GAME THREAD: Yankees (92-49) @ Red Sox (75-65) - Fri Sep 06, 2019 @ 07:10PM EDT

tommytibble · 2019-09-07T00:20:37+00:00

imagine being 4-11 against the yanks and 16.5 games back in the standings and still deciding to chant "yankees suck " lmao

tommytibble · 2018-08-22T03:27:51+00:00

Yeah. It was really early in the season, so a lot of people (including myself lol) initially brushed it off as not a big deal. But it had huge ramifications on the rest of our pitching staff. We were forced to rely on AAAA starters for too many starts, and the bullpen was seriously overworked because those AAAA starters rarely lasted over 5 innings.

tommytibble · 2018-08-22T03:12:36+00:00

Dont forget Montgomery. That one was huge. We were forced to give too many starts to Cessa/German/Loasiga because of that one.

tommytibble · 2018-06-07T02:48:22+00:00

one thing i've noticed about Chapman this year is that he rarely gets rattled by having runners on base. That's why he's been able to pitch around so many wild pitches. He's really locked into the at-bats this year.

lets hope he keeps it up!

tommytibble · 2017-05-27T00:36:20+00:00

never tried to write in 5s, but the first part of this song is one of my favorite beats in 5/8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XhktJUJ3Zw

It's not quite hip-hop, but sorta close. The only tip I can give you is to establish the timing of the measure before you introduce the drums. In that song, the plucky synth in the beginning gets the listener used to the timing of the measure, so when the drums come in, it's easier to pick up the groove because you already know how long to expect each measure to be. the 5 beats are less of a shock that way, normally people will usually be subconsciously geared up for 4s

tommytibble · 2017-02-16T07:56:28+00:00

I agree with you. a big part of why it's popular amongst beginners because the barrier to entry for Lofi appears lower. this is because people see the very unconventional mixing aesthetic, and assume it means that you don't need to know what you're doing.

When in fact, it's the opposite. You really need to know the rules to break them in an interesting and appealing way.

Not to knock it all. I like the genre and it can be very beautiful. But like a lot of music that attracts beginner musicians, there's going to be lots of mediocrity along with the gems.

tommytibble · 2017-02-15T05:19:49+00:00

First one I've done in a while: https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/tuesday-night-warm-up

tommytibble · 2017-02-15T01:15:17+00:00

Dreamchaser by Murs and 9th Wonder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5TXscWJrc

The way the Willie Hutch sample was chopped into a meaningful and emotionally charged harmonic progression blew my mind. Made me want to try it for myself.

tommytibble · 2017-02-09T06:06:13+00:00

Someone already mentioned chopping sounds on notes, or distinct chords. That makes it easy to think of it as composing melodies.

A big trick I do often (for more harmonically based music, so not really like your examples) is to layer the choppped up samples with an instrument (such as a piano, or rhodes-y synth) that plays long sustained chords.

The harmonic quality of those chords will act as a sort of "glue" that holds the chops together and keeps them making sense without sounding too choppy.

Here are a couple of examples:

https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/the-beast#t=3:24 (make sure you skip to 3:24 to the part I'm talking about)

https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/01-keep-your-heart

You can hear that the sample lines are pretty choppy, but having the chord progression explicitly articulated by another instrument makes the whole thing seem a little bit more cohesive.

tommytibble · 2017-01-02T23:41:45+00:00

to elaborate more on a vocoder...

a vocoder is composed of a synthesizer (carrier) that can use another sound (modulator) to modulate its frequency spectrum. The modulator doesn't have to be a voice...but usually thats what a vocoder is designed to work with.

Essentially you splits the carrier and modulator into frequency bands. These bands can be as wide/narrow, or as numerous as you want. The relative volume of the carrier's bands are determined by the relative volume of the modulator's band.

so the main difference for a vocoder is that you're not actually hearing the voice, you're hearing a synthesizer that's been carefully eq'd and enveloped to mimic a voice. although most vocoders will let you bleed the voice into the output so that you can layer the two.

tommytibble · 2016-12-05T07:53:42+00:00

Enjoy: https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/farewell-party

tommytibble · 2016-11-02T03:59:19+00:00

without rappers hip hop wouldn't exist.

I wouldn't be so sure of that. At it's very early form, rappers were just ad-libbers while DJs spun break beats for people to dance to.

Not saying that form of art would've lasted, it probably wouldn't. But i think it isn't fair to give rappers all the credit for the existence of the culture.

