My FIRST set of beats!!!!!!

[Matt Velli]

sup guys.....started making beats a couple of months ago....now i feel that i'm finally comfy enough to let peeps hear them..i know i need polish but it is what it is...... i'll put a direct link to one up and the rest are on the soundclick link below.....enjoy and gimme some pointers if you can.....thanks yall...peace.


SoundClick artist: Beats by Matthew Darrell - page with MP3 music downloads



SoundClick artist: Beats by Matthew Darrell - page with MP3 music downloads

[Hypnotik]

Listened to them all.

Sounds like you have a limited amount of drums, heard alot of the same kits in most of these beats, It's not bad, sense ur first starting out.

Beats aren't too bad.

Some are slightly better then others, but alot of the composing sounds a little generic and flat.

I hear the progression though.

Sampled beats are ok, A little sloppy at points, and cheesy sounding, but you're getting the right idea.

Work on your chopping and you're drum programming and expand your drum kit library.

If you need more kits, I'll gladly hook you up, just drop your aim.

You kinda remind me of me when I was a couple months into making beats.

You got a good ear, but ur going to progress majorly over the months and year(s) if you keep working at it everyday.

Drop ur aim if you like and I'll get @ you.

Keep @ it!

[Matt Velli]

Thanks homie...i APPRECIATE the feedback on the humble....my aim is Tojeiko get at me whenever you can. and yea most of the kits are the same. Thanks for the feed

[MrE 404]

whattup son..

its earl from lakeside.. i was trying to give you and fab beats since 2001 ! lol

nah but for real... the beats is aight

ill tell you the first thing you need to do is upgrade your sound library massively and then the beats will start making themselves... almost

if your computer has enough free space and enough processing and ram power i suggest looking for reason torrents and some other vst torrents.. like
edirol orchestral, ravity, reFX nexus, are just to name a few high quality vst instruments.. you can find more by just searching online and getting info about some of them and then searching for the torrents after you feel you may have found others that you like... drum sounds will come you can find those just as easy or easier in a similar manner..


other than that, i cant say too much else.. the beats like i said are just ok nothing special not to deflate you.. but its hard to make beats when you have small sound libraries.. once you expand those so will you expand your mind and your creativity...

check my beats out.. my partner and I just got our lil business going and were are really starting a push soon.. well have over 200 beats in the next couple months..

check the sig.. good talking to ya.. later

[Matt Velli]

holy fuck earl its been a minute.... shit homie whats good???? add me as a friend on myspace.. my link is in the sig....... fab pretty much put the mic down though, but i've been pretty much holdin it down...i'll definitely check the site man....

[S*T*A*M*P*]

Originally Posted by Matt Velli

sup guys.....started making beats a couple of months ago....now i feel that i'm finally comfy enough to let peeps hear them..i know i need polish but it is what it is...... i'll put a direct link to one up and the rest are on the soundclick link below.....enjoy and gimme some pointers if you can.....thanks yall...peace.


SoundClick artist: Beats by Matthew Darrell - page with MP3 music downloads



SoundClick artist: Beats by Matthew Darrell - page with MP3 music downloads

Quite decent for a first attempt! I like "here we go"... U definitely got the basics down.. A little sloppy on the sampling but that's obviously what first times are for... Trial and error over time will correct that in a hurry. The best things i can suggest for one NEVER TOUCH THE T.R.O.Y. sample (lmao just kidding eventhough i wouldn't.. but that Tom Scott joint my one of own personal records i own but wont sample)

but seriously tho... eq is everything... from the drums themselves to the sample.. sample eq is crucial as if there are unwanted parts in the sample, u can possibly get rid of the via eq'ing. I chop melodies from one record and use a bassline from a completely different record for example.

As far as drums... as previously stated, grab as many drumkits as u can possibly find... a producer's arsenal of drums is his biggest weapon. Try listening to old records n lifting drums outta breaks as well... eq them and layer them however seen fit. I almost always chop up ol school drum breaks and rearrange them to sound a little different (ie funky drummer or something)... then add elements to them to add ambiance or just make it thump harder. Once again EQ the drums... u want them to sound sharp... but not too sharp to the point where they stand out in front of ur melody TOO much.

that's all i can think of at the moment... nice start tho! If u ever need any tips... hit my PM up and i'll be glad to help out wherever i can. I've been on this site for a minute... but haven't really posted regularly since like '03... eitherway i still check the site so i will get atcha'!

[soundbetter]

I gave "Told Yall Suckas" a listen and I like the main concept of that track.
The samples fit each other very good. The drums are nice.

My advice is to put more change-ups in the beat here and there. Some pad sound or another percussive instrument to define the verses from the hooks.

Try that, besides that - nice work.

[Matt Velli]

thanx homie...much appreciated....

[J-Mo Beatz]

Nice Beats