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BASSMENT PRODUCTIONS Producer | Engineer | Artist. DM for Beats, Mixing, and Mastering #SoundCloud
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New Pricing.
My work speaks for itself and these prices are still a steal.
My goal is to provide quality for an affordable price.
Don't hesitate to ask about payment plans or other ways we can work within your budget. End of the day it's about the music.
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I don't think Independent artist get enough credit.
Its not easy to find beats, write, record, find a good engineer, get the song mixed and mastered, take care of the album art, promote the release.
You are trying to compete with major labels that seem to have unlimited funds
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Artists need to learn and focus on mic etiquette.
It's so important to achieving a quality recording.
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Step 1. Send basic beat sketch to artist.
STEP 2. Artist records and sends back vocal stems.
STEP 3. Complete the production around the artist.
STEP 4. Mix
STEP 5. Master
That's how we make bangers.
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Hears a few tips for artists recording their own vocals.
1. Set your input gain correctly.
- do not clip, try to record so you are peaking at aroundb -6db.
2. Back off the mic.
- when you eat the mic your recording can sound muffled and there is something called the
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Talent is important.
Unfortunately, in today's market, image and popularity may be more important.
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If you can't be corrected without being offended, you will never grow.
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If video killed the radio star, what did steaming services kill?
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If a producer and an artist collab on a record, all parties should be promoting the release.
It should be common sense, but I see situations all the time when this does not happen.
It is something that I cannot wrap my head around.
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Turn your input gain down when you are recording. If your vocals look like this, you are doing it wrong.
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The audience that consumes your music does not give 2 sh
#ts
how you made it, what daw you used, if you used loops, what plugins you got, etc.
All they care about is how it makes them feel.
If it's fire, it's fire. That's what matters.
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1 hr at work feels like 5 hrs.
5 hrs in the studio feels like 1 hr.
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Snoop said the first thing you should do when you get on is buy yourself a studio. Not a car. Not a chain. Not a big fancy house. A studio. You gotta invest in yourself.
Snoop is a smart MF
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Why shouldn't the producer get a piece of the streaming royalties? They are responsible for half the song.
I get the fact that alot of the time the artist is paying for studio time, Mix, master, promo , ect.
But does that mean that the producer doesn't deserve anything from
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Normalize Producers and Artist helping each other grow
NOT COMPEATING!
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Mixing your own music is much harder than mixing someone else's music.
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If you don't treat your music career like job, it will never be your full time job.
That don't mean quit your job. You need money to fund your career until you can live off what you make from music. Sounds like common sense right.
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The worst way to promote your music is dropping links in people's dm's and under others posts.
Just saying.
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A few takeaways from last night's space.
1. You can't mix what you can't hear.
2. Gain staging is extremely important.
3. You don't need processing on every track.
4. The majority of the mix is done with simple EQ and Compression.
5. Learn how your tools work so you know what
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Mix tip. You don't need to cut 300 to 400hz on every mix or every instrument just because someone said you should cut it to clean up your mix. Cut it if it needs to be cut. Use your ears.
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I wanna build a team of dope like-minded artist and producers and just flood the market with hits.
Is that too much to ask?
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MIX TIP
High passing every instrument, sound or sample besides the kick and bass is not always the best idea. In many cases this can leave your mix sounding thin or unbalanced. A lot of the body and fullness of a mix is found in the low mid range.
Try using bell, or
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If you wanna get better at mixing try this.
Limit yourself to 5 plugins.
Pick 1 EQ, 1 Compressor, 1 Saturation plugin, 1 Reverb, and 1 Delay.
That's all you really need.
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You gotta have thick skin if you are gonna succeed in any business, especially in the music business.
People aren't gonna like you. Some are gonna talk shit. Some are going to actively try to tarnish your name. You're gonna have disagreements with collaborators and people you
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When your mixing.
