Comments on: Statik Selektah: Pro Tools Only, No More MPC

By: big boy

big boy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:40:32 +0000

I agree wit ya Kurt. I use everything. Software and hardware. I learned to use as much as possible because it keeps my creation growing and my interest peaking as I can jump from Pro Tools to Reason, FL Studio, and more recently Cubase. That’s jus the software side. I still use my MPC whether midi or audio cuz I get that swing and drum syncopation from it that keeps the tracks swingin. But honestly I switch it up. I learned to sample jus as deadly in my Fantom X6 lol. It’s really limitless. Jus gotta cook up the heat. I’ll make a beat wit 2 sticks and somebody’s mama’s bottom lip my dude!

Production 4 Life!

By: IzodOne

IzodOne — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:36:07 +0000

Word dont ever talk shit about my MP!I use software sometimes too but i wouldn’t wipe my leather cheerio wit no Chamillionaire drums!LOLKits like that jus get mangled and personalized by me in my MPC!Observe the rules of the culture!NO BITIN!

By: Kurt Gobang

Kurt Gobang — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:55:10 +0000

lol it’s all opinion, though. i think it’s a matter of the end result. you could make b.s. with the mpc the same as you can make b.s. with ableton, reason, logic, etc. it’s a matter of how you hook it up and produce…

By: Kurt Gobang

Kurt Gobang — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:35:38 +0000

my thing is i use all of that: mpc, reason, garageband (yup. perfect for when i’m on the road)… whatever i have access to, i use. plus, the way i work, sometimes i’ll feel more comfortable chopping up a sample on the mpc than with recycle. or i may start a song on the mpc, dump that in garageband, mess with it, add synths, keys, etc. get to the crib, drop it in recycle, chop it up again and add it to reason. he’s playing himself calling the mpc a coaster. he may have moved on, but that’s it. evolution is always good. but with music, you’re always living in your rearview mirror…

By: Curt McGirt

Curt McGirt — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:28:54 +0000

“To each his own” is the way I look at the whole situation for real. If I was a kat making beats since forever using hardware it might be cool to experiment with new technology to add some icing on the cake. Beat making wise is like being a chef. If I’m trying to make a dish I want to make it from scratch with the best ingredients possible, so if it takes me longer cuz I need to prep and get it all together 9-10 it’s gonna taste better. Analog equipment still has it’s place in music because it’s meant to be HEARD to be made, not SEEN. Without analog we wouldn’t have feedback, reverb, dissonance etc. These “mistakes” created new possibilities and streched the boundaries of creation further.

On a personal note I would never use a Aftermath,Jay-z,Chamillionare kit. I think at some point things will go back to the roots.

By: Boombapster

Boombapster — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:56:20 +0000

I like how you responded to their comments, not in a neurotic zealot manner, but common sense. You wasn’t shitting on hardware (well…Atari was reaching) but you was speaking the truth about the streamlined effectiveness of Ableton and Serato etc. Not gonna speak much further on that but a fine rebuttal nonetheless.

BB$ Workshop

By: jack in the box

jack in the box — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:34:02 +0000

“Girls panties have gotten wet watching me chop a beat on stage in real time”

haha, you’re an idiot, straight up.

By: Monstarz

Monstarz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:02:14 +0000

LOL my point exactly!

By: Monstarz

Monstarz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:01:56 +0000

“4 preset synths. a 909 kit, an 808 kit, Aftermath kit , Chamillionare kit , Jay-Z kit, and a Pete rock kit. At the press of a button, I am playing any of those sounds on my pads”

LOL ! listen 2 this clown!
“I respect the MPC just like I respect Thomas Edison”
GTFOH! You know how dumb you sound?
you think your gonna GAIN respect by using jacked drums and cheesy presets on a program that does everything for you?
LOFL!!
when you DONT sell, or you sound like everybody else, or you DONT make any progress outside of your small cirlce, dont wonder why man seriously…
your acting like this production thing is in the bag for you cause you got ableton live! lol @ u!
talk about boxing yourself in SMH and your proud about it!
you and every other microwave producer who goes around using other peoples drums got alot of nerve yo, you need to be paying better attention on creativity! go watch that fred wreck vid and tell me what you see….
how could you even be into hip hop and WANT TO sh*t on ANY analog drum machine, especially when software is dying to emulate analog tape saturation and warmth now? lol…
This is what happens when you give cats with no respect for the culture some 1-2-3 software with everybody elses sounds in it, they think nothing else matters anymore and you start tearing down history for your sorry ass tracks…

By: msimp

msimp — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:52:29 +0000

to each his own. whatever you can make your stuff bang on is what you should use no matter who co-signs for it. imo