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  1. V.J. Retro

    Beat This! Competition - June 26-27, 2024

    Hey Fam. You just upload a beat in mp3 form. Then Fade will post the beats here for people to listen to and vote. Afterwards, the results will be posted.
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    Beat This! Competition - June 26-27, 2024

    There's also iZotope Vinyl and Cymatics Origin which are both great VSTs for vinyl and there both free.
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    Beat This! Competition - June 26-27, 2024

    That's one way to create Lo-Fi. The other way is to use lots of reverb, clean jazz guitar or piano, insert background noises without using distortion. Basically Chillhop.
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    Illmuzik should get in Mastodon

    Getting banned from X is quite an honor actually. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    Beat This! Competition - May 15-16, 2024

    Congrats @TWU and thanks @Fade for letting me join this beat battle and causing it to go over capacity.
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    Beat This! Competition - May 15-16, 2024

    Oh man. I couldn't enter on time since I just got home.
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    trap x boom bap fusion type beat

    I like this beat. Defiantly a good use of both Boom Bap/Trap.
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    So what’s the point anymore?

    Most of the time, I just use my keyboard and other instruments to create samples. Other times I use output and other AI sampling VSTs.
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    Sticky Beat This! Theme Suggestions

    I was thinking of something like this hence the laugh part.
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    Sticky Beat This! Theme Suggestions

    Worst beat you can make or which beat makes you laugh the hardest if no one has thought of that yet.
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    So what’s the point anymore?

    I'm conflicted about this. On one hand, I have more opportunities to sample something just by typing a song description and pressing enter and I don't have to worry about copyrights or sample clearance (until the law catches up but who knows with AI). On the other hand, I do worry that if I...
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    Transitioning from Software to Hardware Tools.

    I don't know if it's just me but I've seen a large number of producers who I've followed on YouTube start of with using software tools (I tend to count MIDI instruments as primarily software). Then, they either get enough money or a free sponsorship to get some hardware gear most notably the...
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    Beat This! Competition - May 1-2, 2024

    Exactly. Most jazz samples usually get incorporated into Boom Bap Beats. If it's royalty free, I wouldn't hesitate to use pre-made loops but I still try to make it unique by chopping, time stretching, pitch-shifting and layering. However I'll sometimes be bold and sample something from a real...
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