Beat Breakdown BeatTips MusicStudy: Inez Foxx – “Let Me Down Easy” Amir Said Feb 27, 2011 0 Slow, But Aggressively Funky Gem By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) This joint opens up with a slow, flute-laced…
Beatmaking Education BeatTips Favorite Drummers: Stewart Copeland Amir Said Feb 26, 2011 0 Lessons Learned by Drummers; Stewart Copeland's Drumwork Taught Me Much By Amir Said (Sa'id) Because…
Beatmaking BeatTips MusicStudy: Harold Alexander – “Tite Rope” Amir Said Feb 24, 2011 0 Funky Jazz Flutist Stabs Groove With Jabs Of Rhythm By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) The music and video below are…
Beatmaking Making Beats Based on Guitar Measures Amir Said Feb 23, 2011 0 Using Self-Played Guitar Riffs Can Often Help with Your Sample-Based Beats By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Though…
Beat Breakdown BeatTips MusicStudy: Big Remo feat. 9thMatic – “Go” Amir Said Feb 22, 2011 0 With Big Remo—and a Beat Assist from M-Phazes—9th Wonder Scores Again with His IWWMG Line Up By AMIR SAID…
Beatmaking BeatTips MusicStudy: Gladys Knight & The Pips, “To Be Invisible” Amir Said Feb 20, 2011 0 Curtis Mayfield-Produced Masterpiece Embodies Soul By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) From the soundtrack to the…
Beatmaking BeatTips Community Question: Chopping the Ends of Samples? Amir Said Feb 19, 2011 0 When Chopping a Sample do you fade out the end of it to make it sound smooth? By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) This…
Beatmaking BeatTips MusicStudy: Shalamar – “There It Is” Amir Said Feb 18, 2011 0 A Lesson in Working the Bass Line and Keeping the Groove in the Pocket By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Shalamar's…
Beatmaking Getting Crisp Drum Sounds Amir Said Feb 17, 2011 0 Obtaining Crispness is More than a Mix Affair By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Bwest, one of the members of the…
Beatmaking BeatTips MusicStudy: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek (Reflection Eternal) – “Just Begun”… Amir Said Feb 16, 2011 0 Lyrically Studded Affair Marks this Subdued Sample Gem By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Big fan of Hi-Tek. I am.…