I found a big secret about trap beats...scarry

[JAYBEATZOFFICIAL]

mother of traps!
why do every trap beat sound like they sampled the halloween theme?

 

[NickChristen]

Its just because they use minor scales so they sound "evil"

 

[BeatGenerals]

Yeah, minor scales and most people layer the pianos with low brass anyway so its pretty similar.

 

[Sure_Fire]

pretty sure using a minor scale doesn't make it evil. Phrygian however....

 

[FlameOnTheBeat]

minor scales.

and Tony Montana uses almost the same piano melody. lol

 

[JAYBEATZOFFICIAL]

Hehe i know its minor, was meant as a joke

 

[bandcoach]

Except of course that Isaac Hayes wrote it all with the Theme from Shaft way back at the start of the 70's: listen to the last section where he's telling you about Shaft - it goes Fmaj7-Em7 over and over. Trap just reversed that and made it Em7-Fmaj7 over and over

 

[JC Biffro]

Sounds exactly like the intro track to Gorilla Zoe's last mixtape lol.

 

[TDOT]

pretty sure using a minor scale doesn't make it evil. Phrygian however....

Not evil sure, but major keys are known to be uplifting where as minor keys are known to be sad, mellow, down, scary however you want to describe it.

 

[THE K.O.s]

Trap is repetitive leads w massive 808 a vary simple mix bt the emphasis is usually on da drums. Crisp and over the top.

 

[TDOT]

Trap is repetitive leads w massive 808 a vary simple mix bt the emphasis is usually on da drums. Crisp and over the top.

Honestly though, trap beats IMO are not anything special. No nice melodies or anything, just repetitive melodies and arps and a lot of bass and sound FX.
The best production are the beats that can be listened to without any artist on it, just as an instrumental. Because the melodies are beautiful, the progressions are interestings, the samples used are cool, whatever the reason.
Trap sounds great in the club, but to just listen to, no way. Everything from the beat to the lyrical content give me a headache.

Trap beats all sound the same, it's all about the artist who gets on it.

 

[THE K.O.s]

Big boi 4m outkast said some similar. It's music there's something 4 everybody.

 

[Brownz]

I agree to me trap beats sound the same 1 3 5 arpegiation going up and down with an 808 kick and 808 snare with snare rolls and hat rolls nothing fancy and we cant forget of course the same chant "what" in every track lolz but it will eventually die out because we the hiphop producers no that theres only so much reptitive mainstream bs the listenener can stand

 

[williegiovanni]

almost all of the trap beats sound like that

 

[FlameOnTheBeat]

I agree to me trap beats sound the same 1 3 5 arpegiation going up and down with an 808 kick and 808 snare with snare rolls and hat rolls nothing fancy and we cant forget of course the same chant "what" in every track lolz but it will eventually die out because we the hiphop producers no that theres only so much reptitive mainstream bs the listenener can stand

don't forget that crowd chant and Aye!

 

[TDOT]

LOL word though, never liked trapped beats.
Trap beats are like Soca/Calypso musi, gets made annoying after a while, so loud and repetitive.
Trap is good for clubs and working out, but not to sit down and enjoy.
AYE

 

[R A K I D O]

anyone got any tips on making the snares crisper in REASON ?

 

[comfortlanding]

Said the rookie:

"enjoying the conversation here!!"

 

[JAYBEATZOFFICIAL]

Just to make sure : thiz thread was a joke, i know all trap producers didnt Sample this song.
It Was ment To be a funny

 

[bandcoach]

next time start a joke in the breakroom - where they belong (apparently)