Producer Jermaine Dupri steps inside his studio to do a little laptop digging and MPC sample chopping using material from the Ocean’s 11 soundtrack. Later Dupri moves into Kanye West’s "Amazing" for more sample re-manipulation. Not the deepest digging for a guy with potentially endless crates, but it’s still interesting to see how JD works … Read more
As one of the original Akai masters, DJ Spinna rocks a sample of Kool & The Gang’s "Summer Madness" and gives us a taste of what can be done with an MPC 3000 and a little choice vinyl. With special guests including Ski Beatz, Fresh Daily, and Sucio Smash, I can’t wait to see what … Read more
De Blog Jam #5 treats us to 9th Wonder and David Banner digging through samples for an upcoming project. A few minutes and a little MPC chopping presents us with a preview of a future hit. [respect to juney for the updated working link]
9th Wonder hits us with another episode of De Blog Jam and gives a MPC workout along with a quick chopping lesson. Notable Quotes: "It’s like falling out of bounds and calling time out with the ball. You can’t teach it… they don’t teach that at camp!" "I feel like the Rachael Ray of beatmakers… … Read more
19 year old DipSet producer Araab Muzik goes inside the lab to showcase his live skills using an Akai MPC 2500.
Producer The Dream shows the workflow behind the creation of a tracking using an Akai MPC 3000 and Roland Fantom X7. Note: Best material happens in the first 3 minutes.
Producer Lil Jon takes a few moments to offer a public demo and showcase at the Remix Hotel.
Pharrell may be a PC, but apparently Chad is a Mac. N.E.R.D./Neptunes production wizard Chad Hugo offers up an example of what can be accomplished with only a laptop and DAW of choice. In this case, Chad has no problems using Logic Pro along with the ES1 synthesizer. [via HHM]
Ryan Leslie once again takes us in-studio for footage of making another hit. This time "Precious" f/ Jim Jones is broken down from beginning to end.
I instantly dismiss anything Soulja Boy does as an exercise in ignorance, stupidity, and laziness. That being said, this video is no exception to the rule, but it may provide some help to FL users. Then again, watch with caution as his rambling about money and Gucci sneakers could possibly rot your brain.