Fight #360: MicroDotCotton vs. PhxAzTracmaster
[Fight Ends: 3 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes left]
SHOWCASE: July 13-20, 2025
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actually this good too but I insist your my fav
Okay, basically it's the track I made today to accept the @PhxAzTracmaster challenge, but since I was in a hurry, I forgot to make some changes (even though it's still far from being redefined). I wanted to fix a few things that were really bothering me, even though no one will understand what changes I made 
(anyway consider that one with more mistakes in the fight)
(anyway consider that one with more mistakes in the fight) Okay, basically it's the track I made today to accept the @PhxAzTracmaster challenge, but since I was in a hurry, I forgot to make some changes (even though it's still far from being redefined). I wanted to fix a few things that were really bothering me, even though no one will understand what changes I made
"All of Us" great beat indeed you master
Don't go and sell yourself short. Your beat is dope & will make this a tough competition for sure!
@PhxAzTracmaster
Lil' PAT got some skills! Dare I say, she's running laps with Big PAT??? lol This is good. Not sure how old she is, or how much guidance you gave her, but she's got a good sense of melody and rhythm. This is the type of "simple" that's done well enough to sound "complex." I think you should keep her involved in the art and keep posting her music. Tell Lil' PAT I'm an instant fan!
@2GooD Productions
Firstly, mad props for 1) committing to the album 2) going in hard on composing. This is a chill beat, that has some nice depth and texture. Personally, while I like your "hot and heavy" mixes/beats, you demonstrate some cool artistic skill going more reserved and deliberate with this "ethereal dream hop" lol. I'll be somewhat nitpicky just because your album deserves it...There's a muted/filtered e-piano of sorts that are doing straight eight chord stabs; sounds like a standard triad that persists for most of the track. It sounds like either the middle note or the top note doesn't jive "perfectly" with the vocals. To my ear it sounds like a diminished chord and the flat 5 is just slightly out of place with natural minor vocals and bells/mallets. Texturally, it's a cool element and the slight pan is a nice touch. Speaking of nice touches, the muffled, but boomy and verbed out kicks, percussion are really cool. I like that the snare isn't your usually "hot" and sizzling on this track.
@DJ Excellence
"Je crois d'une Quebec Libre!" - This is dope man. When I eventually make my to MTL, we'll 1) free @Armani from @Fade 's basement and then you'll teach me how to make remixes. What I'm more interested in, is your approach to mix and "tone." I know I've asked before and you've briefly mentioned how you approach remixes, but there's something sooo clean and seamless about yours, that makes me feel like there's some magic sauce we're all missing.
@Fade - can we just go ahead and give @attila "Rookie of The Year" now? My man, you bounce between genres, feels, and vibes soo deftly. The mix is great. I don't have much more to say other than - "This reminds me of a block party in Brooklyn" I was at a few years back. Dope beat, dope sounds, and a great groove!
@DR3X
This is really cool. For the record, I really don't care for trap...so the fake out isn't as appreciated by me as it was by the others lol. That being said; The intro is dope, and the two distinct "trap" themes you have going on are executed really well. The second theme I can almost envision a Stormzy or Dave track on. The transitions were also executed well. Doing a style/genre flip like that can be tricky and often times, jarring...not the case here. I do find the low end a bit muddy though. Otherwise, interesting, creative, and cool (even if not my flavour).
Lil' PAT got some skills! Dare I say, she's running laps with Big PAT??? lol This is good. Not sure how old she is, or how much guidance you gave her, but she's got a good sense of melody and rhythm. This is the type of "simple" that's done well enough to sound "complex." I think you should keep her involved in the art and keep posting her music. Tell Lil' PAT I'm an instant fan!
@2GooD Productions
Firstly, mad props for 1) committing to the album 2) going in hard on composing. This is a chill beat, that has some nice depth and texture. Personally, while I like your "hot and heavy" mixes/beats, you demonstrate some cool artistic skill going more reserved and deliberate with this "ethereal dream hop" lol. I'll be somewhat nitpicky just because your album deserves it...There's a muted/filtered e-piano of sorts that are doing straight eight chord stabs; sounds like a standard triad that persists for most of the track. It sounds like either the middle note or the top note doesn't jive "perfectly" with the vocals. To my ear it sounds like a diminished chord and the flat 5 is just slightly out of place with natural minor vocals and bells/mallets. Texturally, it's a cool element and the slight pan is a nice touch. Speaking of nice touches, the muffled, but boomy and verbed out kicks, percussion are really cool. I like that the snare isn't your usually "hot" and sizzling on this track.
