Hip Hop On Reason v2.5???
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depends on what the "gutter" sound is.
what you describe as "gutter" sound i'm gonna assume means a grimey beat that sounds like it's almost bad quality. some old wu-tang style shit, is that what you mean? cause honestly, in order to make a beat sound "gutter" you have to mix it bearing that in mind as well. where you pan shit, how you equalize, that makes a bigger difference than you think. granted, if you got gutter samples to begin with the whole thing is gonna be simple, but you don't need specific gutter-sounding samples to make a rugged beat. i'll give you a few tips. first of all, equalization is KEY. listen to your shit. listen to, say, the bassdrum in one of your beats. compare it to any track off of "enter the 36 chambers". does it sound at all similar as far as quality goes? try cutting high frequencies. try adding some hiss to your track. often, the "rugged" sound is a direct result of low-quality/old equipment.
your question also raises the obvious problem, if you're trying to impersonate a style of sound you're not creating, you're imitating. while that's not entirely true and not entirely proper, you get what i'm saying. don't try too hard to make something that sounds like something. if you can't make a beat without imitating something the problem may very well be that you just don't have it. i appreciate that you must think i'm a cocky mother fucker. i'm not though, i'm just putting all my views from different aspects of the matter on the table for you to process them in whichever way you please.
read up on, and learn about limiting and equalization. they both do wonderous things to your beats.
what you describe as "gutter" sound i'm gonna assume means a grimey beat that sounds like it's almost bad quality. some old wu-tang style shit, is that what you mean? cause honestly, in order to make a beat sound "gutter" you have to mix it bearing that in mind as well. where you pan shit, how you equalize, that makes a bigger difference than you think. granted, if you got gutter samples to begin with the whole thing is gonna be simple, but you don't need specific gutter-sounding samples to make a rugged beat. i'll give you a few tips. first of all, equalization is KEY. listen to your shit. listen to, say, the bassdrum in one of your beats. compare it to any track off of "enter the 36 chambers". does it sound at all similar as far as quality goes? try cutting high frequencies. try adding some hiss to your track. often, the "rugged" sound is a direct result of low-quality/old equipment.
your question also raises the obvious problem, if you're trying to impersonate a style of sound you're not creating, you're imitating. while that's not entirely true and not entirely proper, you get what i'm saying. don't try too hard to make something that sounds like something. if you can't make a beat without imitating something the problem may very well be that you just don't have it. i appreciate that you must think i'm a cocky mother fucker. i'm not though, i'm just putting all my views from different aspects of the matter on the table for you to process them in whichever way you please.
read up on, and learn about limiting and equalization. they both do wonderous things to your beats.
AGREED! and understand everythin you sayin but if you hear my music it is one in its own but i still want a "gutter" kinda more street sound to it! I ain't makin music for mainstream hip hop i'm makin it for me and my boys and i want it RAAAAAAWWWWW but not simple! Eg. Wu Tang was Raw and simple. Simple beat with a simple sample and simple sequenced strings etc> not mine hopefully!
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