Hey people hows it goin?

I really need your help on this one please!

As some of you may know im doing a University dissertation/project on - The Evolution of Hip Hop Production from the early 1980's to the present day?

I also have to make 4 hip hop beats as well - 1 from the early 80's, 1 from the late 80's, 1 from the 90's and 1 from the 2000's. I have to basically use the exact same techniques they used in these time periods and recreate the same sounding beats - but using software.

At the moment im working on the beats from the 80's and the 90's!

Does anyone know of ANY specific techniques producers used in the 80's or 90's to make there beats??? any information would b great!!! from how they put there drums together or if they used quantizing or how they used to sample or how much compression they used or how information on what reverbs they used and how??? basically ANY and i repeat ANY information you could tell me would be great no matter how small!!!!

THANKS ALOT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!

Cheers

John

Please people! I know there is thousands of producers on this forum..and ive seen people talk about really in depth things before....someone must know at least something about the production techniques used in the 80s and 90s?