Where Ya At? Segment 1

[MrScr3e]

Anyone know name of the first beat? :))

[theDescendingD]

there is hope for hip hop yet

[DanArmaniBeats]

never take the years in the making for granted. much success to you bro.

[kupowns]

What's the first track?

[SET123321]

first beat is magic!

[PahiranVsKevin]

dude is 23????!?!?!?!!? damn, hes got a long time to keep bringing back hip hop

[vcastsam]

anyone know which stanton turntable he has- the one on the bottom part of his shelf, from which he samples from?

[ewanmerrett]

i love seeing how much he blatently loves making music 

[VercettiVice]

Damu is the fucking man I hope one day I get to meet him.

[cutdafukup]

Seriously monk, ima buy you a zip drive. You got like 5billion disks lying around..your the shit tho

[karlthunderaxe]

@cutdafukup the floppy disks are because that's the format the MPC-2000 uses. they didn't have zip drives back then.

[crayyawn]

DAMU! The man. i love this guy, what a humble, awesome dude who just makes the sweetest music.. i could listen to him talk about hip hop and do his thing all day.

[YoshiMystu002]

3 dislikes.. my godd.. nobody dont understand the essences of hip hop!.. this is my fav!.

peace

[h1ph0p1]

how can i get the low freq filter on fl stufio 7 ?!

[karlthunderaxe]

@h1ph0p1 should be an option on your EQ, low-pass filter or LPF.

[shamelads1289]

that looks like the greatest room ever

[RAAB0601]

at 4:05 is that a mpc 500 on that shelf? lol i remember a long time ago someone asked the same thing on this video and i jus denied it cus i cant picture damu usin one lol

[94wm]

inspirational

[FUNKYBLOK]

7:40 anyone know the very last kut

[infyouth]

Well yeah Chedda slowing down the sample COUPLED with the way you filter the sample(s) within the options the MPC provides will give you a grittier sound.

[cheddab0b]

does the twenty second of sample time and speeding up the record and then slowing it down give it that gritty kind of sound? does anybody know?

[karlthunderaxe]

@cheddab0b that's part of it, because it will reduce the sample rate. also, the old digital samplers had lower bitrates. then, sampling from vinyl, and pushing your volume levels well past the distortion point. all of those things contribute to the gritty sound. all things that can be emulated on computers, too, but the original techniques just sound like that naturally.

[CMVMic]

0:09 NUFF SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the name of it though...if it aint on youtube it should be! lovin it

[sumosounds]

Damu you the man

[txt2k3]

YO ANYBODY THE FIRST BEAT AT THE START WHERE'S IT FROM AND WHATS IT CALLED???

[CMVMic]

@txt2k3 okay found out the name its called 10 miles beyond. Supposed to come out on the next Y society album called Y3.

[txt2k3]

@CMVMic Thanks a lot man i read up on that hopefully it does come out I really digg the beat

[djhaiezone]

dope

[examplefor88]

This man is one of my heros

[JonBlizzle2]

anyone know what track the first beat is? =p Love that one

[sumosounds]

dude got beats for years

[ishank34]

this dude so ill man respect to Damu The Fudgemunk

[Kammerthonen]

Seems like a smart guy as well... relatively articulate:)

You don't see that much with these guys..

"Heeey Dj freshmuthafucka straight outta millwauuiikiki... i wanna send a shot out to ma maan lil bum, mammammajamma and the johnny jiims.." I hate when that happends:)

[PeakResetProductions]

wise man speaking the truth!!! dazz wuzz up!!! Feel u fully!! DJ PEAK

[hueysmalls]

y scoiety travle at your own pace one of my fav albums.

[goredsox1792]

that first beat just makes you love life.

all this beats do Damu is my favorite hip hop artist

HERO STATUS

[subwayfan68]

Dope ass sample at 5:50........CRAAAAAZZYY!

[meinemutter]

does anyone know the song in the beginning

[TheBeatholiC]

3:02 thats why i buy roland sp 404, no need to wait to get home!

