Damus' drums (real drums / drum layering on the MPC 2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RVgn_Zf6yA&feature=player_embedded



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW_zifBttXI

Producers vs Machines

9th Wonder : Fruity Loops, Protools

Air / Moon Safari :
Moog source, Roland JX-3P, Roland VP-330 Vocoder plus, Wurlitzer 200A
Moog minimoog, Solina string ensemble, Yamaha CS1x
Hammond XB-2, Roland PC-180, Guitare Fender Jaguar, EMU SP-1200
Fender Rhodes suitecase Mk I, Korg MS-20
Moog Theremin

Air / 10,000 Hz Legend :
VP 330, Roland PC-200, Fender Rhodes mk II, Moogerfooger MF-103, Solina String Ensemble, Korg Ms-20, Akai MPC 2000 XL
Alesis A6 Andromeda, Kurzweil keyboard
Korg cx3 ( with EHX Memory Man), Roland PC-200, Harmonica
Boss Dr Sample SP-202, Boss VT-1 Voice Transformer, EHX Delay Moogerfooger MF-104
Gibson SG, 70's Guild D35
70's Fender Mustang Bass , Ampli Ashdown

Air / Talkie Walkie :
Yamaha CP-80, Nord Lead 2, Korg MS-20, Solina String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes Mk I
Sequential Circuits Six Track, Hammond XB-2, Roland SH-101 ( blue version), Microkorg, Moog Minimoog Voyager

Air / Pocket Symphony :
Yamaha CP 80, Korg MS-20, Solina String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes mk I
VP-550, Fender Mustang Bass Red Competition, Hofner Club Bass 500/2, Guild Acoustic Guitar

Air / Love 2 :
Korg MS-20, Solina String Ensemble, Manikin Memotron, Wurlitzer, Moog Source
Moog Source, VP-550, Fender Mustang Bass Blue Competition, Guild D35

Alchemist : AKAI MPC 2500, Ensoniq ASR10, Ensoniq EPS16, Protools
Bomb Squad : AKAI MPC 60, EMU SP1200, Roland S50
Buckwild : AKAI MPC 60, AKAI S900

Chemical Brothers :
Computers :
Apple Mac G3 266mhz
Apple Mac LC475

Sequencers/software :
Steinberg Cubase VST 3.52
Steinberg Recycle
Steinberg Rebirth
ARP 1603 analogue sequencer
Doepfer maq 16:3 sequencer
Electro Harmonix analogue sequencer
Akai MPC 3000

Samplers :
2 x Akai 3200XL
Akai S1000
Akai S2800
Akai X7000
Emu E64

Synthesizers :
ARP 2600
EMS synthi AKS
Octave CAT
Octave Kitten
Korg mono-poly
Korg MS10
Roland SH101
Roland Juno 106
Electro Harmonix mini synthesizer

Guitars :
1963 Fender Jazzmaster
1971 Fender Telecaster

Processors :
Sherman filterbank
Electro Harmonix bass micro-synthesizer
Electro Harmonix guitar micro-synthesizer
Electro Harmonix electric mistress
Electro Harmonix tone bender
Electro Harmonix space drum
Ibanez analogue delay
Schaller tremolo
Boss heavy metal pedal

Foxx (Freddie) : AKAI MPC 60mk II, AKAI MPC 3000, AKAI S3000
Hi-Tek : AKAI MPC 3000, AKAI MPC 60 for drums, Roland TR 808 (for a few kick samples), Korg Trinity, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Moogs, etc.
Jay Dee : AKAI MPC 3000, EMU SP1200
Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature) : AKAI MPC 60, AKAI S950, EMU SP1200
Daft Punk : AKAI MPC 2000, EMU SP1200, Groovestation, Juno 106, Linndrum, Logic Audio, Oberheim DMX, Rhodes, Roland TB303, Roland TR 808, Roland TR909, Wurlitzer + various Vocoders, pedals, samplers, and effects
De La Soul : AKAI MPC 60 mkII, AKAI S950, EMU SP1200
Ferrer (Dennis) : Apogee Rosetta 800, Neumann U67, NI Battery 3, Roland Juno-106, Shure SM7B, Soundelux E47
DJ MUGGS (Cypress Hill) : AKAI MPC 60, MPC 3000, AKAI S950, EMU SP1200, Nuendo
DJ Quik : AKAI MPC 3000 & JV2080
DJ Premier : AKAI MPC 60 mkII, AKAI S950, EMU Planet Phatt, EMU Proteus 2000, Protools
DJ Scratch : AKAI MPC 3000, AKAI S950, Alesis keyboard
DJ Shadow : AKAI MPC 3000, AKAI MPC 60
DJ Spinna : EMU SP1200, AKAI S950, AKAI MPC 3000, Juno 60 & 106, Rhodes, Moog Concertmate (Realistic), Oberheim OBmx synth module, ARP String Ensemble, ARP Odyssey, Alesis Quadraverb
El-P : Ensonic EPS16+, Protools
Fat Jon : AKAI MPC 2000, Alesis Midiverb, Roland keyboard

