Flying Lotus inspired LA Beat Tutorial

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Showing you techniques to get the flying lotus style sound in your beats.
Other influences are in this tutorial as well, such as TokiMonsta, Daedalus, Nosaj Thing.

The LA beat scene sound or Future Beat sound is all about expression and free form styles. So dont be afraid to get way outside of the box. This "genre" if we have to call it that, is still very free and abstract. Lets keep it that way, dont be afraid to find your own sound. Good Luck !

Sample Packs I used:

Sonic Specialists - Urban Fire Series
http://www.sonicspecialists.com/volumes/urban-fire/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Logic
• Cubase
• Ableton
• Reason
• sonar

[CashbyProduction]

This is cool but you are way to mathematical about producing...

[RiskyDub]

@CashbyProduction Thats a matter of opinion. I could say you aren't mathematical enough about your production. But I'd have to agree with you when it comes to this genre specifically, I normally do dance music so its mostly on time beats.

[bhauke1]

watching these videos will just make u copy other artists style. be fucking original and create somthing new

[RiskyDub]

@bhauke1 When someone is learning guitar, piano, flute or any other musical instrument, how do they learn? Oh yes that's right, they learn by playing other peoples music ! Why you might ask? Its not so they can rip off style, its so they can practice, master the art and technique of playing the instrument. Which will allow them to develop the tools that turn there ideas into songs of there own unique style.

[muaar]

@RiskyDub stfu

[RiskyDub]

@muaar ?

[RiskyDub]

@ThisIsDownstate Thanks ! 

[MadMonie89]

''i like to make beat music in my spare time because i never miss a beat, I'm dead inside, my heart never beats, so i need to make beats to stay alive.'' MONIE

''i once tried making beats but then realised, hearing my farts would sound more fulfilling." MONIE

[dawidphamngoc]

sounds great mate! for more flylo feel, try to use polyrhythms, for example put some hihats in 1/3 and another percussion (maybe some metallic stuff/ticking) in 1/4 or 1/2, that makes a strange feel in it. cheers! if you would like to collaborate on something like this, im in

[GodsTouch12]

nt bad bro its a little rigid but for somebody who doesient usually make music like this is really good

[trikmixing]

Not

[PazToTheMan]

This is badass

[TheMazithra]

whats the bpm?

[aldousband0000000000]

pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 pt.2 where's pt.2

[aeroeau]

Hey Great Tuts! Love the beat pattern and how the beat sounds!

Do you find it easier to make this type of beats by laying out beat like you've done here (maybe it's easier to EQ things this way?)

I was wondering if you ever make beats using UltraBeat?

[mygodDYLAN1]

hey you never got back to me but if you could email me the logic file i know it will be big but it would help me allot then thatd be awsome :) dylann@live.com.au