[iTzUNwritten]

holy0damn i know how u feel man. dont trip u not alone on that one i do the same shit lmao. what the name of that beat? help a brotha out!

[wizztay]

superb

[holy0damn]

damn i gotta open up that video every time just to listen to that flute beat...

[seby77]

I wanna see Damu bang it on the MPC 500 ;-)

[Austinwordup]

how about no. hahahaha

[RAAB0601]

y? mpc 500 sucks

[seby77]

Well... Damu's got one... You can see it in his bookshelf... Just wondering, you know...

[DZA9mm]

he probably uses it when hes On The Go, but its hard to tell, cause he also take that MPC2000 out on the streets to..

[DZA9mm]

an Mpc 500 is for beginners lol.. DAMU is far from that..

[Billy8utlerYeats]

4:22

nas sampled those drums  for "I can"

[tableturns77]

Damu is the best producer out there right now and has been for a few years now nobody can do it like him. If i had to pick a producer to produce my album it would def be Damu.

[lumo1]

I agree! I've been watching these dope damu stuff for ages and this video just shows that he is one of the dopest producers at the moment! "Its vintage with a new twist on it" 7:02

[Sinosure]

Great vid! Excellent examples of how to start the creative process of beat making! One thing I do is when I get records, I listen to them while having my sampler monitoring live. I'll go thru the whole stack I have. If I hear something, I'll sample it, save it, & go to the next. Once done, I have a nice selection of samples on my sampler. This then allows me to take my time building beats on all that I found. I can then go back later to make more beats with what I've saved! That's how I do it!

[ConfusedTrap]

I will personally find money and pay the cat who can find this 1st beat. No punchline or joke

[Canada1319]

sick boi, listents to frank zappa too man, dats crazy, made respect!

[djfreakhands]

I love this guy y think he is amazing no doubt much better than me...its only he reminds me too much of legendary pete rock :S

[razzledinio]

the floppy disks are were all the samples\sequences are stored on.

[RAAB0601]

what does he use all those floppy discs for?

[infinity6655]

Loads it up on the MPC

[rmcphedr]

and makes me wanna keep making beats until i construct something that perfect

[rmcphedr]

man, that first beat makes my heart explode

[jreidskate]

@rmcphedr pause lol

[canemcanem]

hes peacefull and his beats are dreams with tentakelz !

[canemcanem]

he is cool !

[RAAB0601]

when he says he sifts through the records, u think he listens to the whole thing track by track or jus simply like 30 seconds on each track? kind of a question for everyone, wen u dig do u spend alot of time listenin and listenin?

[Sinosure]

I do!

[jibber951]

Yes, you should listen to the whole tracks. Sometimes is skip through them, but if you skip, there's a chance you are going to miss something, like an isolated instrument you can sample, some drumbreak, etc. Besides, you should only sample tracks that you like, so listening to the whole tracks is natural anyway.

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Now THAT is a musician. Watching this confirms that I have no use for real instruments whatsoever. Fuck electric guitars and Western classical orchestras. Peace.

[risch]

R.I.P. Orpheus.

cool video

[checkabreak]

i take very loooooooong shit breaks i got a 500 by the toilet cause i keeps it ..funkey

[DameOhhhhhh]

It's called Dizzy and it's off the Y-Society album 'Travel At Your Own Pace'

[manofhue]

please some1 any 1

tell me what track starts at 47 secsonds

PLEASE.. ; 0

[brammers56]

please could somebody tell me the beat that starts playing at 2:38

[corccey]

man he has a fuckin huge collection of records. respect damu.

[DjLurin]

@ Duranward!

The Track at 04:44 is called "James Brown - Funky Drummer"

One of my favorite Beats!!!

[watupange]

did i spot a mp 500 in the backround at :41?

[julianfairbanks]

haaha 500 are a total waste of money.

[producerworld]

haha i agree. i have one and wanna sell it. damu has one but it just sits on the shelf

[duranward]

what is the song at 4:44?

i know its been sampled countless times

[corccey]

i think it is funky drummer by james brown

[ShaolinSnowman]

omg thats fukin awesome! i need to go out and gets some records!

btw wot was that record he played for the drumbreak at 4:20 ?

