"In the Lab" Episode 9

[SilverBeatYannick]

which program do you use?cubase?logic pro? fl studio?

[lexbeats]

@SilverBeatYannick Reason 4.  I am now working on some new videos

[bassdiegofloyd]

esto lo hace cualquier invecil??

[bageproductions]

big big big big

[cbaby272]

the backing track is hot! great work! the vocals kinda ruin it tho.still, great job

[EnveBeats]

Cool Track<< My only opinion would be you went Way too high with the flute<< doesent sound Natural<<  Stay Focused<<

[BigDaddyMacc]

oye that song was koo man good job and keep doing ya theng.

[ruslanio]

You defenetly know what your doing.

[nostalgia182]

buen beat mi hermano desde puerto ricoo..... still hip hop hommie.... respect keep it hip hop broo... bless

[CubzProduction]

im tony montana...

lol

cool vid bro

[mic4rap]

fuck Dr Dre

THIS IS ILL SHIIT

[lexbeats]

Thx my dude!

[willrain2008]

hey yo this will aka the rain iam try to get put on i need your help u make some hot shit we need to do work together we cant make moillon get at me on myspace as walter or check out my viedo on you tube will aka the rain

[rettoricapura]

excelent brother..

[LetMeHollaAtcha]

ay i see you dont need that MPC3000.. put it on ebay...LOL

[lexbeats]

Good lookin out. I am working on some crazy new videos so please stay tune.

[SouthOx]

I'm not a big fan of synth based shit, but that melody is dope. Reminds me of Tony's Theme from Scarface.

[lexbeats]

Thanks.

[Str3tchnut5]

yo, does the padKontrol work with ProTools LE and/or M-powered?

[sunahura]

Nice set up, that beat phat.

[01200projects]

u got sum gear bwoi! and i like the beat/song! its hella tight! sounds sumthing pretty similar to my beats! i heard that u r doing sum dvd? is that right? peace! and keep it up son!

[lexbeats]

Yes Im coming out with a full How to Produce with Reason tutorial DVD. The DVD is 70% done should be ready for the summer. It will show you the tips and tricks with Reason and Protools with different equipment and street teqniques that the pros don't want to show anyone.

[corndogers564]

Just wondering if you needed to quantize your drum pattern after you made. A lot of times when I'm recording on FL studio using my keyboard, I would have to go back and put the notes back in place. Is this a skill that has to be developed?

[lexbeats]

It is a skill that has to be developed and one way that you can be better at it is to play the drums with nothing else but the metronome or click. I sometimes quantize but at 25% so it stays natural and doesn't sound electronic. It doesn't have to always be exactly to the bar because then you lose the swing of the drums. I usually make sure that my kicks are tight but the snare could be slightly looser. Just make sure that your hats are on the 1/16 bars and are quantized.

[doggirl201590]

beats are nasty

[djfatz158]

how do i do that linking reason into protools i have a m audio mobilepre interface thinking of buying a mixer or something and suggestions

[djfatz158]

oh 1 question what program do you suggest for making beats and a program for recording vocals and mix them

[lexbeats]

Beat making- I think Reason 4 is the best...especially for starting out.

Recording- Protools is a great program to start with and is used my many in the industry. You can also make beats with it and link reason into it.

[djfatz158]

thanks for the response i appreciate it

[djfatz158]

also why you got the trigger finger the korg padkontrol and the pads from the korg kontrol do you use them all

[lexbeats]

Yes they are all connected. I've used all the midi control pads and also what you see the under the screens is an MPC 2000xl fully maxed out. At the end of the day its not what you use is how you use it. So if you have the Akai MPD, read the book, and learn everything you can about it as it will assist you on making the beats the way you like doing them and speed up the the process for you with shortcuts.

[djfatz158]

yo lex i got a question what do you suggest the akai mpk49 or the korg kontrol 49 and i got the akai mpd24 do you think the korg padkontrol is better or the mpd24 is better and why and what do you use the projectmix for and the digi 002 thanks get back at me

[lexbeats]

I like to buy things that can be used for multiple uses not just one. I have 2 studios in different locations...one at home (projectmix) and an actual recording studio (digi002)which I use both with protools for making beats and recording songs all in one. The pads on the Akai will feel like an mpc and trys to feel like it. I prefer the drum rolls with the touch sensative pad, easy of templates, and the compactness of the korg over all other pad based controllers. I like the korg

[Bballer0905]

make some new vids

[Don1Makaveli]

sick :)

[nesean90]

da speakes u have those behringer truth????with amp

[BLAZINBEATS123]

i thought you had the project mix, and now i see a digi 002 in this video, did you switch recording gear?

[lexbeats]

I have 2 different productions studios...this one is the recording studio in which we have a seperate station to work on beats.

[moesnuts]

What are ya'll sequencing on? Reason, Protools, Cubase?

Good videos BTW!!

[lexbeats]

We are using Reason with "rewire" into Protools. 

We know how to make beats with Protools or Reason 4.0. I am a huge reason 4.0 user.

[will4r]

awesome beat dog.

[Mecc1]

love it.... nice

[hoezmagnet]

nice beat lex... like the way it flows, chekea mi watch?v=Ep_vd3emxa8

[Daikomo]

Dam lex... where u been dog..

Banga as always brah