@@DymonBeats Facts. You can always tell there’s magic to a beat that was created from scratch versus a loop with drums. I’ve heard amazing work done with loops. But there is a subtle difference between the “instrumental” sound of a loop versus the original sound of a beat made from scratch. Loops can feel and sound like instrumentals that we’ve all heard before. But I’m not knocking loop makers, but manipulate the loops, change them and play over them if you’re gonna use them.
The mixtape thing is so slept on. I discovered some of my favorite songs on mixtapes. Music was way more fun when mixtapes were used to promote songs. Then when the final version of the song came out, everyone was buying it.
Tf you talking bout? Samples and loops is wildly different. You act like dilla just pulled up a sound and slapped drums over it. He didnt. Most producers today do that though. Plus they drums shitty af w no bounce.
Trap music is a genre where "producers" don't take the time to craft their work they just make beats. Having kicks and 808's sit right together requires knowledge and work, hard to do that trying to make a beat in 5 minutes. Easier to just throw one out.
Nowadays it's just too easy to make beats, which makes it hard to be seen. There's an opportunity there though, because when there's an entire ocean of white, being blue or some other color stands out alot, so if you can differentiate yourself, you can really stand out above the crowd. So many people are making the same old shit and people are thirsty for something original, the hardest part is to get someone to give you a listen, if you can accomplish that and can deliver when they do actually give you a listen, you are golden. Be your own worst critic, improve your weaknesses, listen to other genres to expand your musical palette. Timbaland was killing it with those Indian style vibes, his beats were iconic because they had their own flavor. If you're just trying to make beats that sound like someone else, you're doing it wrong. Take inspiration, don't bite the style.
Word, I like getting creative. Making my own loops but at the same time I also like sampling/using loops because it's a whole different creative direction. I have to flip my loops in some type of way...
Been producing for almost a year now on FL. Wanted to learn how to make my own melodies before I started using loops. I use em sparingly but I love making my own melodies.
Mike will used hella arps in his beats that was a preset.. that song shit was a arp that song with Pharrell was a arp it’s like 10 Mike will used for straight hits.. and March madness was a arp in purity you just press it and hold it. Metro made karate chop for future with a arp.. that song bank with offset and drake was a arp a song Shawty Redd did was a arp for Gucci.. I should do a video with all of the arps people used.. 2 chainz and nicki Minaj song was a arp in gladiator
BIG FACT = Making beats without using the kick drum is what producers do when A. The 808 that they are using has a good enough transient that it punches through without a kick. (Less is more.) and B. We do not use the kick when we want to emphasize the bass of the 808. For example, sometimes i want my 808 to be my loudest low frequency in some beats and when I do that it doesn't makes sense to add a kick just to have it hitting at a lower volume than the 808 that I want to shine the most. Some beats need the 808 to hit harder than everything and it is these beats that do not require kicks unless you want make your kickdrum volume lower than the 808 and stack it underneath but that would be pointless if you emphasized the 808 in a prevalent way.
I prefer making shit from scratch with trap but for boom bap sampling is my go to. The way I look at it with trap is why would I manipulate someone elses melodies when I can create my own?
Man that LiveMixtapes idea is great. Cause it definitely would allow producers and artists to experiment with they craft without the pressure of streaming . They can completely focus on their craft. Gain exposure and if something pop can be remastered and drop it on streaming!!
