First beat sample

Right this is a sample of my first beat, its not complete yet because im waiting for feedback from the artist too see if he
likes the direction its taking. Its suppossed to be a hip hop love track,
Can you guys tell me honestly what you think of it.

Cheers

new beat in progress1.wav - 15.30MB

I don't think it has a hip-hop feeling to it.
But it's pretty nice, since it's your first beat.

Ok this is the finished beat now its swayed away from hip hop a bit but thats what the artist wanted

final. signitured.wav - 40.80MB

Export an MP3. WAV's are huge.

Ok scratch that there on my myspace now thats alot easier.

http://www.myspace.com/131583797?albid=&songid=68428671

classical love is the first beat i made the fella i did it for wanted most of the hiphop taken out so its more classical lovey then anything else.

The second beat is called hit the track running, this was made for the same rapper but this one doest really have a chorus its a progressive fast paced beat that hes gonna murder hopefully lol

Anyways these are my first 2 beats ever so any sort of comments would be great so cheers fellas

The hit the track running one sounds like its in 3/4 not 3/4 time and the drums are too mashed together and it's like there's no real basis. Which is a shame because the actual melody used is pretty nice. Bit too repetitive too.

Classical Love.. hmm.. 1 the bass doesn't match the melody at all, it's not even the same key. It sounds pointless without a good kick or snare/clap tbh theres not much too it. The melody again is ok, but some chords are off.

Just tbh work on structure and drums, because they are letting you down on these two pieces.

Cheers edd that exactly what i was looking for, i changed 'hit the track' now so it kicks in a bit earlier, i think its sounding better now, also one more question for you lot.

Atm im using my laptop keyboard as a midi keyboard, is there much more of an advanatge to using a real midi keyboard over my laptop's keyboard to compose a melody? the reason im asking is because i am thinking of buying a midi tommorrow but dont want to waste money if its not much more different than using the laptops keyboard?

A real midi keyboard has a better response time, has more of a range, you can hit more than 3 keys at a time without it all sticking, meaning you can connect more notes and make a deeper melody. Having a midi keyboard is always much better.

BUT with that said, i'm like you, i don't have a midi keyboard, i use Bome's Mouse Keyboard.

And the beat to me is still a bit fucked really, i just don't like the time it's in, i don't think i could find a flow to it at all.

A simple, boom boom bap does justice sometimes man.

yeh im using bomes midi keyboard and loop be1,

iv only had reason for about a month and its the first beats iv actually made so im still getting used to how to do it and how reason works, iv been watching tutorials all day, my only beef atm is trying to find a decent bass, you know them dirty deep long hip hop basses, iv been fucking about with reason alot today and yesterday and havnt come up with anything yet, so i think im gonna have to take a step back from it for a bit, cheers bunders

trust me im still pissed off cos i cant find a hip hop type of bass.. the basses i use never fit
so its not just you.. filter a dirty sub with wonderbas on a combinator and try do it like that

Im listening to your basses that you used on them sample tracks you put up and im liking them, there better then anything iv found so far, How did you get them?

Wonderbas/Chronic Bass and just tweeked.

wow i didnt even know about the combinator, does exactually what it says on the tin, cheers bunders

New beat chinatown

http://www.myspace.com/131583797?albid=&songid=68428671

2 more new beats

craziest and triumph

http://www.myspace.com/131583797

two more new beats, craziest and triumph

http://www.myspace.com/131583797