Production Tips
56 posts- CK·0220Nas - What It Is (Produced By DJ Khalil) Beat Breakdown + Demo02.25.2008 · Aftermath staff producer DJ Khalil breaks down the making of “What It Is” by Nas, including how the sample was replayed, chopped in Recycle, and recreated
- CK·0273Pete Rock Deep Crates 2 Digging Interview (Video)02.21.2008 · Just got my hands on a copy of Pete Rock's NY's Finest and can't wait to deliver a review, which may appear sometime later tonight or tomorrow depending on
- CK·0261Kev Brown Production Commentary Vol. 1 & 202.18.2008 · Yet another reason why we love Kev Brown. This has been floating around for while, but has been a bit hard to find lately. Kev plays instrumentals
- CK·0280Erik Hawkins Tells How To Become a Great Producer02.11.2008 · Berklee College faculty member Erik Hawkins gives simple sage advice on how to become a great producer. He addresses some of the issues that tend to
- CK·0226Young Guru & Pete Rock Talk About Audio Harmonics02.10.2008 · The rule for learning about Hip-Hop production is pretty much this: When Pete Rock speaks, you better listen. In this interview with Remix Magazine, Pete Rock
- CK·042302.08.2008 · 9th Wonder starts it off by chopping up a "Pretty Brown Eyes" by Mint Condition, then takes us on a digging excursion to Cue Records located in
- CK·0288Boon Doc Beat Making Video - 3/4 To 4/4 Sample Conversion01.21.2008 · Producer Boon Doc does a great job showing how to chop a 3/4 sample time and change it to 4/4. Also shown are some creative uses for a hand clap, imagine
- CK·0247Red Spyda - In The Lab Interview01.19.2008 · In The Lab delivers as always with another dope interview. This time Red Spyda talks about building sound libraries, advances in technology & equipment,
- CK·0265Are Mastering And Compression Killing Sonic Quality?01.05.2008 · Author Robert Levine explores the idea that, due to direct technology such as CD’s and mp3’s, music has become overly compressed and too loud for
- CK·0337DJ Premier Speaks About How to Be a Real Producer11.18.2007 · The always outspoken DJ Premier talks about the making of “Classic”, the difference between a producer and beatmaker, and the future of Hip-Hop.