Completley agree, actually LiveMixtapes and other mixtape services provided a great platform for DJs and Producers. Artist's could still use these services to give content to fans, experiement and leak songs that were requested on forums and their socials. Its still a really good way to get some buzz whilst not having to create an album and having to wait for 1-2 years in between sometimes even longer
Crazy my first beat battle in atl was in 2010.. all my beats was made on a mpc 1000 and maschine 1st edition.. sonny digital was one of the judeges.. hun and ky engineering.. I made it to the finals and lost but they all respected my beats.. I always used fl studio too.. oh and on mpc live go to the settings and make it the legacy sound of the mpc 3000.. the drums hit way harder
25:12 my boy Mike Zombie produced “Started From The Bottom” by Drake when we were both still in college at Full Sail University back in 2012. He produced that beat with Hypersonic 2💪🏽
@@isaacneuton10 That’s what we did bro! Back in 2011 / 2012 FullSail was LITTY!!!!! It’s probably trash now I can’t imagine😭this was all before the whole social media agenda hit america so it was too litty! It was nothing but parties and cook ups everywhere!!!🤙
Imagine if Loopmakers lockin with a (Beatmaker or Producer) that is fye. Imagine the work you can do if you stay on pt , not only selling a loop or beat for a placement but a package of beats for a mixtape/album, with mixing and mastering included. (All-in-1 price package) If so mixtapes could fire back up & albums would in the works or already be done if you plan and lock in and cook/record as scheduled with that (All-in-1 price package) tho feel me Then like Sonny Digital said mixtapes should come back and artists should drop more. Team work make the Dream work ~100
I met sonny digital at mike will house right before they both blew up. I asked sonny you really made that on fl studio? I was flabbergasted cuz most of us was shittin on FL at the time. His beats are so fire 🔥
I never got into the loop thing cause for one if you have it so does 1,000+ other people. Plus if you do get it placed most of the time you end up being taxed for it. Yes even the so called "Royalty Free" loops sometimes. Chopping your own samples is a whole different creativity and skillset and is way more worth the risk than dropping a loop and programming the same predictable drums over it. Creating from scratch tops both however. These days it sounds like only 10 producers exist because the loop culture has limited the hell out of complex thinking and experimentation.
Sonny is 💯% producer. If you’re creating melodies that are used in the mastered track, you’re more than a beat maker. There are different types of producers though. Executive producers are the ones that really get paid.
the loop part is insane because when i started it was just sampling and scratch melodies essentially, and curated loops were popping up, but i had to focus on other shit and just zoned out of the community and made scratch beats instead of playing video games. I had no clue most people just sit there and shuffle thru loop packs now
everybody work how he wants at the moment it makes him happy and it gives him money. Focus on yourself and dont compare to other people... just compare to the better version of yourself. you know how people who are not artists & producers/beatmakers so you dont have to think to them. The problem since 1/2/3 years is many people want to walk on people with social networks and the ones who dont want to have the last word are the more clever. You know what is your value so focus on yourself and people who make you involve in real life.
it is not people on the networks who gonna make you involve even if they subscribe this dont mean they like you as your own value or shortly you know. people of "social networks" are way more different than people who are not on social networks (or just 1 / 2).and I prefer the second category of people because we are real not robots.
@@bigw4403 I have 50 000 monthly listeners on audiomack and I dont need to comment video clip of big artist to have approvments of their « listeners » for me the « Music industry » has became a world of clowns and clones and you who are you with your simpson profile picture and your hypocrite fake smiley ? I am not your bro.
@@Slownirik_Beats bros flexing audiomack followers 😭😭😭 just know 75% of those followers are bots 😂😂bro rlly thought he was the man liking his own comment
if you’ve been making beats for a minute now , you know just how goated Sonny is man. dude always shows love and gives great game for the community. big respect 🙏🏼💯
Loops are time saving for sure i like both i feel better when i create the whole beat all myself no loop. Hell sometimes i mute the loop then play new keyz over the drums. But whatever sounds good works .
I loved this interview. Since I typically serve the Artist Community as a Producer, I really liked Sonny's idea of bringing mixtapes back as a way for artists to experiment and get heard (especially if they are coming up). I think singles could also work like this. Singles as just SONGS that won't appear on an album. It also allows artists to drop consistent content, test what sound works, etc. Definitely would love to hear a new mixtape fr. #KMakesBeats
27:27 I always thought yes tbh. Tarentino used the preset arp from purity but was also utilising the layers in the preset. Plus another arp preset if my memory is correct 🤔
I never even really sampled or used loops a lot through out my career. I have but, I usually enjoy creating my own progressions & patterns, drums. It's just something about original production that I can't get away from 💯
I started sampling..making boom bap beats..I’m a old head..but I always felt like I wanted more control..it drove me crazy..so I play out all my shit and design my drums on modo drum 1.5 and process them ..I fuck with the freedom..I feel like a fraud if I do anything else lmao
To each his own, it really doesn't matter, you can get creative with samples just as much as you could from making everything your self, can't be too hard on yourself.