[corccey]

impeach the president by the honey dippers

[tigerandmurphy]

starvin b would sound hot on this!

[mrkeekee]

i know exactly what he means when he says he stayed up for three days. when i first got mine there was so many ideas i had in my head for years i just let it all out and got to work immediately... didn't leave that thing for atleast 52 hours

[senorsalty]

hell yeah

[kcutz]

Absolutely brilliant.

[starwarz87]

genuis

[SDSOverfiend]

@ 4:03 - he said that he needs a sample to go on top of the drums.I do the same thing and this hating ass nigga i know said thats not creative and im doing it the non creative way lol!!!

Well i guess Fudge is non creative then huh?

Stay Cranking out the Hits baby. You are the Fucking Man!!!!!

[bubblybombshell]

Just fantastic! 5 stars

[Niceonebeats]

keep diggin ! yes yes yall ! never off

[Innacut]

damu is that ish! love this guy

[ssttoonneeyyyy]

yo mad style

yo can i ask what is the beat playing at 1:00

[cero189]

omfg...how can he have sooooo many flopies...by the way..HOW MANY 16 BIT SOUNDS (KICK SNARE HI HAT ETC) FIT INTO A FLOPPY DISC??? Thanks!

[Saintboss]

Beautiful Damu.... Nuff said !

[JayPirat]

what do i have to search for these brakbeat vinyls or what was the name he said of the vynil he used for drums?

[blaustorch]

ohhhh man 12-28 nein wie dick ist das denn "

[byron84]

a.j. from 106 and park how do you do it?

[blaustorch]

no its ok man that is it  :)

[ADi305]

whats the first song?!?!?!

[CoNTuffgong76]

Those last seconds talking about bringing hip-hop to the forefront and updating the style is music to my ears. That's what I like to hear :).

[Eturnal718]

Props to Damu for keepin it Analog and putting his own twist on on doing things Old School!!!

Dope Music!!!

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Not old school--TRUE SCHOOL! Peace.

[Eturnal718]

WORD true school!!! I met him 2wice. once in madison square park and the second time at fat beats. Hes a good humble person and definitely glad i got to meet him. Hope he comes out to NYC again ad im sure he will!!!

[CobraLord]

word

[mightymellow01]

** my bad some of his other music was playing on another webpage i had open haha

[mightymellow01]

why is the music so damn loud u cant hear what hes saying

[mcgmark]

How the f*** does he get such sick work done in that spot?

His back must be killing him..

[dubstranger]

One good thing about music,

when it hits you feel no pain

[mabus2007]

next to pete rock in my books, much love homie

hit me up when you got time

Blessings

Mabus

[sicflip47]

on the 2000 how does he slow it down with no timestretch?

[vb19]

he pitches it down...wtf there's no part 2? nice damu!

[edocronian]

he just plays it back slower. it isnt stretched/compressed, just pitched. massively.

You lose fidelity doing this. The album has a really retro "fuzz" to the samples due to this trick.

[subwayfan68]

@edocronian ....When sampling into the MP...he sped up the record and then detuned it. It gives the sample that raw grit to it even at 16 bit......GOTTA LOVE IT.

[cantstopme712]

keep doin what you do..its great Damu...

[sarevoking]

real hip hop

[sarevoking]

great..................

real hip hop

[wudsiba]

I'd love to see a tutorial on using the lowpass filter to get to the drums. I'd also love to know how you work with a sample that you have just sped up by just spinning the record real fast... Amazing. Where's part 2?

[subwayfan68]

@wudsiba .....After he sampled it he just detuned it to where he wanted. Speeding up the sample gave room for more samples. Very common on the Emu SP 1200. It only came with 10 secs of sampling time to work with.....no memory upgrades

[bow2urepnoy]

23 damn... from your sounds you make yourself seem like mid 30's or something hahah

I'm jealous.. at age 17 getting your first sampler... I'm 17 and all I have is Reason 3.0 haha...

