Z.Brazil - Making of "Listen to Me" Beat-Making MPC2000xl

[kevinbeatz]

dope beat

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[lutr3z]

wow men good beat peace and love from spain

[85Theshaikh]

Hey man, mad props on the track...Gotta a ? I recently picked up a 2000xl (im used to 1000s)...what did u do after u chopped it up?> looked like u adjusted the program to cut off sound from one pad after another pad was hit? Man, i've been trying to figure this out for a minute...how can i assign samples to pads within the program and do that???thanks dude

[TheRealZBrazil]

thanks man. it's a bit tricky but i'm sure you can do this on the MPC 1000 as well. in the 2000XL you just go to the program menu, hit the pad you want, and under params set it to "note:mono". say you hit Pad1 and you want it to cut off after hitting Pad2. you hit Pad1, then it when it comes time to hit Pad2, you actually hit both Pad1 and Pad2. then go into step edit and in the event where you hit Pad1/Pad2, change the velocity of Pad1 to the lowest value.

[ericdasfacha]

good work holmes..

[kickinit619]

what software program is that?

[Underground237]

SONAR

[akaimpkbrasil]

nice work man!!!!!!!look my new video

[shrizulu]

damn thats all i can say

[MPCpadBanga]

DOPE @ 4:09

[MusicRift]

You got some talent, bro. Peace.

[bageproductions]

nice work

[TRC931]

PLO style buddah monks with the isle!

[TheRealZBrazil]

That's wassup my dude...you won't believe how many people ask me what that means...

[FrenchBeatz]

what does it means? haha!

[T3KNOLOG3]

dope

[polosoul318]

Fiya Beat Mann....What Program You Use To Sample Ur Music?

[techner]

can i download this??

[SouthOx]

Using records is what Hip Hop originated from. That is the essence. Yeah a lot of cats do similar stuff. But you find that in all types of music. Sampling is a form of music composition. Its just an unconventional form, thats all. But what about all these cats using the TR808 drums on every track, with they're wack three chord synth keys?

[ekayne20]

Beat is fire Z.

like how you chopped and used the sample

Tuff!!!

[ekayne20]

The beat is fire my dude!!!

was wondering how you was going to

use the sample

[vmnctugalife]

respect, i am going straight home to my mpc..

[Mach2411]

crzy!!!!

i love it!!!!

[VV215]

what program you usein on the computer. ?

[432east]

that shits tight

[brazuca4ever]

nicee

[FrenchBeatz]

that beat makes me wanna buy an mpc,

[FJExistsinchange]

No problem keep making that dope shit playboy the tracks called "tired of life" and "more than you" are dope also but"listen to me" is straight crack my dude word up!!!

[FJExistsinchange]

this shit is so fire man!

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks big homie, definitely appreciate it.

[sajklon]

do you know what's the name of original (sampled) song?

[FrenchBeatz]

delfonics - walk right up to the sun, he says it.

[sajklon]

yeah, you're right ;) thanks!

[mikrob]

Otimo track! Qual o nome da musica original do sample? Muito bonita!

[Streetboarder1990]

Hi Z.Brazil

I realy love the beat "listen to me".

I watched the video already 3 times.

Nice work!!!

Thats a nice work.

Maybe you can help me:

I've got a problem with my MPC2000xl.

When i saved a "song" or a "sequence" on a Zip and listen to it with my Laptop, it sounds like it took other beats...

Can any1 help me?

[geminitwinworld]

yo brown'you only clear your samples if you

bring your songs into a record deal if your

a signed artist,and if your just making some

loot and going "public"with it you gotta

get em cleared otherwise its a MAJOR LAWSUIT

now if it just under the table transaction

dont worry about homey it thats the buyers problem after that.

[brownsoundcity]

you man whats good...first off the beat was hot..but I do have a question for you..do you clear your samples with the original artist, or you just give them credit..Im sampling but I dont know how it works when I sell a beat let me know man..

[brownsoundcity]

you man whats good...first off the beat was hot..but I do have a question for you..do you clear your samples with the original artist, or you just give them credit..Im sampling but I dont know how it works when I sell a beat let me know man..

