Compression, EQ, and using the right samples, those are a start. As a hip hop producer, i can tell you that it's little things that make a track make it big... HTH, D!J!X! _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Manny Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:12 AM To: dots Subject: [ddots-l] garbage pure garbage hello everyone, ok ok! I know I'm just beginning righy? well when I first got the equipment, I first I had my mind set on real time recording. you guys know, bands and solo artists. but once I started messing with all these synths, I starteds trying to put together some of my own beats. and yes I mix together a few synths and get some little tunes going. but when I go to listen to my little seven or eight bars of whatever. all it soungs LIKE IS GARBAGE PURE GARBAGE! I KNOW I KNOW PATIENCE IS A VIRTUEM BUT I AM GETTING IRRITATED THAT NOTHING COMES OUT ANY GOOD. SURE MAYBE TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY IT MIGHT SOUND NICE, BUT I KNOW IT IS JUST A SPECK COMPARED TO THE REAL WORLD OF SOUNG PRODUCTION. WELL ANY POINTERS WILL HELP. LET'S TAKE FOR INSTANCE WHEN PUTTING TOGETHER A HIP HOP BEAT THE POOM POOM FROM THE DRUM NEEDS BASS TO IT BUT HOW DO I DO IT? WELL I'LL KEEP TRYING . THANK YOU MANNY