Grandmaster Flash : AKAI S950, AKAI S1000, Protools
J Rawls : Ensoniq ASR10
Kruder & Dorfmeister : Atari 1040, Kurzweil K2000 sampler, Logic Audio, Nord Lead, Novation Supernova, Rhodes, Roland groovebox, Roland Space Echo, Sherman filterbank, etc...
L.E.S : AKAI MPC 3000, Roland JV2080
Marl (Marley) : AKAI S950, DMX, Emulator II, EMU SP1200, Roland TR909, Roland TR 808
Neptunes : Ensoniq ASR10, Juno 106, MircoKorg Vocoder, Triton

Rock (Pete) : AKAI MPC 3000, EMU SP1200, AKAI S950, AKAI S1000, two Fender Rhodes and an ARP Overdub
Swiz Beatz : AKAI MPC 3000, Korg Trinity
Timbaland : Ensoniq ASR10, Korg Triton

Jeff Mills talks about his art (a video by Le Rex Club)

This is not hip hop or production stuff but I love Jeff Mills.
So inspiring.
http://www.rexclub.com/rex-club-presente-jeff-mills

Grap Luva in Damu's studio (SP1200 inside...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFua7lgljr8




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JUy6X9W8iM

Boon Doc : the come back...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHBSGEJXVcw

The come back of Boon Doc (after the rub of his studio), the one how made me discover MPC and beatmaking.




BONUS : one of his classics (more than 500.000 viewed) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4jAllTGFUM

Human Traffic record shop scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BjfJlCDisY&feature=related

DJ Shadow digging (from the movie Scratch, 2002)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gpKYnRdf0A

Damu & Redef Records visit the HPRS, a Private Record Sale in NY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mEJVYa99uS8#!

Superproducer (by Gonzales)

1. D.O.V.E
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9oqbb_superproducer-e01-d-o-v-e_music





2. Jérrôme
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9qte1_superproducer-e02-jerrome_fun






3. TOMMY
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tfc3_superproducer-e03-tommy_fun



4. FANNY
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tfht_superproducer-e04-fanny_music



5. Dorian Gay
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9y2sp_superproducer-e05-dorian-gay_fun

DNAE BEATS: Dubstep Beatmaking (basslines on MPC 2500 + Korg MS2000B)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMxV5T_TRYw

Compression and EQ for Beatmakers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_58riY2P5o


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwu2ZaudJqs



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hab90qUpp0U&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDG9XDTUxKY&feature=related

Making drum hits (SoundForge)

How to get a good kick / hi hat / snare from a sample.

KICK DRUM
1. Isolate your kick drum.
2. Delete the end and apply a smooth fade to your kick (Process / Fade / Out).
3. Add a little Compression for the impact.
Effects / Dynamics / Graphic.
Choose Maximize Volume preset.

SNARE
1. Isolate your snare sound.
2. Fade the end out.
3. Add some body with a reverb.
Effects / Reverb
Choose the Warm Ambiance preset.
Set Dry to 0 and Reverb to about 25.8 db.
4. Normalize at -0.30 db.
5. EQ Paragraphic : enable Low Shelf at 150.
6. Normalize at -0.30 db again.
7. Add some compression.
Effects / Dynamics / Graphic.
Choose Maximize Volume preset.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVAtESxOl8

Awesome Advanced Thor Techniques (Reason 4)

Shows how to build Lead Synth + Bass + Athmospheric Synth with Reason Thor.

Lead Synth : 2 Phase Mod Osc + Formant Filter + Comb Filter
Bass : 2 FM Pair Osc + Amp gain.
Athmospheric Synth : 2 Wavetable Osc + State Variable Filter + Amp gain.

