I’m going to explain the concept of irrational time signatures and how this seemingly complex subject can be utilised by music producers and beat makers on a digital audio workstation (DAW). Rather than on a score sheet where it is more commonly used in the case of more traditional music composers.
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I decided to do a bit of Oppenheimer online beat making. By that I mean I took one of the original soundtracks of the film Oppenheimer and did a bit of sample chopping and flipping to make a Hip Hop beat out of it. Given the Oscars 2024 aren’t that far away, the likes of Oppenheimer is being talked about a lot. I can’t deny the quality of the soundtrack from what I’ve heard. So it seemed like a good opportunity to take something in the current sphere and create something out of it.
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In this video I’m working on rapping in 3/4 time. It’s as part of this obscure song I’m working on called, “Rephrased Yesterdays” which incorporates a combination of experimentalism and vaporwave sounds. This song will incorporate numerous time signatures but one part is in the 3/4 time signature so I thought I’d demonstrate how I go about constructing a verse like this in real time.
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Here are 3 AMAZING TIPS on Sampling Everyday Sounds in Music and how to take samples from everyday life and flip them into something musical…
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Here’s a quick video showing How to Recreate the Korg M1 Organ Sound well known sound in a lot of classic 90s House and Garage Music….
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In this video I show you how to do Grime Basslines… Or rather I show you the basics in how to create 2 different styles of what could broadly be described as Grime basslines. These are often commonly used in UK Garage and Jungle or Drum & Bass which are of course significant influences on Grime as a genre.Continue reading
So here’s a video of me making an Eskibeat. The phrase ‘eskibeat’ came from ‘Eskimo‘ which is the name given to arguably the first ever Grime instrumental.Continue reading
This video shows me making a Grime beat with a twist Jazz! This is following on from the reception I got from my older video showing me Making a Grime Instrumental from Scratch.Continue reading
There is power in simplicity and limitation! That’s something I’ve been reminded of this week…Continue reading
In this video I show you the making of ‘Tinnies in a Backpack’. This is essentially a Hip Hop beat at 93bpm but to put a different slant on the whole beat making process, I decided to use what could be considered deep house production style techniques, a little bit like I did in my first grime influenced track.Continue reading