@@mrspacely7320 While that's true some of us actually enjoy creating our own creations & not having to pay others when we can do what they bring to the table ourselves.. Only small minded, never learned to play any instruments producers say stuff like that. The end outcome is what's most important but, if you can't create jack shit from scratch because you need inspiration / motivation from others then you aren't a musician... Anybody can create something with someone else's ideas already being actuated..
It’s really not fair,he had an advantage being from Atlanta being up the street from superstars is easier than in towns where there’s no friendly celebrities.
I'am Sorry man Any So Call producer or Beat Makers out there keep asking about mixing & What Levels the 808 should be at & what number of volume the kick should be, Y'all shouldn't be creating music sorry bro find another profession bro because at the end of the day there's no rules like sonny said, music is all about yah ear if you ear is not growing than yah music creativity will not grow so GOD BLESS TO ALL MY REAL PRODUCERS..... STAY SAFE.......!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy that I started out making beats without loops. I didn't start using them till a couple years in. The thing about loops is they make it so you can finish more high quality beats faster. And these days the quantity of beats you upload is hella important
Yo 8:40 is a great question and I love the response from Sonny Digital. I'm just getting started, and that's a frequent question in my head that I struggle with, which is how to stand out and whether or not producing beats can really be that lucrative with so many beats out there nowadays. I write my melodies and chord progressions from scratch, and it's inspiring to hear there are some established producers and artists that appreciate the time, work, and skill to produce original melodies and progressions and not just throwing loops together.
The "harder hit" comparison is a myth to me. Back in the day FL loaded with a limiter on the master, so unless you tweaked it your overall sound was crushed. I been using FL since 09' and learned this around 16'. Somebody made this argument about mac vs pc versions of FL. Lol
Loops became popular when it became easier to get placements sending loops. In my opinion the loop maker is doing more work than the guy just adding drums but they have the network so it’s a give and take thing. Most of the time the guy adding drums doesn’t have the same vision for the loop so I do my own drums. One dude was like man don’t send me this simple ass loop. Not knowing that’s the shit that get placed.
I think the mixtape era was big for producers but the death of them is due to everyone wants to be paid. New artist old artist all wanna be paid for their time
DISCLAIMER: "It's not that am a super producer yet!" , but out of instinct I started with Busy Works Beats Music Theory Training, made one beat after another. Beats sounded like shit at first I did not like the sound of my beats the first 2 years. But I knew how I wanted it to sound. The last couple of months I have begun to get a sound I really love. Am not into the type beat world. I wanna go big find a beginning artist and work with em get to the scene together because am not there yet, but as Sonny say, when you tried seeing it from the perspective of an artist your beatmaking changes, I tried rap/singing to my beats as well and yes, it changed the way I make beats now. I really have a good & fun time making beats, it's the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I go to sleep. There is nothing but, scale keys, chords, motifs and themes. I thought I wanted to learn every aspect of beat making before I began to use loops. I made loops for others though even though I dont do loop packs.I am not against anyone because they use loops I dont see them as bad or anything, so dont get me misunderstood. To all you people on Team Producergrind, I love what you do! Your interviews is golden. @roger-out
If you're an artist that plan on releasing you have to make the roll out make since, from the budget, the content, DSP's all the way down to the way you keep the momentum going
Cookin up from scratch just fun bruh, it’s a way of art no doubt , do it cause it’s more creative that’s what should be drivin n if it sounds good. If you go by that then no one gonna care if you are using loops, an mpc , fl or any other daw; make it sound good n use your ears💪🐐
man Sonny really spitting game. I feel like I forever thought artists were geniuses when I have always been more encapsulated with beats, it makes sense why i like ye so much, one of the only real thoroughly from the jump 1 man army. Respect to everyone trynna get this shit done for the sake of yourself and no one else. just cause it brings you happiness fr. prayers up for Sonny his career should only be up from here!