Get your static mix right first. Concentrate on the balance. Gainstage, level and pan. Thats it. Do this before you start adding any effects. You'll be surprised how far you can take a mix that started with a great foundation.
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I would much rather lock in and produce for and work with an artist than just sell beats to random artists any day of the week.
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Simple beats are not better. Complex beats are not better.
Sample beats are not better.
Beats with loops are not better.
Beats without loops are not better.
The beats that artists want are better.
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If someone hits you up for work and doesn't ask your price and does not offer you anything for said work, that is a huge red flag for me.
I'm just saying, if I wanna do something for you for free, I'll come to you. If you want me to work for you for free you really gotta
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I get alot of flack when I say things like stop using crappy USB mics. Or you gotta invest $$ if you wanna succeed.
I get called an elitist and alot of nonsense.
Let me ask two questions.
How serious do your take your music?
And how much money do you spend a week on weed
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I dont make music with the goal of other people liking it.
I make music that I love.
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The point of the "don't use a USB mic" tweet was not to be elitist.
The point is if you take your craft seriously, you should be investing in it. If your a vocal artist, rapper l, singer why would you not want the best quality you can afford.
Its about setting a standard for
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I came back to music after a 15 year break 1 year ago. Spent the first 6 months solely devoted to an artist that ended up bailing on me. I gave him 100% and never got the same in return. This was a valuable lesson. I will work with you but if it ain't 50/50, best of luck im out
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The happiest people don't worry too much about whether life is fair or not. They just get on with it.
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The fact that Gunna dropped an album that people actually listen to after he straight up snitched on the man who basics put him on is wild to me.
Just shows what this industry has become. Zero loyalty.
This would have never happened 15 or more years ago. He would have been
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Don't get caught up thinking that one DAW is better than the others.
Yes, Protools is "industry standard"
But all that means is Protools is the DAW used in most professional recording studios.
It does not mean that it is better or sounds better than what you use.
Use the DAW
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Fame is not the goal. That is a goal that is based on ego.
Supporting my family and giving my kids a better life through music is.
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You will not get better at your craft by simply watching videos, taking courses, or reading books.
You gotta apply that knowledge and actively apply it. Doing it, making mistakes, adjusting, practicing.
That's how you improve.
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Great music is built on the producer artist relationship. I'm trying to build those relationships, Not just sell beats.
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Sitting in the studio trying to cook up and I'm not feeling anything. 😕
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Did you know I offer every beat on my site as a free tagged download.
Why?
So, the artist can write and record a song and see how they feel about it before making a purchase.
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How many beatmakers actually leave some headroom on the master fader when they deliver files to artists.
I do. Usually around 6db.
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What DAWs are you comfortable in
I'll go 1st.
Studio one
Reason
Protools
Fl studio
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I make music for many reason.
Self expression, it's therapeutic, and it's a way for me to share my story.
Why do yall make music?
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It takes about 25,000 streams to make $100 from a streaming service.
What are your thoughts on artists asking producers to work based on splits when they know they are not even close to these numbers?
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It took me years to learn how to mix and get to the point that I am at today. That being said I am nowhere near where I want to be as far as my sonics. There are many who are better than me and who I look up to. I will never stop learning and improving my craft.
I am good
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Today marks 3 years of continuous sobriety. I really can't put into words how thankful I am. I am truly blessed with the life I have today. 🙏🙌
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I make music because I love it with all my soul.
If your in this for the money, you should re-examine your motives.
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To all my independent artists and producers, whats your least favorite part of running your business.
Mine is the actual process of uploading the music.
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I have noticed that one thing some of the most successful people in the world have in common is that they wake up early.
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I'm not where I want to be yet, but I thank God every day, I'm not where I used to be.
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It's funny to me. Some people will really rock with you and support you when they need something from you or you are helping them.
Once they think they dont need you anymore, they switch up.
It's all good, tho.
Ima keep doing my thing regardless.
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Fame is not the goal.
I just want to give my family a better life.
Its really that simple.
