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Using a Techno Machine to Make J Cole Sound Jazzy | The Joy of Beatmaking

Most people see the Octatrack as an impenetrable sampler outside of those making various kinds of electronic music. It's great at that but I'm here to show it's a great sampler regardless of your aim. To demonstrate this, let's put a new spin on an old J Cole song. 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:15 Slicing the Sample, All This Stuff Is Good 0:57 Starting to Sequence on the Octatrack 1:51 Activating the Ping-Pong Loop 2:14 Toying With Tempo + FX 2:59 OK! Let's Get Some Drums In Here... 3:55 Beefing Up The Beat 4:12 One-Shot Surfing 4:35 Messing With LFOs 5:02 Sequencing the Rest 5:29 Cleaning Up That Vocal Slice 5:55 Introducing a Tight Rimshot Accompaniment 6:09 Getting Jazzy on The Waldorf Iridium 6:47 Time to Enjoy This Beat... 6:57 J Cole Joins!

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  • Originally Aired January 28, 2023
  • Runtime 9 minutes
  • Created February 13, 2023 by
    spideronfire
  • Modified February 13, 2023 by
    spideronfire