Making a beat from scratch is so beautiful mayne Buuuttt, there be prods with hard ahh loops(PG loops go hard😭🔥) and you just wanna spice it up with your drums fr
I like making from scratch and using loops I just like to create it’s still. Fun regardless of the method but just try to make sure I don’t do one more than the other and stay fluid
I feel like I got to the party late I didn't know they had loop packs But I'm not a producer I'm a rapper that also makes beats That is a major cheat code That means I don't need y'all producers 🤣😂🤣
respect to all the real producers who make beats from scratch.
No one cares my G…only producers care and they don’t rap😎
@@Kickdrum00 i gope you vibrate at a higher frequency
@@Kickdrum00 it sounds different you can't deny it.
@@DymonBeats Facts. You can always tell there’s magic to a beat that was created from scratch versus a loop with drums. I’ve heard amazing work done with loops. But there is a subtle difference between the “instrumental” sound of a loop versus the original sound of a beat made from scratch. Loops can feel and sound like instrumentals that we’ve all heard before. But I’m not knocking loop makers, but manipulate the loops, change them and play over them if you’re gonna use them.
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The mixtape thing is so slept on. I discovered some of my favorite songs on mixtapes. Music was way more fun when mixtapes were used to promote songs. Then when the final version of the song came out, everyone was buying it.
thank you very much
SINNY SPITTIN THE GAME
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I can make songs as much as I make beats.
Cook up from scratch / no loops gang where y'all at ⁉
I make my own samples from Melodies
🤝
85% of my beats are from scratch
The other 15% I use my boy's loops and PG loops
TB Digital x Alecbih x Juko loops go too hard mayne😭😭🔥
Yoooo
Yezzir 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽
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loops are fire but making ya own melodies and sound selection is the real art ... and better to disect ....
None of yall fuck with J Dilla | 9thwonder production and sample selection?
@@chilledm.136 they don't know man.. they don't know..
@@chilledm.136 loops and samples are way different
Tf you talking bout? Samples and loops is wildly different. You act like dilla just pulled up a sound and slapped drums over it. He didnt. Most producers today do that though. Plus they drums shitty af w no bounce.
Yo random question but what happened to CEO Dylan?
Trap music the only music where they say certain sounds are out of style, like kicks. How tf are kicks Dead lol
because it's urban music, trends come and go.
Lowkey they really are. I use em just for emphasis in a couple sections of the track.
Trap music is a genre where "producers" don't take the time to craft their work they just make beats. Having kicks and 808's sit right together requires knowledge and work, hard to do that trying to make a beat in 5 minutes. Easier to just throw one out.
@@fts1981 facts
Nowadays it's just too easy to make beats, which makes it hard to be seen. There's an opportunity there though, because when there's an entire ocean of white, being blue or some other color stands out alot, so if you can differentiate yourself, you can really stand out above the crowd. So many people are making the same old shit and people are thirsty for something original, the hardest part is to get someone to give you a listen, if you can accomplish that and can deliver when they do actually give you a listen, you are golden. Be your own worst critic, improve your weaknesses, listen to other genres to expand your musical palette. Timbaland was killing it with those Indian style vibes, his beats were iconic because they had their own flavor. If you're just trying to make beats that sound like someone else, you're doing it wrong. Take inspiration, don't bite the style.
Word, I like getting creative. Making my own loops but at the same time I also like sampling/using loops because it's a whole different creative direction. I have to flip my loops in some type of way...
Been producing for almost a year now on FL. Wanted to learn how to make my own melodies before I started using loops. I use em sparingly but I love making my own melodies.
Be patient my friend all good things take time
@@evan54905 will do g. This shit makes me wake up in the morning for real. I won't ever stop applying pressure !
Same for me bro but I’m using logic. I figure I would learn to make my own melodies first then learn how to sample and use loops.
Been waiting on this one 💯 get Lex Luger in there too
Legend
Bun lex
Mike will used hella arps in his beats that was a preset.. that song shit was a arp that song with Pharrell was a arp it’s like 10 Mike will used for straight hits.. and March madness was a arp in purity you just press it and hold it. Metro made karate chop for future with a arp.. that song bank with offset and drake was a arp a song Shawty Redd did was a arp for Gucci.. I should do a video with all of the arps people used.. 2 chainz and nicki Minaj song was a arp in gladiator
Facts. Dune, purity, electraX where I found DEM sounds but do dat brotha. Niggaz needa know & understand we all be havin da same sounds.
