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Bro I'm just finding out that you can make bootleg versions of passive di boxes from power adapters that got transformers in them. Its a really interesting idea, reusing Old items. What

DIG, can hella relate to the topic and what you shared.. beats were fyyye!

Letting time becoming an ingredient is a beautiful way to put it. On a non musical scale and relating to your point. This last year I collected a lot of VHS and DVD and now at Christmas it’s nice to see my kids grabbing the tapes and putting them on to watch movies. A lot of these processes have been lost in music. I have no desire to get the newest gear or software but rather I’ve been saving to get another sp1200 because I miss that workflow.

Thanks for those words.🙏 I think part of being an artist is the fact that most of the time you enjoy the process, and you can take lessons in the crafting, and that takes some time. For me one of the biggest difference between being an artist or trying to "sell" a product is love for the craft. ✨

💯 agree humans are transcending more to the machine hive mind, no emotions just the quick hit 👍🏾

Agree 100% ✅

You nailed it with the novel/footnotes analogy

Every thing u said is what’s wrong with music today, movies too❤❤

I battle with this all of the time

I appreciate what you’re saying. I can’t stand the “How many beats can I make in a certain amount of time” videos. However you don’t wanna take so long that you don’t commit to something or else you’ll end up making Detox. 😂

🎯!!! Always appreciate your words 🙏🏾👊🏽

Interesting video. Thanks. Every time I bingemake beats half of them sound like shit. The flow of making a lot of beats in a short time feels good but the result is far from satisfying. I will try to change my workflow. Maybe it will give me new ideas. And I might end up with something new. Not making the same type of beats over and over again.

We are rushing because that’s how things are consumed these days…to keep up and remain under the scope, we need to perform in a certain way. Indeed, quality takes time but to have an impact we need to adapt and push things the way things are pushed nowadays…

I really like your videos and the style of music you make. Excuse me for my question but what are main styles/genres of music you sample the most? They always sound like charm but when I try to search something close to it I always seem to get lost

Slower... I get it, tho the memo's always helpful. Many thanks Eddie for all that you've shared. Much peace and significant forward motion now, and in 2K25.

I can’t make beats fast because it feels like all my life experiences up until that point is channeled into the music. I can’t make something new without experiencing something new.

Man! I'm a jazz/neo-soul/gospel pianist/keys player. This is the second video of yours I've seen and you're speaking my language again haha.

Man, this really shines a light on something that's been haunting me. It both breaks my heart and motivates me to hear you address it so clearly haha. I've been trying to address this tendency within myself to just rush mindlessly through the music making process and I'm glad to hear you highlight this. Since the world doesn't look like it'll be slowing down in its path to be absorbed by the digital, I can, as an individual, at least resist the urge to trade convenience for value. That's what I got from this. Thanks for your insights. And for sharing your musical exploration.

It isnt that faster is better, Dr Dre took his time and it drove artist crazy but when there music dropped they were hits and classics. The problem is everything, the entire world is moving faster and ppls attention spans is micro short. So do you keep up and give your self 5 seconds to catch someones ear? Or do you take your time and get completely dusted and overlooked?

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Sm🧠rt 🎨rt!

Man I deal with the back and forth of this mindset a lot in my music making. In the past I was always searching for that "perfect sampler" or piece of gear that made what I want to do as easy as could be. Now that I own an MPC One, I pretty well have that but I find myself dissatisfied at times with the workflow and my end product. Some of what I consider to be my best work was all done on the simplest machines, like an SP404 OG. Making entire tracks using resample and the constant, constant playback of those loops and trimming them to get them JUST RIGHT is so tedious but part of the magic that you get at the end. You feel even more connected to those tracks, you hear every single nuance and see every color.

I totally agree brother, life inspires creativity. Content shouldn't be forced. It takes away from validity when done that like. It way more rewarding when done with timing. Happy Holidays yo.