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Sliding into someone's DM's that you have never interacted with and simply typing the word "colab" is a terrible way to network.
You guys really gotta step your game up.
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Word of advice.
Stop living in the past. It's done, and you can't change it. You don't have to forget it, but get over it. People fucked you over? Let it go. Why let then rent space In your head. You had trauma? Great. So many people have. Find a way to deal with it and
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It's called social media for a reason. If you're not gonna be social, what are you doing.
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I haven't uploaded a beat to beatstars in months.
And I'm perfectly fine with it.
My goal has always been to work directly with artists.
That's what I am doing. So I'm winning.
Don't think you gotta do what everyone else does to succeed.
Do you and do it well.
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I can not stress the importance of networking enough. Whether you are trying to grow a business online or in person, you need to grow your network.
You never know where the next opportunity will come from.
You never know who you might meet.
If you think you are just going
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Person I have never spoken to in my DM: “hey I need a mix”
Me: “ok no problem. Mix is $100, 50% up front to start”
Them: 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗
Shit ain’t free round here my guy. SMH 🤦♂️
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For anyone who mixes vocals in the box.
How many plugins are in your vocal chain?
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If your goal is to have you music sound "the same" on every medium it is played on, your looking at it wrong. Car, phone, earbuds, headphones, Bluetooth speaker, laptop, home stereo, hi-fi system, club, will all sound different.
The point is that your music should "translate"
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Mix tip.
Not a single mixing tip from anyone, myself included, is set in stone.
Always use your ears.
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I know I am good at what I do but at the same time I feel like everything I do isn't good enough.
Its a struggle for real.
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The best part about being real and authentic is that you will never get caught out of character 💯
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"Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it."
- Mike Tyson
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I see producers chasing placements. Producers chasing sales. Producers chasing follows and streams.
How bout chasing improvement, discipline and consistency.
Chase personal growth both creatively and on the business side.
Everything else will fall into place.
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There is no such thing as an overnight success. It may appear that way sometimes, but it's not the case. This is a long game and it takes time.
Don't get discouraged. Keep grinding. Keep learning, amd never stop growing.
Success is not guaranteed, but one thing is for
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What is a static mix?
The static mix is the first stage of the mixing process. This is where a solid foundation is formed, and if done correctly gives you the opportunity to take your mix further.
After all your tracks are properly gainstaged, you want to form as balanced
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@AmarMonroe
If they bought or leased the beat uts theirs to do what they want with. What I think of the track is irrelevant. If I am collaborating I would offer constructive criticism and figure out a way we could come up with the best end product. Hence collaboration. Work together.
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I'm learning FL studio. Slowly but surely. The workflow is just so damn different from what I am used to.
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Follow me on Spotify. Drop your link. I'm following everyone back .
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Converting a mp3 to a wav. Is not the same thing as a wav file. Just saying.
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My wife and 3 daughters are in NY. I drove 1700 miles, halfway across the country to TX to build a better life for them.
I'm putting it all on the line.
There is no other option than to succeed.
It's do or die time.
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If you put your music out there be prepared for some honest criticism. Don't get all butt hurt if someone is honest with you.
I'm not the best at anything. Far from it. I know my mixes my beats and my production could all be better. I use others criticism to improve. Not cry
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Mix tip.
Learn what the tool actually does before you try to use it.
Why are u using that compressor?
Do you know what attack is? Release? Threshold?
Don't look to all these fancy tricks they show you on YouTube before you learn the basics of what you are using.
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I used to have that "I don't need anybody, I'll do it all myself" mentality.
Shit got me nowhere.
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Mix tip of the day.
Use an EQ on your reverb send. High pass and low pass filters are a great way to clean up your reverb. Cuts in the frequency where your vocal sits can keep the vocal from getting washed out.
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If I said investing a quality monitors and room treatment will make your mixes better, people would argue that they can get the same results in air pods.
Ahhh No. Sorry. Smh
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