[The Dead Poet]

Ok levas.


1 - Why are the drums so far in the back? Bassline is ok. Should be choked out in a few spots where the decay is a little long but it's not that noticeable and i'm playing on surround sound so i'm probably nit picking. This sounds like a Roc Marciano type beat, not sure if that's what you're going for but it's what it felt like. I still think the drums should be a little more to the front though.

2. Sounds clean, Drums are kind of stale. Too much filtering thats coming through on the speakers i'm listening to which are heavy on the low end.

3. This sounds like it could have been really good with just a few slight tweaks. I like the drums. Hat work is cookie cutter but it works. And I like the snare with the clap under it. I like when you have them choking eachother off (NO HOMO) too. It's a nice touch that not a lot of heads take the time to do. I don't like the horns you bring in. And it gets really repetitive fast. In the future for these things a beat shouldn't be longer than 2 mins unless you completely turn it on its head and go a different direction mid beat. Didn't really like the breakdown at the end you attempted just because it really didn't mask the repetitiveness of the two sections you had.

4. Ok well you tried to change it up. I don't like the whistle effect you got going with the sample. When it drops out and you rock the lofi filter section I dug that more. Drums are ok. I dig the roll you have under there. I don't like the pace though. Like it doesn't sound fast enough. Kind of curious on everyones BPM's now that I'm typing this. This shit just ends? lol. I'll be real I wasn't really feeling this.


anyways 1 and 3 were my favs. Both were just ok to me, but both could have been so much better with a few tweaks. 3 was more polished but it was also more repetitive. 1 really needed work on the drums. If you're going to make a beat where the drums aren't at the forefront (a la Roc Marciano, KA, & Willie the Kid) then I think it needs more shit too it. I'm going to go with 1 based on what my personal style bias....3 was probably the most polished out of all these though.