In the most recent installment of Double Barrel Tuesdays, Marco Polo takes us through his version of Cribs to reveal his home production setup where about 70 percent of his Port Authority album was recorded.
Choosing to stay brilliant at the basics, vinyl, Pro Tools, and an Akai MPC 2000XL complete with tire mark are the main studio fixtures.
13 comments
Archived · closedCai ·
with a crib like that, how can you not make hot music? classic vid man...
TONY TRAXX ·
I CAN RESPECT THAT.LESS IS MORE IN SOME CASES. REALLY THATS ALL U NEED.I HAVE A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT AND NOW I HAVE NO EXCUSE lol YOU HAFTO KNOW HOW AND WHAT TO SAMPLE .ALSO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT YOU EXPECT THE OUTCOME TO BE .THIS HE DOES KNOW.THE MPC 2000XL DOESN'T HAVE AUTOCHOP .THATS A PROBLEM FOR ME. IT SEEMS LIKE SAMPLING IS BACK ! IT NEVER LEFT I KNOW ' I KNOW.LIKE LORD FINESS SAID. IF YOU NOT A KEYBOARDIST BETTER GO GET SOME RECORDS.
vangothahustla ·
Just goes to show that it don't matter what you got, make a dope will travel. I got that roland vs880. I use it for playback too sometimes, it was a good machine back in the day.
Darth Vader ·
@TONY: U HAVE TO KNOW A LOT OF GODD ARTISTS TOO1
Azel ·
Autochop? Quit being lazy and chop it manually none of the good producers use autochop
Crispy ·
"Autochop? Quit being lazy and chop it manually none of the good producers use autochop"
word
tony traxx ·
what do you mean.good artists ? dude sampled kids cartoons.
Blighty ·
'This video is not available in your country'
Argh!! F****** YouTube. Is this hoted anywhere else?
Darth Vader ·
@Tony I mean artist like: Masta Ace, Sean P, and Sadat X dudes like that...
TONY TRAXX ·
oh ok i think i get it ? i know about Masta Ace and Sadat x thats real hip hop there !
DiskoDaveBBB ·
damn, i thought my mpc was shot. you definitely don't need all that equipment to make dope joints. all i got in my lab is an mp, turntables, mixer, records(good ones) and a good ear. i don't have protools, no monitors, never track beats (unless i lay something down with an artist) everything comes straight out of the mpc. good to see more established producers with minimal set ups too.
AlphaBeat Productions ·
YO Blighty!
I edited the video... it's on my company's video page
http://www.alphabeatproductions.com/?q=node/11
hosted from vimeo... hope that works for ya.
i produce music as well www.kidtwist.weebly.com
this site looks real dope, just checking it out now
Watkinz Da General ·
YO MARCO POLO IS MY NEW FAV PRODUCER! HE'S SHYT IS BANANAZ! LOVE THAT ALBUM HIM & TORAE GOT OUT SALUTE!