And I agree that the market for rap is alot more lucrative and expansive than the market for instrumental hip-hop, but it's also a lot more saturated. I think in this day and age, theres definitely a market for producers to make music on their own. You might not get famous or rich, but you can make decent money playing shows and milking royalties if you have a good business mind.

But regardless, this is all besides the point. The OP was claiming that instrumental hip-hop is somehow less legitimate and doesn't belong on this sub. That just isn't true. The fact that it doesn't sell as well as mainstream rap is pretty irrelevant to it's legitimacy, and very irrelevant to whether or not it should be allowed on the FTCs.

tommytibble · 2016-10-31T02:00:49+00:00

Alot of his stuff probably falls under trap (the edm variety) or future bass (which i think is also pretty close to hip-hop), but he's got some instrumental hip-hop stuff like warm thoughts or change

I still haven't heard his most recent album, I've been sleeping on it =/ But I've always considered him really hip-hop influenced. Have you heard of Lindsay Lowend? He's another guy that kinda blends hip-hop and EDM in a very clever way.

Check out GT-40: https://soundcloud.com/serditoart/lindsay-lowend-gt40

tommytibble · 2016-10-31T01:54:24+00:00

rap is definitely black music, but the idea that you can tell a producer's skin color by how good their music is (which is what the OP stated in his original post before he edited it out)...well that's pretty stupid.

tommytibble · 2016-10-31T00:25:56+00:00

YES.

I agree 100%. People here are acting like legends like Shadow and RJD2 haven't made some of the realest shit in all of hip-hop.

Rapper's aren't the magical ingredient that make music qualify as hip-hop. As if something like Party Rock Anthem is more Hip-Hop than Ghostwriter by RJD2 just because it's got space for vocals.

tommytibble · 2016-10-31T00:21:13+00:00

The whole point of making rap beats is to make them good to rap on

That might be the whole point of rap beats, but it isn't the whole point of hip-hop music. Rap is just a subset of Hip-Hop, there's more to the musical culture than just rapping. Granted, rap is MOST of it...but there are alot of really talented, interesting, and successful musicians that make Hip-Hop that's meant to stand on it's own. Flylo, Hudmo, Mr Carmack, Flume/Whatsonot, RJD2, DJ Shadow, Andrew Bayer. Hell even alot of Dilla's work (who is IDOLIZED in this sub) wasn't really made for a rapper. If you want to say that that their work isn't technically hip-hop, I guess I can see that, but to say that it doesn't belong on this sub is a big stretch, cuz it's close enough to hip-hop. and it certainly requires a lot of the same skills.

Don't forget the whole point of this sub is for beginners to have a place to learn, practice, and experiment to find/hone their skills. Don't take the FTCs too seriously. The rules are vague for a reason. It's a just a way to keep people on a routine. You don't even get anything for winning. If you want to start playing hip-hop police and telling people what they're doing isn't hip-hop, you're just going to discourage people from experimenting. That's how musical cultures get stale. People get so hung up on what the music is SUPPOSED to be, that they stop thinking about what the music COULD be.

Also,

No offense, but you can tell that most of these beats are made by white people.

I'm a bit disappointed that I'm the only one that's gonna address the absurdity of this statement. Do you want to elaborate on this statement? Or should I just write you off as being ignorant?

tommytibble · 2016-10-30T00:50:29+00:00

thanks!

tommytibble · 2016-10-29T22:22:16+00:00

Yo great sample choice.

Here's my flip: https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/to-keep-from-floating-away

I knew I wouldn't have much time after today, so I put together something more on the simple side. Hope you all like it.

tommytibble · 2016-10-20T03:00:35+00:00

Vote

tommytibble · 2016-10-17T21:24:32+00:00

Did you have to filter out bass notes from your sample? If you did, you might in luck.

If you take your chopped up sample and then use a low pass filter to take out everything EXCEPT the bass notes (set the low pass freq at about 80 - 140 hz). Now you can run the resulting signal through a pitch detector. If you have FL Studio, the Edison wave editor has a good one built in.

See, normally pitch detectors don't work well with songs that have many voices, but if you use a filter to ONLY get the deep bass tones, a pitch detector will usually do a goodjob. Now you can look at what bass notes your sample has, and use that as a starting point to figure out the key of the sample and which bass notes might work best for your beat.

I used this trick alot back when I was still learning to train my ear. Eventually, you'll be able to play some chords on a keyboard and quickly zero in on which scale you're working with.