This track sucks (...) but that's a great tutorial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ape2Htb0Q0Y

Recording Session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-bFPHfYw84

How to make a custom splash screen for your MPC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpnKs499zcI

Usefull sample calculators

A usefull site that will calculate your sample tempo for you.
A bit complicated for newbies...
http://mp3.deepsound.net/eng/samples_calculs.php

Marco Polo (MPC 2000XL + MPD 24)

The method shown here by Marco Polo is inspired by Pete Rock works. Polo uses a large number (6 ?) of songs to build his own track. "It takes time but it makes all the difference"...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxQ_isJnEyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkskMD0qs7s

Some Chopping techniques on JJOS

This video shows different ways of chopping samples (on JJOS).
Auto chop technique / Extract technique (without cut off).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9NQZuPVgs

JJOS2 : Fast chopping (divide and conquer)

Probably the best way to chop sample on JJOS.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K3sfXO6ySY

Freedom (MPC 4000)

A beat by Freedom, from crate-diggind to track mastering.

Su-preme from Wu Tang (MPC 2500)

Isaac Hayes tribute
Su-preme samples Isaac Hayes' Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (http://www.deezer.com/listen-2600094).

5. Untitled video

(Sunz of man is crazy...)

6. Marry xmas

(Cool minimal Xmas beat)

13. SUPREME go's to church

Making a Dubstep Track in 7 days (Reason 4)

Great Reason tutorial on Boy in a Band.
Here are the 7 How-to videos :

Day 1: Making a Dubstep Beat
MClass Mastering suite and a 16:2 mixer.

Tempo : 140bpm

ReDrum :

Two kicks, 2 Snares, a clap, a closed hat, an open hat and a ride.

32 steps.

“Shuffle” button on (to add in a nice swing which makes the change between the 16 and 17 kick drum hits).

Kick drums :

Same sample on 2 channels.

Channel 1 : reduce the length (so it’s a sharper hit with no tail end) + reduce the pitch and tone (so it’s much bassier, providing the meat of the kick sound, where channel 2 will provide the click).

Put C1 on the 1, 16, 17 and 21 steps.

Channel 2 : a bit quieter with a higher tone.

Put C2 on the 1 and 17 (to really emphasize the start of the bar).

Snares :

Channel 3 : punchy snare (with a lot of body).

Channel 4 : snappy (more high pitched snare).

Channel 5 : nice well-rounded clap (that’ll fill out the mid-hi end).

Put all three snares on the 9 and 25 steps (kinda bouncy beat).

Hi end :

Pattern 2 : a ride on every beat and an open hat on every offbeat.

Reason sequencer window :

Add some closed hats with triplets (1/3 intervals over a 4/4 beat, instead of one-two-three-four, it becomes one-two-three-one-two-three). Must stop using ReDrum sequencer and start with the Reason sequencer window (“Copy pattern to track”). Make sure you click the “Enable Pattern Section” button.

Select 1/16T. Putting hats on offbeats.

Right click ReDrum and create > MClass Equalizer to emphasize kick and snare. Hit the low shelf on and beef up the sound around 50hz by about 5dB.

Q (bandwidth) up to full so it affects a smaller area of the frequency spectrum, really emphasising that low end.

Next, hit param one or two, and boost around 1.5khz by about the same amount to really give your snare that crack that will pierce through the mix. Take down the Q (bandwidth) to about a quarter so this is spread more evenly over the snare sound.

Mixer :
Add RV7000 advanced reverb. Turn the aux 1 knob on your beat’s channel to about a quarter to give a bit of room to the effect.

Day 2: Making the Dubstep Beat More Interesting




Day 3: Making the Wobble Bass




Day 4: Making a Dubstep Lead and Bass note



Day 5: Arranging the Dubstep Song




Day 6: Bass Drops and Fills



Day 7: Mixing & Mastering and the final song

Nomad Freestyle With Friends Vol 1 /// Live AKAI MPC 2500

I love 3:15...
Fine minimal and "aggressive sounding" production + fine freestyle...

Louis Den Beat Cypher (Jaisu, Stype...)

Louis Den Beat Cypher - ROUND 1




Louis Den Beat Cypher - ROUND 2

Damu the Fudgemunk (MPC 2000)

Jaisu beat tapes (MPC 2000XL)

Jaisu beat tapes Vol.1
Sampled songs
Beat 4 : (Supertramp)




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.2




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.3




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.4




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.5




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.6




Jaisu beat tapes Vol.7

How to Effectively Layer Drum Sounds

http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/production/how-to-effectively-layer-drum-sounds/