[TunekillazProd]

Good shit peoples!...It was kind of throwing me off at the beginning for a second but, I likes how you put it all 2gether for the finish product...The beat is on some smooth hard hip hop shit!...Real talk, Stay up Fam!....Check out my videos...new one's coming soon!.

Scaner aka Kr@zy Fingaz TuneKillaz Productionz

[MonstaCh1ld]

damn nice beat fam. i was wondering how u were gonna flip the sample and shit turned out real real nice. big ups and stay up. one quik ques.

are those m audio bx5 monitors? if so hows it? shit worth it cuz im looking into it.

[cadabraa]

I dont get the haters, this sounds great

[kladen100]

HOT! reminds me of a alc joint

[jovan0]

thats shit i would like 2 spit on

[kenfrika]

i need help:i get mpc2000xl,keyboard,mixer.what need more to get the tracks(beats) out from the mpc on CD?

[cadabraa]

a brain.

[dtownsboy]

this beat cold

[undakno1]

beat tight. why you put the sample in protools before you put it in mpc?

[TheRealZBrazil]

if you own an MPC you'll know how long it takes to cut up a sample. it's way faster and more powerful, plus, you could add effects to the samples before you load them in the MPC.

[undakno1]

watching this just stepped my game up for real. you made the drum track before you added the sample so i'm assuming you already new what the tempo was going to be.

[TheRealZBrazil]

no, the tempo of the original song is nowhere near where I sampled it. I just knew what kind of beat I wanted to make, what's the feel I was going for. Then I adjusted the original sample accordingly.

[iminzc]

Yeah nice track..!! madd props yo,,

[basodeleche]

yo man u just became my favorite produca on youtube mann... u nasty b..

[ragmeister80]

e ae brasileiro, nice beat man and humble guy..

nice work

paz

[peadiecks]

beat is dope as FFFFF... flipped that sample ridiculously!!! keep it up!

[Ahmadinho99]

beats ill , keep doin what you do man

[zcamel]

thanks man

[csbnumbertwo]

Yo I just got my MPC 2000xl I know how to chop a sample but I can't get rid of this horrilbe echo every time I record.

[zcamel]

i can't help you on this with such a vague description. take the time to write something more specific.

[krzone81]

i have a 2000xl but when i play my keys trough midi its not lettin me record straight to the beat its only leting me play my keys on the pads ,, what do i have to do to play my keys on the beat like you did on your strings and bass ,, thank you very much man

[zcamel]

I don't understand your question. sorry.

[krzone81]

when you played your keys did u record it then put it to a pad and then hit that pad to play the key parts

??

[TheRealZBrazil]

No, not for this one. Sometimes I do that to give the beat a "sampled" feel to it. But the only keys parts i put in here, were some strings and the bassline.

[vze428s7]

A yo wussup homie my name Clavon Nedd ima up-coming music producer from philly and im bout to go mainstream, but yea yo shit is hot so ima definatly shout you out dawg when i get notice in this music thing

[myachiman777]

this beats good as shit i want to start makin stuff like this i dont know to use ?

[ayzeproductions]

da hora a batita, so falto aquele toque brasileiro na musica....

[ecuaman1979]

yo do you put the samples on mono or note off on the mpc?

[TheRealZBrazil]

it all depends on the effect that you're goin for. For this beat I did both depeding on the samples I used. Mono allows u to tap the sample consecutivel, cutting the previous tap short. Note off allows u to hold the pad to play the sample, then cuts it off as soon as u release it.

[ghandi87]

nice work mehn!!!!

[MarvelousProductions]

wats that computer program on the apple wit da turntable icon thing on it. i see a lot of djs wit that program. jus wonderin what it is?

[TheRealZBrazil]

Serato Scratch Live; it allows you to control your mp3's from vinyl on your turntables. so you don't need to buy records really.

[MarvelousProductions]

thanks

[MotionProductionz]

THIS IS A ILL AS BEAT MAN, KEEP IT UP..

[Sinosure]

That's hott Z. Brazil! Nice one!

