Check out the highlights from Carter Lee’s recent livestream for Soundfly subscribers using Slate Digital’s new Fresh Air plugin on his mix.
Tag: hip-hop
Our 2020 Hip-Hop Producer’s Holiday Gift Guide
We’re back at it with another massive holiday gift list, this time focusing on satisfying that aspiring hip-hop producer in your life.
Basic Vocal Processing in Hip-Hop Production
Taken from Soundfly’s Hip-Hop Production course, this lesson goes over basic processing and production tips for your lead vocals.
What Is Going on in This Noname Beat?
Today we try to break down the puzzling mathematics of Noname’s unquantized, Dilla-esque beat in “Sunny Duet” (Nerds unite!)
How I Built a Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Groove With Outdoor Samples
Our new video features highlights from Carter Lee’s recent livestream for Soundfly’s subscribers in which he builds a lo-fi hip-hop beat from scrach.
What Are the Best Songs That Use the Same Exact Sample?
That’s the question we’re asking, answering, and passing along in Episode 2 of Soundfly’s new podcast, “Themes and Variation.” Check it out!
Could the Next Questlove Be C-3PO? (The Plight of the Session Drummer)
In the Age of Affordability, recording live drummers in session is a mammoth, complicated, and unnecessary task – will electronic drums ultimately prevail?
Thinking Inside the Box: “16 Bars” Director Sam Bathrick on Producing in a Jail
A heartfelt OpEd by the director of the music documentary, “16 Bars,” on the challenges, solutions, and revelations of producing in a prison.
JoogSzn on Recording Drakeo The Ruler Over the Phone from Jail
Rapper Drakeo The Ruler is currently being held in jail as he awaits a further trial, but while there, he may have created 2020’s best album with JoogSzn.
Speech (Arrested Development) on His Commitment to Recording Artists Behind Bars
We sit down with famed hip-hop MC and producer Speech (of Arrested Development) to talk about his work recording and producing the music of prison inmates.