Hip Hop Dj’s have known the power of the break from the start. (repetitive instrumental sections that came before the loops we know today). From here DJs like David Mancuso or Steve D’Acquisto and the pioneers who followed in the ’80s, Frankie knuckles & Larry Levan, all groundbreaking artists that all sought out longer records with percussive breaks and vamps. It was the Pioneer Francis Grasso, was DJing at the Sanctuary in New York in the early 70s, he had discovered that percussion-heavy records and breaks (everything drops out leaving just the drums) were phenomenally effective on the dance floor. Its as though the songs choose themselves through you, the DJ is one with the crowd, collective energy lays down the vibe and you never leave the dancefloor, and you remember exactly what it felt like when you were there… When this synergy locks in, it’s amazing & everyone knows. The X factor is defined by the vibe & the energy, a culmination of the music, the pace, the lighting & the crowd. That factor that keeps you coming back to how damn good your night was! You remember the tracks played, the people that were there with you. Regardless of the genre, style or taste, every DJ is working towards the X Factor, every single time the play. It was the ’70s, people were wild, the edit was built solely around the energy on the dancefloor, the dancefloor was hungry for it. The phenomenon came about in both Hip Hop & House at the same time… A collective DJ discovery, fueled by the dancefloor. Stemming from DJs always wanting longer records with longer percussive passages. I knew the tempo, the chord progression, and the key that the song was in, so it was just the matter of aligning the vocal.Electronic music’s evolution stems from sampling, remixing and re-editing. Since I was remixing my own song, it was quite easy because I knew these four steps. But one thing to mention, you’re close to the sweet spot! Conclusion on Remixing: Next, while aligning, find a word that is on beat and work off it! You will find, a few words will be in sync, and you’ll think you got it! - But that’s when you realize, ah, maybe a bit to the left. This allows you to move the vocal freely, not being locked into a certain step/beat. While aligning the vocal over the beat, make sure to have a snap of none. Aligning the Vocals Over the BeatĪligning vocals over the beat, or syncing vocals, is the hardest part of remixing, for me at least! Take some time to research, or practice, some chord progressions to build up a catalog of your favorite chords! 4. Chords can make your song beautiful and uplifting song, aggressive, or a very sad song! Try it in a song and see what you turn out with!Ĭhord progressions have a huge impact on the emotion/feeling your song is going to have. The chord progression simply just means what chords are being played throughout the song.Ī song is going 1, 2, 3, 4, and the chord progression is changing on every number. This goes together with #2 what KEY the song is in. Why? Because you will know what notes are inside that scale, and what notes will work with your song! 3.
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This will tell you what notes are in each scale, and therefore, allow you to teach yourself how to improvise your piano skills over your beats. Going to Piano World, and checking out the scales is very important. Scales are very important to learn how to improvise when you play piano! To learn more about the piano and scales, you can watch this video. Many times, the easiest way is to just Google it. How do you find out what key the song is in?Ī good starting point is to figure out what the very first note of the song is, although, a song does not have to start on the route note of that scale, so this can still tell you nothing ). But for real hip-hop, I think around 80-95 BPM is where they would sit. Many dance tracks will be around the 128-140 BPM, although that’s not important if you tap out your tempo right :).įor hip-hop, you’re looking anywhere from 70-140 BPM, especially with Trap beats entering the scene.
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