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  1. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    Thanks, brother. Glad you noticed the creative view - I'd eyed two plugins for ages, for such type of beat, and used them for the first time in this. In fact, when I saw the theme 'Riot' about 50% of the beat had already formed in my head, if not more. Definitely pleased to be considered...
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    AI guy says "People Don’t Enjoy Making Music"

    And even when the ai takes over OGbama still wont have made a beat
  3. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    Beat Killaz :guillotine:
  4. Iron Keys

    What's good?

    it's 2025 Fade no deadnaming you'll get cancelled by the fiddlers
  5. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    Yeah I literally do the exact same when sampling :fire:
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    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    I used to name a beat after what I was intending to make... which was annoying as you had to name it before starting it and sometimes it would turn out completely different. I now just name beats off a random phrase or word or thought that pops up through the day either from TV, convos, film...
  7. Iron Keys

    What's good?

    Yeh yeh! Welcome back. I think I did similar once, took a massive break and was like "yo what's the ill saying is it still about?!" Only names still existing other than Fade was 2Good and Skidflow
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    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    The fact I actually understand this fully 100%, I don't know whether to interpret as positive or concerning. Also that I don't just simply understand it, but also believe in it.
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    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    BiggChev taking a proper formal office approach to his beats. "Excuse me Sue, can you have the March 15th Boom Bap record on my desk please, forward to Fade"
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    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    It's the way of the ill. Meanwhile I've been doing the opposite and gassing mine. Maybe today we break the spell. Maybe we don't.
  11. Iron Keys

    Beat This! Competition - April 30 - May 1, 2025

    Ey, a lot of tuff beats Good work
  12. Iron Keys

    Hello from KY

    Welcome to the ill
  13. Iron Keys

    The Importance of Drums

    I think mine was around that too interestingly Ha sometimes I see my track hitting -8 with no issue and I'm like really? -7.5 oh you're still sounding fine? Okayyy. Tho you do worry somethings messed up you haven't noticed. Other tracks start whinging when you try push 'em past -10
  14. Iron Keys

    This Sidechain HACK Will FIX your Mixes!

    Bro I've long understood it, but simultaneously not understood it. And I think a large part of that is due to poorly worded explanations, oftentimes explanations that are simply wrong or inaccurate; and these would be widespread and repeated by pros across whatever medium you like. Often there...
  15. Iron Keys

    Calling all the veterans

    ^remember, using this advice in reverse if you ever need to soften the attack or pluckiness. Sometimes we need to do the opposite. I go the other way, and even further now as encouraged by my mentor - go full blown with the effect. Make sure it has the emotion and feel. Then back it off to...
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    This Sidechain HACK Will FIX your Mixes!

    This is more an issue of people not understanding compression, and/or that if you have a squared off signal, it's sustain is often going to be above the threshold thus the compressor being constantly activated. Best thing is to understand using compressors to shape a signal. But overall, it's...
  17. Iron Keys

    Warzone Beat Battle - April 22-26, 2025

    Loving how many people are jumping on the vibe of giving eachother feedback! Usually mainly me - ima drop my thoughts later Fade don't lock this yet
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    top 20 beatmakers on this site according to me

    What did you base your list on?
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    Jo Koy - Hip-Hop vs Mumble Rap

    I remember going to a show n met him. First i was like, bro keeps playing bangers for like 5-10 seconds only, was dead, cause you wanna hear the fucking thing. But after a while it became a kind of vibe and rocking out to it. A precursor to adhd music im sure. The signs were there
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