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Use Compression as a Friend, Not a Foe
Understanding How to Effectively Use Compression
By CUS and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Mixing hip hop/rap music…
Do You Like to Pre-Treat Your Sounds or Make Major Tweaks to Them in Real Time?
Prep-Cooked Sounds or Made-to-Order?
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Each week, I like to audition sounds that I…
BeatTips Tutorials: Working from 3-Bar Loop Arrangement Schemes
My Method for Building 3-Bar Loops
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Although 2- and 4-Bar loops are among the most…
BeatTips Rating: Big Noyd, Large Professor & Kool G Rap – “Naturally Born” (prod. by Ayatollah)
Vintage Rap with Fresh Bite
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
BeatTips Rating: 4.5/5
The knee-jerk tendency is to…
Demystifying the Art of Mixing, Part 1
How to Use EQ to Get the Sonic Effects You Desire
By DAVE WALKER (IMPERIAL)
Mixing can appear to be a…
The Bad Odds and Low Probability of Beat Placement Success
Entry-Margin Service Providers, Email Beat Submissions, Foggy Dreams, and the Up and Mostly Downside of…
Two Mixing Techniques to Help You with Your Overall Drum Sound
Using Side-Chain Compression and Parallel Processing to Get the Drums in Your Beats Just Right
By DAVE…
The BeatTips Community: Merging Your Sampling Skills with Live Instrumentation
Making Sample-Based and Live Instrumentation Arrangements
By DJ PAS, CASTRO BEATS, KREGAN, and AMIR SAID…
BeatTips Advice Column: Should I Switch Back to the MPC from the Maschine?
Feel, Nuance, Needs, and Approach Holds they Answer
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Each day, I get emails from…
What’s Your Meaning of “Dope”?
Why the Best Meaning of Dope Defers to Hip Hop's Graffiti Heyday
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
In graffiti, you…