BIG FACT = Making beats without using the kick drum is what producers do when A. The 808 that they are using has a good enough transient that it punches through without a kick. (Less is more.) and B. We do not use the kick when we want to emphasize the bass of the 808. For example, sometimes i want my 808 to be my loudest low frequency in some beats and when I do that it doesn't makes sense to add a kick just to have it hitting at a lower volume than the 808 that I want to shine the most. Some beats need the 808 to hit harder than everything and it is these beats that do not require kicks unless you want make your kickdrum volume lower than the 808 and stack it underneath but that would be pointless if you emphasized the 808 in a prevalent way.
I prefer making shit from scratch with trap but for boom bap sampling is my go to. The way I look at it with trap is why would I manipulate someone elses melodies when I can create my own?
This interview was very inspiring and legendary .
Kicks is comin back its just hard to mix its a learnin curve to tht right kick 808 mix.. most memphis beats fasho got kicks
They never left
Lol Memphis and NY beats will never get rid of kicks
I hope kicks aren’t going dead it’s boring to just hear the 808 drum all day or on every song on a project I fuckin love kicks
I like using a 808, kick & bassline in one beat, at different moments. If you sequence the three together right, it's a serious vibe 💯
Man that LiveMixtapes idea is great. Cause it definitely would allow producers and artists to experiment with they craft without the pressure of streaming . They can completely focus on their craft. Gain exposure and if something pop can be remastered and drop it on streaming!!
Facts and it lets producers sample stuff that they know they couldn't clear normally since it's not for profit
Completley agree, actually LiveMixtapes and other mixtape services provided a great platform for DJs and Producers. Artist's could still use these services to give content to fans, experiement and leak songs that were requested on forums and their socials. Its still a really good way to get some buzz whilst not having to create an album and having to wait for 1-2 years in between sometimes even longer
Crazy my first beat battle in atl was in 2010.. all my beats was made on a mpc 1000 and maschine 1st edition.. sonny digital was one of the judeges.. hun and ky engineering.. I made it to the finals and lost but they all respected my beats.. I always used fl studio too.. oh and on mpc live go to the settings and make it the legacy sound of the mpc 3000.. the drums hit way harder
Damn i was at one where sonny d was there too. Might've went against u for all ik.
Homie lookin like hes in a straight jacket😂 god bless you sonny!🙌
🤣🤣🤣
I said the same shit 😂
I felt the part with creating songs instead of just making Beats💯💯💯 To step up your own Beat game.
Bring back Mix tapes for real! Drop a grip of singles at once. Who wanna drop a tape with me?
Let’s gooo
Let's run it g!
25:12 my boy Mike Zombie produced “Started From The Bottom” by Drake when we were both still in college at Full Sail University back in 2012. He produced that beat with Hypersonic 2💪🏽
damn that’s crazy, what program did u do at full sail? i just graduated from the recording arts jawn
@@isaacneuton10 That’s what we did bro! Back in 2011 / 2012 FullSail was LITTY!!!!! It’s probably trash now I can’t imagine😭this was all before the whole social media agenda hit america so it was too litty! It was nothing but parties and cook ups everywhere!!!🤙
Imagine if Loopmakers lockin with a
(Beatmaker or Producer) that is fye.
Imagine the work you can do if you stay on pt ,
not only selling a loop or beat for a placement
but a package of beats for a mixtape/album,
with mixing and mastering included.
(All-in-1 price package)
If so mixtapes could fire back up
& albums would in the works or already be done if you plan
and lock in and cook/record as scheduled
with that (All-in-1 price package) tho feel me
Then like Sonny Digital said
mixtapes should come back and artists should drop more.
