people will know), which I used to (and still do) put on the master, and automate the volume along the entire track, to just fuck with it, and take people by surprise. By doing so, even I am surprised by the outcome sometimes.
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10- 0% ...:
This one is a special one. It wasn't meant to be a beat like the others, and was produced well before. I produced it as a more EDM track, for a girl friend of mine, and would get her to sing on i, which never happened in the end. You'll see that this track probably has the biggest difference ratio between intro and drop, which was the aim, creating different vibes, waves along this same 3 minute. This is one of the tracks that really got me to appreciate the importance of the drums (you'll probably be surprised, why this one out of all others?). The contrast between the electronic sounds and the clean metallic drums/hihats just felt amazing, this made the flow, the feel.
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There are 2 newer beat tapes I've released since then, so I'll be slowly but surely posting about those for you guys.
Of course, you don't have to wait for me to post about it, just check them out here if you're digging my vibe: https://soundcloud.com/far-from-utopia
Finally, you guys know the Steemit drill better than I do (yes, I'm even talking to you, the guy that joined 3 days ago), so I hope I can count on your support people!
Have a great day, and best of luck in any activities you'll be throwing yourselves in!