@DJ Excellence
"Je crois d'une Quebec Libre!" - This is dope man. When I eventually make my to MTL, we'll 1) free @Armani from @Fade 's basement and then you'll teach me how to make remixes. What I'm more interested in, is your approach to mix and "tone." I know I've asked before and you've briefly mentioned how you approach remixes, but there's something sooo clean and seamless about yours, that makes me feel like there's some magic sauce we're all missing.
@Fade - can we just go ahead and give @attila "Rookie of The Year" now? My man, you bounce between genres, feels, and vibes soo deftly. The mix is great. I don't have much more to say other than - "This reminds me of a block party in Brooklyn" I was at a few years back. Dope beat, dope sounds, and a great groove!
@DR3X
This is really cool. For the record, I really don't care for trap...so the fake out isn't as appreciated by me as it was by the others lol. That being said; The intro is dope, and the two distinct "trap" themes you have going on are executed really well. The second theme I can almost envision a Stormzy or Dave track on. The transitions were also executed well. Doing a style/genre flip like that can be tricky and often times, jarring...not the case here. I do find the low end a bit muddy though. Otherwise, interesting, creative, and cool (even if not my flavour).
She is 12 and says Thank You!!!! Her name is Sawyer but her little brother calls her SoSo hence the track name...
Bass is a must on this one!
Peaceful and a bit melancholic, love It, as usuale lot of soul. Very nice minimal drums with those delicious hihats. Variation (getting more openess, as you u like to do, don't you?) on point. And the bass, of course.
Bass is a must on this one!
@attila Three The Hard Way. Have you considered giving this a new mix? 2006 was a long time ago and your skills have come a very long way since back then. This is a dope remix and I think a new updated mix would do it the world of justice. Sounds a lot better than what I was making back in 2006. I think a fresh mix would bring the drums out a bit, and take away a bit of the muddiness of the track. Apart from that, its dope and funky. I like it a lot.
PHX. Mixwise this is really on point. Very full and clean sounding. I really like the panning of elements and use of delay to fill the space on the dropout. Great sound selection. Like I said in DM you really are a force to be reckoned with and its really good to have you here.
@DJ Excellence Moral Code. Dope remix, seems to favour the low end a bit, I would personally bring up the mids and highs to balance it out a bit more. On the part near the end with the low subsonics on the kick, its distorting a little. Still like the track regardless of the minor mixing issues, good to see a female emcee with skills too, not enough of them getting the limelight IMO and your remix brings a good vibe to the vocals.
@DR3X Interesting changeup from boombap to trap. On the intro part the bass is a little bit flappy and could be cleaned up a little. The trap part sounds very clean mixwise, the changeup with the pad synth sounds dope, with the intentional distortion sounds dope too. Dope beat, I really like it. Thanks for the interest in the stems, Im often asking people if I can get stems from peoples tracks for collabs and wanted to see if anybody would be interested in any of mine. As soon as I get my album released I will make the stems available and send them your way.
@them best beat Ive heard from you so far, has some really great potential IMO
PHX. Mixwise this is really on point. Very full and clean sounding. I really like the panning of elements and use of delay to fill the space on the dropout. Great sound selection. Like I said in DM you really are a force to be reckoned with and its really good to have you here.
@DJ Excellence Moral Code. Dope remix, seems to favour the low end a bit, I would personally bring up the mids and highs to balance it out a bit more. On the part near the end with the low subsonics on the kick, its distorting a little. Still like the track regardless of the minor mixing issues, good to see a female emcee with skills too, not enough of them getting the limelight IMO and your remix brings a good vibe to the vocals.
@DR3X Interesting changeup from boombap to trap. On the intro part the bass is a little bit flappy and could be cleaned up a little. The trap part sounds very clean mixwise, the changeup with the pad synth sounds dope, with the intentional distortion sounds dope too. Dope beat, I really like it. Thanks for the interest in the stems, Im often asking people if I can get stems from peoples tracks for collabs and wanted to see if anybody would be interested in any of mine. As soon as I get my album released I will make the stems available and send them your way.
@them best beat Ive heard from you so far, has some really great potential IMO
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Ah, no. I don't have the stems. I destroy source files after mastering. It's wrong but I can't stop, I don't know why. Kind of mental illness. Often I destroy songs too, if one day I think they sucks too much.. I destroyed the track sent for Beat this! and I'd delete from Illmuzic too if only I could!
Chuffed you like it, thanks.Bro? Sort it out lmaoAh, no. I don't have the stems. I destroy source files after mastering. It's wrong but I can't stop, I don't know why. Kind of mental illness. Often I destroy songs too, if one day I think they sucks too much.. I destroyed the track sent for Beat this! and I'd delete from Illmuzic too if only I could!
I had a hard drive failure years ago that made me back up everything. I have source files going back to 2005
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