Team work make the Dream work ~100
Dude who did old town road made 50k from that beat while Nas Reznor ("his sample") and Cyrus made 200 million 😂😂😂😂😂
God damn for real that’s sad 🤦🏿♂️
Sonny is a real genuine soul - appreciate the dedication to the universe
So nobody going to act like Sonny Digital Don't look like PNB Rock. R.I.P To PNB
now everyone bout to claim they dont use loops lol
Jimi Hendricks hey Joe was off key when he performed it
Kicks are a staple, just like the piano. They will never be dead imho. 🎹🥁
I met sonny digital at mike will house right before they both blew up. I asked sonny you really made that on fl studio? I was flabbergasted cuz most of us was shittin on FL at the time. His beats are so fire 🔥
When I was at Bonecrusher's house he had that same reaction with me. He couldn't stand fl producers.....till I played dem tracks!
Don't use loops, but when an artist is in front of you use loops... that means the consumer does not care
Ain gon lie sonny ain cappin bout pushin yo boundaries but why listenin to bra feelin like u gettin a whoopin or sum sht 😭
BRING BACK MIXTAPES‼️
Yo let’s make a mix tape producergrind tape.
@@theproducermicro email?
I’m on what up
@@prodbymemacmanondatrack3197 let’s go
@@theproducermicro how we going bout it
50:15 how you gon air my man like that xD
LOL
I never got into the loop thing cause for one if you have it so does 1,000+ other people. Plus if you do get it placed most of the time you end up being taxed for it. Yes even the so called "Royalty Free" loops sometimes. Chopping your own samples is a whole different creativity and skillset and is way more worth the risk than dropping a loop and programming the same predictable drums over it. Creating from scratch tops both however. These days it sounds like only 10 producers exist because the loop culture has limited the hell out of complex thinking and experimentation.
Sonny is 💯% producer. If you’re creating melodies that are used in the mastered track, you’re more than a beat maker. There are different types of producers though. Executive producers are the ones that really get paid.
the loop part is insane because when i started it was just sampling and scratch melodies essentially, and curated loops were popping up, but i had to focus on other shit and just zoned out of the community and made scratch beats instead of playing video games. I had no clue most people just sit there and shuffle thru loop packs now
Pretty sad
Whats the difference between alicia keys sitting in the studio or sending a loop through email? Artist dont care about none of that
everybody work how he wants at the moment it makes him happy and it gives him money. Focus on yourself and dont compare to other people... just compare to the better version of yourself. you know how people who are not artists & producers/beatmakers so you dont have to think to them. The problem since 1/2/3 years is many people want to walk on people with social networks and the ones who dont want to have the last word are the more clever. You know what is your value so focus on yourself and people who make you involve in real life.
it is not people on the networks who gonna make you involve even if they subscribe this dont mean they like you as your own value or shortly you know. people of "social networks" are way more different than people who are not on social networks (or just 1 / 2).and I prefer the second category of people because we are real not robots.
Bruh who even are you 😭😭😭😂😂
@@bigw4403 I have 50 000 monthly listeners on audiomack and I dont need to comment video clip of big artist to have approvments of their « listeners » for me the « Music industry » has became a world of clowns and clones and you who are you with your simpson profile picture and your hypocrite fake smiley ? I am not your bro.
@@Slownirik_Beats bros flexing audiomack followers 😭😭😭 just know 75% of those followers are bots 😂😂bro rlly thought he was the man liking his own comment
if you’ve been making beats for a minute now , you know just how goated Sonny is man. dude always shows love and gives great game for the community. big respect 🙏🏼💯
I never knew what Sonny digital look like But I'm very familiar with his work salute
Loops are time saving for sure i like both i feel better when i create the whole beat all myself no loop. Hell sometimes i mute the loop then play new keyz over the drums.
But whatever sounds good works .
Jahlil Beats Holla at me one of the most legendary tags
They sleep 😴
I respect him for this interview
He is down to earth 2
I loved this interview. Since I typically serve the Artist Community as a Producer, I really liked Sonny's idea of bringing mixtapes back as a way for artists to experiment and get heard (especially if they are coming up). I think singles could also work like this. Singles as just SONGS that won't appear on an album. It also allows artists to drop consistent content, test what sound works, etc. Definitely would love to hear a new mixtape fr. #KMakesBeats
27:27 I always thought yes tbh. Tarentino used the preset arp from purity but was also utilising the layers in the preset. Plus another arp preset if my memory is correct 🤔
Geeked up off them bars is RIDICULOUS
That whole mixtape is fucked!
