i rarely ever sample or use pre-made loops on anything tho

what he said about how he routes, is how mostly everyone should route from the machine to the mixer pre faders

b**** cover art first

I always master my track before opening the daw

Drums. But nothing wrong with Finding a melody first then altering it to fit with the drums.
Drums are more about rhythm and speed which it’s easier to play around with the melody after you know how the tempo and fills will be

i havent used a beatpad in years but i can still build self made melodies over programmed drums

lot of time i use effects & swing to make my drums sound more natural & rhythmic tho

i only really do the general simple 2 and 4 Rap drums if im doing a really hard or really chill beat most the time

9ths drums are a joke are you serious

Yeah famously weak but his drums on Duckworth were snapping, i was refusing that beat was him in my head when it dropped because the drums on that song are hard

that makes no sense to me unless you're just not good at percussion in general, or just lay the same ish down all the time having a hard time coming up with more

the only answer is both depending on what you feel like.

If you only do one, try the other sometimes and see what happens

i tune the hertz before i wake up

anything else is amateur

Melody first that's where I find the pockets/groove

All of these pro producers cited are just using the method that suits them and their workflow the best.

It’s the end product that matters, it doesn’t matter how you get there.

Drums are the source of the bounce u gotta do drums first

All the goats use d**** first

lol this is bullshit and you know it

Not sure if I’m following your question but basically you warp a sample so it’ll match your BPM. So if you change the pitch on the sample it’ll still match the BPM. If you change the BPM on your song the sample will sync up properly. It’s just a great way of keeping .wav files in sync with your MIDI files

Why

Think of it this way. Ima assume you produce.

When you lay a melody you use a metronome right so you know what tempo you’re working in?

Well think of starting with drums as a better sounding metronome

i'd mute my drums so i can focus on the melody i'm making

I’m confused on how people can see some of the greatest hip hop producers method and think “that’s wack” “that makes no sense”

You kinda start to think maybe that’s why their successful and the guys hating isn’t?

And not the mere fact that they do drums first cus 40 does melodies first but I’m pretty damn sure he understands and also knows how to make beats with drums first.

If someone is a producer and can’t understand why using drums first is equally as good of a method as melody first then maybe they shouldn’t be producing? And I’m talking those that think it’s wack or don’t understand it. Not those that understand but don’t prefer doing it that way.

I switched from Maschine to Ableton. Got tired of using multiple programs. Use to use Maschine to create and Logic to structure it out but basically is like the two of those combined.

Word there’s absolutely no right or wrong answer when It comes to creating. As long as the end product sounds dope.

yeah Im considering Abelton heavy, just seems way more convenient, quality, plus better sampling capabilities, organization

Everything

This isn’t a thread of “which method is correct”

Really this thread was to discuss what other producers methods is and compare but a bunch of niggas ITT started weighing in they opinion as if they know more than the professionals