I'm deprived! I want myself an MPC... I'm tired of clicking...

[beatnik8]

get yourself an mpd

[HiFiApartment]

you cant compare a mpd controller with a mpc! your still clicking and you dont have the nice mpc filter and workflow.

[hevy77]

where's part 2???

[hoofbite666]

your music is an addiction, you make my day

[jasbatter]

man damu. you are a true school legend. i love hearing your respect for hip hop, sampling and digging. you remind me of the good old days which i thought were long gone. wish you all the mad love while you craft these ill beats. if you do get big and blow up the spot, you've earned it. and the best part, you're modest and down to earth. couldn't have happened to a better person. mad respect.

[amsterdamdreads]

I hope these beats are for sale on a new album. PUT THEM OUT WHATS THE BEAT AT 08 so i can BUY THAT BADBOY. DAMU YOUR THE FUCKING MAN MY MAN!!!!!... inspiration to all. Every beat was dope in this and the one you introduce was spectacular. Your making everyone look like a kid around here!

[rmcphedr]

what is the beat that starts at :08? that shit is flames!

[diplomat956]

So tight!

[jerbaume]

legend in the making!

[djbjam]

he's an inspiration,just my style,keeping it real and old school,just in another time,that's cool

[bamhammer]

He's only 23.... that's something.

[Markbeats]

Damu doesnt seem like an arrogant person in this video.

I think he just isnt interested to work with groups he never heard anything from yet.

Did you send him a demo with your MP3s or something so that he knows a bit of what yall got?

[MuzikJunkyAES]

DJ Premier is a surprisingly nice and down-to-earth cat. Met the brotha at Fat Beats in NY twice. Peace.

[Bagirba]

C'mon...thats not necessary to call him an arrogant asshole. The one who's acting ignorant right now is you. Dude is gettin a bunch of messages everyday, and, unlike you, he's busy workin on music or something else. If u was in the same situation, u wouldn't sit here and talk all that shit. But oh well, have a nice day.

[mufongo]

this cat is REAL busy tryin to put his name out, and he workin on his music.. he even says in some of his vids..he can't reply to everyones messages all the time, so lay the fuck off..

make your own shit on your own, and make ppl wanna come to you..

[fingflava]

YOU GREAT man...

[mistasmijen]

damn. that impeach the president 45. i would cop that shit

[jussikuha]

Where is segment 2?!

[tinktwiceman]

yo where ya get this from?

[buyable]

post segment 2 goddammit

[HiFiApartment]

its not about "having an mpc", its all about talent and a good ear. if damu hasnt learn sampling on an mpc, he would be still one of the greatest hip hop producer of our time! not the equipment makes the dope music, the artist makes it.

[bikarbonat]

that is such a cliché! but ofcourse a true one! its all about the man behind the equipment, findin what you like to work with and just do it

[bikarbonat]

Isnt that a mpc500 lying in the shelf behind Damu? On top of the vinyl. It just caught my eye, but im sure of it. A small piece of equipment that..

Anyways damu is a dope guy, many dope beats.

[Penavision108]

good eye!

[Bagirba]

I love this dude!

[Fabio718]

Damn man, what an inspiration you are. You're one of the reasons I got a Mpc. Peace

[Azryel75]

damu is one of the best

[Markbeats]

You sound like something from a tribe called quest album.

I never knew people used to sample it sped up so they have more bars recorded in 20 seconds recordtime and just pitch it down. Thats smart.

I wonder, Do you take all your drums from records or do you also use stuff from like samplesites?

[Sinosure]

Oh yeah, because once in the sampler, you can slow the pitch down to the normal rate if you want the sample to continue to sound like it was when it was originally sampled!

[subwayfan68]

@Markbeats ...........All his drum sounds come from records. Pete Rock will tell you in a heartbeat he NEVER use library stuff. Can't get drum sounds like these from sample libraries.

[FrederikDefyn]

Inspiring! I should make more time cuz the last few month I only made like three beats.

[HeaddressScreen]

yay

[HeaddressScreen]

yay!