February 2009
52 posts
Producers on sampling #4
“Who cares what people think. Some people have success sampling and some don’t. It’s easier to sample that old sound than it is to reproduce. I can’t get a drummer to play them old beats. They can play the patterns but you’re not going to get that old sound because back then they recorded in rooms with wooden floors, big acoustic rooms, they had old ass big...
Producers on sampling #2
“It’s a context issue, because not every sample is a huge chunk of a song. We might take a tiny little insignificant sound from a record and then slow it way down and put it deep in the mix with, like, 30 other sounds on top of it. It’s not even a recognizable sample at that point. Which is a lot different from taking a huge, obvious piece from some hit song that everyone knows...
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French Press... "Old School Hip Hop Uses New...
mardi 10 février 2009
Rhyme Library a introduit des QR Code dans leur librairie de vidéos Hip Hop pour permettre aux visiteurs d’acheter les titres correspondants sur iTunes. Ceci fonctionne uniquement pour les possesseurs d’un iPhone puisque le lien correspond à un lien profond vers iTunes. Le résultat lorsque l’on scanne le QR avec un symbian :
Voici donc...
Producers on sampling #1
“It’s pretty much impossible to clear samples now [in 2005]. We had to stay away from samples as much as possible. The ones that we did use were just absolutely integral to the feeling or rhythm of the song. But, back [on Odelay] it was basically me writing chord changes and melodies and stuff, and then endless records being scratched and little sounds coming off the turntable. Now...
Italian Press... "Rhymelibrary.com aggiunge i QR... →
12 febbraio 2009
Rhymelibrary.com ha introdotto QR Code nella propria libreria digitale di video Hip Hop, per consentire agli utenti di acquistare i brani musicali direttamente da iTunes.
STORY LINK in Italian
STORY LINK in English
WatchDJ Premier in Deep Concentration
Artist: Gang Starr Released: June 9, 1989 Album: No More Mr. Nice Guy
qrme.co.uk "Hip Hop QR codes" →
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
Rhyme library have introduced QR codes into their Hip Hop Video library to allow visitors to purchase the corresponding song form iTunes. Matt Beck, the website owner told QRMe the aim of the site is to expose people to the period of Old school Hip Hop. The site also features a number of classic hip hop songs each day. Rhyme library can be found at http://rhymelibrary.com
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Textually.org says "OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP USES NEW... →
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Rhyme Library features classic old school hip hop songs with videos. Users can snap a picture of the QR Code under the song which will take them to iTunes for purchasing.
Clicking on the QR code from a computer will also take you to the iTunes music store - as long as you have downloaded a QR Code Reader app such as:
Barcodes
BeeTagg
Barcode
NeoReader
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