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  1. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    @hosie - Listening back, I guess it wasn't too far out of my wheel house. I made an effort to not use guitar on this lol. As for the instrumentation, that was also part of the decision to abstain from having guitars be the focal point. Appreciate the feedback as always! I noticed some newer...
  2. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    Congrats @iDeaLoGiK - This beat has a sick groove! The small little drum variations, fills, and transitions from one section to the next were super smooth and seamless. I particular like the two horn phrases in the back half. I think the mix on this was very well done too. I had to listen back a...
  3. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    @Wesbeats Picked a tough week to get back into it. There is some fire in here! At this point I don’t even care about winning, just very curious to I see which one of these fire beats takes it.
  4. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    @PhxAzTracmaster I’m excited to hear what your new stuff sounds like. I went in a different direction with this one. And for the record my stuff sounds like @Iron Keys dry f**ked my Logitech speakers.
  5. BiggChev

    SHOWCASE: May 11-18, 2025

    @2GooD Productions Definitely in my wheel house! Rhodes, strings, and chill acoustic drums. Am I that predictable?!? lol. I like the mellow vibe of this. It’s quite a bit more restrained than your usually stuff. The vocals were a nice touch. Would you be open to me putting some guitar on...
  6. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    In that case... ...FUCK ALL Y'ALL! BiggChev is gonna dog walk all your asses this week!!
  7. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    I’m not going to pump my own tires this week. Last Beat This I was feeling confident and didn’t even make runner-up. I promise I’m not brining a rock song to the party this week though lol
  8. BiggChev

    Beat This! Competition - May 14-15, 2025

    I managed to whip up something for this week
  9. BiggChev

    Sticky Show Your Setup!

    Bruh You two are cold blooded @Iron Keys and @iDeaLoGiK
  10. BiggChev

    SHOWCASE: May 11-18, 2025

    @2GooD Productions Sorry brother, don't know how I missed yours. I like the more emotive and sympathetic vibe this started with. You've been on a bit of a funky tip recently eh? The wah-wah clavinet and muted trumpet sounds are really sweet. It's kinda weird hearing something more mellow and...
  11. BiggChev

    Darko Domijan - "Vrtovi Sna"

    @iDeaLoGiK the strings+guitar interlude is dope! It’s a well placed b-section that ties back in nicely. The bass line here is cool Too. The use of long notes and shorter bouncier notes towards the end of the phrase serve well as a turn-around either back into the start or the main phrase...
  12. BiggChev

    SHOWCASE: May 11-18, 2025

    @KomeKie Lots of improvement here from the last beat! The sample selection is cool and the main melodic phrase has a dope, chill/old school vibe. Nice little fills on the drums, and variations on the chops. It's a bit repetitive, but I feel like you put together a more cohesive beat here than...
  13. BiggChev

    Joe Sample - "Black is the color"

    @2GooD Productions Love you went more funky with this. The bass/clavinet combo is deadly. The piano chops are a nice foundation to layer on top off. I think the only really critique is the sample isn't really the centrepiece of the beat. Nothing wrong with that. It's cool seeing people take...
  14. BiggChev

    Joe Sample - "Black is the color"

    @hosie Pure golden era vibes! The LP filter, short little piano chops and processing on them is great. You really captured the soul and general vibe of 90s golden era. The remix itself is really dope too. I think you chose the perfect song for the beat. If I didn't know this record, I...
  15. BiggChev

    Darko Domijan - "Vrtovi Sna"

    @Wesbeats Bass and Drums are two areas I struggle with a lot. Which is ironic as those are the two quintessential elements of hip-hop lol. Lately, I've been thinking about bass in terms of weight. I've be incorporating it into my beats as something like a gravitational anchor for the music -...
  16. BiggChev

    Darko Domijan - "Vrtovi Sna"

    @iDeaLoGiK This is great. I like that you picked out multiple pieces from the song. As you said, this is a cool proof of concept and it certainly does get the point across. I quite like the drums on this. What I particularly like about this beat is how versatile it is. I can hear it on a...
  17. BiggChev

    SHOWCASE: May 4-11, 2025

    @thekoolkrush Super soulful and smooth! I really liked the drums on this one. It has a cool combination of live drummer and programmed samples. In fact, the kinda loose groove and space is incredibly chill. The way the beat develops and grows around the vocal chop is also well done. The...
  18. BiggChev

    SHOWCASE: May 4-11, 2025

    @Tomblr Very soulful sample choice. The chops are cool. There's a lot of melodic information in there, but the sample is a bit quiet. I find normalizing the sample, after it's been chopped, is a good way to get the levels up. It takes some back-and-forth with normalizing, adjust levels, and...
  19. BiggChev

    Rap today...

    Jay Z is the anomaly and falls well outside the standard deviation of skill. While I do think he may carry some blame for this unfortunate trend...I think the real figurehead of it is Lil Wayne. He was the first person, in my recollection, who glorified 'not writing.' He was also well known for...
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