[schizoflux]

great skillz

[lifespassion]

Still bringing it back to your website Z ! Showing alot of peep's your beat's here in Tucson it's a rare style. "FLY HIGH" is my 'stuck on replay' vote right now. Hope all is good.

peace

Ronnie

[isagj]

You must got the flu, because that beat is sick!! You betta get some paper off that mayne!!!

[KiDD275]

fuckin cool as beat man

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks homie

[ryanmacneill]

yo realbrazil Im 16 but i made beats for alot of local Rappers around my parts. made few Gs each on all of em. hit me up we can send some ideas

[thetman407]

the beat iz fire,i like your style.

[TheRealZBrazil]

Good lookin out homie...appreciate the love

[moatazrageb]

I Feel your beat man, very nice, just one technical thing, if you could pan the snare more to the middle it would smack the feelin right in my head! Keep up the good work! Love it!

[TheRealZBrazil]

the snare wasn't panned...it was in the middle but thanks for the compliment

[sabotagebeatz]

nice !!!

[pjdamisfit]

can i buy this beat man

[TheRealZBrazil]

yeah man, send me a message and let's get this crackin.

[corputtyv]

F*cking dope mann..!love the beat..Props..wich monitors do you have ?..Peace

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks man. Samson Resolv 50a

[Arimurad]

how come you dont chop the samples on the mpc????

[jonezy1476]

i can get down with the samples and drums but yo why did you add those strings?!?!

[TheRealZBrazil]

cause i'm a genius homes.

[control75]

Very nice, man!

Good sound!

[smorasilva74]

Muito bom mesmo, parabéns !!!

[Entertainbiz]

How do burn your beats to CD?

[TheRealZBrazil]

send me a message and we'll talk about it

[98687]

dude i been on your site, ur beats are off the shzzie. wer can i buy your tunes?!

[TheRealZBrazil]

sup man, thanks for the love. send me a message and we can talk.

[seanross25]

you mind givin out the sample name...I wanna see if i can flip this baby.

[TheRealZBrazil]

sorry homes. i say it briefly in the video, but i'm not about to post it on here. gotta have some kind of dignity.

[carter06]

PrOpS On ThE BeAt MaN HoW MuCh FoR ThAt BeAt mAn if you wanna sell it holla at me

[tnature01]

this is mad beatmakin bro... im feeling every bit of dat beat...

good work man

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks homes, check out the other video and my site too. PLOstyle dot com.

[Afrodon]

Yo nice work man,so U used a pro gramme to chop up the sample,so how did u get it into the MPC?Iknow U got a zip disk.I dont sample but when i do i use the MPC to chop the samples.

[TheRealZBrazil]

I do my initial chops on the computer..much faster than the MPC. plus i can add effects to the samples before they go in. i installed a zip drive in my PC, so i export the separate chops as wav files and send them to a zip disk, then i take that zip disk and pop it into the MPC to load the sounds.

[teeblack06]

tight beat fam

[KNOCCOUT44]

yo dis shit iz hard son.

[smackdee]

Tight beat my nigg...

[cityboykilla02]

hey i'm feeling the video. can you help me out. I got an mpc 2500 but, i don't how to record my beatz to the computer? and How to use the 8 assignable Outs?

[TheRealZBrazil]

well, the 2500 is a powerful machine and if you were motivated enough to get it for $2,000, you should be motivated enough to read the manual. what you're asking is very basic, and if you're serious about your craft then i recommend you learn.

[Daikomo]

I understand..How you feel hommie, but sometimes u still gotta tell them.Yeah they need to learn on they own but learning for somone they look up too is something else.. U need track out wit an Interface or something Cityboy

[TheRealZBrazil]

Look, if somebody's askin me how to get their drums tighter, or how to chop up a sample, then I'm all ears. But if you askin me shit that's on the first few pages of your manual, then go read that shit like we all did.

[Daikomo]

I feel you...

[angel111499]

YO , THAT BEAT IS HOTT FLAME!!!!!!

[awake303]

TREMOLO STRINGS..... MAYBE

[mindcontro]

dope man. keep doing ur thing

[serveone211]

generic

[TheRealZBrazil]

yeah? so is your mother's underwear.

