chopz makes beats
charlie sheen
and put in unnecessary 16th chops everywhere. destroying perfectly fine melodies. just sayin
haha, sometimes it can sound pretty dope though, heatmakerz for examples they took it to another level.. sometimes it's that choppy sound you're going for! Me personally I like it, but it's all a mtter of taste I guess
I just think it gives the beatmaker more satisfaction in playing the melody rather than just letting the loop play itself. I used to have an old drum machine and clicking a mouse is not as satisying as tapping out the beat. It's easier but not as rewarding and interactive. Plus it's good practice in getting your timing down for those songs where chopping is really required. Boon Doc from Youtube used to play out eveything in 16ths even straight loops before he switched to keyboards. I used to say the same thing until I started having cravings to tap out melodies& patterns sometimes after switching to strictly software.
I don't care what others do with their music.
I don't care what others do with their music.
Nice Share and useful infoAfter producing hip hop music for over 25 years I can tell you, there are a lot of people who chop just because of the fascination of chopping. They chop because they can. Most often they chop a sample and do not leave space for recording vocals. In other words, the track is too busy. You can attribute this phenomenon to the beat battle culture where the focus is just the beat and not how the beat is used in context to song structure and vocals. Some even have this imaginary standard and guidelines that they use as a reason to chop instead of loop which is absurd. Instead of trying to reinvent hip hop production, master it to advance creativity. Sample chopping when used in it's proper context is a beautiful thing no doubt but just because you got 16 pads doesn't mean you have to use them all. Sample chopping has fallen into the same dilemma as trap music production. Same drum patterns, kicks, snares, and style of chopping. Don't try to reinvent sampling. Master the craft. Peace be with you................Rob Mixx
no i don't mean that one at all honestly@the essential and OP, would you say that this applies to the beat made for Jay Z/Alicia Keys for the Empire State Of Mind song?
cause it was sampled from an old song and sounds identical to the original, but has obvious chop points if you know the original.
actually, lots of hiphop does this...
just curious, cause everyone bugs out on that specific song like it's something great, when it's just a strip of an already great song.
don't see the point of chopping it up if u just eat it to play like the original loop
After producing hip hop music for over 25 years I can tell you, there are a lot of people who chop just because of the fascination of chopping. They chop because they can. Most often they chop a sample and do not leave space for recording vocals. In other words, the track is too busy. You can attribute this phenomenon to the beat battle culture where the focus is just the beat and not how the beat is used in context to song structure and vocals. Some even have this imaginary standard and guidelines that they use as a reason to chop instead of loop which is absurd. Instead of trying to reinvent hip hop production, master it to advance creativity. Sample chopping when used in it's proper context is a beautiful thing no doubt but just because you got 16 pads doesn't mean you have to use them all. Sample chopping has fallen into the same dilemma as trap music production. Same drum patterns, kicks, snares, and style of chopping. Don't try to reinvent sampling. Master the craft. Peace be with you................Rob Mixx