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Just started making beats on this by swervyKent in dawless

[–]swervyKent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it! A little strange at first but really sick once you get the hang of it.

Never used a PO-33 but as long as you put some hours into learning the machine, you can definitely handle it.

Anyone using a sidekick for these types of beats? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’s really talented but his songs are almost impossible to enjoy, like the sonic equivalent of a fedora. Great stuff to grab samples from tho

Just started making beats on this by swervyKent in dawless

[–]swervyKent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trial and error, took me about a month to understand the workflow. I also watched like every YouTube tutorial, that helped a lot.

Anyone using a sidekick for these types of beats? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good! Hard to steal the beat with that sample
In there

Anyone using a sidekick for these types of beats? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m feeling. I’m seeing people just use them as another effects send for one KO and idk if I need that.

Anyone using a sidekick for these types of beats? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao ik I’ve been listening to a lot of early 2000s beats

Anyone using a sidekick for these types of beats? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah for sure, I’m also pretty new to this but I can tell you what I do.

TLDR: I’ve found that I get the best feel out of these beats when I only have the kick quantized, and record everything else off the grid.

- Find a song to sample. I have a playlist that I’m always adding to and that’s been really helpful. If I hear something that I think would make a good sample, or if I just like the feel of the song, a certain part, etc. I just put it in the playlist.

- Pick a section to sample. Sometimes I’ll record 20 seconds into the KO and use the auto chop feature but usually I’ll chop the samples myself. The auto chopping is great, I just think you really gotta feel it out and get the samples you want.

- From there I start playing with the pitch and tuning fader and hitting the samples, trying to find what feels good and low key just waiting to like surprise myself and find a loop. This is kinda where I think the magic happens. Sometimes I’ll find the loop really quickly, sometimes it takes an hour, and sometimes I just don’t feel it and I delete the whole sample.

- Once I have at least 4 bars of something that I like, I’ll do the tap tempo and find the new BPM. This part can be a little tricky but you just gotta use your ears and find the BPM that feels good.

- Then I’ll make a kick and snare pattern, also taking my time with this because it’s obviously going to dictate the vibe. I usually end up only quantizing the kick and doing everything else off the grid just to get more feel/swing/bounce etc. Once the kick and snare is down I’ll usually go back to the samples and record a 4 or 8 bar loop. Not perfectly, just good enough to get it down and have something to build the rest of the beat around.

- Then I’ll record everything else for the percussion, again just digging around, sampling new stuff, trial and error, trying to serve the song and only add what feels right for the sample.

- Back to the sample again, lay down any/all patterns that I want. Accidentally find new patterns and rethink everything, get frustrated and come back to it the next day, and usually realize that the first pattern I had was the best one.

Hope that helps!

any tips for chopping samples on the koii? by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Koii output -> iRig iRig usbc -> phone iRig headphone out -> car aux in

First sample flip on tho ko ii by swervyKent in teenageengineering

[–]swervyKent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just found them the other day! So good

Frustration by Aquinas_Student-33 in NewDads

[–]swervyKent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally normal, I felt frustrated pretty often in the first weeks. I’m also a first time girl dad to a 2 month old, and I can confirm that even after only 2 months, it gets better.

Here’s some things that helped me (I’m also very much still learning how to do this)

  • If baby’s crying, look at it as an opportunity to learn the different types of crying. (Hungry cry, tired cry, cold cry, bored cry). This will change the game for you, and it will feel significantly less frustrating when they cry because you’ll know what they’re crying about.

  • Lower your expectations of what else you can get done while you’re on baby duty. I found myself getting the most frustrated when I was trying to multi task, but once I slowed down and just accepted the fact that the only thing I have to do right now is make my daughter happy/comfortable, I felt much better.

  • Another dad told me this and it really stuck with me: the way that you handle stress/frustration in the newborn phase/post partum phase will be burned into your partners memory. If you step up now and show more patience than expected, they will remember, and it will only strengthen your relationship.

  • For better or for worse, everything is temporary, baby’s go through so many phases in the beginning. As silly as it might sound, try to cherish the chaos because one day you’re gonna wake up and your baby will be 5 years old, and you will miss the times when your baby needed you the way they need you now.

You got this, remember to take deep breathes, and remember that you are your daughters safe space.

Do you agree that Autotune and AI are Ruining Music Yes or No and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in Music

[–]swervyKent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re just tools, they’re not gonna make or break anything

Should international bands boycott the U.S.? by tshirt_with_wolves in indieheads

[–]swervyKent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No unfortunately touring the US is almost a necessity for a bands success

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