Jahlil beats gotta legendary tag
no loops gang
Damn yall high ass bumped him off his spot😂 he was saying quality over quantity damn stop smoking b4 going live😂
So we go act like lex Luger tag wasn’t the shit huh. SMH
I never even really sampled or used loops a lot through out my career. I have but, I usually enjoy creating my own progressions & patterns, drums. It's just something about original production that I can't get away from 💯
I started sampling..making boom bap beats..I’m a old head..but I always felt like I wanted more control..it drove me crazy..so I play out all my shit and design my drums on modo drum 1.5 and process them ..I fuck with the freedom..I feel like a fraud if I do anything else lmao
To each his own, it really doesn't matter, you can get creative with samples just as much as you could from making everything your self, can't be too hard on yourself.
@@mrspacely7320 While that's true some of us actually enjoy creating our own creations & not having to pay others when we can do what they bring to the table ourselves.. Only small minded, never learned to play any instruments producers say stuff like that. The end outcome is what's most important but, if you can't create jack shit from scratch because you need inspiration / motivation from others then you aren't a musician... Anybody can create something with someone else's ideas already being actuated..
It’s really not fair,he had an advantage being from Atlanta being up the street from superstars is easier than in towns where there’s no friendly celebrities.
I'am Sorry man Any So Call producer or Beat Makers out there keep asking about mixing & What Levels the 808 should be at & what number of volume the kick should be, Y'all shouldn't be creating music sorry bro find another profession bro because at the end of the day there's no rules like sonny said, music is all about yah ear if you ear is not growing than yah music creativity will not grow so GOD BLESS TO ALL MY REAL PRODUCERS..... STAY SAFE.......!!!!!!!!!
Just started using loops this year…after 7 years crazy I wish i been knew
Loops 🔥🔥 if it sound good im using it!
As an artist who engineers and loves to produce I relate to Sonny Digital making songs > making beats. its a different fulfillment process
Mixtapes need to come back
Gonna be a dope interview 🔥💯
Necessary interview for music/musicians/producers.
I'm happy that I started out making beats without loops. I didn't start using them till a couple years in. The thing about loops is they make it so you can finish more high quality beats faster. And these days the quantity of beats you upload is hella important
Legendary Interview . Happy to see Sonny level up every year. #Inspiration
Go beat pluggz
Mexikodro please 🥺🥺❤️💯
I just realized why hasn’t Murda Beatz came on here ?
Yo 8:40 is a great question and I love the response from Sonny Digital. I'm just getting started, and that's a frequent question in my head that I struggle with, which is how to stand out and whether or not producing beats can really be that lucrative with so many beats out there nowadays. I write my melodies and chord progressions from scratch, and it's inspiring to hear there are some established producers and artists that appreciate the time, work, and skill to produce original melodies and progressions and not just throwing loops together.
Don’t give garbage a pass 👊🏾🔥
The "harder hit" comparison is a myth to me. Back in the day FL loaded with a limiter on the master, so unless you tweaked it your overall sound was crushed. I been using FL since 09' and learned this around 16'. Somebody made this argument about mac vs pc versions of FL. Lol
Damn that wild so do u think fl is still good on Mac by any chance?
@@tbj4855 i can almost promise its no different, side by side same settings mac and pc you cant really tell
@@tbj4855 I use FL on Mac & it's exactly the same as PC except the hot keys are different, obviously 💯
@@ASAPJermz thank you bro when I get a Mac I’m using fl thank you🙏🏾
Loops became popular when it became easier to get placements sending loops. In my opinion the loop maker is doing more work than the guy just adding drums but they have the network so it’s a give and take thing. Most of the time the guy adding drums doesn’t have the same vision for the loop so I do my own drums. One dude was like man don’t send me this simple ass loop. Not knowing that’s the shit that get placed.
If it’s simple it def can be remade
I think the mixtape era was big for producers but the death of them is due to everyone wants to be paid. New artist old artist all wanna be paid for their time
I get Sonny whole insight on doing the mixtape thing to help both artists and producers, but it will all come down to the money.
