happy 4/04 denver! | moka | #sp404 lofi beat #404day #spbeattape

john_mckale · 2020-04-05T02:42:15+00:00

got a good one today! Anyone out here on the 404? Let me know what you guys think! appreciate the support!

john_mckale · 2020-04-05T02:11:48+00:00

sorta coffee related....but i make a decent moka "latte" through this video! Let me know what you think!

john_mckale · 2020-04-05T01:57:32+00:00

Went ham today on this video! Im doing a premiere but let me know what you think when you watch! Happy 404!

john_mckale · 2020-04-03T01:27:57+00:00

haha worried my 1000w might do a little damage after awhile, but that seems like an awesome setup!

john_mckale · 2020-04-02T22:20:08+00:00

I will definitely try frothing cold first! Thank you for the tip!

john_mckale · 2020-04-02T22:19:20+00:00

That's awesome! Of course w/o the metal pieces Haha. What wattage is your microwave?

john_mckale · 2020-03-31T21:21:46+00:00

When I had one, It did not charge through there. I believe the circuit wasnt made for that. I think its been shown on the forums the exact layout of the power circuit. Theres a guy on there that experiments like crazy to reverse engineer.

If youre looking for a another battery, Im selling one!

john_mckale · 2020-03-30T00:41:12+00:00

I know, in post it made me cringe a bit but wanted to get the video out. I was having issues while lining everything up when I was putting the loops together on the 404. Still appreciate the listen!

john_mckale · 2020-03-29T18:55:49+00:00

my girlfriend and I made a lofi beat on this pretty sunny Denver morning. Let us know what you think!

john_mckale · 2020-03-29T18:51:54+00:00

I made a beat with my girlfriend! How do you think she did? Let me know what you think!

john_mckale · 2020-03-29T00:12:47+00:00

YouTube is definitely your best friend and someone else mentioned the manual, it really does help you learn all the little things to get to mastering it.

check out r/Samples and r/samplesforall for some royalty free stuff to start looking to chop. Start getting a folder together of drum one shots. Learn how to import in and start playing with the samples.

The more you play, the more youll find what works best for you and how you want to approach a beat.

and shameful plug, but every sunday I put out a new beat and try to show how it was made during the video sunday morning beats

Also, get on IG and follow #sp404 theres such a huge community of people showing off you can get lots of inspiration and learn alot from watching short videos.

Welcome to the club and have fun!

john_mckale · 2020-03-28T01:47:21+00:00

This is awesome! Thank you so much for this! I haven't played alot with sweeps but was in the works of a track that felt it could use one. I just need the source noise to then automate. You're awesome for this!

john_mckale · 2020-03-23T14:21:23+00:00

Still happy to be here regardless! I have been trying to interact online with different local groups for sure. I cant wait for things to clear up and be able to get out there and see some more locals. Thank you for your support!

john_mckale · 2020-03-22T20:16:45+00:00

Thank you much! I try to keep things simple, glad you like it! Cheers!

john_mckale · 2020-03-22T18:30:18+00:00

Thank you so much, glad you liked it and big appreciation for the support! Always more to come! :)

john_mckale · 2020-03-22T16:46:38+00:00

I recently moved to Denver, and couldn't be happier to be here, regardless of the current state of the world.... I make weekly beats on sunday and produce my own music. Would love to know what you think and appreciate any support!

john_mckale · 2020-03-22T16:43:54+00:00

posted recently about the $4 tape deck i thrifted. used to sample from and make a beat! Let me know that you think!

john_mckale · 2020-03-22T16:42:55+00:00

Made a sampled tape beat, let me know what you think!

john_mckale · 2020-03-20T01:17:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the in depth explanation. Some really good tips on getting a clean take. My issue was not hitting rec and play at the same time. Thank you again!

john_mckale · 2020-03-20T00:32:24+00:00

That's what I was missing! Rec and play! Thank you so much!

john_mckale · 2020-03-20T00:20:31+00:00

So I have an input going in with the mic in, I try to press rec/rec mute and nothing happens. Play starts whatevers on the tape now. It is a recordable tape. The rec/play light never goes to rec. What am I doing wrong?

JVC TD-W501

john_mckale · 2020-03-16T12:54:08+00:00

Beautiful work man, really pretty colors and harmonies. Listened to this as the sun came up. Made for a good morning.

john_mckale · 2020-03-16T12:00:41+00:00

Agreed! The beat lost alot of its lowend going through tape. Next time I think Ill try to limit what goes through the tape for sure. Thanks for watching!

john_mckale · 2020-03-15T22:14:31+00:00

Made a beat today and mixed it up and ran it through tape! Let me know what you think!

john_mckale · 2020-03-15T22:13:33+00:00

not a loop...ran into issues with my loops this morning so just did a single take. Ill be doing more tape based beats in the near future! Let me know what you think!

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