How Can I Duplicate The Beats On "Reasonable Doubt"

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Basically, I'm Tryin To Bring Back That Old School Production Sound. Can You Let Me Know, What Kick Drum And Snares Were Used And What Effects Did They Do. Also What Extra Instruments Should I Be Considering, Because The Strings Are Makin' My Beats Sound Similar. Any Suggestions Would Be Helpful, Thanks...
 
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you gonna need breakbeats, turntable w/ mixer, old sampler (mpc 60, 60 II, 3000, AKAI S90, ASR-10, EPS) and tons of records.

But dont mind me some dude will say you can get that sound with a $300 program and a bitcrusher.
 
I Been Hearin' About Break Beats, What Exactly Are They. And I Couldn't Really Hear The Samples Other Than Devils And Dead Prez
 
Sounds like you need to listen. Your ears don't sound trained.

Put the entire album on straight.

I don't plan on spoonfeeding every piece of information.

You have google. Type breakbeat "wikipedia" in there.

See what you get.
 
Thanks, I Just Call Them Drum Loops..lol.. But Do Have Any Suggestions On What Sampled Records I Should Go Shop For. And Thanks Again, This Has Been Helpful...
 
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NO i dont have any suggestions L O L.

Records are PERSONAL.
 
Well, Do You Have Any Suggestions On How To Change Up The Sound Of The Strings. Because They Start To Sound The Same After Changing The Pitch, Key, And Length. And I've Fooled Around With Reverb But Its Iight. So Any Further Suggestions Would Be Appreciated Aswell...
 
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No one can really teach you, that's like cheating in class, sure you might pass but a few weeks later you'll still know nothing. You just have analyze your favorite music and do trial and error for years then if you haven't gone insane or beat up your sampler you'll probably have something.
 
learn EQ ^^

even buy i a specialist EQ like i did. using EQ i could take a standard snare sound and make about 5-10 completely different variations. actually there are certain producers that do this. this will only have a few drum sounds and custom the standard sounds to fit each track.

once you have mastered eq u can pretty much change the sound of any sample.

you probably think that this is a bit too optimistic. well imagine sculpturing, by removing small pieces at a time from a piece of wood you can produce an amazing piece of art. well eq is like a sculpters knife. the more expensive the eq the finer and sharper the knife.

try looking for a parametric eq with multiband compression.

once you have mastered eq you can not only change the sound of samples you can give your tracks certain 'feels'... like that 'old school' production sound your after.

ask any of the older heads and they'll explain to you how to go about implementing it properly.

so i found this on wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_Doubt

it has a complete list of all the samples used on the album.
go and find all these songs and listen to parts that werent used on the album.
 
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CombinatorHQ AND ER'BODY ELSE THANKS ALOT FOR THE HELP. ONE MORE THING AFTER LOOKIN' AT ALL THIS. I WAS LOOKIN' UP SAMPLE PACKAGES, IN ORDER TO MIMIC THIS SOUND. WOULD IT BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO BUY THE JAZZ SAMPLE PACKAGE OR THE HIP-HOP SAMPLE PACKAGE? I PLAN ON GETTIN' BOTH, BUT WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CONSIDER?
 
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Basically, I'm Tryin To Bring Back That Old School Production Sound... Any Suggestions Would Be Helpful, Thanks...
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Good luck! Reasonable Doubt is easily one of the greatest hip hop records of all time, in my opinion and many others'.

I can tell you this much: Simple drum lines, minimalist arrangement, low-key scratching, minor key melodies. Also, as was mentioned before, one of the greatest rappers of all time.

Check out/study stuff by DJ Premier, he produces in a similar vein. Any of the old Gangstarr albums are choice.
 
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