FL studio did make it easier to get into this now you throw in loops. Yall sound like what my age group was saying 😆
DISCLAIMER: "It's not that am a super producer yet!" , but out of instinct I started with Busy Works Beats Music Theory Training, made one beat after another. Beats sounded like shit at first I did not like the sound of my beats the first 2 years. But I knew how I wanted it to sound. The last couple of months I have begun to get a sound I really love. Am not into the type beat world. I wanna go big find a beginning artist and work with em get to the scene together because am not there yet, but as Sonny say, when you tried seeing it from the perspective of an artist your beatmaking changes, I tried rap/singing to my beats as well and yes, it changed the way I make beats now. I really have a good & fun time making beats, it's the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I go to sleep. There is nothing but, scale keys, chords, motifs and themes. I thought I wanted to learn every aspect of beat making before I began to use loops. I made loops for others though even though I dont do loop packs.I am not against anyone because they use loops I dont see them as bad or anything, so dont get me misunderstood. To all you people on Team Producergrind, I love what you do! Your interviews is golden. @roger-out
Young thug - some more.
That whole song is damn near a tag for metro, Sonny and TM lol 😂 shit fire though 🔥
If you're an artist that plan on releasing you have to make the roll out make since, from the budget, the content, DSP's all the way down to the way you keep the momentum going
I’m using the blink rate of the dude in the blue hat as my tempo for my new banger. Got to be around 170 Blinks Per Minute
Mixtapes on Audiomack ✅
damn looked like a pub rock interview at first. they look similar af
Cookin up from scratch just fun bruh, it’s a way of art no doubt , do it cause it’s more creative that’s what should be drivin n if it sounds good. If you go by that then no one gonna care if you are using loops, an mpc , fl or any other daw; make it sound good n use your ears💪🐐
man Sonny really spitting game. I feel like I forever thought artists were geniuses when I have always been more encapsulated with beats, it makes sense why i like ye so much, one of the only real thoroughly from the jump 1 man army. Respect to everyone trynna get this shit done for the sake of yourself and no one else. just cause it brings you happiness fr. prayers up for Sonny his career should only be up from here!
we got the same last name. I jus subbed
@@prodbydionne where you at g?
@@prodbydionne my pop from Detroit
Let's go! 💥💥
The mixing process is so much easier when your using good sounds.
Making a beat from scratch is so beautiful mayne
Buuuttt, there be prods with hard ahh loops(PG loops go hard😭🔥) and you just wanna spice it up with your drums fr
Use them loops bro lol
Cardiak has the best tag ever. 🙌🏾
I like making from scratch and using loops I just like to create it’s still. Fun regardless of the method but just try to make sure I don’t do one more than the other and stay fluid
I saw PnB fr 😪
Sonny a Goat
How can i flip a samples to the point where it can't be recognized
"And shit though" finna drink beer everytime he says that😂😂
This one hits home SONY DIGITAL is the guy that inspired TB DIGITAL name. Now hes sitting on the same couch. #THINKBIG 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn😭👌🌟
Nice observation
I rather Spinrilla come back than anything.
I feel like I got to the party late I didn't know they had loop packs But I'm not a producer I'm a rapper that also makes beats That is a major cheat code That means I don't need y'all producers 🤣😂🤣
just remember a producer made those loops , so you do still need a producer lol and plus if your song blows up you still gotta pay a producer lol
@@theauxteam okay understood but from a business perspective I already know thank you
@@RayRuinz artistically youre correct my boy
Looking forward too it 👊🏾
Supply - 21 savage prod by. Southside, Sonnydigital, & Metro Boomin
Shout Out To Producer Grind Man Always Coming Through With Game For The Gang!!! ⚡⚡⚡🤘🏾💯
This ain’t even listenable fam, saying the N word like 100+ times. Be professional
Iam still using fl studio 7 since 2011 with hypersonic and nexus edoril orchestra. And putting out 🔥 no cap I need to upgrade tho 😂
I just wana eventually sell a beat before I get dementia 😂.. I’m just starting tho..
THEY FORGOT ABOUT WHEEZY TAG