what bpm's do you use? popular songs bpms?
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Low G
ILLIEN
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88, 90, 92, 97, 87.6, 91.765, ....... honestly for hip hop if you keep it between 80 - 100 you should be good and the tempo should all fit in to what type of song you tryin to make. Some songs just sounds better slower and others faster. You'll get an ear for that over time.
DJ Redrum
Playin' For Keeps
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This topic would probably get more replies had it been posted in '' The Lab '' seeing as it isn't related to Reason.
I usually stay within the range of 80 - 95 for most of my work. I've never heard the J Dilla track before for me to find you it's tempo, maybe someone else can help that as it.
I usually stay within the range of 80 - 95 for most of my work. I've never heard the J Dilla track before for me to find you it's tempo, maybe someone else can help that as it.
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The Arkitekt
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yea 80-100 works out best for me, sometimes in the high 70's when theres a slow song i might be sampling
stormelements
Beats That Knock
ill o.g.
It depends, 78 - 104. But I usually start around 85.
T
The Arkitekt
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yea around 85 is my ideal, the sweetspot for me is usually 82-86
Sacred One
I Am One Of God Producers
ill o.g.
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for me 75 - 90 any faster and i think its techno to me, any slower it should be a love song
Sticking to one set bpm range is really gonna make your style sound stale.
You have to think about the mood of the song, the lyrical content, the message you're trying to get across. Also, if you're chopping samples then there are certain restrictions; timestretching or pitch-shifting too much is just gonna wreck the sound or lose the quality of the original. If you listen to some Kanye, his beats will go from high 60s through to 110, the whole feeling of the drums is gonna be different based on the tempo - he'll pick a bpm based on the sample, artist, market (club, backpack, street) etc.
I'm starting to experiment with tempo tracks in my sequencer (Cubase SX3), and gradually shifting the bpm up or down during the track - faster to increase tension or slower when I pull back and say something deeper. Music made with machines doesn't tend to do that so I think it's a good way to bring a more organic feeling to the music, like not quanitizing your beats to humanize the drums.
Experiment man, thats always the way forward.
You have to think about the mood of the song, the lyrical content, the message you're trying to get across. Also, if you're chopping samples then there are certain restrictions; timestretching or pitch-shifting too much is just gonna wreck the sound or lose the quality of the original. If you listen to some Kanye, his beats will go from high 60s through to 110, the whole feeling of the drums is gonna be different based on the tempo - he'll pick a bpm based on the sample, artist, market (club, backpack, street) etc.
I'm starting to experiment with tempo tracks in my sequencer (Cubase SX3), and gradually shifting the bpm up or down during the track - faster to increase tension or slower when I pull back and say something deeper. Music made with machines doesn't tend to do that so I think it's a good way to bring a more organic feeling to the music, like not quanitizing your beats to humanize the drums.
Experiment man, thats always the way forward.
afriquedeluxe
ILLIEN
right now i am on a dance/electro tip so I am floating around 120-140bpm