Really inspiring stuff, really made me realise there is no rush. As a new producer I always feel like I need to rush and improve constantly, but the times where I enjoy making music the most are when I don’t put too much thought into it and don’t just try to get things ‘finished’

Golden message here! New tech/all tech has the ability to slow cook, but it's just not marketed that way. I got into a two-day argument with a few guys online about this. Which I never do anymore, but felt the need to make a point. Every year forward there's something new that eliminates the process. The process is the human experience. It gives us purpose, and gives the world our purpose. I think some of this boils down to originality. That used to be the underlying factor in artistry. Now the marketing is, "You can do this and that faster and sound like.....(insert name)". It's the wrong message. Oddly enough, I skipped the music just to write this message. And you wanted to skip your talking segment to make the music lol. So I guess we all have a rush factor in us now. But thankfully 🙏🏼 we still love to slow cook music.

thank you, sir!

I've read that (author) Franz Kafka had a sign above his writing desk that said... "Wait." "You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet." - Franz Kafka

Been thinking about this alot too, thanks for so eloquently vocalising it.

meanwhile kids doing speedruns on fl studio for making trapbeats😆 i also prefer a slower workflow. i use an mpc 1000 and an ensoniq eps classic atm

Just when you started speaking, it made me think of what's usually called the Death of the Novel. Slow burn in literature can be more rewarding than a fast paced plot almost trying to hold your attention. I think the difference between stuff that burns slowly vs processed food in music or literature is what the artist expects from the consumer (and whether the artist believes a consumer is intelligent enough to grasp slow burn). You're like the Carl Sagan of beat making dude - always making me want to go back to the MPC.

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there is something to be said for both methodologies, fast can give you a particular rawness....slow can provide a particular introspect

I think people who want fast want the paycheck more than they want the experience.

people tryin to be fast is why music today has no feeling

Man this is REAL HIP HOP✊🏾💪🏾💯

This is REAL PRODUCER TALK Salute Eddie✊🏾💪🏾💯

the terror on your face when the camera starts falling 💀

You nailed it! I'm annoyed by all these ,,see how this producer makes 3 fire beats in 10 minutes in FL studio''

Respect on the words at the top of the vid my guy

Yeah I don't get what's good about making a beat in ten minutes. That said I feel for a while I have been trying to make music quickly just to get tracks finished so I can start another one. Been forcing myself to spend a few days with a track. Make the rough outline of it with a rough arrangement. Come back each day and flesh it out, add some switch ups and transitions etc. Feels more like making music again instead of just cranking out beats, if that makes sense.

Ur not alone sir. People have long since traded fidelity for convenience. In everything from the medium we listen on, the hardware we use to play it on and to your point, the creative process itself. It’s no wonder that art is treated as disposable now…people have allowed raw consumption to replace meaningful experience.

I really like the concept of just taking my time and sitting with my music, project I make now take me longer and making beats taking me longer to do and I absolutely love it because during that time I’m taking time to appreciate what I make instead of making it and discarding it. You hit the point so well we listen to music and discard it so quick. So when I was tell people I take my time because I give my tracks to shine and I also get a chance to get life an opportunity to enjoy each day

Perfect assessment bro! The substance is truly the art of what we do. Enjoying the experience no matter how long it takes is the beauty.

13:15 Piano stabs and Jazz drums giving a nice Deep House vibe. Add another kick under that snare and it’d pass as a late 90’s/early 00’s Moodymann track.

The S3000XL is so underrated.

Preach! 🙌. “Fast” and “convenient” should never dictate artistic expression.

Agree 100%. Your understanding of this is exactly why I contributed to your new studio without hesitation. Great content bro!

Eddie is a real dawg!

I think slow cooked is better but not constantly standing over the pot. So patiently letting the beats come to you, but in those moments acting quickly and not getting into tunnel vision / perfectionism. Taking breaks, keeping it fresh. Thanks for ur thoughts as always 🙏

I love you man 🙏.