To put it plain and simple "I dont get beat structure" I read about it on Recess Site but the example is missing.... Thus does anyone have any examples or text that I may learn from? Thanks
Mar-30-2002 06:42
Great Outdoors
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Singapore
The only way you can understand anything is by practising and getting your hands dirty. Get a pair of cheap decks, a decent mixer and some tunes; you'll know what beat structrures are in a jiffy!
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Mar-30-2002 15:28
oDrori
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Registered: Dec 2001
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The simplest, tidiest idea in production will help you so much in DJing!
Just listen to music, and beat structure will come to you. You're looking at 4 or 8 bar phrases, with 4 beats in a bar... I don't think the match is that difficult to try and find out how many beats that is.
Yeah, I'm learning the piano now too, and I already play a brass instrument.
Mar-30-2002 20:52
hapamoto
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Canoga Park, California
i'm fairly knowledgable about beat structure, i used to play drums and knowing theory about different time phrase structures helps a lot i guess if you're trying to produce.. if you're just wanting to know about how beat structure works for mixing, just keep it simple w/ the usual 8 bar phrases w/ 4 beats in each bar as mentioned above..
Mar-30-2002 22:57
Great Outdoors
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I have never been involved with drums or beats or piano lessons when I was young. The only way I learnt was by getting my hands dirty and purchasing a pair of decks.
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Mar-31-2002 07:23
hapamoto
R3ELISM
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Canoga Park, California
well... i don't think that getting on the decks requires any previous musical knowledge.. as long as you like music and you can tell what you want your sound to be like, then hit the decks and figure it out.. my friend that mixes is pretty good and he has no musical talent at all (like tone def or something).. well he can spin and i consider that musical talent so i guess i can't say he has no talent.. point is, just practice and you'll get it!
Mar-31-2002 07:39
oDrori
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kibbutz Gaash, home of all the light in Holyland
Yeah, it's not like you HAVE to get all scientific and stuff... that's just my way
Beat structure.... I having no luck