[elnegro76]

the beat is fire the bassline was tight until the last two keys it dropped instead of raising it. but overall nice

[maticone]

good work!

it's nice to watch people make beats on the mpc.. i'm a proud new father of a 2000xl so i learn new stuff through theese flics

keep postin!

[shrizulu]

that shit is dope man, keep that real hip hop alive

[Markbeats]

great beat really fire

[stucochrane]

alrite m8 luvin the beat one of the best ive heard in a long time amazin ive got the 2000xl could you tell me how to assign the nv slider to the tunning m8 or unless its fuked lol write back if u can stu fae glesga cheers buddy

[TheRealZBrazil]

hey homie, thanks for the love. however, i'm not sure what you mean. to assign the nv slider, just hit "shift" and "assign". there you will have access to a bunch of different options for the slider.

[AmmoCity]

This is awesome. Studying Sound Engineering at college and wasnt really into the Music Technology side of things but after listening to these i am gonna get a MPC1000 now!

Nice one, thanks for the Video! Ammo.

[TheRealZBrazil]

I'm glad the video pursuaded you to follow a path. I haven't used the MPC 1000, but if you like it then get it. The one in the video is an MPC 2000XL. you can probably find a used one on craigslist or ebay for $650 - $700.

[AmmoCity]

Hey Brazil, Been looking at 2000xl and 1000's mostly. I can get a 2000xl for £400 which is roughly what you have said. Is it worth getting the 2000xl over the 1000?

Thanks for the inspiration! Ammo.

[TheRealZBrazil]

I would get the 2000XL, more bang for your buck. If you want a 1000, they're cool too if you have the money. I'm used to the 2000XL and it's basically considered an industry standard. The 1000 can do everything the 2000xl can do except it doesn't have auto chromatic assignment and it only has 4 outs.

[Shellmeka17]

I LIKE THIS ONE!

[diseezgirish]

hey bro, nice track man. i see u use sonar. i make beats on mpc and use sonar to record my vocals. can u advice as to how to connect mpc with sonar and record them on individual tracks on sonar?.. ur answers will be highly appreicated bro

[TheRealZBrazil]

well, it depends on the midi interface you are using to connect the two. you need to set sonar to use that midi port and sync the equipment connected to it. i don't know what version of sonar you're using but it's usually in Options ---> Project. i would tell you to read the manual and do research instead of looking for easy answers. that's the only way to learn.

[Leele0]

yo thanks bro! eu sinto a tua cena meu bro! eu tb falo portugues! mas sou de mocambique! obrigado pela resposta! eu entes fazia os drums num so track! e quando exportava, saia tudo numa so pista! entao eu keria exportar pista por pista! kick, snare, hats, sample etc! entao tenho de fazer tudo separado nao e? obrigado!!!!!

[Leele0]

yo dude i love that! hey bro canu tell me something, i have my mpc connected to my mixer, and the mixerconnected to pro tools. do you do ur drums separetly? like kick on track 1 and snare on track 2 hats on track 3? etc...

[TheRealZBrazil]

thanks for the compliment G. As far as your setup goes, the MPC needs to be connected to whatever Pro Tools interface you're using via MIDI(Digi001, Digi002, etc.). That way when you hit record on PT, it will automatically trigger the MPC as well. And yes, I have a separate track for each aspect of the beat. You can control your mixes alot better this way.

[bxhotboy150]

Shit was fuckin hot it got that nyc feel to it

[imsothemanXD]

feeling the added elements dope chops not feeling the strings but i understand didnt wanna just leave it solo and not add your own spin. maybe it was just the quality but they didnt seem right..

[calimack]

Yo Playa U doing your damm thang

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks homes. Appreciate it.

[213andre]

HOT DAYMN!!! This is a hot ass beat niggah!!! LA needs some more producers like you.

[nextgeneration122]

nice beat man

[dazzelya]

I like it, it sounds busy but not crowded. Good job..

I like your set-up also

Adios

[jaya1985]

nice beat there homie its cool nice set up too the MPC and the MOTIF ES whats the other keyboard tho ?

[TheRealZBrazil]

Thanks homes. The other keyboard is an EMU MK6, the Mo'Phatt Keys.