Beatmaking When and How to Use Time Stretch or Pitch Shifting Amir Said Feb 12, 2012 1 Clarity on Oft-Misunderstood Timing Concepts By CASTRO BEATS and AMIR SAID (SA'ID) In a TBC (The…
Beatmaking When You Mix with Headphones, the Key is Translation Amir Said Jan 31, 2012 2 Why Mixing with Headphones Sounds Different, and How You Can Still Get a Good Mix Using Them By ADOAN001,…
Beat Breakdown BeatTips Tutorials: Creating a Section Contrast Amir Said Jan 28, 2012 0 An Example of How to Build a Section Contrast By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) I was asked by a BeatTips reader to…
Beatmaking Analog Sensibilities, Digital Realities, Part 1 Amir Said Jul 4, 2011 0 The Advantages of Hybrid Tracking and Mixing By PETE MARRIOTT, BRANDONF42088, and AMIR SAID (SA'ID)…
Beatmaking Education BeatTips MusicStudy: Talking Heads – “Once In A Lifetime;” Rhythms In Motion Amir Said Jun 24, 2011 2 Brian Eno's Rhythmic Genius—by way of Fela Kuti— Produces Talking Heads' Most Enigmatic Song By AMIR SAID…
Beatmaking “If I Can’t” Gets Cue From Sampling Amir Said Jun 21, 2011 0 Hard Hitting No-Samples-Featured Beat by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo Follows Sampling's Lead By AMIR SAID…
Beatmaking TBC Thread of the Day: “Proper Signal Chain for mixing samples?” Amir Said Jun 12, 2011 0 Finding the Right Signal Chain for Your Style and Sound, When Your Mixing Samples in Your DAW By DARRELL…
Beatmaking Why Vinyl Reissues Are a Good Thing Amir Said Jun 10, 2011 1 Vinyl Reissues Offer True Value in More Ways than One This past Wednesday, I spent a brief part of the…
Beatmaking Chris Athens Breaks Down Mastering, Part 1 Amir Said Jun 8, 2011 0 Sterling Sound's Senior Mastering Engineer Drops Jewels; Mastering Still a Worthy Step in the Recording…
Beatmaking Maintaining Quality Beat Control: The Importance of Purging Amir Said May 5, 2011 0 Purging Your Beats For Unnecessary Elements By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Having completed a new beat, embrace…