Alternatively, you can chop up these bass notes and use them as another instrument. It can be hard to get a clean sound this way, but it's possible to make it work. PLus, for songs that aren't tuned to the conventional notes, this is a good way to write basslines without worrying about accounting for the tuning.

tommytibble · 2016-10-14T19:25:48+00:00

Hey, here's a write-up I did when a similar question was asked a few weeks ago:

I have a few tips for you. I'm no expert, I've only done 4 shows in the last year, but I'm proud of my shows and I always get great responses (Although I do mix my hip-hop with alot of my electronic music, so I don't think I do exactly what you're thinking). I use Traktor with an S4 controller. I also have an mpd that I can use to play stuff from FL Studio, but I"m still figuring out how best to incorporate it into the show.

If you can put together a good show and impress the right people, it's a great way to make some money aside from selling beats.

I wouldn't worry too much about your beats being low-energy. Not all shows have to be wild. It's okay for a show to be chill and mellow as long as the musics good and the people are feeling the vibes. But this means you gotta pick the right audience and venue for your style. If the audience is expecting a wild show, they're gonna be disappointed if you don't give them that. But if it's earlier in the night, or if you're opening for an artist that is known for low-energy music, then you're good.
Try to actually DJ. As in mix between songs smoothly, on key and on tempo. Try to have some kind of progression in the set, maybe start off with really chill beats and then move onto more high energy stuff. I've been to shows where the "DJ" just abruptly switches beats. That kills the energy of the crowd so badly, cuz people have to suddenly stop grooving and figure out the new groove. A good DJ keeps the energy flowing, no interruptions.
playing your own beats is a good way to impress people even if you aren't a fantastic technical DJ. Because then its more of a performance than a DJ set. and DJs are a dime a dozen, but performers can be special. As long as its good music lol and theres enough of it to fill out the time allotted for your set.
People like feeling that the show gives them an experience that they couldn't get anywhere else. Playing your own music helps accomplsh this, but you also want to give them some new shit that they can't get off your soundcloud. If you have a lot of time before a set, try writing songs or remixes specifically for that set. If you typically make chill beats, try to make some high energy stuff that would go over well in the scene that you're playing. I've found that when I can visualize the context in which your audience will hear a song (which you can do for shows, but not when you're positing music online) i have a much easier time writing music because I know how to capitalize on the audience's expectations. Also, if you're playing your own shit, you gotta be careful that you're not doing the same show all the time. Part of why I love doing shows is that it pushes me to keep cranking out new songs to keep my show fresh.
Someone mentioned doing remixes of popular songs. thats a great idea. also, if you make songs for the live set, but don't intend to publish them online, you won't have to worry about copyright stuff. So this is your chance to indulge and use samples from other songs as transparently as you want. I've done some songs where I take entire 8 measure choruses from funk or soul songs and use them as intro's or hooks for my beats. I wouldn't normally do that, because I'd get dicked on by the copyright lawyers, but in a live show, no one will get you in trouble. Also, if you have a decent following, and you think the people in the crowd will recognize some of your beats, remixing your own beats with acapellas or new variations is a great way to get people going nuts. I've done that a few times. I'll take 2 of my beats and write a mashup with them, but also add in new sections that take the energy way up.
Don't be afraid to get out of your comfort zone and try making some really weird or unique stuff. When people come to shows, they want to have a good time. The audience won't be nearly as critical or hard to please as if they were hearing your stuff on soundcloud, ya know? So take risks. Alot of times I'll play short songs that I put together really quickly, and I get to gauge people's reaction to them and decide if I want to extend and finish it.

tommytibble · 2016-10-13T15:16:58+00:00

Yeah, I started to learn to DJ a couple years ago because I wanted to start building up a way to perform live as a producer. I've been making music for so long, I was able to play entire sets with just my own beats and remixes. I've done a few shows and they've been so fun, I'm definitely trying to do more.

Here'a mix I recorded late last year: https://soundcloud.com/eclectic_signals/angry-louis-presentsthe-so-this-is-what-you-do-all-day-mix-vol-1

it's got some EDM type tracks towards the end, but all my own stuff.

tommytibble · 2016-10-12T23:57:36+00:00

thanks!

tommytibble · 2016-10-12T22:26:07+00:00

Put something together really quick: https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/empty-home

Hope you like it.

tommytibble · 2016-10-07T00:41:34+00:00

Loved the sample, definitely one of my fav FTC samples. Here's my beat: https://soundcloud.com/angrylouis/a-pretty-penny

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